PyCharm 2018.3 Help

PyCharm License Activation Dialog

To open this dialog: Register on the Welcome screen or Help | Register.


You can evaluate PyCharm Ultimate for 30 days. After that period, you need to buy PyCharm and activate your license.

The upper part of the dialog reflects your PyCharm usage status (e.g. Free evaluation) and, if appropriate, provides related controls (e.g. Buy PyCharm).

The license activation options are in the lower part of the dialog under Activate new license via.

PyCharm usage status-related controls

Item

Description

Buy PyCharm

Click this button to go to the JetBrains Web site to study the PyCharm purchasing options and to buy a license.

Evaluate for free for 30 days

Click this button to start evaluating PyCharm.

License activation options

Option

Description

JetBrains Account

Register using the JetBrains Account.

For more information, see What is JetBrains Account?

Activation code

Register using an activation code.

License server

Register using a License Server.

To override the URL of the system proxy during initial PyCharm startup, use the -Djba.http.proxy property, which can be added as a JVM option.

When performing silent install or managing PyCharm installations on multiple machines, you can set the JETBRAINS_LICENSE_SERVER environment variable to point the installation to the license server URL.

Last modified: 27 February 2019

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