Describe the problem/error/question
I activated my free Community Edition license key on a local n8n instance installed via npm, and while the terminal confirms the license is successfully activated and renewed, the UI does not reflect the unlocked Pro features.
I cannot access:
- Folder creation
- Workflow history (last 24 hours)
- Debug in editor
- Advanced execution filters
Everything still looks like a regular Community Edition instance.
What is the error message (if any)?
There is no error message in the UI.
However, I ran n8n license:info and confirmed that the license is valid and includes Pro features like:
"feat:folders": true,
"feat:debugInEditor": true,
"feat:workflowHistory": true,
"feat:advancedExecutionFilters": true
Still, the UI does not reflect these.
Please share your workflow
No workflow yet — just checking UI features after activation.
Share the output returned by the last node
N/A
Information on your n8n setup
- n8n version: 1.97.1 (also tried
latestvianpm install -g n8n@latest) - Database (default: SQLite): Default (SQLite)
- n8n EXECUTIONS_PROCESS setting (default: own, main): Default
- Running n8n via (Docker, npm, n8n cloud, desktop app): npm (globally installed on Windows)
- Operating system: Windows 11
What I’ve tried:
- Restarting n8n
- Clearing browser cache
- Updating n8n to latest
- Running
n8n license:clearand re-activating the key via UI
Still can’t see the unlocked features.
Thanks for the help!
