DynoTable

Activate DynoTable

DynoTable verifies your license offline. After a one-time activation it checks a signed token on your own machine, so day-to-day you never wait on a network call to start working. This page covers how activation works and what each licensing state means.

Sign in and activate

When DynoTable starts without a license it shows the signed-out screen with your Device ID and a Sign in button.

  1. Click Sign in. DynoTable opens the activation page in the browser, carrying your Device ID.
  2. Sign in (or sign up) and pick a plan. A new account starts a .
  3. The website hands the license straight back to the app through the dynotable://activate — one click, no copy-paste.
The signed-out screen: your Device ID, a Sign in button, and the paste-token fallback field.
The signed-out screen: your Device ID, a Sign in button, and the paste-token fallback field.

Paste-token fallback

The deeplink needs the OS to route the dynotable:// scheme back to the app. That can fail when the app isn't installed where the browser runs (for example you signed in on a different machine, or the scheme isn't registered yet). In that case the website also shows the raw token — copy it and paste it into the token field on the signed-out screen.

Licensing states

Once activated, DynoTable is always in one of these states. An expired (read-only) license shows a sticky notification with a Reconnect button; Trialing and Active are silent. You can always check your current state in Settings → Account.

StateWhat it meansWhat you can do
TrialingActive trial.Everything — full read and write.
ActivePaid subscription in good standing.Everything — full read and write.
Read-onlyYour license lapsed and needs a reconnect.Browse, query, and export. Writes and AI are blocked.

Trialing and Active are both fully unlocked — there's no feature difference between a trial and a paid plan. Settings → Account shows your status, the trial days remaining or renewal date, and your Device ID.

What read-only blocks

Read-only keeps every read path open so you never lose access to your data — you can still browse tables, run PartiQL and Workbench SELECTs, and export. What's gated:

  • Writing data — saving an item in the item editor, committing from the staging area, and batch-deleting rows.
  • PartiQL write statements (INSERT / UPDATE / DELETE) are blocked; SELECT still runs.
  • AI features — the AI assistant, inline edits, and autocomplete.

Staying activated

DynoTable keeps your license current in the background, so it rarely lapses and you never have to think about it. If you cancel your subscription, the app moves to signed-out at the next check.

Manage your subscription

Plans, payment, and seats live on the website:

  • Billing — your plan, invoices, and upgrades.
  • Devices — see and free the machines on your license.

From inside the app, Settings → Account has Manage billing (opens the website), Refresh to re-check your license now, and Sign out.

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