LockXLS 4.1.19

LockXLS 4.1.19 is designed as an program which provides copy protection features to your Excel workbooks from reverse engineering, analyzing and unauthorized copying.

LockXLS will help you to create trial-ware or rental-ware from your documents, and to protect logic in your spreadsheets. LockXLS offers several protection options: hardware based Activation Code, trial period, password, serial number.

You can specify working period and count of openings for your document. Workbook will be converted to application, which doesn't require any additional libraries to be installed on customer's PC. Locked workbook hides logic of your spreadsheet and works identically to original workbook. You can add splash window, custom icon and End User License agreement to your files.

Locked workbook may have trial period and splash screen. Also it will be converted to application, which does not have any external dependencies and could be easily distributed.

You should not write a code which creates hardware dependent Computer Codes, registration interface and other features needed for distribution. All of them are provided to LockXLS, you should only select needed options in the project and enter your own captions.

Major Features:

1. Spreadsheet is protected with a:
   • Hardware based Activation Code (workbook will be locked to specific PC);
   • Activation Code, bound to USB flash drive. This allows to control how many copied are launched on customer's PCs;
   • Serial Number;
   • Trial period;
   • Password.
2. Create rental files using LockXLS. Hardware based Activation Code will unlock spreadsheet only to specified period of time.
3. Limit evaluation and license by count of openings of protected document.
4. On-line activation. LockXLS setup includes keygen applications for Linux and Windows, which could be used on your website. Also you can provide URL for on-line activation.
5. Spreadsheet can be converted to:
   • Application - does not requre any additional files to distribution
   • Protected Excel document - requires LockXLS Runtime to be installed on customer's PC
6. Formulas and VBA code are unavailable to user. He will not be able to view and analyze logic of your workbook.
7. Formulas and VBA code are unaccessible through COM Object Model. User can not write a VBA code to retrieve your formula or macro.
8. Protect workbooks from cracking VBA passwords and sheet passwords.
9. Protect Excel AddIns (.xla, .xlam) in same way as other Excel documents.
10. Disable printing in Excel.
11. Add your own End-User License Agreement with Accept and Decline buttons to protected file.
12. Add Splash screen with custom image.
13. Add you own Help file to locked application.
14. Customize activation messages shown when user opens locked workbook.
15. Custom icon to applications, created from Microsoft Excel documents.
16. Customer works with protected files in same way as with usual Excel documents.
17. Time syncronization with Internet Time Servers. Customer will be unable to rollback time and "extend" his evaluation.
18. Data in spreadsheet is encrypted with secure 128-bit algorithm.
19. Data on hidden sheets can not be accessed from external application.
20. There are no limitations to workbook, which should be protected. All features of Microsoft Excel are supported by LockXLS.
21. Protected spreadsheet model will be as fast as original model.
22. LockXLS has very simple interface and will be easy to use.
23. Product is easy to install and uninstall.

Enhancements:

• Improved support linked workbooks.
• Lock Microsoft Excel Template files.
• Fixed bug with saving xls as pdf.
• Use LockXLS to build projects from command line.
• Save encrypted file into subfolders of the project folder - keep your own directory tree structure.
• Updated Help file.
• New samples on website.
• Fixed several bugs, reported by our customers.

Requirements:

• Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP, Vista
• Microsoft Excel 2000 or higher.