Lpro

Considering that so many users skip the terms of license agreement during installation, they are prone to commit violations when sharing, distributing or modifying programs. Unfortunately, license violations are punishable under the Criminal Code of most countries and could bring you a hefty fine. Lpro is an application designed to help you find out the apps you have installed on your system along with the details about their licenses.

The program comes with an unpolished and bare-bones interface, yet well-structured as a spreadsheet. To be more precise, the main window consists of a five column table that displays the name of the applications, type of software, license, cost and a few suggestions for alternative programs, depending on the application.

You will be glad to learn that the utility uses color codes for the types of software, an option that can help you quickly identify and differentiate between freeware, shareware and paid applications.

The application provides you with suggestions of other programs you can check out and replace the current ones. The feature can come in handy when you have trial or demo versions of paid programs installed on your computer.

It can help you clarify situations when certain functions of the installed programs are not available. If you are a developer, then the app can aid them figure out whether the app is open-source and hence, they can work on improving the code, for instance.

It is necessary to mention that the recommendations provided mostly includes freeware applications, so there is a high chance you could find an equally valuable software that you can use free of charge.

In the eventuality that your country's legislation is very strict against copyright infringement, then you need to make sure that you abide by the law. If you are the kind of person who always skips the license agreement, then Lpro can provide you with the data you need to make sure you avoid fines or other criminal charges.