--- title: "BriefCatch Standalone: Accounts & Licensing" description: "Technical & Troubleshooting - BriefCatch Standalone: Accounts & Licensing" --- [Skip to content](https://support.briefcatch.com/home/technical-troubleshooting/standalone-accounts-licensing#main-content) [![briefcatchlogo](https://support.briefcatch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/briefcatchlogo.png?width=213&height=35&name=briefcatchlogo.png)](https://www.briefcatch.com/) - [Support Home](https://support.briefcatch.com/home) - [Submit a Support Request](https://support.briefcatch.com/home/kb-tickets/new) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Support Home](https://support.briefcatch.com/home) - [Submit a Support Request](https://support.briefcatch.com/home/kb-tickets/new) Hello. How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Support Hub](https://support.briefcatch.com/home?hsLang=en) 2. 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If you still need to install or reinstall BriefCatch 3, start with our [BriefCatch Standalone Installation Guide](https://support.briefcatch.com/home/technical-troubleshooting/standalone-installation-options?hsLang=en). **Contents** - [Launching BriefCatch Standalone](https://support.briefcatch.com/home/technical-troubleshooting/standalone-accounts-licensing#launching-briefcatch-standalone) - [Enterprise Activation](https://support.briefcatch.com/home/technical-troubleshooting/standalone-accounts-licensing#enterprise-activation) - [Subscription Sign-In](https://support.briefcatch.com/home/technical-troubleshooting/standalone-accounts-licensing#subscription-sign-in) - [Manually Installing a License Key](https://support.briefcatch.com/home/technical-troubleshooting/standalone-accounts-licensing#manually-installing-license-key) - [Need Help?](https://support.briefcatch.com/home/technical-troubleshooting/standalone-accounts-licensing#need-help) ### Launching BriefCatch Standalone After BriefCatch Standalone is installed, a BriefCatch S tab will appear in the Word ribbon. Click the BriefCatch S tab to see the available functions. ![briefcatch-standalone-load](https://support.briefcatch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/briefcatch-standalone-load.png?width=670&height=155&name=briefcatch-standalone-load.png) **Please Note**: After installing BriefCatch Standalone, you must activate the software within 7 days or it will stop working. ### Enterprise Activation If you're deploying BriefCatch Standalone for your organization, you should attach your organization's license key to your deployment to automate licensing. For more information, see [BriefCatch Standalone Enterprise: Authentication & Licensing](https://support.briefcatch.com/home/enterprise/briefcatch-standalone/authentication-licensing?hsLang=en). ### Subscription Sign-In If you have a retail Standalone subscription, we recommend using Subscription Sign-In to activate BriefCatch. This connects the software to your subscription and keeps it active for as long as your subscription remains valid. To activate Subscription Sign-In, click the BriefCatch S tab in word, then click on About. In the About window, click Subscription Sign-In. ![standalone-ssi-start](https://support.briefcatch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/standalone-ssi-start.png?width=557&height=375&name=standalone-ssi-start.png) **Note**: If you don't see the Subscription Sign-In button, you might have to click Sign Out first. A prompt will appear, asking you to enter your BriefCatch username and password. ![standalone-ssi-account-info](https://support.briefcatch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/standalone-ssi-account-info.png?width=559&height=378&name=standalone-ssi-account-info.png) Enter your information then click Ok. BriefCatch will take a quick moment to look up your account information, and if successful, you will see the following message: ![standalone-ssi-complete](https://support.briefcatch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/standalone-ssi-complete.png?width=558&height=377&name=standalone-ssi-complete.png) Click Ok and you're finished!    ### Manually Installing a License Key If you have trouble with Subscription Sign-In, or if preferred, you can also manually install a license key. Your license key can be found by logging in to the [BriefCatch Portal](https://www.briefcatch.com/standalone).  After logging in, click the BriefCatch Standalone tab. In the tab, click the green Download License button to save the license key file to your computer. ![standalone-download-license](https://support.briefcatch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/standalone-download-license.png?width=583&height=105&name=standalone-download-license.png) Don't try to run or open the file, just save it to your computer in a location you will remember, such as your Downloads folder. To install your BriefCatch license, do not open the license file directly. Open Word, click on the BriefCatch S tab from the ribbon, then click on About. From there, click on Install License. If you don't see the Install license button, you may need to click Sign Out first. ![standalone-install-license](https://support.briefcatch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/standalone-install-license.png?width=557&height=375&name=standalone-install-license.png) Navigate to the license file you downloaded above and press Open. You will then receive the message, "Your license was successfully imported." ![standalone-install-license-complete](https://support.briefcatch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/standalone-install-license-complete.png?width=559&height=378&name=standalone-install-license-complete.png) Click Ok and you're finished!  **Note**: License keys need to be manually reinstalled once they expire. To automate licensing, use [Subscription Sign-In](https://support.briefcatch.com/home/technical-troubleshooting/standalone-accounts-licensing#subscription-sign-in). ### Need Help? 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