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License Activation

Understand Nareli license keys, plan tiers, feature access, and how to activate and verify your license.

What Is a License Key?

Every Nareli installation is tied to a license key. Your license key is a unique identifier in the format NRLI-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX (where each X is a hexadecimal character). It is generated automatically when you subscribe and is linked to your organization. You can find your license key on your account page at nareli.app/account.

NRLI-A3F1-8B2C-D4E7-9F06

License Types and Pricing

Nareli offers three license tiers to match your needs. The Free plan costs nothing and gives you basic time tracking to get started. The Pro plan at $7/month is designed for freelancers and independent professionals who need full project management and AI-powered features. The Business plan at $25/month unlocks everything, including recurring tasks, goals, and activity analysis — ideal for teams and agencies.

All paid plans come with a free trial period so you can explore every feature before committing.

Features by Tier

The Free plan includes basic time tracking (start/stop timer), a day view, 1 client, 2 projects, and 5 tasks. The Pro plan adds unlimited clients, projects, and tasks, all calendar views (day/week/month), list/kanban/calendar task views, AI suggestions from Slack, Slack integration, and basic reports. The Business plan includes everything in Pro plus activity analysis (AI time entry suggestions from desktop activity), advanced reports with PDF export, recurring tasks with custom schedules, and goals and streaks for productivity tracking.

Feature access is enforced both in the desktop app and verified server-side. Downgrading your plan will restrict access to higher-tier features but will never delete your existing data.

Entering Your License Key

Open Nareli and navigate to Settings > General. You will see a License section with a text field. Paste your license key (NRLI-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX) into the field and click Activate. The app will contact the Nareli license server to verify your key and download a signed license token. Once activated, your plan tier and available features will update immediately.

You only need to activate your license once. The app caches the signed token locally so it works without an internet connection.

License Verification Process

When you activate your license, the desktop app sends your license key to the Nareli API at nareli.app/api/verify/license. The server looks up your key, verifies that it is active and not expired, checks your organization membership, and returns a signed token. This token contains your license ID, plan type, feature flags, and expiration date, all signed with an Ed25519 private key that never leaves the server.

POST https://nareli.app/api/verify/license
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "license": "NRLI-A3F1-8B2C-D4E7-9F06",
  "userId": "your-user-id"
}

Offline Usage

Nareli is designed to work offline. After the initial activation, the signed license token is cached locally on your machine. The desktop app contains an embedded Ed25519 public key that can verify the token's signature without contacting the server. This means you can use all your licensed features even without an internet connection. The app will periodically re-verify your license when you are online to check for plan changes or expiration, but it will never block you from working if the server is unreachable.

The cached token includes a timestamp. If your license expires while you are offline, the app will notify you to reconnect and re-verify when you are back online.

License Statuses

A license can have one of three statuses. Active means the license is valid and all plan features are available. Suspended means a payment issue was detected (such as a failed invoice); features are temporarily restricted until the payment is resolved. Revoked means the license has been permanently deactivated by an administrator. If your license is suspended, check your payment method in the billing portal. If it is revoked, contact support at contact@nareli.app.