Instructions to Access the Free Altair Student Edition - now in Altair One!
Altair EmployeeAccess the Student Edition - now in Altair One!
The updated Student Edition process now leverages Altair One and uses a streamlined process to provide you with the free Altair Student Edition. Altair One is the one-and-only place to download all Altair Software, access the Altair community, learning resources, support, and much more!
Follow the steps below to access and use the free Altair Student Edition.
1. Create Account > 2. Obtain License Key > 3. Download and Install Software > 4. Activate Software
Step 1 – Create an Altair One Account
- Go to the Altair One registration page and enter your email address, assigned to you by your educational institution (e.g., yourname@youruniversity.edu)
- Select either "Students" or "Faculty" and enter your details, then enter the verification code sent to your provided email address to create your account.
NOTE: In most cases, Altair One will automatically recognize your university using your email domain and link your user account with your university's account. If your email domain is associated with more than one university account you will be prompted to select the applicable one from a list. If your university is not listed you must add it manually by clicking on “Not Listed?”.
View detailed instructions for How to Create an Altair One Account
Step 2 - Obtaining your Altair Student Edition License Key
- Log into Altair One and go to the "Marketplace".
- Click on the "Student Edition License" card.
- Select the "Licensing" tab in the panel that opens on the right side and click on "Get License". Your unique license activation key will appear.
NOTE: If instead of the license activation key a "pending verification" message appears, please wait 2-3 business days and check your email to be notified when your credentials are verified. Once the verification is complete you can go back and finish this step.
View detailed instructions for How to Obtain your Student Edition License Key
Step 3 – Download and Install a Software from within the Student Edition Bundle of your choice
- Log into Altair One and navigate to the Altair Marketplace.
- Make sure the "Student Edition Bundle" checkbox is selected in the "Suites" filter on the left.
- Select one of the 40+ software tools included in the Altair Student Edition bundle and download it.
- Install the software on your computer by double-clicking the downloaded .exe file and following the installation instructions in the installation wizard.
View detailed instructions for How to Find, Download and Install Products
Step 4 – Activate your Software with your Student Edition License key
- In your File Explorer, navigate to the installation folder of your installed Altair Software (e.g., System (C:) > Program Files > Altair > 2023 > security > bin > win64 > GUI)
- Locate and double-click the file "almutil_gui.exe"
- The "Altair License Utility" window will open up
- Select the "Activation" tab and paste your license activation key (obtained in Step 2) in the field then click on "Activate".
NOTE: You only have to complete this step for the first Altair software product that you download and install from the Student Edition bundle.
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Note that this deactivation and reactivation is limited to very few times per user.