<p>They have answered this on the CraftCMS site: <a href="https://craftcms.com/support/license-enforcement" rel="noreferrer">https://craftcms.com/support/license-enforcement</a></p>
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<p>Edition Enforcement</p>
<p>Each time Craft phones home to check for updates, we check the incoming license to see which edition it should be running. That “licensed edition” is included in the response, which Craft compares against what is actually installed. If there’s a discrepancy, the Control Panel will display a modal window that provides options for correcting the situation.</p>
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joe
<p>You can locally, but launching the project into the wild, you will need a pro license.</p>

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Brad
<p>What would happen if I never buy Craft license and continue working in Craft CMS Pro trial ? Would the CMS be locked after some day or a error will show up on my website frontend ?</p>

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2017-04-20T13:08:53.850Z
Hey @ CraftCMS, could you please change your Stack Exchange user name?
carlcs
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Of course this would never happen because you're a good person that supports the work of good people :)
Matt Wilcox
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What if I continue my website using Craft CMS Pro trial?
# What if I continue my website using Craft CMS Pro trial?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-04-20)

What would happen if I never buy Craft license and continue working in username_0 Pro trial ? Would the CMS be locked after some day or a error will show up on my website frontend ?

**Tags:** craft-pro

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Hey @ CraftCMS, could you please change your Stack Exchange user name?  
> **username_2**: Of course this would never happen because you're a good person that supports the work of good people :)  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-04-20. Score: 6

They have answered this on the CraftCMS site: <https://craftcms.com/support/license-enforcement>

> Edition Enforcement
>
> Each time Craft phones home to check for updates, we check the incoming license to see which edition it should be running. That “licensed edition” is included in the response, which Craft compares against what is actually installed. If there’s a discrepancy, the Control Panel will display a modal window that provides options for correcting the situation.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-04-20. Score: 3

You can locally, but launching the project into the wild, you will need a pro license.


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