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# Activation - macOS

## Activation code method

Open FalseColorConfig app from your /Applications folder and navigate to the License tab. Click the Add new license button:

![](https://timeinpixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screenshot-2020-03-21-at-14.26.51.jpg)

A new window appears – click Request code button:

![](https://timeinpixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screenshot-2020-03-21-at-14.27.16.jpg)

Web browser will open with your Hardware ID filled in. Please fill in your email address and your license key, then hit Submit:

![](https://timeinpixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screenshot-2020-03-21-at-14.27.38.jpg)

Once the license is activated you will see the Activation Code:

![](https://timeinpixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screenshot-2020-03-21-at-14.28.37.jpg)

Select & copy the text to the clipboard then paste in FalseColorConfig app in the Activation Code text field, hit OK:

![](https://timeinpixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screenshot-2020-03-21-at-14.29.29.jpg)

You can see that the license has been successfully added:

![](https://timeinpixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screenshot-2020-03-21-at-14.29.59.jpg)

## Email and license key method

Instead of using Activation Code you can simply type in your email address and license key in the second step above:

![](https://timeinpixels.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Screenshot-2020-03-21-at-14.31.39.jpg)

The end result should be the same.

The advantage of using Activation Code is that it will not be blocked by firewalls and antivirus software blocking some network connections.

You can also use activation code to activate the machine with no internet access. Simply copy & paste the hardware ID in the web browser to generate activation code for the other computer and paste the activation code on the destination system.

## Offline Activation

If the machine has no internet access, open the **Offline activation** tab. You request an activation file on a second, internet‑connected device (a phone is enough) and import it back into the app — no email round‑trip is required.

<figure><img src="/files/Jf597FZFsjBF4thOHQMu" alt="Offline activation tab with Open Request Page, QR code, Import File, and Copy URL buttons"><figcaption><p>The Offline activation tab</p></figcaption></figure>

The request page already includes this machine's Hardware ID, so there is nothing to copy by hand. Open it on your internet‑connected device in one of these ways:

* **Show QR Code** — scan the QR code with your phone's camera to open the request page directly.
* **Copy URL** — copy the request URL and paste it into a browser on any internet‑connected computer.
* **Open Request Page** — open the page in a browser on the current machine (useful if it has limited or proxied internet access).

On the request page, enter your **email address** and **license key**, then download the **activation file**. Transfer it to the offline machine, return to the **Offline activation** tab, and click **Import File** to select it. The license is activated immediately.

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If you prefer, the **Activation Code** method described above still works for offline machines — paste in the Hardware ID manually and copy the resulting code back. The Offline activation tab simply automates that exchange with a downloadable file.
{% endhint %}