--- title: Download the WordRake Bundle │ Thanks for Your Purchase description: Install and Activate WordRake for Word and Outlook. Here's how to install WordRake, activate your new licenses, and start editing with WordRake. Thanks for purchasing WordRake. image: https://www.wordrake.com/hubfs/Thumbnail%20Images%20for%20Download%20and%20Tour%20Pages/Download%20and%20Install%20WordRake%20for%20Word%20and%20Outlook%20on%20Windows.png --- #### WordRake is joining BriefCatch. Discover how BriefCatch Next builds on WordRake’s trusted editing technology — and what this means for WordRake customers. 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Here's how to install/update WordRake, activate your new licenses, and start editing with WordRake.   ## **Before You Begin** WordRake for Word and WordRake for Outlook operate independently, so you must download, install/update, and activate them separately. You may install the programs in any order, but the license keys are not interchangeable. Each license key will work only for the specified program. Click [here](https://www.wordrake.com/download-bundle-purchased#outlook) to jump to the installation instructions for WordRake for Outlook.  ## **Start by installing WordRake for Microsoft Word:** 1. To get started, **close all documents** and **quit** out of Microsoft Word. 2. Click the blue button (below) to download WordRake for Word. [![Download WordRake for Word](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3365575/7da10b61-905d-411d-9442-24261733c0de.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3365575/7da10b61-905d-411d-9442-24261733c0de) 3. **Double-click** the download "WordRakeInstall" file **to begin installation**. 4. Once installation is complete, open a Microsoft Word document and click on the **WordRake tab** above the ribbon. ![WR v5 Ribbon WIN Word 365_WR Tab](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.0%20Ribbons%20with%20Arrows%20(Win%20Word)/WR%20v5%20Ribbon%20WIN%20Word%20365_WR%20Tab.png?width=800&height=128&name=WR%20v5%20Ribbon%20WIN%20Word%20365_WR%20Tab.png) 5. To activate your license, click on the **License** button. ![WR v5 - Enter License Key WinWord](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.0%20GIFs/WR%20v5%20-%20Enter%20License%20Key%20WinWord.gif?width=800&height=450&name=WR%20v5%20-%20Enter%20License%20Key%20WinWord.gif) 6. Earlier, you received an email from us. It includes your license key and you’ll need it to activate your license. The email should look like this: ![WR v5 Bundle FastSpring Delivery](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.0%20With%20Callouts/WR%20v5%20Bundle%20FastSpring%20Delivery.png?width=600&height=153&name=WR%20v5%20Bundle%20FastSpring%20Delivery.png) 7. Refer back to your email for the license key and **copy/paste** the license key into the space provided. It should look like this: ![WR v5 Word License Key for Instructions Pages ACD](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.0%20With%20Callouts/WR%20v5%20Word%20License%20Key%20for%20Instructions%20Pages%20ACD.png?width=600&height=224&name=WR%20v5%20Word%20License%20Key%20for%20Instructions%20Pages%20ACD.png) *NOTE: You have access to two WordRake products, so you have two license keys.* ***The first one is for WordRake for Microsoft Word.  *** *(Can’t find it? Look for the long string of characters near the bottom of the earlier email. If you can’t find that email, please contact* [*support*](https://www.wordrake.com/request?__hstc=233546881.1579e8f4ecd60dafb10387ebbc4203e4.1519331679021.1519753458798.1519755686514.12&__hssc=233546881.11.1519755686514&__hsfp=3223123038) *and we’ll help you.)* 8. When you’re ready for feedback, select **Brevity** and/or **Simplicity** to determine which types of suggestions to receive. ![WR v5 Ribbon WIN Word 365_Brev or Simp](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.0%20Ribbons%20with%20Arrows%20(Win%20Word)/WR%20v5%20Ribbon%20WIN%20Word%20365_Brev%20or%20Simp.png?width=800&height=129&name=WR%20v5%20Ribbon%20WIN%20Word%20365_Brev%20or%20Simp.png) 9. Next, click the **Rake** button and watch WordRake analyze your document and suggest improvements.![WR v5 Ribbon WIN Word 365_Rake Button](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.0%20Ribbons%20with%20Arrows%20(Win%20Word)/WR%20v5%20Ribbon%20WIN%20Word%20365_Rake%20Button.png?width=800&height=140&name=WR%20v5%20Ribbon%20WIN%20Word%20365_Rake%20Button.png) 10. In under one minute, WordRake can make hundreds of editing suggestions that appear in the familiar track changes form. Your suggestions will look like this: ![WR v5 Sample Edits for Instructions Pages](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.0%20With%20Callouts/WR%20v5%20Sample%20Edits%20for%20Instructions%20Pages.png?width=800&height=459&name=WR%20v5%20Sample%20Edits%20for%20Instructions%20Pages.png) 10. Use the WordRake **Accept** and **Reject** buttons to keep the edits you like. ![WR v5 Ribbon WIN Word 365_Accept Reject Next](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.0%20Ribbons%20with%20Arrows%20(Win%20Word)/WR%20v5%20Ribbon%20WIN%20Word%20365_Accept%20Reject%20Next.png?width=800&height=140&name=WR%20v5%20Ribbon%20WIN%20Word%20365_Accept%20Reject%20Next.png) --- ## **Now install/update WordRake for Microsoft Outlook:** 1. To get started, **close all emails** and **quit** out of Microsoft Outlook. 2. Click the orange button (below) to download WordRake for Outlook. [![Download WordRake for Outlook](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/3365575/2e56240e-675e-4586-8f84-8b5e878c502c.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/3365575/2e56240e-675e-4586-8f84-8b5e878c502c) 3. **Double-click** the download "WordRakeOutlookInstall" file **to begin installation**. 4. Once installation is complete, open Microsoft Outlook and either begin a new email or reply to an existing one. 5. The WordRake tab will be visible in your open email message. Click on the **WordRake tab** above the ribbon. ![WR v5 Ribbon WIN Outlook 365_WR Tab](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.%200%20Ribbons%20with%20Arrows%20(Outlook)/WR%20v5%20Ribbon%20WIN%20Outlook%20365_WR%20Tab.png?width=800&height=278&name=WR%20v5%20Ribbon%20WIN%20Outlook%20365_WR%20Tab.png) 6. To activate your license, click on the **License** button at the far right of your message screen. **![WR v5 - Enter License Key WinOutlook](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.0%20GIFs/WR%20v5%20-%20Enter%20License%20Key%20WinOutlook.gif?width=800&height=450&name=WR%20v5%20-%20Enter%20License%20Key%20WinOutlook.gif)**   c   ![WR v5 Outlook License Key for Instructions Pages](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.0%20With%20Callouts/WR%20v5%20Outlook%20License%20Key%20for%20Instructions%20Pages.png?width=600&height=224&name=WR%20v5%20Outlook%20License%20Key%20for%20Instructions%20Pages.png)   *NOTE: Because you have two WordRake products, you will have two license keys.* ***The second one is for WordRake for Microsoft Outlook. *** 8. Follow the same steps as above to **Rake** an email. Your Raked email will look like this: ![WR v5 Outlook Sample Email](https://www.wordrake.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Version%205.0%20With%20Callouts/WR%20v5%20Outlook%20Sample%20Email.png?width=850&height=792&name=WR%20v5%20Outlook%20Sample%20Email.png) It’s that easy. Have questions? Please [contact support](https://www.wordrake.com/request) and they'll be happy to help! ### Additional User Resources - [WordRake FAQs](https://support.wordrake.com/hc/en-us/categories/200022089-Frequently-Asked-Questions) - [Video Walkthrough of New Features in WordRake 5.0](https://www.wordrake.com/hubfs/Whats%20New%20in%20WordRake%205.0/New%20Features%20in%20WordRake%205.0.mp4) - [15 Ways to Be a WordRake Power User](https://www.wordrake.com/power-editor) - [Take a Tour of WordRake for Windows](https://www.wordrake.com/tour-windows) - [Take a Tour of WordRake for Outlook](https://www.wordrake.com/tour-outlook) - [Simplicity Mode: Engaged](https://www.wordrake.com/blog/run-simplicity-mode-first) - [WordRake Release Notes](https://www.wordrake.com/release-notes)   © 2026 WordRake, LLC. 8415 154th Avenue NE,  Suite 200, Redmond, WA 98052. All rights reserved. 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