HT2404 How do you find keys to software that is already installed?

I am tasked with finding all the software keys of software that is installed on mulitiple Macs, and I have limited amount of physical keys.  Is there some type of program that will search the OS for installed software, and keys associated with them?  I know in windows you can install 3rd party software that will search and find programs and their keys.  Is this possible in Mac?
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks!
Devon

On PCs, most software keys are usually managed
with LM License Manager or buried somewhere
in the registry.
With Macs, it is pretty much up to the developer
as to how license keys are handled.  Some bury there
keys in some encrypted file within the app bundle,
some  put them somewhere in preference files, either
system or user, and others handle them some other
way.  So basically, there really is no universal standard
as to how license keys are handled.
You may try entering the app names and variations of
such in Spotlight search and see what it comes up with
or put in "license" as a search term an see what you get.
Or, call the vendor of the software and find out, if they
will reveal that.

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