Extend your trial period for Balsamiq Wireframes on Windows and macOS Forever!

README.md

Overview

This script will prolong your trial time for Balsamiq Wireframes on both Windows and macOS. You may also manually apply the hack by following the steps in Manual Editing.

Prerequisites

• python3

⚠️ Warning: Close all balsamiq wireframes instances before proceeding, otherwise the operation won't succeed.

Run the script

⚠️ Works only on Windows, for MacOS check the Manual Editing section.

1. Download and install python3
2. Download the script and extract it
3. Open the terminal and navigate to the script location
4. Close Balsamiq
5. Run python BalsamiqForever.py or python3 BalsamiqForever.py

Manual Editing

If running the script didn't do it or you just want to get your hands dirty, here is how to apply the hack manualy by editing configuration files on the application folder.

Windows

1. Open this file in your text editor %APPDATA%\Balsamiq\Balsamiq Wireframes\LocalSettings.json.
2. Edit DefaultSelectionColorRGBA property and increase it's value.

For example, if you're using this configuration "DefaultSelectionColorRGBA": 1916130510, your trial will expire in September 20, 2030 🤯, for custom expiration date use this website.

3. Save changes.

MacOS

Adding support for macOS wouldn't be possible without the help of @pep108 and @megatunger.

1. Open this file in your text editor /Applications/Balsamiq Wireframes.app/Contents/Resources/editor-macos.js.
2. Search for this function function getLicenseValidFromLicenseData(data).
3. Replce function body by return true.

//result
function getLicenseValidFromLicenseData(data) {
      return true
}

4. Save.

BalsamiqForever.py

import json
import os
import time
import webbrowser
import sys
import re


def handleWindows(extra_seconds):
    print("OS : Windows")
    local_settings = r"{}\Balsamiq\Balsamiq Wireframes\LocalSettings.json".format(os.getenv('APPDATA'))
    print("Reading from {}".format(local_settings))
    with open(local_settings) as reader:
        json_data = json.load(reader)
    json_data['DefaultSelectionColorRGBA'] = int(time.time()) + extra_seconds
    print("Writing to {}".format(local_settings))
    with open(local_settings, 'w') as outfile:
        json.dump(json_data, outfile)


def handleMacos(trial_days_left=30, debug_mode=False):
    print("OS : macOS")
    print("Debug Mode: " + str(debug_mode))

    def dump_debug(start_func, end_func, content_func, new_func):
        print("function start line: {}".format(start_func))
        print("function end line: {}".format(end_func))
        print("function content:")
        print(content_func)
        print("new function content:")
        print(new_func)

    editor_macos = "/Applications/Balsamiq Wireframes.app/Contents/Resources/editor-macos.js"
    editor_macos_test = r"C:\Users\housi\Desktop\Balsamiq\editor-macos-test.js"
    if debug_mode:
        editor_macos = editor_macos_test
    print(editor_macos)
    if not os.path.exists(editor_macos):
        print("editor-macos.js NOT FOUND!")
        exit(0)
    get_trial_days_left_pattern = re.compile(r"\s*function\s+getTrialDaysLeftFromNativeData\(\w+\)\s*{")
    func_start_line = -1
    func_end_line = -1
    found_a_match = False
    function_content = ""
    with open(editor_macos, encoding="utf8") as reader:
        line_number = 0
        # it starts at 1 because w have already matched one '{'
        curly_braces_balance = 1
        for line in reader.readlines():
            line_number += 1
            if not found_a_match:
                match = get_trial_days_left_pattern.match(line)
                if match is not None:
                    found_a_match = True
                    func_start_line = line_number
                    # TODO what if the start line is also the end line, One-Liner function

            else:
                curly_braces_balance += line.count("{")
                curly_braces_balance -= line.count("}")
                if curly_braces_balance == 0:
                    function_content = function_content + line
                    func_end_line = line_number
                    break
            if func_start_line != -1:
                function_content = function_content + line

    body = "return {};".format(trial_days_left)
    new_function_signature = "\nfunction getTrialDaysLeftFromNativeData(nativeData) {\n\t" + body + "\n}\n\n"

    if debug_mode:
        dump_debug(func_start_line, func_end_line, function_content, new_function_signature)

    with open(editor_macos, encoding="utf8") as reader:
        lines = reader.readlines()

    # The first -1 to make it base 0 and the second one refers to the previous index
    index = (func_start_line - 1) - 1
    leading_count = 0
    # Removing leading blank lines before the function definition
    while not lines[index].strip():
        lines.pop(index)
        index -= 1
        leading_count += 1

    # The start and end indexes will change after removing the leading blank lines
    func_start_line -= leading_count
    func_end_line -= leading_count

    # Removing trailing blank lines after the function end
    index = func_end_line
    while not lines[index].strip():
        lines.pop(index)

    # Removing the old function
    for i in range(func_end_line - func_start_line + 1):
        lines.pop(func_start_line - 1)

    # Replacing it with the new function
    lines.insert(func_start_line - 1, new_function_signature)

    # Writing changes back to file
    with open(editor_macos, "w", encoding="utf8") as f:
        lines = "".join(lines)
        f.write(lines)


print("IMPORTANT! please make sure to close Balsamiq before proceeding or the script won't have any effect")
years = int(input("How many years of trial do you want :) "))

if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
    handleWindows(years * 365 * 24 * 60 * 60)
elif sys.platform.startswith("darwin"):
    handleMacos(years * 365)
else:
    print("Sorry, operating system not supported")
    exit(0)

print("****************************************************************")
print("* Congratulations! You gained {} days of trial".format(years * 365))
print("* Please don't forget to leave a star ✭")
print("****************************************************************")
print("https://gist.github.com/HoussemNasri/c09e55e0e5f451aa10f8621a6680ba28")
webbrowser.open("https://gist.github.com/HoussemNasri/c09e55e0e5f451aa10f8621a6680ba28")
input("Press ENTER to exit")