# MAO 0.7.4

Released 2026-09-29.

## Try MAO free for 7 days

You no longer need a licence key to try MAO. The activation screen now has a **Start 7-day free trial** button.

- **One trial per computer.** The trial starts when you press the button and is tied to your computer, so it can't be restarted by changing a setting.
- **Everything you need to try it.** A trial has one workspace holding one project, with as many terminals, agents, notes and connections on that canvas as you like.
- **Your licence always wins.** If a valid licence key is on the computer, MAO opens as licensed and never shows the trial.
- **See how many days are left.** Choose **Licence…** during a trial to see the days left and a way to buy.
- **When it ends.** MAO shows **Your free trial has ended** over your canvas. Nothing is deleted. Enter a key and everything is there as you left it. Escape does nothing on that screen; only Cancel quits.

## What needs a licence

During a trial these are part of the licence, and asking for one shows an upgrade window that says what it is and offers to buy:

- **More workspaces or projects.** A second workspace, or a second project, including one adopted from the recent projects in the sidebar.
- **Cross-canvas connections.** Agents on different canvases can't be connected. Connections on the same canvas work as usual.
- **Remote workspaces and the headless server.** A remote workspace you saved earlier isn't connected during a trial. MAO tells you why instead of trying.
- **Saved arrangements.**
- **In-app updates.** The launch update check runs only on a computer with a valid licence.

Nothing is removed when a trial ends or when you buy. A licence key entered later brings back everything that was held, including connections between canvases.

## Fixes

- Buy MAO now opens the pricing page directly.

Source: https://trymao.dev/changelog/0.7.4