Licensing and Tiers
What the Free tier includes, what Pro unlocks, and how activation and machine binding work.
Routling runs on a Free tier with no time limit. A Pro license lifts the limits.
Preferences, License tab with Pro active.
prefs-license-proWhat each tier gives you#
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Virtual ASIO channels | 4 in / 4 out | 16 in / 16 out |
| FX Modules | 1 | Unlimited |
| Ducker | Not available | Enabled |
| Routling I/O (WDM) | 8 in + 8 out | 8 in + 8 out |
| Node graph, connections, gain | Full | Full |
| ASIO channels | Full | Full |
| App Capture / System Audio | Full | Full |
| Sessions, groups, undo | Full | Full |
| Secondary devices | Full | Full |
Everything structural - the graph, routing, device handling, sessions - is in the Free tier. Pro lifts caps on the processing and virtual-channel features.
Enterprise exists as a third tier and carries the same limits as Pro.
Checking your tier#
Preferences → License shows your plan, the email it is licensed to, and expiry if the license has one. On a paid tier it also shows Active devices as used / limit, which turns amber when you have reached the limit.
The Routling wordmark in the toolbar is tinted when you are on a paid tier.
Activating#
- Open Preferences → License.
- Click Activate License.
- Enter the purchase email and license key.
- Click Activate.
The activation is verified against Routling's licensing service. On success the tier changes immediately - no restart.
Machine binding#
A license is bound to the machine it was activated on. The activation server signs the license against a machine identifier computed locally.
This means:
- Copying the license file to another PC does not work - the signature was made for a different machine.
- Editing the file does not help; the verifier recomputes the identifier itself rather than trusting what the file claims.
- Your license is tied to hardware, not to the install, so reinstalling Routling on the same machine keeps working.
Moving to another machine#
Preferences → License → Deactivate releases the current machine. You can then activate on a different one with the same key and email.
Expiry#
If the license has an expiry date, it is shown in the License tab. Past it, the app reverts to Free. Your sessions are not deleted - features simply cap again.
Offline use#
Activation needs a network connection. Once activated the license is stored locally and verified offline, so Routling works without a connection afterwards.
Related#
- Preferences - the License tab in context
- Virtual ASIO - the channel limits in practice
- Ducker - Pro-only
- FX Module - the Free tier's single-module limit