JetBrains IDE trial reset windows

extend-trial-jetbrains-windows.bat

REM Delete eval folder with licence key and options.xml which contains a reference to it
for %%I in ("WebStorm", "IntelliJ", "CLion", "Rider", "GoLand", "PhpStorm", "Resharper", "PyCharm") do (
    for /d %%a in ("%USERPROFILE%\.%%I*") do (
        rd /s /q "%%a/config/eval"
        del /q "%%a\config\options\other.xml"
    )
)

REM Delete registry key and jetbrains folder (not sure if needet but however)
rmdir /s /q "%APPDATA%\JetBrains"
reg delete "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\JavaSoft" /f

Hey @XGilmar ! I still have the .jar file you shared earlier, but unfortunately, it doesn’t work anymore with versions after 2025.1.X.X — it just won’t activate again. Do you happen to have a fix for this? If so, I’d really appreciate your help. Thanks so much for all the support given to the community!!

The repo was taking down. @XGilmar maybe got sued lol

It's working. Thank you!

Hello, I just coded this plugin to reset eval trials, it can do it automatically every time you exit the IDE, or Reset via a button.
It's fully open source, feel free to build it yourself :)
https://github.com/SamHoque/ide-eval-resetter

Hello, I just coded this plugin to reset eval trials, it can do it automatically every time you exit the IDE, or Reset via a button.
It's fully open source, feel free to build it yourself :)
https://github.com/SamHoque/ide-eval-resetter

@SamHoque Not working for Intellij IDEA 2025.1

@salmansayyad I am on the latest version 2025.1.3, and its still working for me, I have it reset to everytime I launch the IDE.

care full guys. i got a dmca take down on my trial reset on linux

@SamHoque Your repo was taken down. Any chance you could create a new one or share the code?

@SamHoque Your repo was taken down. Any chance you could create a new one or share the code?

I am attempting a counter DMCA atm, since I didn't use any copyrighted code. all I am doing is modifying a file in the users computer, I'll try to fight it. a user should be able to do what they please with their machine.

@SamHoque Your repo was taken down. Any chance you could create a new one or share the code?

I am attempting a counter DMCA atm, since I didn't use any copyrighted code. all I am doing is modifying a file in the users computer, I'll try to fight it. a user should be able to do what they please with their machine.

imagine been banned of github and send to prison all becuase we edit a few files on our own pc....

😭

It works on 31.12.2025. Thanks

@smazhevskiy From where did you download Plugin? If any working link available?

@vsachinv delete PermanentDeviceId and PermanentUserId in %APPDATA%/Jetbrains

@Seres67 Thanks but I have installed in macbook. Would it be same steps?

@smazhevskiy From where did you download Plugin? If any working link available?

PyCharm & WebStorm from the official website

@smazhevskiy From where did you download Plugin? If any working link available?

The jar file is available from when the repo was still up. You can't access the source code now after the DMCA takedown.

@SamHoque Would you be able to share the source code somehow?

I would also like to get trial reset plugin, i noticed that deleting PermanentDeviceId and PermanentUserId in appdata/roaming/jetbrains folder somehow resets trial.

Intellij Ultimate Version 2025.3.1 (.exe istaller version). I tryed the follow procedure when I have still 16 days of trial.

1. When the IDE is open you must go to Manage License and:

   • On the left menu under IDE:
     • Select IntelliJ -> Deactivate Subscription
   • On the left menu under Paid Plugins:
     • Select each Plugin -> Remove License

2. The point number 1 required to restart the IDE. Restart it and shutdown again.

3. In the folder /AppData/Roaming/JetBrains/ remove the files PermanentUserId and PermanentDeviceId (no need to remove other.xml).

4. Create new mail

5. Open your ide go to Trials and Login with new mail (you will be ask to create new account).

You'll have 30 days again.

sorry is a little bit more complex:

in [user]/AppData/Roaming I erase completely the folder JetBrains

on regedit I remove HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\JavaSoft\Prefs\JetBrains

This will work on latest version but remove all the configuration! Pay attention

Does anyone know how to do it on macos?

working for Arch Linux!!!

#!/bin/bash

products=("WebStorm" "IntelliJIdea" "CLion" "Rider" "GoLand" "PhpStorm" "PyCharm")

for product in "${products[@]}"; do
    find ~/.config/JetBrains/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -name "${product}*" -exec rm -rf {}/eval \;
    
    find ~/.config/JetBrains/ -maxdepth 1 -type d -name "${product}*" -exec rm -f {}/options/other.xml \;
done

jetbrains_dirs=(
    ~/.cache/JetBrains
    ~/.local/share/JetBrains
    ~/.java/.userPrefs/jetbrains
    ~/.java/.userPrefs/prefs.xml
)

for dir in "${jetbrains_dirs[@]}"; do
    if [ -e "$dir" ]; then
        rm -rf "$dir"
    fi
done

find ~/ -type d -name ".JetBrains" -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null
find ~/ -type d -name ".idea" -exec rm -rf {} + 2>/dev/null

echo "Activated succesfull"

this works but also uninstalls all your plugins and reset your settings etc.
is there any way to keep plugins and other settings?
maybe not remove all of the cache?

UPDATE: No idea what happened but seems like pycharm is now crashing for some reason
UPDATE: After deleting the entire .config/JetBrains/PyCharm* it's working now
UPDATE: It only works for like one or two time then it crashes again. I think PyCharm is bugged on linuxmint?

How to handle it on macOS?

How to handle it on macOS?

Use this, i tested it on IntelliJ 2025.3
https://github.com/garyjuano/jetbrains-reset-trial-evaluation-mac

I created a cmd script for windows. Download the file and change extension to .cmd

Tested with 2025 and 2026 IDE versions, works fine.

我创建了一个适用于 Windows 的 cmd 脚本。下载该文件并将扩展名更改为 .cmd。

已使用 2025 和 2026 版本 IDE 进行测试，运行良好。
can you share with me ?

@JimAlex927
Let me post it here as code block:

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@echo off
REM Reset JetBrains IDE trial period
REM Run as administrator if registry deletion requires it

setlocal

echo.
echo === JetBrains Trial Reset ===
echo Removes evaluation keys, evlsprt entries, license traces,
echo device/user identity files, and registry keys.
echo.
echo TIP: Close all JetBrains IDEs before proceeding.
echo.
echo.
echo ### Information ###
echo Custom JetBrains config path is the parent directory that contains product folders.
echo Examples:
echo   C:\Soft\Develop\JetBrains\AppData
echo   (which contains .JetBrains.Rider-2026.1.win\config\, etc.)
echo.
set /p "CUSTOM_PATH=Enter custom JetBrains config path (or press Enter for defaults): "

set "PRODUCTS=IntelliJIdea WebStorm DataGrip PhpStorm CLion PyCharm GoLand RubyMine Rider ReSharper"

if not "%CUSTOM_PATH%"=="" (
  REM --- Custom path mode ---
  echo.
  echo Using custom path: %CUSTOM_PATH%
  echo.

  REM Scan for any product-matching subdirectories under the custom path
  for /d %%D in ("%CUSTOM_PATH%\*") do (
    for %%P in (%PRODUCTS%) do (
      echo %%~nxD | findstr /i "%%P" >nul 2>&1
      if not errorlevel 1 (
        echo Resetting trial period in: %%D
        call :cleanProductDir "%%D"
        echo.
      )
    )
  )
) else (
  REM --- Default paths mode ---
  echo.
  echo Using default paths.
  echo.

  for %%P in (%PRODUCTS%) do (
    echo Resetting trial period for %%P

    REM --- Old-style paths: %USERPROFILE%\.Product*\config\ ---
    for /d %%D in ("%USERPROFILE%\.%%P*") do (
      call :cleanProductDir "%%D"
    )

    REM --- New-style paths: %APPDATA%\JetBrains\Product*\ ---
    for /d %%D in ("%APPDATA%\JetBrains\%%P*") do (
      call :cleanProductDir "%%D"
    )

    echo.
  )
)

REM --- Clean shared identity files in %APPDATA%\JetBrains\ ---
echo Cleaning shared JetBrains identity files...
for %%F in (PermanentUserId PermanentDeviceId bl crl region feature_usage_event_log_salt) do (
  if exist "%APPDATA%\JetBrains\%%F" (
    echo   removing: %APPDATA%\JetBrains\%%F
    del /f /q "%APPDATA%\JetBrains\%%F"
  )
)

REM Also clean identity files from custom path if provided
if not "%CUSTOM_PATH%"=="" (
  for %%F in (PermanentUserId PermanentDeviceId bl crl region feature_usage_event_log_salt) do (
    if exist "%CUSTOM_PATH%\%%F" (
      echo   removing: %CUSTOM_PATH%\%%F
      del /f /q "%CUSTOM_PATH%\%%F"
    )
  )
)

REM --- Remove Java preferences registry key ---
reg query "HKCU\Software\JavaSoft" >nul 2>&1
if not errorlevel 1 (
  echo Removing registry key: HKCU\Software\JavaSoft
  reg delete "HKCU\Software\JavaSoft" /f >nul 2>&1
)

echo.
echo Done. Enjoy !

echo.
pause

endlocal
exit /b

REM ============================================================
REM Subroutine: clean a single product directory
REM Handles both layouts (with and without config\ subfolder)
REM ============================================================
:cleanProductDir
set "DIR=%~1"

REM --- eval directories ---
if exist "%DIR%\config\eval" (
  echo   removing eval dir: %DIR%\config\eval
  rd /s /q "%DIR%\config\eval"
)
if exist "%DIR%\eval" (
  echo   removing eval dir: %DIR%\eval
  rd /s /q "%DIR%\eval"
)

REM --- evlsprt entries in other.xml ---
if exist "%DIR%\config\options\other.xml" (
  echo   cleaning evlsprt from: %DIR%\config\options\other.xml
  findstr /v /i "evlsprt" "%DIR%\config\options\other.xml" > "%DIR%\config\options\other.xml.tmp"
  move /y "%DIR%\config\options\other.xml.tmp" "%DIR%\config\options\other.xml" > nul
)
if exist "%DIR%\options\other.xml" (
  echo   cleaning evlsprt from: %DIR%\options\other.xml
  findstr /v /i "evlsprt" "%DIR%\options\other.xml" > "%DIR%\options\other.xml.tmp"
  move /y "%DIR%\options\other.xml.tmp" "%DIR%\options\other.xml" > nul
)

REM --- evlsprt entries in options.xml (some versions use this instead) ---
if exist "%DIR%\config\options\options.xml" (
  findstr /i "evlsprt" "%DIR%\config\options\options.xml" >nul 2>&1
  if not errorlevel 1 (
    echo   cleaning evlsprt from: %DIR%\config\options\options.xml
    findstr /v /i "evlsprt" "%DIR%\config\options\options.xml" > "%DIR%\config\options\options.xml.tmp"
    move /y "%DIR%\config\options\options.xml.tmp" "%DIR%\config\options\options.xml" > nul
  )
)
if exist "%DIR%\options\options.xml" (
  findstr /i "evlsprt" "%DIR%\options\options.xml" >nul 2>&1
  if not errorlevel 1 (
    echo   cleaning evlsprt from: %DIR%\options\options.xml
    findstr /v /i "evlsprt" "%DIR%\options\options.xml" > "%DIR%\options\options.xml.tmp"
    move /y "%DIR%\options\options.xml.tmp" "%DIR%\options\options.xml" > nul
  )
)

REM --- License/key files ---
if exist "%DIR%\config\*.key" (
  echo   removing key files from: %DIR%\config\
  del /f /q "%DIR%\config\*.key"
)
if exist "%DIR%\*.key" (
  echo   removing key files from: %DIR%\
  del /f /q "%DIR%\*.key"
)
if exist "%DIR%\config\*.license" (
  echo   removing license files from: %DIR%\config\
  del /f /q "%DIR%\config\*.license"
)
if exist "%DIR%\*.license" (
  echo   removing license files from: %DIR%\
  del /f /q "%DIR%\*.license"
)

REM --- License trace storage ---
if exist "%DIR%\config\options\trace_license_storage.xml" (
  echo   removing: %DIR%\config\options\trace_license_storage.xml
  del /f /q "%DIR%\config\options\trace_license_storage.xml"
)
if exist "%DIR%\options\trace_license_storage.xml" (
  echo   removing: %DIR%\options\trace_license_storage.xml
  del /f /q "%DIR%\options\trace_license_storage.xml"
)

exit /b

Apart from reset trial approach I also could activate JetBrains using jetbra jar file.
I can share the instructions if needed.

Cannot activate the latest GoLand with jetbra file (251031) on MacOS 26. I added string to vmoptions, but now app is crashed. Can anyone provide instructions?