# The New Licensing System

**URL:** <https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-new-licensing-system/701347>\
**Category:** Cubase\
**Created:** [March 4, 2021, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-new-licensing-system/701347 "2021-03-04T05:41:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Ch\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Ch\_B](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/Ch_B)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-new-licensing-system/701347/1 "2021-03-04T05:41:08Z")

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Edit : in the meantime, Steinberg made an announcement that answered my question about the new licensing system. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![anon68974185](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@anon68974185](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/anon68974185)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-new-licensing-system/701347/2 "2021-03-04T09:16:56Z")

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What new license system? 😂

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**Author:** ![DimEyePianoGuy](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/dimeyepianoguy/32/95394_2.png) [@DimEyePianoGuy](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/DimEyePianoGuy)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-new-licensing-system/701347/4 "2021-03-04T12:12:05Z")

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you’re laughing but Steinberg have announced [they’re going dongle-less.](https://twitter.com/SteinbergMedia/status/1367421306837344257?s=20)

Tom

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**Author:** ![chakkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@chakkman](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/chakkman)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-new-licensing-system/701347/5 "2021-03-04T16:27:48Z")

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I’m curious if Steinberg also plans to update their older plugins respectively. At least I wouldn’t want to keep the dongle around, just to be able to use Halion Symphonic Orchestra…

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**Author:** ![anon68974185](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@anon68974185](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/anon68974185)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-new-licensing-system/701347/6 "2021-03-04T16:47:21Z")

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I saw the announcement after! Great!

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**Author:** ![steve](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/steinberg/user_avatar/forums.steinberg.net/steve/32/193789_2.png) [@steve](https://forums.steinberg.net/u/steve)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/the-new-licensing-system/701347/7 "2021-03-04T18:07:33Z")

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Closed on March 4, 2021, 6:07pm UTC

Please continue in [License management and the future of the eLicenser – changes ahead](https://forums.steinberg.net/t/license-management-and-the-future-of-the-elicenser-changes-ahead/701418/)