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Activate a StudyChime Premium Licence.

Start a StudyChime Premium trial, activate a licence key, check status, move browsers, and troubleshoot common activation problems.

StudyChime Premium unlocks extra controls for people who want fewer noisy alerts, better timing, and more control over which studies deserve attention.

Premium includes:

  • unlimited external alerts for Discord, Telegram, and Pushover
  • profiles that keep advanced filters and schedules together
  • independent GBP and USD pay thresholds with no currency conversion
  • Any or Every included-keyword matching and excluded keywords
  • custom alert sounds
  • custom accent colour
  • local study trends with CSV import and export

Premium is activated inside StudyChime settings using a licence key. Licence checks are handled by the StudyChime licence service.

The free version includes 15 external alerts per rolling 24-hour period. Premium removes the rolling 24-hour external alert limit.

Premium Settings sections

Premium adds three Settings sections:

  • Premium & trends — activate or remove a licence, use trial and purchase actions where available, and open the private Study Trends page.
  • Filters & schedule — create reusable profiles containing independent GBP/USD filters, keyword rules, and alert schedules.
  • Appearance & sound — choose a custom accent colour or alert sound, with controls to test, reset, or remove customisations.

Start a free trial

You can start a free trial from StudyChime settings before buying Premium.

  1. Open StudyChime from the Chrome toolbar.
  2. Open Settings.
  3. Open Premium & trends.
  4. Click Get free trial.
  5. Enter your email address to get a licence key emailed to you.
  6. Paste the licence key into the licence key field.
  7. Click Activate.
  8. Confirm that the Premium trial status appears.
  9. Try Premium features such as filters, schedules, custom sounds, and study trends.

The free trial is intended to help you check that Premium fits your workflow before purchasing.

During the trial, Premium-only settings can be configured and tested in the same way as a paid licence.

Buy Premium

Premium is purchased through the StudyChime checkout link.

After purchase, you should receive a licence key by email or through the Lemon Squeezy customer portal.

Keep the licence key somewhere safe. You will need it to activate Premium in StudyChime.

Activate Premium

  1. Copy your licence key from the purchase email or Lemon Squeezy portal.
  2. Open StudyChime from the Chrome toolbar.
  3. Open Settings.
  4. Open Premium & trends.
  5. Paste the licence key into the licence key field.
  6. Click Activate.
  7. Confirm that StudyChime shows Premium as active.
  8. Save settings.

Once activated, Premium features become available in the extension.

Check Premium status

After activation, Premium & trends in StudyChime settings should show that Premium is active.

You can also check that Premium is working by confirming that Premium-only features are available, such as:

  • smart filters
  • alert schedules
  • custom alert sounds
  • custom accent colour
  • local study trends
  • unlimited external alerts

If Premium is not active, check the activation status in settings and try activating the licence key again.

How licence checks work

StudyChime periodically verifies your Premium licence through the StudyChime licence service.

Licence checks may be used to confirm:

  • whether Premium is active
  • whether a trial is active
  • whether a licence key is valid
  • whether a licence has expired, been cancelled, or been refunded
  • whether the free external alert quota applies

StudyChime does not send your Prolific password or browser cookies as part of licence checks.

Offline grace period

After a successful licence check, StudyChime can keep Premium active for a short offline grace period.

This helps avoid Premium features being disabled during brief connection problems or short licence-service outages.

If the licence cannot be checked for too long, Premium-only features may be ignored until the licence can be verified again.

This helps protect normal use during short outages while still allowing StudyChime to enforce expired, cancelled, refunded, or invalid licences.

What happens to Premium settings

Premium settings are stored locally in Chrome on your device.

If your trial ends, your licence is removed, or Premium cannot be verified, Premium-only settings may remain saved but will not be applied unless Premium becomes active again.

Local trend data is also retained. It is not deleted when a licence expires, is removed, or becomes invalid; the trends page becomes inaccessible until Premium access returns.

The Premium sections are Premium & trends, Filters & schedule, and Appearance & sound. StudyChime applies their Premium-only behaviour only while a valid trial or licence is active.

Remove a licence

To remove a licence from StudyChime:

  1. Open StudyChime settings.
  2. Open Premium & trends.
  3. Click Remove licence.
  4. Save settings if required.

Removing a licence removes active Premium access from that browser.

It does not delete your local settings or study trends.

Moving Premium to another browser

If you want to use Premium in another Chrome profile, browser, or device, open StudyChime settings there and activate the licence key again.

If activation fails because the licence is already in use or has reached its activation limit, contact support.

You cannot transfer trial licences.

Common activation problems

The licence key is not accepted

Check that: * the licence key was copied exactly * there are no extra spaces before or after the key * the licence has not been refunded, cancelled, or expired * you are connected to the internet * the StudyChime licence service can be reached

Try copying the key again from the purchase email or Lemon Squeezy portal.

Premium was active but stopped working

Check that: * your internet connection is working * StudyChime can contact the licence service * the licence has not been cancelled, refunded, or expired * you have not removed the licence from settings

If there was a temporary network issue, Premium may become active again after the next successful licence check.

Trial does not start

Check that:

  • StudyChime is up to date
  • you are connected to the internet
  • the licence service can be reached
  • a trial has not already been used for this browser or activation

If the trial still does not start, contact support.

Premium features are visible but not applying

Premium-only settings can remain saved locally even when Premium is not active.

Check that Premium status is active in StudyChime settings. If Premium is not active, activate your licence key or start a trial.

Refunds

If Premium was purchased by mistake or does not work in your browser setup, contact support within the refund period shown on the StudyChime website or checkout page.

If a licence is refunded, Premium access may stop working after the next licence check.

Contact support

For licence activation problems, include as much detail as possible, such as:

  • what you were trying to do
  • whether you were starting a trial or activating a paid licence
  • any error message shown in StudyChime
  • whether you are using Chrome or another Chromium-based browser

Do not send your Prolific password.

If you need help with a licence, contact:

support@studychime.com