Can you use one NotchStar license on 3 Macs

Licence and billing Published 4 November 2026

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Yes. One NotchStar license works on up to 3 of your own Macs. You pay $4 once, with no subscription, and the license does not expire. Prices as of 4 November 2026.

How the 3 Macs are counted

Each time you press Activate on a Mac, Dodo Payments records that Mac as one activation. The key allows 3 at the same time. The Mac is identified by the name it has in System Settings, such as “Sam’s MacBook Pro”.

Activate a second or third Mac

Install NotchStar on the other Mac. See install from the disk image.
Open Settings, License.
Paste the same key and press Activate.

The fourth Mac

A fourth activation is refused with the message “This key is already active on 3 Macs. Deactivate one of them in its Settings, then try again.” Open Settings on a Mac you no longer use and press Deactivate this Mac. Then try again on the new one. If the old Mac is gone, write to hello@notchstar.com. See deactivating a Mac.

Limits

The terms say the license is for your own Macs. The trial is separate on each Mac and starts at that Mac’s first launch.

Using the same key on a new computer is covered in moving to a new Mac. The clipboard tool behaves the same on each Mac, and its history is not shared between them.

Quick answers.

Does the license work on Macs of family members?

The terms describe the license as for up to 3 of your own Macs.

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Is the history shared between my Macs?

No. Nothing syncs between Macs.

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Keep reading.

How to activate your NotchStar license key: Buy NotchStar, then paste the key in Settings, License and press Activate. One key works on up to 3 of your Macs. Prices as of 4 November 2026.
How to deactivate NotchStar on a Mac: Open Settings, License and press Deactivate this Mac. That frees one of your 3 activations so the same key can go on another Mac.
How to move NotchStar to a new Mac: Deactivate the old Mac, install NotchStar on the new one and activate with the same key. Clipboard and shelf do not move, there is no sync or export.
Clipboard history that lives in your notch: Searchable clipboard history in the Mac notch: text, links, images and files. Skips password manager copies. Click any item to copy it again.

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