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# Course trial (pre-purchase preview)

Providing a course trial allows **potential students** to **evaluate** the content, teaching style, and **relevance** before committing financially, which reduces uncertainty and **builds trust**. It also helps ensure the course meets their expectations and learning goals, leading to higher satisfaction and more confident purchase decisions.

To set up Trial period for a first section of a course, you can visit Trials section of a course setup:
![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/a/e/a/3aea62344d5c9200/image_192pgz4.png)
From this tab you can:
* enable or disable trial mode;
* copy trial link to share it with a student manually;
* enable timeout for trial mode, so student can only view the first section for limited amount of time.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/a/e/a/3aea62344d5c9200/image_1hg30ji.png)
When timeout is enabled and student's trial period ends, they will see a popup with a purchase button:

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/-/3/a/e/a/3aea62344d5c9200/image_1hgg216.png)

Student can not re-access the course again by re-using the same link or reloading the page. Student is also unable to mark lessons as completed in a preview mode.