All our current products are licensed using FLEXlm.
Finding your System ID
To display your System ID (lmhostid), download and run the Foundry System ID (FSID) utility.
Foundry System ID 5.0v1 (Mac)
Foundry System ID 5.0v1 (Windows)
Foundry System ID 5.0v1 (Linux 32)
Foundry System ID 5.0v1 (Linux 64)
Foundry System ID 5.0v1 (Irix)
Installing License Keys
To install a license key, download and run the Foundry License Installer (FLI) application.
Foundry License Installer 5.0v1 (Mac)
Foundry License Installer 5.0v1 (Windows)
Foundry License Installer 5.0v1 (Linux 32)
Foundry License Installer 5.0v1 (Linux 64)
Foundry License Installer 5.0v1 (Irix)
Managing Floating Licenses
To manage floating licenses across a network, download the Foundry FLEXlm Tools (FFT) utilities.
Foundry FLEXlm Tools 5.0v1 (Mac)
Foundry FLEXlm Tools 5.0v1 (Windows)
Foundry FLEXlm Tools 5.0v1 (Linux 32)
Foundry FLEXlm Tools 5.0v1 (Linux 64)
Foundry FLEXlm Tools 5.0v1 (Irix)
Further Reading
Read the FFT 5.0v1 User Guide to learn everything there is to know about licensing Foundry products with FLEXlm.
Having problems uninstalling FFT 4.0, read our FAQ on how to uninstall FFT 4.0?
Diagnosing License Problems
If you can't get your licenses to work, download and run the Foundry License Diagnostics (FLD) utility, then email the text file to support@thefoundry.co.uk with a clear description of the problem.
Foundry License Diagnostics 5.0v1 (Mac)
Foundry License Diagnostics 5.0v1 (Windows)
Foundry License Diagnostics 5.0v1 (Linux 32)
Foundry License Diagnostics 5.0v1 (Linux 64)
Foundry License Diagnostics 5.0v1 (Irix)
Very old Foundry products were not licensed with FLEXlm but with our own licensing utilities called the Foundry License Manager (FLM). You can download these utilities from the
Foundry's Software Archive. If you have any problems licensing old products please email
support@thefoundry.co.uk