# Massgrave

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/massgrave/

10 people recommended Massgrave in Hacker News comments and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 12 months, in 9 threads. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Free open-source script commonly recommended for activating Windows and Office, often mentioned as a fix when official activation is unavailable.

Summary written by Claude from 9 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Recommended for activating Windows and Office (4 comments in the sample): "Disclaimer: I have no personal knowledge of that site, but it is commonly recommended when this subject comes up." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46480639)) "massgrave will activate Office if you are really stuck" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46197881)) "why not just activate it with massgrave?" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46573954))
- Works around vendor restrictions (2 comments in the sample): "remedy 90% of the shit experience with vendors" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47369855)) "Just pirate the updates with Massgrave." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46481209))

## What people recommend instead

- [Microsoft Activation Scripts](https://hackerapproved.com/p/microsoft-activation-scripts/): 18 recommend, 0 mixed, 2 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Massgrave", https://hackerapproved.com/p/massgrave/ (10 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.