# Where can I borrow licenses? **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [January 10, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://community.hex-rays.com/t/where-can-i-borrow-licenses/42 "2025-01-10T11:18:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![teresa\_hexrays](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.hex-rays.com/teresa_hexrays/32/11_2.png) [@teresa\_hexrays](https://community.hex-rays.com/u/teresa_hexrays)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://community.hex-rays.com/t/where-can-i-borrow-licenses/42/1 "2025-01-10T11:18:36Z")
Do you want to work offline and borrow a license from the license server? ---
**Author:** ![teresa\_hexrays](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.hex-rays.com/teresa_hexrays/32/11_2.png) [@teresa\_hexrays](https://community.hex-rays.com/u/teresa_hexrays)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.hex-rays.com/t/where-can-i-borrow-licenses/42/2 "2025-01-24T13:35:24Z")
If you switched to IDA 9 recently, you may wonder what happened with the license borrowing option in the menu. Currently, to borrow the floating license for offline use: 1. Go to **Help → License manager**. 2. In the License manager dialog, right-click on the selected license to open a context menu and click **Borrow license**. You should see the confirmation dialog, and that’s all! ---
**Author:** ![teresa\_hexrays](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.hex-rays.com/teresa_hexrays/32/11_2.png) [@teresa\_hexrays](https://community.hex-rays.com/u/teresa_hexrays)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.hex-rays.com/t/where-can-i-borrow-licenses/42/3 "2025-02-12T17:59:19Z")
PS: If you’re new to floating licenses, you can learn more about license borrowing (and more) in our [Floating License User Guide](https://docs.hex-rays.com/user-guide/floating-licenses#offline-usage-and-license-borrowing).