While Obsidian is free of charge for personal use, you can support the Obsidian development by purchasing a _Catalyst_ license.
While the Catalyst license doesn't grant you any additional features inside the app itself, you'll receive exclusive benefits, such as:
- Early access to [[#Enable Insider builds|Insider builds]].
- Access to exclusive [[#Join our Insider channels|Insider channels]].
- Cool and unique [[#Get your forum badge|forum badges]] and [[#Get your Discord badge|Discord badges]].
> [!Note] Commercial use
> If you use Obsidian for work, you may need to obtain a [[Commercial license]].
## Catalyst tiers
The Catalyst license consists of three tiers: *Insider*, *Supporter*, and *VIP*.
| Benefits | Insider | Supporter | VIP |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-------:|:---------:|:--------:|
| Early access to Insider builds | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Access to exclusive development channels, `#insider-desktop` and `#insider-mobile` | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Access to exclusive lounge channel, `#vip-lounge` | | ✓ | ✓ |
| Insider community badge | ✓ | | |
| Supporter community badge | | ✓ | |
| VIP community badge | | | ✓ |
| **Pricing** | **$25** | **$50** | **$100** |
_Prices are in USD._
> [!info] Upgrading tiers
> When you already own a Catalyst license, you can upgrade to a higher Catalyst tier by paying the price difference between your current and the new tier.
## Access Catalyst benefits
Once you've purchased a Catalyst license, you can access a range of benefits. Learn how to enable them here.
### Get your forum badge
**Note:** To connect your Obsidian account and your forum account, you need to use the same email address for both accounts.
1. If you haven't already, join our [forum](https://forum.obsidian.md/).
2. Browse to your [Obsidian account page](https://obsidian.md/account).
3. Under **Your license → Obsidian Catalyst**, click **Get forum badge**.
### Get your Discord badge
1. If you haven't already, join our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/veuWUTm).
2. Browse to your [Obsidian account page](https://obsidian.md/account).
3. Under **Your license → Obsidian Catalyst**, click **Get Discord badge**.
### Join our Insider channels
Insiders can chat with the Obsidian team and other Insiders in our exclusive Discord channels.
You automatically join the Insider channels after you [[#Get your Discord badge]].
### Enable Insider builds
Please see [[Insider builds]].