No installation wizard. No cloud account. No configuration files. A single EXE that goes from zero to full report in under ten minutes.
The analyzer ships as a single Windows executable — SmartAIModernization.exe. There is no installer, no setup wizard, and no .NET runtime to pre-install. The application bundles everything it needs.
When you first run the EXE, Windows may show a blue "Windows protected your PC" dialog. Click "More info" then "Run anyway." This appears because the EXE is not yet code-signed with a commercial certificate — normal for new software. Full explanation on our Privacy page.
On first launch you are greeted by a welcome screen that confirms the tool is running in offline mode. Before you select any folder, the UI explicitly states that no network connections will be made and no data will leave your machine. This is not a checkbox or a buried setting — it is the first thing you see.
The scan engine walks your folder tree looking for known project structures. It does not attempt to compile your code and it does not require your build environment to be set up. It reads specific file types, extracts metadata, and cross-references its built-in knowledge base of library versions and known vulnerabilities — all locally.
.sln solution files and linked projects.csproj and .vbproj files for framework targets, NuGet references, and project dependencies.cs, .vb, .aspx, .ascx, and .master files/bin folders for DLL version metadataWhen the scan finishes, two HTML files appear in your output folder. You can open them immediately in any browser — Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or even Internet Explorer. No internet connection is required to view them, and they contain no external resource references.
Both reports are generated in a single scan pass and open in any browser — offline, self-contained, and ready to share.
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No CDN links. No Google Fonts. No JavaScript loaded from external servers. Both files open in any browser without an internet connection. They are designed to be shared by email or through internal document systems — even in environments where attachments are scrutinised by DLP tools.
We kept the requirements as minimal as possible — if you can run Windows, you can run the analyzer.
| Requirement | Detail |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) or Windows 11 — 64-bit only |
| Architecture | x64 (AMD64). ARM devices (Surface Pro X, Snapdragon) are not currently supported. |
| Disk Space | ~50 MB — includes the EXE (~15 MB) and space for output reports. Reports themselves are typically 2–8 MB. |
| RAM | 512 MB minimum; 2 GB recommended for large solutions with 100+ projects |
| .NET Runtime | None required — the EXE is self-contained and bundles its own runtime. Do not need to install .NET Framework or .NET separately. |
| Internet Access | Not required. The tool operates fully offline. Air-gapped environments are fully supported. |
| Administrator Rights | Not required. Runs as a standard user. No registry writes, no system directories accessed. |
| Source Code Access | Read-only access to the folder containing your solution. The tool does not modify any files. |
| Browser (for reports) | Any modern browser — Chrome, Edge, Firefox. Reports also render correctly in Internet Explorer 11. |