License Manager

The product name of CubeSuite+, an integrated development environment from Renesas, 
has been changed to "CS+" from V. 3.00.00, which was released on October 1, 2014.

Changes from V2.09.00 to V2.10.00 (Jan. 20, 2026)

1. Support macOS
    A license manager for macOS has been released.
    [Operating environment]
        System: Apple Silicon (arm64) only (1.8GHz or faster, 8GB or more memory recommended)
        OS:
            macOS 14 Sonoma
            macOS 15 Sequoia

Changes from V2.08.00 (Windows, Linux) to V2.09.00 (Windows, Linux) (Oct. 20, 2025)

1. Displaying floating license usage status in offline mode
    When obtaining a floating license in offline mode, the license manager now displays the current floating license usage status.
    (Requires the Software for floating license management V2.09.00 or later)

2. License invalidation after forced termination of offline mode
    Improved so that if a floating license acquired in offline mode is forcibly terminated by the Software for floating license management,
    the license will also be invalidated on the license manager side.

3. Fixed the error E0172009 (Windows only)
    Fixed an issue where License Manager V2.08.00 (Windows) could not be started due to error E0172009.

4. Changes to the operating environment
    Runtime library update for Windows:
        Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8

    The following operating system has been added as supported operating systems for Linux:
        Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Desktop (64-bit version)

        Note: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is no longer supported.

Changes from V2.06.00 (Windows) / V2.07.00 (Linux) to V2.08.00 (Oct. 22, 2024)

1. Supports floating licenses for multi-user environments
    Floating licenses now support multi-user environments where multiple users log in to one PC and build.
    A floating license can be obtained for each username.

2. Added error messages (Windows only)
    Two error messages have been added when the connected floating license server is a different version than expected.

Changes from V2.06.00 to V2.07.00 (Apr. 22, 2024)

1. Support Linux OS
    A license manager for Linux has been released.

    Operating environment:
        System: x64 based processor 2GHz or higher recommended
        Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Desktop (64-bit version)
        Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Desktop (64-bit version)

Changes from V2.05.00 to V2.06.00 (Jan. 20, 2023)

1. Enhanced linking with the integrated development environments
    The feature for referring to the state of usage under licenses from CS+ or the e2 studio has been enhanced. 

Changes from V2.04.00 to V2.05.00 (Jul. 20, 2022)

1. Modification of internal data
    Fixed internal data to handle licenses that will be added in the future.

Changes from V2.03.01 to V2.04.00 (Jan. 20, 2021)

1. Improvement of internal processing
    We have improved the internal processing to deal with the increase in the information handled by the license manager in the future.

Changes from V2.02.01 to V2.03.01 (Jan. 20, 2020)

1. Improvement of internal processing

Changes from V2.02.00 to V2.02.01 (Sep 20, 2018)

1. Rectified point for caution
    The following point for caution no longer applies.
    - License authentication of License Manager

Changes from V2.01.00 to V2.02.00 (Jul 20, 2018)

1. Support for version upgrade licenses
    License manager now supports a version upgrade license. 
    If you have a license to the version before the update, 
    you can register this license with the license manager and use it as a license equivalent to a license for the updated version.

2. Change of the display in the [License Manager] window
    The registered name of a license displayed in the license area of the [License Manager] window has been changed.
    The position of the [Option] button in the [License Manager] window has also been changed.

Changes from V2.00.00 to V2.01.00 (Jul 20, 2017)

1. Indication of license agreement
    The timing which indicates license agreement has been changed.

2. Function of notification regarding the version
    The icon indicates mismatches between versions registered with the license manager and 
    the floating license server.

3. Improved function of notification regarding license expiration date
    The function which notify the annual license expiration date has been improved. 
    The user is informed of the approaching expiry of annual licenses at the following times: 
    one month, two weeks, and one day before expiration.

4. Improved prevention of E0172007 error
    A problem with E0172007 error when registering the license has been rectified.

Changes from V1.25.00 to V2.00.00 (Jan 20, 2017)

1. Providing method
    The license manager was formerly provided with CS+ as a part of the CS+ utilities. 
    It will be provided with CS+ as a separate license manager in V2.00.00 and later versions.

2. Management of licenses
    License manager V2.00.00 and later versions manage both normal and floating licenses (client), 
    although they were formerly handled by separate license managers.

3. How to start
    To start this tool, please follow the instruction below.
    Windows [Start] menu　->　［Programs］　-> [Renesas Electronics Utilities] -> [Renesas License Manager]