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License key: keep using TonyTrade after the trial
This page answers: how long the trial is, what a license key is, how to request one, how long it takes, how to enter it, and what happens when it expires.
You get a 30-day free trial after you install it. When it ends, request a license key here and paste it into the app. The key is checked offline on your computer, so there's no login.
A 30-day trial
The trial starts the first time you open the app and lasts 30 days. No account needed. In the last 7 days the app reminds you once a day, with a "Request license" button that opens this page.
During the trial you can get familiar with market data, scans, AI analysis and paper trading before you connect an exchange key. For keys, see API key setup.
What a license key is
A license key is a block of text starting with TT1. It holds a license number, your email and the expiry date, signed by us.
- Checked offline: the app verifies the signature on your own computer. No account login, no online activation.
- No calls to our server: once the key is in, the app doesn't need to reach us. Market data and orders still go straight from your computer to the exchange. See How it works.
- Can't be edited: change a single character and the signature no longer matches, so the app says the key failed to verify.
A key isn't tied to one computer. Keep it to yourself and don't post it publicly; we revoke keys that are being misused.
How to request one
- In the app, click "Request license". It opens this page. You can also open it in your browser yourself.
- In the request form below, enter your email and, if you like, a short note on how you'll use it. Submit.
- After you submit, the page gives you a status link and a recovery code. Save both: the link shows the result, and the code gets you a new link if you lose it.
- Once we approve the request and issue the key, open the status link to see your license key.
Request a license key
Lost your status link?
How long it takes
We review each request one by one. It isn't automatic, so there's no fixed turnaround. You can open the status link at any time to check progress.
You can request a key before the trial ends; there's no need to wait for the last day. If you need more time to try it, we may give you a trial extension code instead, which you enter the same way.
How to enter it in the app
- Open the status link and copy the license key.
- In the app, open "License", paste the key and confirm.
- The app checks the signature and, if it passes, everything works again right away.
To keep going after a license runs out, do the same again: request a new key and paste it in.
What happens when it expires
When a trial or license expires, the app goes into an expired state:
- Market data, charts, scans and AI analysis pause.
- Your history, chats and settings stay viewable, you can export, and you can paste a key. Nothing is locked or deleted.
One rule is built in: expiry never leaves open positions unprotected.
- Stop-losses already placed on the exchange stay in place. Expiry doesn't cancel them. See Why stops belong on the exchange.
- You can always view positions, close them by hand, cancel orders and use the stop-all button.
- You just can't open or add to positions, start new strategies, or have the AI follow up.
Paste a valid key and everything comes back at once.
Revocations and trial length
When the app is online it reads a settings file we publish, once a day. It holds the trial length and the list of revoked keys. An app that never goes online can't see a newer list or trial length, and keeps using what it last read.
What we store when you apply
- The email and usage note you submit, and the time you submitted. The license key also contains that email.
- No device information. Not your exchange keys. We can't see your positions or trade history.
- No marketing, and we don't pass it on. See Privacy.
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