ArmDot

What ArmDot is

ArmDot is a desktop obfuscator for .NET applications, including class libraries, console applications, WinForms, and WPF. It supports .NET, .NET Framework, .NET Core, and Mono, and runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows. Protection options include name obfuscation, control-flow obfuscation, code virtualization, embedded-resource protection, file embedding, string encryption, and anti-tamper controls. A cross-platform command-line tool can be added to CI workflows, while a NuGet package adds an obfuscation task to MSBuild and dotnet build. ArmDot can bundle unmanaged DLLs and other files into a protected assembly so embedded files remain in process memory rather than being extracted to disk. Its licensing API issues and checks license keys and reads stored information; asymmetric encryption is used to generate keys, with project-specific constants kept in a project file. The Single Developer License is $499, paid once for one user. The Site Developer License is $1,799, paid once for all users in a company. Both include email support and free one-year upgrades. A 14-day trial is available, but protected applications stop working after seven days.