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Orders, Licenses & Downloads

This covers the buyer side of headsta.sh: purchasing plugins, finding what you bought, activating license keys, and downloading files.

Downloading Shader Engine (free)

The free, watermarked Shader Engine plugin needs no account. Use the OS-detected download button on the Shader Engine page (or /shop / /shop/pro-tools). See Installing the Plugin and Licensing & the Watermark.

Buying a plugin

On a paid plugin’s page, click Buy now to check out securely through Stripe. When you return, your order is finalized automatically and — if the purchase includes a licensed product — your license key is prepared.

Orders & invoices

Orders lists your purchase history with dates and totals. Open any order to see its invoice/receipt, which has a Print Invoice button for your records.

Licenses & activation

Licenses is where your paid plugins live. Each license card shows:

  • the product name, license ID, linked order, and purchase date;
  • seats — “X of Y active” — plus expiry and status (active / expired / revoked / suspended); and
  • the license key, in monospace, with a one-click copy button.

Managing seats (activated machines)

A license covers a set number of machines (“seats”). Expand a license to see every machine it’s activated on — host name, GPU, and last-seen time — and Revoke any of them to free up a seat (for example, when you retire or rebuild a computer).

To activate a licensed plugin, paste your license key into the plugin’s license screen (for Shader Engine, that’s Browse Library → Preferences → License — see Licensing). Once activated, it’s cached locally and works offline.

Downloading purchased plugins

Download-based plugins expose per-platform Download buttons on the product page (below the Buy button for paid ones). Pick your platform and the file downloads directly.

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