When will Sandboxie be released as open source? No current or previous license is required. Simply download the unrestricted, free version. What if I currently do not have a Sandboxie license? This will ensure you have access to all Sandboxie features and are using the most up-to-date version of the product. Regardless of how much time might be left on your existing Sandboxie license, in order to receive the latest updates customers with currently valid license keys will also need to install the latest unrestricted free version. What if I have time left on my current Sandboxie license? In other words, the new free license will have access to all the features previously only available to paid customers. We have modified the code and have released an updated free version that does not restrict any features. Sandboxie currently uses a license key to activate and grant access to premium features only available to paid customers (as opposed to those using a free version).

How do I get a free license? What features are included? We will continue to update this post as additional details become available. We have included a FAQ below with more information. Until the open source transition is completed we have decided to make Sandboxie completely free. We will release more information about the open source project as we continue to work on the details. The Sandboxie user base represents some of the most passionate, forward thinking, and knowledgeable members of the security community and we didn’t want to let you down.Īfter thoughtful consideration we decided that the best way to keep Sandboxie going was to give it back to its users – transitioning it to an open source tool. More importantly, we love the Sandboxie community too much to do that. However, we love the technology too much to see it fade away. Sandboxie has never been a significant component of Sophos’ business, and we have been exploring options for its future for a while.įrankly, the easiest and least costly decision for Sophos would have been to simply end of life Sandboxie. This new evolution of Sandboxie is one we are enthusiastic about, but that does not mean this was an easy decision to make. Sophos is excited to announce that we are making Sandboxie a free tool, with plans to transition it to an open source tool.

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