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# Install & activate Volume
Three ways to get Volume on your Shopify store — trial, purchase, or manual upload.
### Try Volume for free
You can test Volume from the Shopify Theme Store.
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**Steps:**
1. Go to the [Volume listing on Shopify Theme Store](https://themes.shopify.com/themes/volume/presets/volume)
2. Click **Try theme**
3. Shopify installs Volume to your store as an unpublished theme
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The trial lets you fully customize and preview Volume — no payment required. You can publish it to your live store only after purchasing a license.
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**Pro tip:** The trial version has no time limit — take as much time as you need to test all the features and set up your store. The only restrictions are that you cannot edit the theme's code or publish it to your live storefront until you purchase a license.
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Ready to test it on your store?
Try Volume for free
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### Buy Volume from the Theme Store
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**Steps:**
1. Go to the [Volume listing on Shopify Theme Store](https://themes.shopify.com/themes/volume/presets/volume)
2. Click **Buy theme** — Shopify charges your account on file
3. Volume is added to your theme library in **Shopify Admin → Online Store → Themes**
4. Click **Customize** to start editing, or **Publish** to make it your live theme
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**Tip:** Before customizing, click **⋯ → Duplicate** to create a dev copy. Make changes on the copy, then publish when ready.
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### Upload a ZIP file
If you downloaded Volume as a ZIP (e.g., a purchased file or a theme update), you can upload it manually.
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**Steps:**
1. In **Shopify Admin → Online Store → Themes**, scroll down to the theme library
2. Click **Import → Upload zip file**
3. Select your Volume `.zip` file and click **Upload**
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**Uploading a ZIP creates a new theme without your previous settings.** If you're updating an existing Volume installation, use the in-theme updater instead — see [How to update your Shopify theme](/docs/theme-management/how-to-update-your-shopify-theme.md).
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### Related
* [Volume theme setup guide](broken://pages/rGbaFP5TlDaMlMhirTNo)
* [How to use the Shopify theme editor](/docs/theme-editor/how-to-use-the-shopify-theme-editor.md)
* [How to update your Shopify theme](/docs/theme-management/how-to-update-your-shopify-theme.md)
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