Frequently asked questions

No. QForge Pro is a one-time purchase for lifetime feature access on the device tier you buy (Pricing). Continuing to receive new app updates after the first year is a separate, optional paid renewal — a lapsed renewal never removes a feature you already have.

MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQLite, with SSH tunneling for MySQL and PostgreSQL. See Features for the full list.

Yes. QForge Free works fully offline, and license activation is verified with an offline signature check — no account or internet connection is required to confirm a key is genuine.

No. This licensing service only issues and validates license keys — it never receives your database contents, queries, or connection details. QForge connects directly from your machine to the database you configure.

Locally on your machine, using your operating system's secure credential storage (the macOS Keychain). This licensing site never sees your database credentials.

Each license is scoped to a device count chosen at purchase: single device (1 active activation) or two devices (up to 2 at once). Changing computers? Deactivate the old device from My devices, then activate on the new one — see License & activation help.

Every Pro feature you already have keeps working — feature access is lifetime and never expires. Only new app updates released after the first year require an optional +₹3,799/device/year renewal.

Yes, QForge Free. See the Free vs. Pro comparison on the homepage for exact limits.

Paste your license key in QForge under Help → License…. Full steps and troubleshooting are on License & activation help.

QForge Pro is a digital product delivered instantly, so purchases are generally final. A refund is issued if your license key fails to activate on a genuine, unmodified copy of QForge and we can't fix it, or where otherwise required by law. See the full Refund Policy.