Q100745: "No Licenses Found" error when attempting to install a login-based license for Nuke or Mari

Madan Nyaupane

Updated: August 06, 2026 10:01

Created: July 31, 2026 00:39

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When launching Nuke or Mari and attempting to install a login-based license, you may see the following "No Licenses Found" error.

This error occurs during application startup and can happen for multiple reasons, including but not limited to:

Launching the product in a mode that is not compatible with your license
License expiry
Incorrect license file
Payment synchronization issues

This article focuses on the first point and explains how to launch the correct version of the product for your license type.

CAUSE

When you see the "No Licenses Found" error the first thing to check is that you have valid licenses on your Foundry account (My Account). You can do so by logging into your Foundry account and then navigating to the Login Licenses section.

From here please ensure that the license is listed here and that it has not expired by checking the Expiry Date column.

If you can see a valid license on your Login Licenses tab in the Foundry account (My Account), the next thing to check is if you are launching the product in the correct mode as your license. Foundry products such as Nuke and Mari require different license types depending on the mode you launch it.

For Mari, the full commercial build requires mari_i license, whereas for Mari Non-commercial, marinc_i is required.
For Nuke, there are different licenses for different modes of Nuke required which can be found in the article here: Q100106: How does Nuke licensing work?

For example: If you had a Non-commercial license you would need to launch the product in Non-commercial mode, either by using the following shortcut:

Or by launching via command line using the --nc command, more info here: Command Line Operations - Nuke

If you had a Non-commercial license and launched a full build via the icon below:

or launched the product without the --nc flag like in the example below:
/Applications/Nuke17.0v1/Nuke17.0v1.app/Contents/MacOS/Nuke17.0

You would see the following screen:

Note: If you are attempting to license the product with a login-based license (using the instructions in these articles: Q100585: How to activate your Individual Login license or Q100660: How to activate your Team Login license) you will see the error screen below:

RESOLUTION

Through Shortcut Icon

When Nuke and Mari is installed on a system, the installer includes various shortcuts and application modes for the entire Nuke and Mari family. The following shortcuts are created after the Nuke and Mari installation is complete:

Please ensure that you click on the corresponding icon in order to launch in the correct mode.

Through Command Line Tag

After the product is installed on your system, open a command terminal and navigate to the installation directory.

You can find further information on launching the products from a command line here:

Nuke: Command Line Operations- Nuke
Mari: Getting Started Guide - Mari

Ensure you are using the correct flag when attempting to launch the product, for example for Non-commercial versions of the product, use the --nc flag

Once you have launched the product in correct mode via icon or CLI, please follow the instructions in the article here: Q100585: How to activate your Individual Login license or Q100660: How to activate your Team Login license to install the appropriate license.

If you get any errors despite launching the product in the correct mode, please open a Support request to let us know the exact issue you encountered and the troubleshooting steps that have been taken. For more information on how to open a Support request, please refer to this article: Q100064: How to raise a support ticket

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