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You don't need that. That is the API that you could create TPLAT with. This is the basic procedure Create a product definition (Using LFEdit or via the Softwarekey web page). Create a licence file for the product (Using LFEdit). Apply the licence to the lvlib (Using TPLAT in advanced mode. This will give you a Licenced version of your code.) Point VIPM to the licence when you build the distribution (If you have the full VIPM, it can also apply it instead of using TPLAT above). This is the full licencing process (excluding the VIPM). You can also buy the licensing server from Softwarekey for installation on your own network, if you want everything in-house rather than using theirs (or NI's)

Hello Youssef, As Shaun and Brian mentioned, BLT is a toolbox allowing you to distribute commercial LabVIEW applications with just a few easy steps. However it is limited to LabVIEW executable running on Windows. So this will not cover your need for licensing LabVIEW source code. If you are looking to sell LabVIEW applications running as executable on Windows computers with advanced licensing scenarios, you should definitely look into BLT for LabVIEW. You can try BLT for free with no time limitation, with all the features, and distribute 1 application on up to 5 computers. After that, there are some fees associated. BLT does not only provide licensing features, but also auto-update capabilities, usage tracking and remote debugging tools. You can get a lot of information regarding BLT for LabVIEW at https://BLTforLabVIEW.com and also by looking at the product documentation at: http://help.studiobods.com/bltforlabview If you have any further questions feel free to send an email to contact@studiobods.com Best regards.

Yes. I think it was the Studio Bods one I was thinking of. Looking at it now it seems to be geared towards executables and not sure if it will suffice for source code.

There was a couple, but I never used any of them. I think BLT is one that meets the needs, and I think Wirebird Labs had one, but that hasn't had any update in forever.

Interesting. This is could be due to their new subscription method. It might be worth finding out whether that is the case as there will be other caveats like you need to maintain a subscription Indeed. I vaguely remember a third party that was offering an alternative solution that was implicitly geared towards LabVIEW and used the TPLAT. But I can't remember who it was or how it worked.

This announcement might be of interest: https://create.vi/ni-and-jki-partnering-on-package-management-in-labview-d243b13ae3a6 "Features in VIPM Pro 2023+ (Paid): NI Third Party Licensing and Activation Toolkit (TPLAT) Integration"