The new licensing system, Steinberg Licensing, has been in use since January 2022 and has now completely replaced the eLicenser-based licensing technology.
If you are still using Steinberg software with an eLicenser-based license, the following checklist will help you transfer these licenses to the new Steinberg Licensing-based system.
- Upgrade vouchers in MySteinberg: First, check if you have received upgrade vouchers for free upgrades to Steinberg Licensing in your MySteinberg account.
- Updates via a grace period: Next, check whether any of these vouchers include free updates under the grace period and redeem them.
- Updates to newer product versions: For your remaining eLicenser-based licenses, check which products you would like to update to a new version with Steinberg Licensing-based licenses.
1. Upgrade vouchers in MySteinberg
For various instruments and content sets, we provide a free upgrade voucher. Therefore, check the 'Vouchers' section of your MySteinberg account to see if you have received upgrade vouchers for your eLicenser-based licenses.
Here is the link to the vouchers section of your MySteinberg account::
MySteinberg account: Vouchers
For more information and a detailed guide, click here:
Upgrade voucher in MySteinberg for switching to Steinberg Licensing
If you cannot find any vouchers, please check if your eLicensers are registered in your MySteinberg account. Upgrade vouchers for Steinberg Licensing can only be provided for registered eLicensers and licenses.
Here you can find out how to register your eLicensers:
After eLicenser service closed down: How do I register an eLicenser (and why)?
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Note that upgrade vouchers are not available for all products. If no vouchers appear in your MySteinberg account after registration, a paid update to a newer version is necessary to transfer it to Steinberg Licensing.
2. Updates via a grace period
If you have licenses that were activated shortly before the release of a new paid update, they may fall within the grace period. Within the grace period, you receive the update to the new version for free.
If your licenses are eligible for a free update, you will find the Download Access Code for activation in your MySteinberg account under the vouchers section: MySteinberg account - Vouchers
Here you can learn more about Grace Periods:
How to verify eligibility for free Grace Period update
3. Updates to newer product versions
For many other products, Steinberg Licensing was introduced with the release of a new major update (e.g., Cubase 12, Dorico 4, SpectraLayers Pro 9, etc.). For these products, an update to the latest version is necessary to obtain a Steinberg Licensing-based license.
You can find the relevant updates on our website:
All Steinberg Products
Which products have last used an eLicenser-based license can be found here:
Steinberg program releases still supporting eLicenser technology
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If you want to wait for a more affordable update, make sure you receive our newsletter. We will notify you if a sale starts. In previous years, there have been regular offers, but we cannot guarantee that your software will be included as well.
You can sign up for the newsletter through your MySteinberg account:
MySteinberg account: Newsletter
Detailed information about the discontinuation of the eLicenser service can be found here: