This page shows how to set up your free student license in Astah UML. If you have already applied for a student license, download Astah UML while you wait for the license to arrive by email.

If you do not have a student license yet, apply for a free student license.

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How to set license

  1. Download Astah UML and install it.
  2. Launch Astah UML. On Windows, run it as administrator.
    Running Astah UML as administrator on Windows
  3. The first time you launch Astah, it runs as a trial and shows the pop-up below. Click [OK].
    Trial pop-up on the first launch of Astah UML
  4. Go to [Help] – [License] in the main menu.
    License in the Help menu of Astah UML
  5. In the License window, click [Set License Key] and select the license file you downloaded (astah_uml_license.xml).
    License Management window in Astah UML
  6. Your student license is now set, and you can use Astah UML.
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If license installation fails

If setting the license fails, try these steps:

  1. Close Astah UML.
  2. Save your student license file (.xml) in the Astah UML installation folder.
  3. Start Astah UML. The license file is installed automatically.