Unity Student and Educator plans use Named-User Licensing (NUL) without serial keys. After SheerID verifies your status, a license seat is assigned to your Unity ID. Sign in to Unity Hub to activate your license automatically. Verify activation in Unity Hub settings under Licenses, refreshing if needed. This applies to Unity Editor 2019.4.27+ or 2020.2.2+. Log out to return the license. Contact Unity support with log files if issues persist.
Cause:
Unity Student and Educator plans use the modern Named-User licensing (NUL) system, meaning you don't need a serial key to activate your license.
Resolution:
Before activation you first need to assign a seat to your Unity ID account. Seats are automatically assigned after SheerID verifies your student or educator status.
If a seat isn't automatically assigned to your account, follow the steps in the article: How do I assign a Unity subscription license seat to a user?.
Once your license seat is assigned, follow the steps below:
- Open the Unity Hub.
- Sign in to your Unity ID account.
- Your Unity license will activate automatically upon signing in.
To verify that your license is activated correctly:
- In the Unity Hub window, select Settings (gear/cog icon).
- Navigate to the Licenses tab.
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If your license does not appear, click Refresh to activate your Student or Educator license.
| Note: This guide applies only to Unity Editor versions 2019.4.27+, or 2020.2.2 and later. If you're using an earlier version, refer to the Unity Pro section of the article: How do I activate my license? |
To return your license activation, simply log out of Unity Hub. This returns the license activation instantly.
Contact Unity Customer Experience if you continue to have an issue. When contacting the team you must provide your Unity log files. More information about where to find these can be found in the article, 'I have been asked to provide a log file, where do I find this?