Activating Multisim

Updated May 6, 2026

Environment

Software

  • Multisim
  • Circuit Design Suite
  • License Manager

This document explains how to activate Multisim software based on the edition you are using.
 

There are three different types of Multisim licenses, as outlined below:

 

 

The Multisim download page would provide you with the installers for each of these editions. The Student Edition is included within the Education edition installer. 

 

Note: Multisim Student is not the same as the Multisim Student Install option. The latter is part of an Academic License Agreement and is not sold through Studica.

  1. The Multisim edition you can activate depends on the license you have purchased.
     
    1. If your license was purchased through Studica, your Serial Number will activate the Multisim Student Edition.  
    2. If you are a student and your institution has an Academic Volume License (AVL) agreement, you can access a license for Multisim Education Edition through the Multisim Student Install Option. This also applies for teachers and researchers, as AVL agreements would also include Multisim for Teaching. 
    3. If you have purchased Multisim Base, Full or Power Pro Edition, your license will activate the corresponding edition. 

  

  1. Download the software depending on the license you own: 

 

    1. Download Multisim.
    2. If you have a Student Edition or an Education Edition license, download Multisim Suite Education Edition.  
    3. If you have a Multisim Base Edition, a Multisim Full Edition, or a Multisim Power Pro Edition license, download Multisim Professional Edition.  
  1. This is what you need to activate:

 

    1. If you are a student and you have purchased your license from Studica, activate your Multisim Student Edition in NI License Manager.  
    2. If you are a student and your school has an Academic Volume License, ask your software administrator for a license to activate Multisim Education Edition.  
    3. If you have purchased Multisim Base, Full or Power Pro Edition, activate the corresponding edition in NI License Manager. 

 
Summary of resources to activate Multisim
 
Type of license What do I download? Activation Methods What  
Multisim version do I activate? 
Studica LicenseMultisim Education EditionActivating NI Software with License ManagerStudent Edition
 Academic Volume LicenseMultisim Education Edition if you are a student

If you are a researcher or an educator: Multisim Professional Edition.		Activating NI Software as a Student Through an Academic LicenseEducation Edition

Note: If you are a researcher or an educator: depending on your license agreement, you can activate Base Edition, Full Edition, or Power Pro Edition
Single-seat license, non-student Multisim Professional EditionActivating NI Software with a Single-Seat LicenseBase Edition, Full Edition, or Power Pro Edition, depending on your license type
Volume License or Enterprise AgreementMultisim Professional EditionConfigure NI License Manager to Point to a VLM Server Base Edition, Full Edition, or Power Pro Edition, depending on your license agreement


 

Is your Serial Number not activating Multisim after following these steps? See: Multisim Serial Number Is Not Activating My Software.

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