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Installation, Licensing & Management

Updated: October 08, 2026

At a Glance

This article gives you a clear overview of how Altium Designer is installed, updated, and managed, with a focus on keeping the process fast, straightforward, and flexible. It explains how, for Altium Develop, Altium Agile Teams and Altium Agile Enterprise solutions, the wizard-based installer for the applicably-badged variant of Altium Designer is accessed from that solution's main Home page (within the created Workspace), how the initial installation is streamlined to get you running quickly, and how you can refine available features after setup. It also points you to the right follow-up resources for Altium Designer Develop, Altium Designer Agile, and standard Altium Designer environments, including license and extension management, so you can find the guidance that matches your setup. Keep reading to quickly understand where to start and how to manage your installation with confidence.

- Learn how Altium Designer is installed, from downloading the executable to completing the wizard-based setup.
- See how the platform supports ongoing installation management, including updating the software and refining features after installation.
- Find the right documentation path for Altium Designer Develop, Altium Designer Agile, or standard Altium Designer, including related licensing and extension management pages.
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Installation of any software application should be straightforward, intuitive, and, perhaps above all, fast. Furthermore, when you have the software installed, you want to be able to update it as and when you deem necessary, and in a streamlined fashion.

Altium Designer provides a fast, efficient installation management system that caters to this very need – a system that not only expedites the initial installation process but lets you handcraft the features available to that software at any time after installation.

For the recommended and minimum system requirements to install and run Altium Designer, see the System Requirements page.

Initial installation of Altium Designer is performed using a wizard-based installer accessed by running a corresponding executable. The executable is downloaded from the Home page of the browser interface of your Workspace.

The installation itself is streamlined and expedient. This allows you to get the software installed and up and running in the quickest time possible. Once installed, you can further refine your installation in terms of available features and functionality.

Refer to the following pages to learn more about installing Altium Designer:

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Feature Availability

The features available to you depend on which Altium solution you have – Altium Develop, Altium Agile Teams, Altium Agile Enterprise, or Altium Designer (on active term).

If you don’t see a documented feature in your actual software, contact Altium Sales to find out more.

Legacy Documentation

Altium Designer documentation is no longer versioned. If you need to access documentation for older versions of Altium Designer, visit the Legacy Documentation section of the Other Installers page.