# About Flex Licensing

> Flex licensing options for Studio, covering Community and Enterprise license types, activation methods, and Robot connection requirements.

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The licensing information on this page applies to you if you are on Flex. If you are on Unified Pricing, refer to [About Unified Pricing Licensing](https://docs.uipath.com/studio/standalone/2026.10/user-guide/about-licensing-unified-pricing). For general licensing information, refer to the [Automation Cloud admin guide](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-cloud/automation-cloud/latest/admin-guide/about-licensing).
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You can activate Studio using a Community license or an Enterprise license.

## Community License

The Flex Community plan is the free plan of existing Community organizations on Flex licensing. It includes a fixed set of user and robot licenses, described in [Flex: Licensing plan framework](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-cloud/automation-cloud/latest/admin-guide/flex-licensing-plan-framework#community). Studio on the Flex Community plan is activated online only, by [signing in to your UiPath account](activating-your-studio-license.md#activating-by-signing-in-to-uipath).

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New Community sign-ups are provisioned on the Unified Pricing Community plan. For details, refer to [Community plan](https://docs.uipath.com/automation-cloud/automation-cloud/latest/admin-guide/community-plan) and [About Unified Pricing Licensing](about-licensing-unified-pricing.md).
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## Enterprise License

### License Acquired from Orchestrator

Activate your Studio with a license acquired from Orchestrator by either [signing in to your account](https://docs.uipath.com/studio/standalone/2026.10/user-guide/activating-your-studio-license#activate-studio) or [connecting to Orchestrator](https://docs.uipath.com/studio/standalone/2026.10/user-guide/activating-your-studio-license#activating-by-connecting-to-orchestrator) with your client credentials or machine key. When the connection is established, a license is consumed from Orchestrator. For more information, see [Licensing](https://docs.uipath.com/orchestrator/automation-cloud/latest/user-guide/about-licensing) in the Orchestrator Guide.

Depending on the type of license selected, you can perform the following:

* **Attended** - UiPath Studio is used with an Attended license, which means that the user can only run or debug processes, and not edit workflows.
* **Automation Developer** / **Citizen Developer** - UiPath Studio is licensed with its native type of license, which means that the user can run, modify, and debug processes. Studio can also be licensed with **RPA Developer**, **RPA Developer Pro**, and **Test Developer Pro** licenses available in versions prior to 2021.10.
* **Non-Production** - UiPath Studio is used with a Non-Production license, meaning that the user can troubleshoot workflows.
* **Unattended** - UiPath Studio is used with an Unattended license, meaning that the user can troubleshoot workflows.

### Local License

You can activate Studio with a stand-alone Enterprise trial or license key. This type of license activates the **Enterprise Edition** of Studio. This activation can be done both online or offline. For more information, see [Activating with a License Key](https://docs.uipath.com/studio/standalone/2026.10/user-guide/activating-your-studio-license#activating-with-a-license-key).

If you already have a local license for your Studio, but still want to connect it to Orchestrator, make sure to select the **Stand-alone** checkbox in Orchestrator when creating the Robot. This ensures that Orchestrator does not allocate a license from its pool of licenses, as your Studio defaults to the local one.