MakeMKV asking for registration and not accepting the demo license

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youlk1234
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MakeMKV asking for registration and not accepting the demo license

Post by youlk1234 »

Hi there,
My MakeMKV (on Tiny11) started asking today for a license. Since i didn't pay for one (i don't have the means) and the software is still in beta, i used this license: T-BSaJ6gwgMx4eIggWkVYXiVP_6zehm7WAO9dEydvzOHFHoZ6YQ82BL5cGpYDxvyRWnS which is the one provided free until end of June 2026. But it calls it invalid. Any ideas on how to fix it?
Woodstock
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Re: MakeMKV asking for registration and not accepting the demo license

Post by Woodstock »

How did you enter the key? Did you use Copy/Paste?

If so, windows users (especially) have to be careful that Microsoft did not "grab" too many characters.

Copy the key from the web page. Paste it into (say) notepad. THEN copy and paste the result into MakeMKV. This breaks Windows "helping" with the C/P operation.
MannyDanny
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Re: MakeMKV asking for registration and not accepting the demo license

Post by MannyDanny »

This key itself is valid. But not untill the end of june, but was even valid till the end of july:

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# curl -s 'https://keygen-makemkv.hotmann.de/api/v1/val' --json '{"key":"T-BSaJ6gwgMx4eIggWkVYXiVP_6zehm7WAO9dEydvzOHFHoZ6YQ82BL5cGpYDxvyRWnS"}' | jq -r '.response'
{
  "type": "time-limited",
  "expire": "2026.07.31 00.00.00 UTC",
  "valid": true
}
So maybe (if you use windows) you used another key? Check your registry, what is stored at
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MakeMKV\app_Key
?
LuceaAnna
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Joined: Tue Nov 03, 2026 9:30 am

Re: MakeMKV asking for registration and not accepting the demo license

Post by LuceaAnna »

MannyDanny wrote: Mon Oct 26, 2026 1:22 am This key itself is valid. But not untill the end of june, but was even valid till the end of july:

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# curl -s 'https://keygen-makemkv.hotmann.de/api/v1/val' --json '{"key":"T-BSaJ6gwgMx4eIggWkVYXiVP_6zehm7WAO9dEydvzOHFHoZ6YQ82BL5cGpYDxvyRWnS"}' | jq -r '.response'
{
  "type": "time-limited",
  "expire": "2026.07.31 00.00.00 UTC",
  "valid": true
}
So maybe (if you use windows) you used another key? Check your registry, what is stored at
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\MakeMKV\app_Key
?
Why is there a discrepancy between the expiration date stated (end of June) and the actual expiration date (end of July) for the same key? Could there be another reason why the key isn't functioning even though it is still valid?