# Wind4/vlmcsd

KMS Emulator in C (currently runs on Linux including Android, FreeBSD, Solaris, Minix, Mac OS, iOS, Windows with or without Cygwin)

Repository: https://github.com/Wind4/vlmcsd
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vlmcsd
Homepage: https://forums.mydigitallife.net/threads/50234
Language: C
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-01-10T11:19:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3930, "days_push": 966, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8844, forks 2488 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:26.007994+00:00)

## What it is
vlmcsd is a KMS (Key Management Service) emulator written in C that can activate Windows and Microsoft Office products. It runs as a daemon on a wide range of platforms including Linux, Android, FreeBSD, Solaris, macOS, iOS, and Windows.

## Use cases
- activate windows and office via kms on my lan
- run a local kms server on a raspberry pi or router
- emulate a kms host without installing windows
- self-host a kms activation server for testing
- activate office volume license editions offline

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight, portable KMS emulator that runs on almost any OS or embedded device
- you want a command-line daemon with no dependencies
- you need to activate volume-licensed Microsoft products on an isolated network

## When to avoid
- you need a licensed, officially supported KMS host from Microsoft
- you want a GUI-managed activation solution
- your use case involves activating retail or OEM licenses, which KMS does not cover

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, cli, networking
- domain: developer-tools, windows, self-hosted
- platform: windows, bsd, cross-platform, cli
- tags: kms-emulator, license-activation, windows-activation, office-activation, c, linux, macos, android, ios

## Member repositories
- Wind4/vlmcsd (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:26.007994+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:24:48.220187+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Wind4/vlmcsd (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:26.007994+00:00, sha d6ae3ab4482d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.