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Home Users—Subscription License
Activation Code or License Code
Zoner Studio Trial License
You can try out Zoner Studio free-of-charge with no obligations for 7 days. The trial contains all the features of the full paid version. After the trial license expires, the program stops working until a new license has been purchased in its place.
The trial period starts when you install the program and sign in with a Zoner Account that does not have a valid license during the first launch of the program.
After the spring and autumn updates that we typically release each year, users without a valid license can enjoy another 7-day trial to try out the new features, even if they have already used up the trial period.
Subscription License
For home (end‑user) customers, we offer an annual subscription.
You can also make monthly payments, but this payment plan still creates a payment obligation that lasts for one year.
A user who has a valid license stored on their Zoner Account can work with Zoner Studio on any number of computers.
A “user” here means one specific natural person. The program’s basic license covers one person.
For the lifetime of your license, you are entitled to free updates that provide new features, plus all fixes and improvements.
After the subscription period, a one‑month Protection Period follows, during which you can still renew the program license without any interruption in your access to the program and retain any discounted price guaranteed from a previous purchase.
If you renew your license during the Protection Period, the new license period ties in smoothly to the end of the old license period as usual.
You buy a license on September 2, 2025, and you order a license renewal a little while after it runs out—on September 30, 2026.
That renewal starts a new license period that ends on September 2, 2027—one year after the end of the first license period.
Also, even after this grace period runs out, you can still start the program, browse photos in it, and export them to standard formats.
A subscription can be canceled on any renewal date. (That is: one year, two years, etc. from its starting date.) To cancel, simply do not purchase a subscription for the new period. If you have automatic renewal turned on, you’ll need to turn it off first. To provide or retract consent to automatic renewal, use the settings in your Zoner Account.
Family License Extension
The Family Extension is made for everyone in a Zoner Studio user’s household who works with photos or videos. Each household member gets their own account, and yet you pay just one favorable price.
A “household” for this license strictly means members of one household: people who live together and handle living expenses together long-term.
New License Purchase
To purchase a new license, use the online order form.
First you log in to your Zoner Account, or we verify your login. If you do not yet have a Zoner Account, you create one at this stage by entering your email address. Next, the order form is shown. It contains five sections.
- Choose a plan and how often you want to pay
- single‑user or family license
- yearly payments, or monthly payments with a yearly commitment
Add-on Services
Pick up one of our books on working with Zoner Studio, apparel with our logo if it’s currently on offer, or Remote Support.
Choose a payment method
International customers can pay online by card, PayPal, or Google Pay. When paying by card or PayPal, you can choose whether we store your payment information, and whether or not to turn on automatic license renewal.
- Billing information
- Order Summary
Check each item in the order. You can go back to any section and edit it later. Once you’ve confirmed the order summary is correct, click Confirm Order. The payment gate is contacted. We send a confirmation or a payment request and any further information to the email address you provided.
If you are creating a Zoner Account while making this order, the email will also contain a link for confirming and activating that account. You will also use that same account to activate Zoner Studio.
If you receive no email from us after successful payment, check the spam folder (where unwanted email is stored) and trash folder of your email inbox.
If you still cannot find this email, contact us at support@zoner.com.
License Renewal
You can buy a new subscription year using the renewal order form or on your Zoner Account page. This order form has the same five sections as the form for a new license.
A one‑year renewal costs the same as a new license. To check the current price for renewing your license, log in and then go to the order form.
When a price guarantee or discount ends, the renewal price may rise back to the standard annual price.
No matter when you purchase a renewal, its license period ties in smoothly to the end of the preceding license period. For example, if your license ends on December 15, and you purchase a renewal well in advance, in November, the renewal still waits to take over until December 16—you haven’t lost anything.
Automatic License Renewal
Automatic renewal can be set when purchasing a new license or renewing one, provided you pay by card or PayPal. The payment method used must be stored in your Zoner Account and set for automatic renewal.
Ten days before the renewal date, we email a reminder, and on the renewal date, we renew your license automatically.
You can cancel auto‑renewal at any time in your Zoner Account—go to Licenses and Payments.
Activation Code or License Code
You may obtain an activation code in a few special circumstances—when purchasing a boxed version or receiving Zoner Studio as a gift or prize. Activation codes are used exclusively for starting a new subscription. If you enter an activation code in a Zoner Account where you already have a subscription running, this creates a second, unrelated license, whose period of validity begins on the date when you entered the code.
Entering the license code for an older version of the program stores that license in the Show Older Licenses section of the given Zoner Account. The program’s installer can be downloaded from this section.
