Activating free trial in dbForge add-ins for SSMS

Oct 28, 2025

In this video, you’ll learn how to activate a dbForge add-in for Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
We’ll use dbForge SQL Complete as an example, but the activation steps apply to all dbForge add-ins.

We’ll show where to find your activation key, how to activate online or offline, and even via the command line.
Activation is quick, secure, and free — so you can start your trial right away!

Timestamps:

0:00 – Intro

0:09 – Activation overview

0:22 – Why activation is required

0:36 – Quick, secure, and free process

0:59 – Where to find your activation key

1:13 – Ways to activate dbForge products

1:21 – Online activation via Customer Portal

2:09 – Offline activation

3:07 – Activation from the command line

3:31 – Outro: Start your own free trial today!

Learn more about dbForge SQL Tools: https://www.devart.com/dbforge/sql/sql-tools/

🔥 Try dbForge SQL Complete for a free 14-day trial here: https://www.devart.com/dbforge/sql/sqlcomplete/download.html

📌 Learn more about the activation of dbForge SQL Tools: https://docs.devart.com/sql-tools/get-started/activation.html

📌 Learn more about the activation of dbForge SQL Complete: https://docs.devart.com/sqlcomplete/getting-started/activation.html

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