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# Community edition features
The community edition includes almost the complete feature set of n8n, except for the features listed here.
The community edition doesn't include these features:
* [Custom Variables](/build/code-in-n8n/define-custom-variables.md)
* [Environments](/administer/use-source-control-and-environments.md)
* [External secrets](/administer/manage-credentials/use-external-secret-stores.md)
* [External storage for binary data](/deploy/host-n8n/configure-n8n/scaling/use-external-storage.md)
* [Log streaming](/administer/observe-and-log/stream-logs-to-external-systems.md) ([Logging](/deploy/host-n8n/keep-n8n-running/set-up-logging.md) *is* included)
* [Multi-main mode](/deploy/host-n8n/configure-n8n/scaling/enable-queue-mode.md#multi-main-setup) ([Queue mode](/deploy/host-n8n/configure-n8n/scaling/enable-queue-mode.md) *is* included)
* [Projects](/administer/manage-users-and-access/set-permissions-and-roles-rbac/organize-work-in-projects.md)
* SSO ([SAML](/deploy/host-n8n/configure-n8n/security/configure-sso.md), [LDAP](/administer/manage-users-and-access/verify-user-identity/connect-ldap.md))
* Sharing ([workflows](/build/manage-workflows/share-with-others.md), [credentials](/administer/manage-credentials/share-credentials-securely.md)) (Only the instance owner and the user who creates them can access workflows and credentials)
* [Version control using Git](/administer/use-source-control-and-environments.md)
These features are available on: the Enterprise Cloud plan, including the self-hosted Enterprise edition. Some of these features are available on the Starter and Pro Cloud plans, and the Business self-hosted plan.
See [pricing](https://n8n.io/pricing/) for reference.
## Registered Community Edition
You can unlock extra features by registering your n8n community edition. You register with your email and receive a license key.
Registering unlocks these features for the community edition:
* Folders: Organize your workflows into tidy folders
* [Debug in editor](/build/understand-workflows/understand-executions/debug-executions.md): Copy and pin[^1] execution data when working on a workflow
* [Custom execution data](/build/understand-workflows/understand-executions/customize-executions-data.md): Save, find, and annotate execution metadata
To register a new community edition instance, select the option during your initial account creation.
To register an existing community edition instance:
1. Select the **three dots icon** 
in the lower-left corner.
2. Select **Settings** and then **Usage and plan**.
3. Select **Unlock** to enter your email and then select **Send me a free license key**.
4. Check your email for the account you entered.
Once you have a license key, activate it by clicking the button in the license email or by visiting **Options > Settings > Usage and plan** and selecting **Enter activation key**.
Once activated, your license will not expire. We may change the unlocked features in the future. This will not impact previously unlocked features.
[^1]: Data pinning allows you to temporarily freeze the output data of a node during workflow development. This allows you to develop workflows with predictable data without making repeated requests to external services. Production workflows ignore pinned data and request new data on each execution.
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