# License ActiveReports This topic provides links to subtopics that give an overview of all aspects of the licensing procedure in ActiveReports .NET. ## Content Users can access the MESCIUS License Manager utility to license ActiveReports at the time of installation or if there is already a trial version installed.
To use ActiveReports development environments, you should buy a corresponding license. A common run-time license is embedded into the application with a general .NET mechanism - the **licenses.licx** file. You should update references in the file to use new ActiveReports versions. > type=note > **Note**: ActiveReports allows generating the embeddable license resource **.gclicx** that you should regenerate manually for any new ActiveReports version.The following sub-topics give an overview of all aspects of the licensing procedure in ActiveReports.NET. * [License Types](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/ar-how-licensing-activereports/license-types) * [Upgrading License from Trial to Purchase](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/ar-how-licensing-activereports/upgrading-license-trial-purchase) * [Licensing a Developer Machine](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/ar-how-licensing-activereports/licensing-developer-machine) * [Licensing a Project](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/ar-how-licensing-activereports/licensing-a-project) * [Licensing Compiled Code](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/ar-how-licensing-activereports/licensing-compiled-code) * [Licensing Build Agents/Pipelines using Command Line](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/ar-how-licensing-activereports/licensing-build-agents-pipelines) * [Offline Licensing with Command Line](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/ar-how-licensing-activereports/offline-licensing-with-command-line) * [Submitting a Reactivation Request](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/ar-how-licensing-activereports/submit-reactivation-request) * [Fixing Licensing Errors](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/ar-how-licensing-activereports/fixing-licensing-errors) * [Contacting Support](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/ar-how-licensing-activereports/licensing-support) * [Document Solutions APIs in ActiveReports](/activereportsnet/docs/v19.2/developers/ar-how-licensing-activereports/document-solutions-api-in-ar)