This article explains where to access the user manual for your Native Instruments products.
Online Manuals
You can find a selection of our newly formatted online manuals on this page of the NI website. More product manuals will be added soon.
PDF Manuals
You can find more product manuals and documentation in the Downloads section of the corresponding PRODUCTS page on the NI website.
If there's no Downloads tab on a product's page, you can find the link by scrolling down to a section labeled 'AT A GLANCE'.
Note: Expansions are content-based, and do not include manuals. Please see this article for details on how to access your Expansion presets and files.
Quickstart Guides
For many NI products, we offer interactive Quickstart Guides. These are integrated directly into the respective product pages on our website. Some are available from the product page itself, e.g. for the Komplete Audio 6:
Some are available in the Downloads section on the product page, next to the manuals, e.g. for the KOMPLETE KONTROL M32:
Manuals for legacy products
Software Manuals
The manuals for legacy products can be found in the Documentation folder within the Application Folder of your Native Instruments product, once that product has been installed:
- macOS:
Macintosh HD > Applications > Native Instruments > *Product Name* > Documentation - Windows:
C: > Program Files > Native Instruments > *Product Name* > Documentation
Note: TRAKTOR includes a lot of manuals (e.g. for third-party hardware, etc.). You will find a html-link in the product's Documentation folder. Use this link to download the product's manual online.
Library Manuals
Manuals for legacy content products can be found in the respective product's Documentation folder.
The default installation path for NI content products is here:
- macOS:
Macintosh HD > Users > Shared > *Product Name* - Windows:
C: > Users > Public > Public Documents > *Product Name*
Note: For some content products, manuals are only available in English.