Pro unlocks the Quick, Core, Vision 3.8, and Plus tiers. The whole sequence below stays on the Mac.
Apple Silicon Mac, macOS 12 or later, the unified-memory minimum that the chosen tier requires (6 GB for Nano, 12 GB for Lite, 16 GB for Quick, 24 GB for Core and Vision 3.8, 64 GB for Plus). Internet is required only for the one-time model download.
Pro tier gating uses a license key: paste it into Settings > license > Activate and the app verifies it against the issuer that sold it — live.dodopayments.com for keys bought now, or api.polar.sh for keys bought before 23 August 2026 — then derives your tier from the key. Checkout issues the key straight after payment.
Cloud Pro tiers gate behind a server-side license check tied to your account. Outlier Pro gates behind a license key you paste into Settings > license > Activate; it is verified against the issuer that sold it — live.dodopayments.com for keys bought now, or api.polar.sh for keys bought before 23 August 2026, and your tier is derived from the key.
Pro tier gating uses a license key: paste it into Settings > license > Activate and the app verifies it against the issuer that sold it — live.dodopayments.com for keys bought now, or api.polar.sh for keys bought before 23 August 2026 — then derives your tier from the key. Checkout issues the key straight after payment.
Pro tier gating uses a license key: paste it into Settings > license > Activate and the app verifies it against the issuer that sold it — live.dodopayments.com for keys bought now, or api.polar.sh for keys bought before 23 August 2026 — then derives your tier from the key. Checkout issues the key straight after payment.
This guide does not claim feature parity with cloud-side workflows for “how to upgrade to outlier pro”. Specifically, the product surface in v1.11.469 covers chat, file attachment, the local agent loop, project scoping, and the model picker. Cross-device sync, team workspaces, and shared session history are out of scope and are not on the v1.9 backlog either.
Pro gating uses a license key. You paste it into Settings > license > Activate; the app sends it to the issuer that sold it — live.dodopayments.com for keys bought now, or api.polar.sh for keys bought before 23 August 2026 — and derives your tier from the verified reply. Checkout issues the key, and that verified tier is what unlocks the Quick, Core, Vision 3.8, and Plus tiers.
Pro unlocks Quick, Core, Vision 3.8, and Plus; the free tier is Nano + Lite. Pro is a one-time purchase. Lifetime is one-time: Founders Lifetime at $249. Paste your license key into Settings > license > Activate; it is verified against the issuer that sold it — live.dodopayments.com for new purchases, api.polar.sh for keys bought before 23 August 2026 — and your tier is derived from the verified reply regardless of which product you bought.
4 steps, zero network requests after the model is downloaded. Free tiers (Nano, Lite) work without a Pro license; Quick, Core, Vision 3.8, and Plus are gated by the license key.
Download Outlier for MacRequires Apple Silicon (M1, M2, M3, or M4) — Intel Macs are not supported. macOS 12+.
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