Note: A product key is not required if your organization uses Login-based license management for product activation.
To install Tableau Desktop or Tableau Prep Builder you will need two things a Creator product key (the key number starts with the letters TC) and the installer for the version you want to install. For information about how to install and activate your product from the command line, see Install Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep Builder from the Command Line (Link opens in a new window). This topic describes how to install and activate Tableau Desktop or Tableau Prep Builder from the user interface. Note: If you are looking for information about how to install Tableau Server, see the Install and Configure (Link opens in a new window) section in the Tableau Server Help instead.
