OwnChecks is a new product. Windows lists the publisher as OwnChecks. The installer is not code-signed yet, so Edge, Chrome, and Windows SmartScreen do not recognize it. That warning is about the missing signature. It is not a scan result we are hiding.
The SHA-256 checksum of OwnChecks-Setup.exe is 7b4996d9611dae735df426c627252e5c5c4e023ac428c7c4cdb8ad2460d15def. A careful person can compare that with the file they downloaded.
If the file still will not open, email support@ownchecks.com.
1. The browser download warning
Edge may say the file “isn’t commonly downloaded.” Click the … menu, then Keep. Then Show more, then Keep anyway.
Chrome’s download bar asks you to choose Keep.
2. “Windows protected your PC”
SmartScreen opens a box titled “Windows protected your PC.” Click More info, then Run anyway.
3. Finish the installer and open OwnChecks
The installer does not need an administrator password. It can add a Start menu entry and, if you leave that box checked, a desktop shortcut. When it finishes, open OwnChecks from the Start menu.
Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit). Internet is needed to download and activate once.. Mac and Linux are not supported. Your checks, payees, and register stay on that PC.
4. Paste your license key once, while online
The trial prints with a VOID watermark. After you pay, open Settings and paste the license key. That is the one time the app uses the internet: it sends the key and a random install ID, then checks the reply on your PC. Your check data is not uploaded. $50 for your first computer. Add more for $15 each, up to 10 per buyer (per purchase email). The key activates on the computers that order paid for. It does not unlock 10 computers unless you paid for that many. Refunds within 48 hours of purchase by contacting support@ownchecks.com. After 48 hours, all sales are final.