Payment method
Pro checkout is planned with PayPal. The button remains unavailable until the actual merchant account and a successful sandbox-to-live validation have been completed.
How your key is delivered
After PayPal confirms a completed charge for the correct merchant and amount, MacClue issues a unique order-bound licence. The success page shows the copyable key and verified Mac download. When our dedicated delivery email service is configured, a copy is sent to the purchaser’s account email; we do not claim that an email was sent unless the provider accepted it.
Enter and activate
In the MacClue app, select Activate Pro, paste your original MC- key or its eight-character grouped display, and press Activate. The server checks that the licence is paid, active and within its device limit, then returns a signed receipt. The app verifies the signature using a public key; the signing secret never ships in the app.
Lost your licence key?
Sign in to the original purchasing account and open Account. Only that account can reveal the key and, when email delivery is configured, request a copy to its own saved email address. We do not send a licence to an arbitrary address entered into a public form.
Offline verification
A successful activation issues a cryptographically signed receipt. MacClue can validate it locally without contacting a server every time.
Device limit and moving to a new Mac
The current server enforces a limit of two distinct installation aliases per paid licence. A new installation alias uses a slot; automatic self-service removal of an old activation is not available yet. The final transfer and replacement process will be disclosed before paid checkout opens. Do not share your key.
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