Activation
Fregata needs an active licence — paid or trial — to record from cameras and run detection.
Paid licence ($10 / year)
Section titled “Paid licence ($10 / year)”If you’ve purchased a licence, you’ll have an email from
no-reply@fregata.3rdbitlabs.com containing a key in the form
frgt_XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX.
- Launch Fregata. The activation window appears.
- Paste the email address you used at checkout.
- Paste the licence key from the email.
- Click Activate.
Fregata talks to the licensing service, binds the licence to this Mac, and opens the main app. The activation is durable — you don’t have to re-enter the key when you restart.
What “valid until <date>” means
Section titled “What “valid until <date>” means”Your licence is valid for every version of Fregata released before the expiry date. Those versions keep running forever with the same key, even after the licence date passes. You only need to renew if you want to update to a newer version released after expiry.
30-day trial
Section titled “30-day trial”If you don’t have a key, click Start a 30-day trial in the activation window. You’ll be asked for an email — the trial key is mailed to that address and pre-filled into the activation window automatically.
Trial keys have the same shape as paid keys (frgt_…) and unlock the same
feature set. After 30 days, the menu-bar tray surfaces a one-click upgrade
that converts the trial to a paid licence — same key, no reinstall, the
expiry just bumps forward a year. Two days before the trial ends, we email
you a heads-up with a one-click convert link in case you’ve drifted away
from the app and forgotten the date.
Moving Fregata to a different Mac
Section titled “Moving Fregata to a different Mac”A licence is bound to one Mac at a time. To move it:
- On the new Mac, sign in to the licence-management page with the email on the licence.
- Find the licence card and click Release from this Mac.
- Install Fregata on the new Mac and activate with the same email + key.
You can release a licence up to 3 times in any 30-day window. Beyond that you’ll need to email support.
Offline grace period
Section titled “Offline grace period”Fregata heartbeats with the licensing service in the background. If your Mac is offline (travelling, ISP outage, etc.), the app will keep running for 72 hours without contact before refusing to record. Reconnecting within that window resets the clock.