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This page is for IT administrators managing Draftable Clean licenses across an organization. For a single user activating their own copy, see Single-user Installation.

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How licensing works

  • Draftable Clean is activated with a product key. The key is sent by email when you buy, or when you start a trial.
  • Each product key has a limited number of activations, and activating Draftable Clean uses one. If people need Draftable Clean on more than one computer, plan for an activation on each.
  • The Outlook add-in does not have a separate key. It works when the Draftable Clean desktop app on the same computer is installed and licensed.
  • Activation needs an HTTPS connection to draftable.com on port 443. It follows the Windows system proxy settings and authenticates with the signed-in user’s Windows credentials, so it works behind an authenticated corporate proxy. See Network Requirements.
For purchasing, adding seats or changing your plan, contact Draftable Sales. If you need more activations on an existing key, contact support@draftable.com.

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Before you start

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Deploying the product key centrally

Without a central key, each user is asked for the product key the first time Draftable Clean opens. To activate users automatically, deploy the key by policy. When a valid key is configured, Draftable Clean attempts activation when it launches.
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Set the product key

With Group Policy, enable Configure product key (in the Draftable Clean templates) and enter your key. You can set it under Computer Configuration for every user of a computer, or under User Configuration for particular users.In Intune, use the imported Draftable Clean administrative templates, or deploy a PowerShell script that writes this registry value:
Use HKCU:\Software\Policies\Draftable\Clean instead to set it per user. The value sits directly under the Clean key, not in a subkey, and the Group Policy input accepts up to 29 characters.
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Accept the terms on behalf of users (optional)

Enable Accept terms and conditions on behalf of users so users are not asked to accept the terms on first launch. The registry value is WereTermsAndConditionsAccepted (REG_DWORD, 1) under ...\Policies\Draftable\Clean\Activation.
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Acknowledge the telemetry notice on behalf of users (optional)

Enable Acknowledge telemetry notice on behalf of users to skip the telemetry notice on first launch. The registry value is TelemetryAcknowledge (REG_DWORD, 1) under ...\Policies\Draftable\Clean\Reporting. To turn off usage statistics or error reports as well, see How Draftable Clean handles your data.
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Check one computer

Sign in to a test computer as a user who has the policy, open Draftable Clean and go to Settings > License. Status should show Licensed.
If activation does not happen automatically, check that the policy has reached the computer and holds a valid key, and that the computer can reach draftable.com on port 443. See Troubleshooting: Licensing.

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Trials

Anyone can start a free trial from the activation window by clicking Start a free trial. The trial key is sent by email and entered in the same window. After a trial has been used in a Windows account, the application hides Start a free trial for that account. When you move from a trial to a paid license, enter or deploy your paid product key in the same way as above.

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Checking license status

Open Settings > License on the computer you want to check. It shows: Opening the License tab checks the license again with the licensing server.

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Renewals and expiry

When a license is renewed, users do not need to restart Draftable Clean or re-enter the key. Opening Settings > License checks the license again and refreshes an expired license automatically, showing the new expiry date. If your renewal came with a new product key, update the Configure product key policy. When a license is not valid, for example after it expires, Draftable Clean opens the activation window instead of its main window until its license becomes valid again. While the desktop app is not licensed, the Outlook add-in on that computer cannot clean attachments either. To avoid interruptions, renew before the date shown under Expires.

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Moving a license to another computer or person

To take Draftable Clean off a computer, for example when a user leaves or replaces their computer, open Settings > License on that computer and click Deactivate License. This removes the product key from that computer. If the Configure product key policy applies to that user or computer, remove the policy for that user or computer first. Otherwise Draftable Clean reads the key from the policy and activates itself again at its next license check.
Deactivating in the application does not by itself free up the activation on your license. To reuse the activation on another computer, or if your key has run out of activations, contact support@draftable.com with your product key, and we will provide the right steps.
See How to deactivate your Draftable Clean license.