The first time you open an official build of Audiout, it asks for your license key or offers a 14-day free trial. This article walks through that panel.
What you’ll see
After Setup, Audiout opens its window with a panel titled “Unlock Audiout” over the Mixer. The Mixer shows through, dimmed, but can’t be used until you buy, enter a key, or start the trial. The panel has:
- A gold “Buy Audiout” button, which opens the checkout
- A “Try free for 14 days” button, shown only if you haven’t started a trial before
- An “I have a key” link
The panel only appears in the paid build, and only when no key is stored and no trial has started. Once you start the trial it doesn’t come back, even after the trial ends. Audiout only plays on one speaker after the trial covers what happens then.
Entering the key
Click “I have a key”, or finish buying. The panel switches to five key boxes. Your key looks like this:
AUDT-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXXIt arrived by email when you bought Audiout. Copy it from that email and click “Paste key”. Typing it by hand works too. There’s no button to press: the key is checked as soon as its last character is in, and the panel says “Registered” and “Thank you for supporting Audiout.” “Back” returns to the buy and trial buttons.
Lost your key?
Click “Lost your key?” under the key boxes. It opens the resend page on this site: enter the address you bought with and your key is emailed to it.
If the email doesn’t arrive, check your spam folder first, then write to support@audiout.app and we’ll sort it out.
No internet, or the license server is down?
Registering normally checks your key with the license server. If the server can’t be reached, Audiout doesn’t lock you out. The key is saved, the panel goes away, and the app checks it again on a later launch. You can register on a plane or on flaky hotel Wi‑Fi and carry on.
Why some builds never show this panel
Audiout’s source code is public. A build you compile from source yourself never shows the license panel at all. The paid build is the one that asks for a key, and it’s also the one that is signed, notarized, and maintained.
What happens after registering
Once the key is accepted, the panel goes away and the Mixer is yours. Setup, which walks you through the macOS permissions the app needs, comes before this panel; it’s covered in First-run Setup and the macOS permission prompts.
Stuck on this screen with a key you’re sure is right? Contact us and include the key’s last group of characters so we can look it up.