Overview

  Recover Keys is a simple yet comprehensive Windows application designed to safeguard your software activation keys (cd-keys) in the event of a system or hard disk crash.

Recover Keys is an excellent tool for administrators of small business, computer service providers and people who have several computers at home. Recover Keys scans the registry and finds license cd-keys for installed software, then allowing printing or saving software license information into a file. Recover Keys retrieves and backups license information from local computer, remote computers or even crashed hard drive. Due to friendly interface and solid amounts of options, Recover Keys can used both by professionals and inexperienced users.

RecoverKeys provides several licensing options depending on your needs and network size. Please read below for detailed information, version comparison and pricing.

Key Features

 

Recover lost product keys

Recover Keys software helps to retrieve activation keys for Microsoft Windows NT / 2000 / XP / 2003 Server / Vista / Windows 7, Microsoft Office (all versions), Acronis products, SlySoft products, Adobe products, Nero, Camtasia Studio and other software programs. Currently Recover Keys supports more than 3000+ programs. To see the full list supported software, please check the list of supported software.



 

Backup activation keys

Having a copy of all activation codes for programs you've recently purchased can save you a lot of money, time and energy. Recover Keys is a software program designed to help you backup your product keys. This product keys finder will quickly analyze your system and find all relevant license information. Then you can backup all product keys by saving them into Text file, Word, Excel, HTML, CSV, XML or by printing it and storing the list in a safe place.



 

Scan another Windows or another HDD

If you need to recover product keys from another Windows operating system installed on your PC, another HDD or retrieve product serial numbers from non-bootable hard disc, RecoverKeys is a perfect tool for it.

If you need to reinstall Windows, simply launch Recover Keys and it will scan through the registry of external Windows system and compile a list of software license keys. Then you can reinstall operating system without spending time on searching for each product key when installing programs.



 

Scan another network computer

Besides scanning local PC for product keys, Recover Keys can also scan any remote network computer. To scan a network computer, enter the PC name or its IP address and authentication username and password in the "Scan remote computer" dialog box.

Note: This feature is NOT available for Single license, and is provided only for Basic license and above.



 

Scan whole network

Network administrators or people using several computers often need to scan the whole network for activation keys. There is no need to install Recover Keys on each computer. This key finder scans network computers by adding each computer name manually, by IP address range, by list of computer names or IPs. Recover Keys also allows users to log on network computers as it supports authentication by username and password.

Additionally, Recover Keys allows the user to save the network computers selection and load it for scanning later, which is rather useful for updating the list of product keys on a network.

Note: Number of computers that can be scanned simultaneously for product keys is limited by the program license:

 License type  Scan remote PCs  Multi-scan several PCs at the same time
 Single license  1 PC  No
 Basic license  2 - 9 PCs  No
 Premium license  10 - 99 PCs  Yes
 Enterprise license  Unlimited  Yes



 

Automatic updates

Recover Keys provides technical support and regular updates for the users of Recover Keys. Currently Recover Keys can retrieve keys for 3000+ software programs, but we're adding new versions of programs and new programs as soon as they are released. The list of supported software is growing each day, and we try our best to keep our customers up to date with the latest released software and new versions.



 

System requirements

Windows NT / 2000 / XP / Vista / Windows 7. 32 bit or 64 bit system. No specific requirements.

Recover Keys keyfinder is currently available in English, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Nederlands, Svenska, Český, Magyar, Norsk, Polski, Українська, Русский, 日本語.





Version comparison

 Feature \ License Single license Basic license Premium license Enterprise license
 Scan local PC for 3000+ keys Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Scan another or non-bootable Windows Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Export to text and HTML file Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Export to Word / RTF file Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Export to CSV and Excel No Yes Yes Yes
 Export to tab-separated file and XML No No Yes Yes
 Scan remote PCs 1 PC 2 - 9 PCs 10 - 99 PCs Unlimited
 Multi-scan several PCs at one time No No Yes Yes
 Command-line support and USB install support No No No Yes
 Price $24.95 $59.95 $149.95 $299.95


What software does Recover Keys support?

Recover keys supports 3134 software packages, including:

 Microsoft Windows  AutoDesk 3DMax  Microsoft Office
 Registry Mechanic  Alcohol 120%  Ahead Nero
 Acronis Products  SlySoft CloneCD  Corel Draw
 Camtasia Studio  O&O Products  Symantec Products
 ACDSee  Electronic Arts  Macromedia
 Adobe Photoshop  Roxio  Tag&Rename
 Ulead Products  Unreal Tournament  VMware Workstation
 WinZIP  Winamp  Ashampoo Products
 Adobe Acrobat  Adobe Illustrator  Adobe Premiere

and a lot more. To see all supported software visit this page.