Understand licensing for NVivo

Applies to: NVivo Mac 13/2020 R1

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This topic describes the different types of licenses that are available for NVivo Mac Release 1.

In this topic

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• About license keys

• Perpetual licenses

• Student licenses

• Enterprise licenses

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About license keys

Each Mac computer that runs NVivo Mac software needs a license key, which can be either an NVivo Mac Release 1 license key or an NVivo Windows license key. The first part of the license key indicates which platform it can be used on.

License keys that start with:

• 'NM*20'  can be used to install and activate NVivo Mac Release 1 only

• 'NV*20'  can be used to install and activate NVivo Windows. It can also be used to install and activate NVivo Mac Release 1.

Each license key can be used on a limited number of devices. Refer to your enterprise license agreement (also known as site license agreement) or the End-User License Agreement.

To view the End-User License Agreement after NVivo for Mac is installed:

• Choose NVivo > About NVivo, and then click License Agreement.

Perpetual licenses

A Perpetual license allows you to install NVivo on a maximum of two devices and use it indefinitely. Each Perpetual license provides a single license key for each individual user.

Perpetual licenses can be purchased as either single licenses or multiple licenses. Discounts apply for purchases of three or more licenses.

Student licenses

Full time students can purchase twenty-four month time-limited licenses to use NVivo for educational purposes.

If this type of license has expired, then the user can purchase a new license key to replace their license.

Enterprise licenses

Enterprise licenses (formerly known as site licenses) allow you to install NVivo on multiple computers up to the maximum number of licenses that your site has purchased. The enterprise license covers a three year period.

Active enterprise licenses entitle you to free upgrades when new software is released.

If you are an enterprise license customer, it is your obligation to ensure that the total number of QSR software product installations does not exceed the permitted number of users you are entitled to have under your enterprise license agreement.