A simple command-line tool to test and confirm the activation behavior of Prepar3D Software, supporting versions V3(64Bit), V4, and V5 (v6 is not finish yet). You may allow the program to automatically detect and activate the appropriate version and license type, or manually specify the desired Prepar3D version and license type.
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Add the following line to your hosts file (located at
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hostson Windows or/etc/hostson Linux):127.0.0.1 secure.prepar3d.com -
Run the program with administrator privileges (use Powershell/cmd). It will automatically detect the Prepar3D installation path and activate it. Alternatively, you can use the
--typeoption to specify the license type and the--versionoption to specify the version to activate.
.\p3dkg.exe --type academic --version v5If you need to activate a different version, you can simply run this program several times.
| Argument | Short | Description | Values |
|---|---|---|---|
| --help | -h | Show help | |
| --type | -t | Specify license type (default is auto-detected) | 'academic' / 'professional' / 'professional-plus' |
| --version | -v | Specify Prepar3D version (default is auto-detected) | 'v3' / 'v4' / 'v5' |
| --verbose | -V | Enable verbose output (optional) |
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If you are unable to activate the program, please feedback! This will help many people in underprivileged regions enjoy this wonderful simulator!
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issues content should include:
- The exact command you used to run the program.
- Any error messages or output shown in the terminal or output pane.
- Any other relevant information or screenshots.
- This program only works on WINDOWS systems. BTW, it is tested under Linux using Wine.
- This program is intended for educational purposes only :)
- This program is not affiliated with Lockheed Martin or Prepar3D in any way.
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This program is developed using C# and .NET 8.0. If you want to contribute, you are very welcome!
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If you want to compile this program, you need to install the DOTNET 8.0 SDK, and compile it using the following command:
dotnet build -c Release
This program is license by WTFPL (Do What The F*ck You Want To Public License) v2.0, see LICENSE for more details.)