 | Aug 15 2009 |
PIK80 It would be better to spend a little extra money to get FileMaker Bento to do this functionality (you can download a template to do Licenses on the Bento website.) In my opinion it would be better to spend $44 and get way more functionality than pay $20 for a program that you will only use for a very short amount of time to enter in the licenses. (Sorry about the double post. I noticed a lot of spelling errors on my original post but MacUpdate wouldn't let me change it so I had to write a new one.
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 | Aug 25 2009 |
HMURCHISON Yes but what about attaching license files and scraping emails for serial numbers? What about loading csv or appshelf files when you buy a bundle. A basic database would work as well so would creating a spreadsheet and tracking your serials this way but the thing that's missing here is "ease of use". I use a central license tracking app because it makes it trivial to store my license in a single function low resource app. If I have to fire up Bento (with its corollary resource hit) every time I want to add, modify a license that doesn't make much sense to me. Bento is a great app that I plan to purchase but it doesn't make my job easier with regard to tracking my licenses. In License Keeper I have value added features that go behind what a basic database app like Bento offers and time being the one commodity you never get any more of I like the ease and time saving.
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| Aug 25 2009 |
PIK80 I have found it very fast to enter in my licensing info through Bento. Filemaker did an incredible job in making Bento easy to use. Personally I want to enter the information instead of the software since because I can't have ANY room for error. If I spent over $2,000 on Adobe's Creative I want to know that I have the correct license otherwise I will have the rude awaking one day that the license that was entered in was in fact wrong meaning that I would then have to blow another two grand re buying Creative Suite. I mean, really, how long does it take to enter in a single license. Two minutes? That is time well spent to me. I don't see how LicenseKeeper goes beyond Bento at all. csv is the format for exporting to spreadsheets? Bento can do that. Bento seems to work very well resource wise on my 5 year old mac. I don't notice any slow down at all.
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| Aug 12 2009 |
NATHENWESTFIELD This is the best license software ever. It makes so much easier to keep a record of all your serial numbers and names. It saves a lot of frustration
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| Aug 7 2009 |
PIK80 Is would be better to spend another a little extra money to get Bento to do this functionality (you can download a template to do Licenses.) In my opinion it would be better to spend $44 and get way more functionality than pay $20 for a program that you will only use for very short amount of time to enter in the licenses.
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| Jul 9 2009 |
JPP_ZOSO is there a sync feature between/among multiple machines? this feature does not seem to be mentioned on the developer's web site. seems to me one of the primary goals for this type of application is to provide easy access to this type of data on all machines that need it...single machine solutions are a deal breaker. might also be helpful to add a workstation field for those software applications locked into a specific machine.
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| Jul 9 2009 |
AROBULACK Two words: kick ass. This is the best software license management app out there, bar none. I have never had a problem with it, its easy-to-use organization has saved me countless times, and, to put it bluntly, it's a joy to use. I manage over 200 commercial software and shareware licenses with this app. I couldn't live without it!
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| Jul 5 2009 |
THEBRIX2008 I used to use KeePassX to keep my licences. It is an excellent general encryption program, but was starting to become unwieldy and the difference in switching to LicenseKeeper is huge - the sheer slickness of capturing a licence is great. Press Import Application and select it from the Finder to create the basics (database entry, name, icon, version number etc.), then select the corresponding registration email in Entourage and press Attach Email. The email contents are parsed and usually put into the various fields (registration name, registration email, product key etc.), including attachments as separate files; that doesn't always work, because there is no standard format for registration emails, but I found there was no further typing required about 80% of the time. So a registration is usually captured in two mouse clicks and, even better, the product key is automatically pasted to the clipboard. If there is no email, the application details may be typed directly into the form, which is well designed (a big box for serial number on the front tab, so no constraints on its format). I created a database with about 40 entries in half an hour, then exported it (XML plus encrypted attachments) to DropBox. Job done, and far more accurately than before; spending a little money on a dedicated application was money well spent.
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| Jun 24 2009 |
AAPPLE If it has instructions it might be useful. As it is, it does not do as advertised: namely automatically find license keys from my e-mail archives. It has a nice lookup interface, but all I care about is finding serial numbers. The amount of effort apparently required to update the data is just as much as editing a text file, and that is free!
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 | Jun 24 2009 |
JON TRAINER LicenseKeeper has two phases of data detection: 1. At Application Import, LicenseKeeper will try to determine the app name, icon, version, publisher, website, and a few other details. 2. When attaching emails to an application entry, LicenseKeeper will scan the email's text for serial numbers, registered email address, and other purchase related information.
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| Jul 9 2009 |
HMURCHISON I find that LicenseKeeper grabs the serial number about 75 % of the time correctly. The only problems that I find are when you have say an email from a bundle that contains a plethora of serial numbers. I don't expect a $20 app to have the kind of Artificial Intelligence to accurately pull out the correct serial number in this case. Sure I could put all my licenses in a spreadsheet or even on a pad of paper for free but LK allows me to to agregate not just serial numbers but whatever files I want to attach be they PDF or a custom license file or more. I can't do as easily with a spreadsheet or text file. I also love the ability to refresh the apps list and pull the latest version numbers.
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| Jun 6 2009 |
HMURCHISON I really like LicenseKeeper. I think the ease in being able to add not only apps but Pref panes, widgets plugins and more makes it the premier license tracking repository on the market. I've had excellent stability with the application. However with that said in mind the developer missed a BIG opportunity to align with bundles like MacHeist and Mupromo and more to deliver easy importation of license data? I'm afraid that AppShelf is going to overtake LicenseKeepr, not because they have a better product..they don't but because they have outfoxed the fox. I've docked LK a star because I think they should be finding ways to make it easy to import these bundled apps. I've cringed in the past dealing with a multitude of different license schemes and fastidiously importing my data. Throw us a bone here. At the least add Appshelf license file import and save us the grief. Thanks!
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| Jun 23 2009 |
HMURCHISON My prayers have been answered. Thank you. signed - Happy LicenseKeeper user.
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| May 28 2009 |
DONNRICHARDS 5 Star Customer Support. I asked for support for importing data from "The Serial Keeper". TSK is a great application, but it has been discontinued, and is no longer available. Jon was extremely responsive regarding my request. I am now a LicenseKeeper user!
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| Apr 20 2009 |
IAMDORIAN Tried a demo, and I am sold. I used to use a program called Be Safe!, but this has died. That developer was trying to satisfy this market's needs as well - serial number storage. Of all the "license" storage apps this appears to be the only one truly tailored to serial numbers storage/retrieval. This said, the app could use a separate activation # pop-up or divided field area in the license field. This is a commonly required piece of data for higher-end applications in the video and animation markets. I'd like to see this as a MUPromo item! I'll be buying my license soon. Good work.
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| Apr 14 2009 |
ONEBLESSEDGUY I would love it if this could import AppShelf stuff. I have a file but already own LK. This program is incredible! Perhaps this could be an added feature? | |
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| Jun 24 2009 |
JON TRAINER AppShelf import is now included. Drag and Drop the file to the LicenseKeeper dock icon or to the source list. You can also use the Import XML function via the Import External Data menu item.
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| Apr 2 2009 |
HMURCHISON I hate tracking license info. It's so non-standard. Most developers have serial numbers but some have license files and other methods for piracy prevention. Keeping up with them can be difficult. I know it's possible to simply place the serials in a spreadsheet but I just wanted a more "centric" program for licensing. Initially I balked at the $19.95 price but after using it and adding a bunch of apps I'm not missing that money but i've gained a lot of usefulness. Now when there's a software bundle I immediately add the apps to LK and attach the email or license files to the respective app[s]. It couldn't be more simple. I like that everything you need is there. Automatic email scanning (though it tends to pull the first serial even if there are more in the email) and support for pref panes and more. I guess the next task will be how well I can transport my licenses. I'm planning an upgrade to my Mac and I may do a fresh install and reinstallation of all 3rd party apps. So far so good.
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 | Jun 9 2009 |
JOHN QUINN When I formatted my hard drive and re-installed all my apps, I lost almost all of the license information I had stored in License Keeper. Before formatting, I updated License Keeper and exported the content. However, when I tried to import it again later, it only imported part of the information - many serials were missing and so were all the application icons. I can't remember the version of License Keeper this happened with, must have been about ten months ago. I am sure this issue has been taken care of by now. I myself am reluctant to use this app since, however, and rather try to store my license information in more conventional old school ways. What I am saying is that simply beware of the possibility of losing your information and maybe create an external copy of your licenses before formatting just in case.
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| Mar 26 2009 |
PICON The absolute best app of its kind. Period. To top it off, the developer is one of the most responsive I have ever dealt with. 5 stars all around!
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| Jul 31 2008 |
PENNYHEAD1 App refreshing? Great! I love this app. Easy to use, nice interface! Thanks.
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| Jun 20 2008 |
DARKATHENA76 I like this app for its layout and integration with Mac OS X (I can use it on Tiger or Leopard). The one thing that really irks me though is that it has NO option to password protect its database or a way to encrypt its contents - the developer suggests Filevault. However, when I asked him about it he replied in an email that he is working on such a feature - so there's hope! The main reason I chose this application over RapidoSerial (which is also a nice app, and free) is that with this one I can store those pesky license files that some developers use to license their apps. I say they're "pesky" because it's not the easiest to keep track of them. Is $20 worth it to keep track of those license files even without encryption? To me it is. If this app had the ability to encrypt its database or at the very least password protect itself then it would be perfect.
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| Sep 27 2008 |
MACNOOK A side note: I store all my license files in RapidoSerial. In the lower right corner, it says "Documents"-- click the + sign and add your license files.
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| Apr 17 2008 |
JOI How is this better than RapidoSerial which is free??? http://www.app4mac.com/action_view_freeware.lasso?-token=($Var_sess_productfree)&-session=WEBS:4760ECE20a2ec199DDqxp2C8C012
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| Feb 18 2008 |
PENNYHEAD1 I really like this app. I finally got rid of that free one (which I won't mention) that was taking forever to load and to save individual entries with. It was driving me bats! LicenseKeeper works smoothly and I was happy to spend the money in order not to slow my computer down which the other application did. Thanks.
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| Jan 19 2008 |
TEXASSTARGAZER Very nice application, and great support from the developer as well.
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| Jan 18 2008 |
ONEBLESSEDGUY I feel that $20 is a little steep for this app. Even $15 would be better. How about run a deal on it? Anyway, I don't like the fact that the info isn't stored in the keychain. Granted, most of the time this isn't an issue. But if I was going to pay for an app, versus getting one for free, I would expect this feature.
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| Oct 4 2007 |
SVRROOT use rapidoserial, its nearly the same und its 100$ free!! | |
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| Sep 11 2007 |
ADONSA Re: >LicenseKeeper is the first and only license > manager to store both serial numbers and license > files along with receipts, email and other related files. Sorry, Not the first. Software Accountant tracked software purchases, expenditures, license, and any other info (in remarks) back in 1990.
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| Sep 6 2007 |
JMORGAN cool little app! great work
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| Aug 9 2007 |
RWEBBER Definitely a must have for keeping track of a rapidly multiplying list of software registration codes. Attaching emails and related files is becoming necessary since many developers are now issuing license files instead of simple registration codes. Autoscan of emails for serial numbers is welcome as well.
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| Jun 17 2007 |
YOGI COACH I licensed this application soon after putting it through its paces, and I'm glad I did! I use a wide variety of applications and utilities and in the past it has been a bit of a chore keeping track of all of the serial numbers. LicenseKeeper has made this tracking easier than I would have thought possible. I especially like the ability to be able to be able to select one or more e-mails in Mail and import them into LicenseKeeper with the click of a button. The software is even smart enough to extract the serial number and other information from the imported e-mails. Brilliant! I highly recommend this application to anyone with more than a few serial numbers to manage. I've tried using more general information management utilities (including using SplashID for years), but see the benefit in having a dedicated utility for the task of serial number tracking.
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| Mar 8 2007 |
CURLYPAWS This is a very neat little application, which I ended up buying soon after trying. I love the ability to link e-mails and files to a program - particularly since (like LicenseKeeper itself) some programs are licensed through files rather than numbers. It has a great ability to suck serial numbers out of e-mails. It doesnt password protect its database, but as a home user that isnt an issue. Storing other security items separately would be justified for me as I would want them password protected.
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| Mar 6 2007 |
GORDON142 Seems very cool. I only wish it was setup to handle more than just licence files, because while its licence-handling abilities surpass those of Steel (my current secure-storage app), it is not very practical for the storage of other types of records, and I don't wish to migrate one data type only to an entirely different application.
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