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# Offline activation

If the machine running OmniScope has no internet access, you can still activate it using the built‑in **Offline activation** workflow: request an activation file on a second, internet‑connected device (a phone is enough) and import it back into OmniScope.

## Prerequisites

The license still needs to be validated online, so you will need a separate device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) with **internet access** and a **web browser**. You also need a way to move a small file (or a copied URL) between the two devices.

## Steps

On your offline system, open OmniScope and go to **License / Register**, then select the **Offline activation** tab.

<figure><img src="/files/WFeWNqvH1m2v4yFl82gK" alt="Offline activation tab with Open Request Page, QR code, and Import File 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 the activation file to your offline system (USB drive, network share, etc.), return to the **Offline activation** tab, and click **Import File**. Select the downloaded file.

The downloaded activation file is tied to the **Hardware ID** embedded in that request. Generate it from the same OmniScope machine that will import it; a file requested for a different system will not activate this one.

OmniScope validates the file and, once accepted, activates the license and restarts. Your offline system is now fully activated.

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Once that machine is later visible on the website, it may show a friendly **Machine Name** to make it easier to identify among your activations. The Machine Name is only a label and is never used in place of the Hardware ID.
{% endhint %}

## Alternative: activation code

You can also activate offline by pasting a text **activation code** instead of importing a file. On your internet‑connected device, open the activation page:

<https://timeinpixels.com/activate/>

<figure><img src="/files/vKIsu5w4nWq017fFSjl2" alt=""><figcaption><p>Activate the license</p></figcaption></figure>

Fill in your **Email address**, **License Key**, and the **Hardware ID** of the offline machine (expand the **Hardware ID** section in OmniScope's **About** window to copy it), then click **Submit**.

<figure><img src="/files/l8QQQ5kjTK7TpzlkxxIf" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Transfer the generated **Activation Code** to your offline system, open the **Activation code** tab in **License / Register**, paste the code, and click **Activate**.

<figure><img src="/files/2Pm7y8lNvJ9Uu4frSf5p" alt=""><figcaption><p>Activate the code</p></figcaption></figure>