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| - Licenses & Payment/Catalyst license | |
| Obsidian is free for personal use. You can support the Obsidian development by purchasing a _Catalyst_ license. | |
| Catalyst license gives you exclusive benefits including: | |
| - Early access to [[#Enable early access versions|new versions]] of Obsidian | |
| - Access to exclusive [[#Join our Insider channels|Insider channels]]. | |
| - Exclusive [[#Get your forum badge|forum badges]] and [[#Get your Discord badge|Discord badges]]. | |
| > [!Note] Commercial use | |
| > If you use Obsidian for work in a company with two or more employees, you must purchase a [[Commercial license]]. | |
| ## Catalyst tiers | |
| The Catalyst license consists of three tiers: *Insider*, *Supporter*, and *VIP*. | |
| | Benefits | Insider | Supporter | VIP | | |
| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-------:|:---------:|:--------:| | |
| | Early access to new versions | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| | Access to exclusive development channels, `#insider-desktop` and `#insider-mobile` | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| | Access to exclusive lounge channel, `#vip-lounge` | | ✓ | ✓ | | |
| | Insider community badge | ✓ | | | | |
| | Supporter community badge | | ✓ | | | |
| | VIP community badge | | | ✓ | | |
| | **Pricing** | **$25** | **$50** | **$100** | | |
| _Prices are in USD._ | |
| > [!info] Upgrading tiers | |
| > When you already own a Catalyst license, you can upgrade to a higher Catalyst tier by paying the price difference between your current and the new tier. | |
| ## Access Catalyst benefits | |
| Once you've purchased a Catalyst license, you can access a range of benefits. Learn how to enable them here. | |
| ### Get your forum badge | |
| **Note:** To connect your Obsidian account and your forum account, you must use the same email address for both accounts. | |
| 1. If you haven't already, join our [forum](https://forum.obsidian.md/). | |
| 2. Browse to your [Obsidian account page](https://obsidian.md/account). | |
| 3. Under **Your license → Obsidian Catalyst**, click **Get forum badge**. | |
| ### Get your Discord badge | |
| 1. If you haven't already, join our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/veuWUTm). | |
| 2. Browse to your [Obsidian account page](https://obsidian.md/account). | |
| 3. Under **Your license → Obsidian Catalyst**, click **Get Discord badge**. | |
| ### Join our Insider channels | |
| Insiders can chat with the Obsidian team and other Insiders in our exclusive Discord channels. You automatically join the Insider channels after you [[#Get your Discord badge]]. | |
| ### Enable early access versions | |
| Learn how to receive [[Early access versions]]. | |