How to activate Trial period in MapTiler Engine

All users are entitled to try the full performance and features of the MapTiler Engine Pro plan for 14 days. This article describes how to activate this trial period in MapTiler Engine, what are the benefits of upgrading during the trial period. You will also learn how to extend the trial period.

Download MapTiler Engine

If you don’t have your MapTiler Engine installed, download it from the MapTiler Engine download page and install on your computer.

Activate TRIAL in MapTiler Engine

Create or log into your MapTiler Cloud account before activating the TRIAL period.

Each MapTiler Engine installer comes with a built-in 14-day Trial period. This trial period is offered to you every time you start MapTiler Engine. You can skip it or click the “Start My Trial” button to activate your free trial using your MapTiler Cloud account:

If you press the “Skip” button, anytime you try to use features that are not included in your plan, a pop-up window offering you a Free trial will appear (e.g., if you open more than one file for processing as a Free user):

During TRIAL period

Once your Pro Trial license is activated, you can enjoy all features of MapTiler Engine Pro, including UltraFast rendering, processing of unlimited number of raster images and vector features, etc. Upgrading to a paid plan during the trial period comes with a special offer.

You don’t need to remember the day when you activated your free trial - MapTiler Engine will show you the remaining days when you start the application. 

Expired TRIAL period

Once your trial period expires, your license returns back to a Free account. You can still upgrade to a paid plan, but this time with no special offer:

Conclusion

The trial period is built into every installation binary of MapTiler Engine and is available for all operating systems (Windows, Mac, Linux). If 14 days are not enough, you can request a trial extension. Just click Account -> License Key -> “Submit a request for a trial extension” in the top menu. The trial extension is available only after the standard 14-day trial expires.

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