In order to remove the watermark please follow the instructions below:


Step 1: Please remove/deactivate any serial numbers inside the License Manager utility. Launch activePDF License Manager by clicking Start, pointing to All Programs > activePDF, and then clicking activePDF License Manager.

Click on the license activation inside the License Manager and select the remove button.


Step 2:  Go to http://licensing.activepdf.com/CreateRFKey.aspx

Enter Serial number and verification data to get runtime key


Step 3:

If you are using Toolkit, in your application code, add


Object.RuntimeKey  = “the runtime string generated from http://licensing.activepdf.com/CreateRFKey.aspx

When using the above line in your code, you will not need any license file.


OR for ActivePDF Products other than Toolkit (Server, WebGrabber):

Enter runtime key into text file named AP<ProductName>.lic (i.e. APServer.lic ) in one of these locations:

  • C:\ProgramData\activePDF\Licenses
  • The directory where <Product> is running