Getting Started
Installation
Download the latest version of Tabular Editor 3 from our downloads page.
Prerequisites
None.
System requirements
- Operating system: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 or newer
- .NET Runtime: .NET Desktop Runtime 6.0.8
Activating your installation
Tabular Editor 3 is commercial software. Visit our home page for pricing details and purchase options. If you haven't previously used Tabular Editor 3 you are eligible to a free 30-day trial.
The first time you launch Tabular Editor 3 on a new machine, you are prompted to activate the product.
Activating using an existing license key
Once you purchase a license for Tabular Editor 3, you should receive an e-mail with a 25-character string which is your license key. When prompted, enter the license key and hit "Next >" to activate the product.
Note
For multi-user license types, you will need to enter your e-mail address in addition to the license key. Tabular Editor 3 will prompt you to do so, if the license key you enter represents a multi-user license.
Note that Tabular Editor 3 installations are activated per user. In other words, if multiple users share the same machine, each user will have to activate the product on their Windows user profile.
Requesting a trial license
If you haven't used Tabular Editor 3 before, you are eligible to a free 30-day trial. When choosing this option, you will be prompted for an e-mail address. We use the e-mail address to validate whether or not you have an existing activation of Tabular Editor 3.
Note
Tabular Editor ApS will not sent unsolicited e-mails or forward your e-mail address to third parties, when signing up for a 30-day trial license. View our Privacy Policy for more information.
Changing a license key
When Tabular Editor 3 is activated, you may change your license key in the Help menu by choosing "About Tabular Editor".
In the dialog, select "Change license key". Note that this option is only available if no model is loaded in Tabular Editor. If you already loaded a model you can close it under File > Close model. Once you click "Change license key", Tabular Editor will prompt you whether you want to remove the current license:
By accepting this, the current license is removed, and you will have to re-enter a license key to use the product.
Important
Once a license key is removed, as described above, the product will not be usable by the current user on that machine until a new license key is entered.
Registry details
Tabular Editor 3 uses the Windows Registry to store activation details.
To view the current license key assigned to the machine, run the following command in the Windows Command Prompt (Start > Run > cmd.exe):
REG QUERY "HKCU\Software\Kapacity\Tabular Editor 3" /v LicenseKey
You can also use regedit.exe (Windows Registry Editor) and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Kapacity\Tabular Editor 3 to view and modify the LicenseKey and User values.
A system administrator may also proactively assign Tabular Editor 3 licenses to a machine by specifying the LicenseKey and User values under each user’s SOFTWARE\Kapacity\Tabular Editor 3 registry key.
Changing a license key through the registry
If, for any reason, you are unable to change the license key using the procedure outlined above, you can always reset the license assigned to Tabular Editor 3 by using the Registry Editor:
- Close all instances of Tabular Editor 3.
- Open the Registry Editor in Windows (Start > Run > regedit.msc).
- Locate
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Kapacity\Tabular Editor 3(see screenshot above). - Delete all values within this key.
- Close the Registry Editor and restart Tabular Editor 3.
Alternatively, run the following command in a Windows Command Prompt (Start > Run > cmd.exe):
REG DELETE "HKCU\Software\Kapacity\Tabular Editor 3" /va
The next time you launch Tabular Editor 3, you will be prompted for a license key, just as when the tool was first installed on the machine.