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Demo mode means Bodno cannot confirm your license right now. Everything still works and your designs are safe, but every card prints with a BODNO watermark. The message on your screen tells you which of a few causes it is, and each one has a quick fix.
Read the message Bodno shows when it opens, find it in the table below, and do what it says. If there is no message: install the latest version, connect to the internet, enter your code under BOD › Bodno License › Activation Code and restart Bodno.
Match the message to the fix
| What you see | Why | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| "Entering in Demonstration mode because maximum of 7 days offline was reached" | Bodno has not reached the license server for a week | Connect to the internet and restart Bodno. Office network? See the firewall row below |
| "Bodno license is not present and the program is running in demo mode" | No code has been entered on this computer | Enter your code under BOD › Bodno License › Activation Code. Lost it? Find my activation code |
| "License maximum activations reached" | The code is active on another computer | Deactivate it there, or email us to release it. See moving to a new computer |
| A "security update" message when you enter your code | Your Bodno version is older than 1.7.80 | Install the latest version, then enter the code again |
| Works on a phone hotspot, not on the office network | A firewall or web filter blocks the license check | Send your IT team the firewall settings |
| Your 3-year license has ended | The license term is over | Renew your license. Your designs stay |
| "License key not detected" or "No Valid License Found for this Product" on the USB tab | An old USB license key is missing, not read or expired | Plug the key in and restart. Check it on the license status page. Expired keys cannot be renewed; switch to an activation code |
No message? Check these in order
Bodno needs to reach the license server at least once a week. Leave the computer connected to the internet.
Go to:
Paste your code, click Activate, then close and reopen Bodno.
Connect the computer to your phone's hotspot and activate again. If it works there but not on the office network, the firewall is the cause: send IT the firewall settings.
Look up your code on the license status page to see whether it is active or has ended.
On Magicard printers, a shiny security pattern across the card is HoloKote, a feature of the printer, not the Bodno watermark. Call us if you want it changed.
Send these with your first message
Most demo-mode cases are solved in one reply when we have these.
- Your activation code
- Your Bodno version (top of the window)
- A screenshot of the message Bodno shows
- Whether you are on a company or school network
Written by Bodno Tech Support from real support cases. Updated October 13, 2026.
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