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Installing and Updating

IMPORTANT: iStudio Publisher is available as an App Store Edition (from the Mac App Store) and a Website Download Edition (includes all licenses we sell from our website store). You will need to install whichever edition you have purchased.

App Store Edition

The App Store Edition of iStudio Publisher is installed and updated via the standard Mac App Store mechanism.

IMPORTANT: Do not try to update your App Store Edition by downloading iStudio Publisher from the iStudio Publisher website, as it will be unlicensed.

Purchases made in the Mac App Store are linked to the Apple ID account you used for the purchase. The App Store Edition of iStudio Publisher incorporates Apple's digital rights management system, which controls user access and licensing. A separate License Activation Code is not required (or supplied).

To install or update the App Store Edition:

Step 1

Open the App Store app.

Step 2

Choose App Store menu option Store > Sign In.

Step 3

Sign in with the same Apple ID you used to purchase iStudio Publisher.

Step 4

Choose menu option Store > View My Account (macOS Mojave or later), or menu option Store > Purchases (earlier versions of macOS or OS X).

Step 5

Click the button/icon next to each app to install, update, or open the app. Doing this from the same Apple ID and App Store country as the original purchase will not charge your account again.

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Website Download Edition

To install the Website Download Edition:

Step 1

Download iStudio Publisher from our website Downloads page.

Step 2

Open the download DMG file and drag iStudio Publisher to your Applications folder.

Step 3

Install a license, either a free 30-day trial, or license purchased from our website store.

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To update the Website Download Edition:

The Website Download Edition of iStudio Publisher includes an automatic update mechanism, so there’s no need to keep checking our website for the latest version.

Once you have installed the application for the first time, iStudio Publisher should provide an in-app notification whenever a new version becomes available - simply accept each update when it is offered to you.

If you have turned off the in-app notification you can also initiate an update by choosing iStudio Publisher menu option Help > Check for Updates. Note that this menu option will be disabled until you close both the Welcome Panel and the Task Chooser.

As an alternative method of updating, download another copy of the application software from our website here, open the download DMG file and drag iStudio Publisher to your Applications folder.

Related Topics

In-App Purchases

Licensing

Release Notes

Future Developments