ILok Cloud: Free Yourself from the Dongle

1. Install the latest iLok License Manager
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2. Ensure you have cloud-enabled licenses in your available tab
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3. Launch Pro Tools and run through the activation prompts. Enter your iLok ID and password when prompted
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4. When a Cloud Session has started, your cloud-enabled licenses will appear under 'Cloud' in iLok License Manager in the locations pane under 'Local'

Using the iLok Cloud licenses without a physical license key is called a 'Cloud Session.' When you start up Pro Tools without an iLok dongle inserted, you will be presented with a screen with the options to 'Quit' or 'Activate'. Select 'Activate', and follow the log in instructions on the screen that follows. Once you log into your iLok account, an iLok Cloud session will start and Pro Tools will run without a physical dongle until the iLok Cloud session is closed through the iLok License Manager.

You now can use your licenses from whichever machine you begin a 'cloud session' on. If you attempt to launch Pro Tools while a Cloud Session is still running elsewhere, you will be prompted to automatically end that session in favor of a new one. The Cloud Session on the original computer will be automatically closed (prompting a save and quit if a Pro Tools session/project is still open there).

Being able to run Pro Tools without a dongle is something the audio community has been requesting for a long time, so we answered. But, we know there are many users who feel more secure with a physical dongle. Of course the latest version of Pro Tools 2018 continues to fully supports physical iLoks, as well.