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title: "Activate your plan"
description: "You can get started with Lite or subscribe to Starter, Creator, or Pro. This guide explains how to activate your plan and check your account details."
canonical: "https://www.cardboard.ai/learn/activate-your-plan"
---

# Activate your plan

You can get started with Lite or subscribe to Starter, Creator, or Pro. This guide explains how to activate your plan and check your account details.

If you’re still deciding, Choose your Cardboard plan explains what each plan includes.

## Get started with Lite

Lite gives you access to the core editing tools, enough usage to make your first video and up to 3 exports at 1080p.

How you get access depends on where you use Cardboard:

- **On a Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or later):** Download Cardboard and sign in to get free access to Lite.
- **On the web:** Lite costs $5 for the first month, then $8 a month, compared with the regular price of $10 a month.

On an Apple Silicon Mac, download Cardboard and sign in to use Lite. On the web, choose a plan from [pricing](https://www.cardboard.ai/pricing).

> **Note:** These are limited-time offers. Check the terms shown when you sign in.

## Subscribe to a plan

To buy Lite on the web or subscribe to Starter, Creator, or Pro:

Choose a plan and billing interval on [pricing](https://www.cardboard.ai/pricing), complete checkout and return to Cardboard to activate access.

Your plan activates automatically once your payment is complete, so you can start editing right away.

## Check your plan and credits

You can check your current plan and remaining credits in your account:

1. Open Cardboard and go to Dashboard.
2. Click on Settings.
3. Click on Account and look under Plan to see your current subscription and remaining credits.

[Opening Settings, then Account, to see the plan and remaining credits](https://www.cardboard.ai/images/learn/check-your-plan.mp4)