diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 94435f396..ef5b56cbb 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
 # Reset all settings and delete all data on startup
 # SYNERGY_RESET_ALL=true
 
+# Enable the activation dialog (used for testing)
+# SYNERGY_ENABLE_ACTIVATION=true
+
+# Show licensed product menu items, etc (used for testing)
+# SYNERGY_LICENSED_PRODUCT=true
+
 #
 # Build
 #
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 92b594290..9f196f0eb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ Enhancements:
 - #7432 Only show close to tray reminder when not quitting the app
 - #7434 Show dark logo in dark mode and improve .env loader
 - #7435 Add reset settings menu action and env var
+- #7436 Introduced new env vars for testing
 
 # 1.14.6
 
diff --git a/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp
index c0ca769ea..7b3348ed3 100644
--- a/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "gui/diagnostic.h"
 #include "gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.h"
 #include "gui/license/LicenseHandler.h"
+#include "gui/license/license_config.h"
 #include "gui/license/license_notices.h"
 #include "gui/messages.h"
 #include "gui/string_utils.h"
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@
 
 using namespace synergy::gui;
 using namespace synergy::license;
+using namespace synergy::gui::license;
 
 using CoreMode = CoreProcess::Mode;
 using CoreConnectionState = CoreProcess::ConnectionState;
@@ -134,14 +136,14 @@ void MainWindow::saveWindow() {
 }
 
 void MainWindow::setupControls() {
-  if (!kEnableActivation) {
+  if (!isActivationEnabled()) {
     updateWindowTitle();
   }
 
-  if (!kLicensedProduct) {
+  if (!isLicensedProduct()) {
     m_pActionHelp->setText("Report a bug");
     m_pActionActivate->setText("Purchase");
-  } else if (!kEnableActivation) {
+  } else if (!isActivationEnabled()) {
     m_pActionActivate->setVisible(false);
   }
 
@@ -287,7 +289,7 @@ void MainWindow::onCreated() {
 
   applyCloseToTray();
 
-  if (kEnableActivation && !m_AppConfig.serialKey().isEmpty()) {
+  if (isActivationEnabled() && !m_AppConfig.serialKey().isEmpty()) {
     m_LicenseHandler.changeSerialKey(m_AppConfig.serialKey());
   }
 
@@ -300,7 +302,7 @@ void MainWindow::onCreated() {
 }
 
 void MainWindow::onShown() {
-  if (kEnableActivation) {
+  if (isActivationEnabled()) {
     const auto &license = m_LicenseHandler.license();
     if (!m_AppConfig.activationHasRun() || !license.isValid() ||
         license.isExpired()) {
@@ -435,7 +437,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_m_pActionAbout_triggered() {
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_m_pActionHelp_triggered() const {
-  if (kLicensedProduct) {
+  if (isLicensedProduct()) {
     QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(kUrlHelp));
   } else {
     QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(kUrlBugReport));
@@ -464,7 +466,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_m_pButtonConfigureServer_clicked() {
 }
 
 void MainWindow::on_m_pActionActivate_triggered() {
-  if (kLicensedProduct) {
+  if (isLicensedProduct()) {
     showActivationDialog();
   } else {
     QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(kUrlPurchase));
@@ -573,7 +575,7 @@ void MainWindow::open() {
 
 void MainWindow::onCoreProcessStarting() {
 
-  if (kEnableActivation) {
+  if (isActivationEnabled()) {
     const auto &license = m_LicenseHandler.license();
     if (license.isExpired() && showActivationDialog() == QDialog::Rejected) {
       qDebug("license expired, cancelling core start");
@@ -704,7 +706,7 @@ void MainWindow::updateFromLogLine(const QString &line) {
   checkConnected(line);
   checkFingerprint(line);
 
-  if (kEnableActivation) {
+  if (isActivationEnabled()) {
     checkLicense(line);
   }
 }
@@ -816,7 +818,7 @@ void MainWindow::showDevThanksMessage() {
     return;
   }
 
-  if (kEnableActivation) {
+  if (isActivationEnabled()) {
     qDebug("activation enabled, skipping dev thanks message");
     return;
   }
@@ -1014,7 +1016,7 @@ void MainWindow::updateLocalFingerprint() {
 }
 
 QString MainWindow::productName() const {
-  if (kEnableActivation) {
+  if (isActivationEnabled()) {
     return m_LicenseHandler.productName();
   } else if (!kProductName.isEmpty()) {
     return kProductName;
@@ -1061,7 +1063,7 @@ void MainWindow::showConfigureServer(const QString &message) {
 }
 
 int MainWindow::showActivationDialog() {
-  if (!kEnableActivation) {
+  if (!isActivationEnabled()) {
     qFatal("cannot show activation dialog when activation is disabled");
   }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/constants.h b/src/lib/gui/constants.h
index ad23c0f84..c6cbe86cb 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/constants.h
+++ b/src/lib/gui/constants.h
@@ -53,19 +53,4 @@ const QString kProductName = SYNERGY_PRODUCT_NAME;
 const QString kProductName;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef SYNERGY_LICENSED_PRODUCT
-const bool kLicensedProduct = true;
-#else
-const bool kLicensedProduct = false;
-#endif
-
-#ifdef SYNERGY_ENABLE_ACTIVATION
-#ifndef SYNERGY_LICENSED_PRODUCT
-#error "activation requires licensed product"
-#endif
-const bool kEnableActivation = true;
-#else
-const bool kEnableActivation = false;
-#endif // SYNERGY_ENABLE_ACTIVATION
-
 } // namespace synergy::gui
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.cpp b/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.cpp
index ef4f024d7..88ec105d1 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 
 #include "CoreProcess.h"
 
-#include "constants.h"
 #include "gui/config/IAppConfig.h"
 #include "gui/core/CoreTool.h"
+#include "gui/license/license_config.h"
 #include "gui/paths.h"
 #include "tls/TlsUtility.h"
 
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QTimer>
 
+using namespace synergy::license;
+using namespace synergy::gui::license;
+
 namespace synergy::gui {
 
 const int kRetryDelay = 1000;
@@ -136,8 +139,8 @@ QString CoreProcess::Deps::getProfileRoot() const {
 //
 
 CoreProcess::CoreProcess(
-    IAppConfig &appConfig, IServerConfig &serverConfig,
-    const license::ILicense &license, std::shared_ptr<Deps> deps)
+    IAppConfig &appConfig, IServerConfig &serverConfig, const ILicense &license,
+    std::shared_ptr<Deps> deps)
     : m_appConfig(appConfig),
       m_serverConfig(serverConfig),
       m_license(license),
@@ -534,7 +537,7 @@ bool CoreProcess::addServerArgs(QStringList &args, QString &app) {
   args << "-c" << configFilename;
   qInfo("core config file: %s", qPrintable(configFilename));
 
-  if (kEnableActivation && !m_appConfig.serialKey().isEmpty()) {
+  if (isActivationEnabled() && !m_appConfig.serialKey().isEmpty()) {
     args << "--serial-key" << m_appConfig.serialKey();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.h b/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.h
index eb134d1f6..6e18b7279 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.h
+++ b/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include "gui/config/IServerConfig.h"
 #include "gui/ipc/QIpcClient.h"
 #include "gui/proxy/QProcessProxy.h"
-#include "license/License.h"
+#include "license/ILicense.h"
 
 #include <QMutex>
 #include <QObject>
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class CoreProcess : public QObject {
   using IServerConfig = synergy::gui::IServerConfig;
   using QProcessProxy = synergy::gui::proxy::QProcessProxy;
   using IQIpcClient = synergy::gui::ipc::IQIpcClient;
+  using ILicense = synergy::license::ILicense;
 
   Q_OBJECT
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ public:
 
   explicit CoreProcess(
       IAppConfig &appConfig, IServerConfig &serverConfig,
-      const license::ILicense &license,
+      const ILicense &license,
       std::shared_ptr<Deps> deps = std::make_shared<Deps>());
 
   void extracted(QString &app, QStringList &args);
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ private:
 
   IAppConfig &m_appConfig;
   IServerConfig &m_serverConfig;
-  const license::ILicense &m_license;
+  const ILicense &m_license;
   std::shared_ptr<Deps> m_pDeps;
   QString m_address;
   ProcessState m_processState = ProcessState::Stopped;
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp b/src/lib/gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp
index 1429b4ae2..a3b71f730 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 #include "SettingsDialog.h"
 
 #include "UpgradeDialog.h"
-#include "gui/constants.h"
 #include "gui/core/CoreProcess.h"
+#include "gui/license/license_config.h"
 #include "gui/tls/TlsCertificate.h"
 #include "gui/tls/TlsUtility.h"
 #include "gui/validators/ScreenNameValidator.h"
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void SettingsDialog::on_m_pButtonBrowseLog_clicked() {
 void SettingsDialog::on_m_pCheckBoxEnableTls_clicked(bool) {
   updateTlsControlsEnabled();
 
-  if (kEnableActivation && !m_tlsUtility.isAvailable()) {
+  if (license::isActivationEnabled() && !m_tlsUtility.isAvailable()) {
     m_pCheckBoxEnableTls->setChecked(false);
     updateTlsControlsEnabled();
 
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/license/LicenseHandler.h b/src/lib/gui/license/LicenseHandler.h
index 7c07433c1..d516c325e 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/license/LicenseHandler.h
+++ b/src/lib/gui/license/LicenseHandler.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "gui/constants.h"
+#include "gui/license/license_config.h"
 #include "license/License.h"
 #include "license/ProductEdition.h"
 
@@ -52,6 +53,6 @@ signals:
   void invalidLicense() const;
 
 private:
-  bool m_enabled = synergy::gui::kEnableActivation;
+  bool m_enabled = synergy::gui::license::isActivationEnabled();
   License m_license = License::invalid();
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/license/license_config.cpp b/src/lib/gui/license/license_config.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f30317b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/gui/license/license_config.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/*
+ * synergy -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Synergy Ltd.
+ *
+ * This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * found in the file LICENSE that should have accompanied this file.
+ *
+ * This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "license_config.h"
+
+#include "string_utils.h"
+
+#include <QString>
+#include <QtGlobal>
+
+namespace synergy::gui::license {
+
+#ifdef SYNERGY_LICENSED_PRODUCT
+const bool kLicensedProduct = true;
+#else
+const bool kLicensedProduct = false;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef SYNERGY_ENABLE_ACTIVATION
+#ifndef SYNERGY_LICENSED_PRODUCT
+#error "activation requires licensed product"
+#endif
+const bool kEnableActivation = true;
+#else
+const bool kEnableActivation = false;
+#endif // SYNERGY_ENABLE_ACTIVATION
+
+bool isLicensedProduct() {
+  if (strToTrue(qEnvironmentVariable("SYNERGY_LICENSED_PRODUCT"))) {
+    return true;
+  } else {
+    return kLicensedProduct;
+  }
+}
+
+bool isActivationEnabled() {
+  if (strToTrue(qEnvironmentVariable("SYNERGY_ENABLE_ACTIVATION"))) {
+    return true;
+  } else {
+    return kEnableActivation;
+  }
+}
+
+} // namespace synergy::gui::license
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/license/license_config.h b/src/lib/gui/license/license_config.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16fddf629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/gui/license/license_config.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * synergy -- mouse and keyboard sharing utility
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 Synergy Ltd.
+ *
+ * This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * found in the file LICENSE that should have accompanied this file.
+ *
+ * This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace synergy::gui::license {
+
+bool isLicensedProduct();
+bool isActivationEnabled();
+
+} // namespace synergy::gui::license
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/messages.cpp b/src/lib/gui/messages.cpp
index 56ac6f28c..b03e18e8d 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/messages.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/gui/messages.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "Logger.h"
 #include "common/version.h"
 #include "constants.h"
+#include "gui/license/license_config.h"
 #include "styles.h"
 
 #include <QAction>
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@
 #include <QTime>
 #include <memory>
 
+using namespace synergy::gui::license;
+
 namespace synergy::gui::messages {
 
 struct Errors {
@@ -60,7 +63,7 @@ void showErrorDialog(
     text = "<p>Sorry, a critical error has occurred.</p>";
   }
 
-  if (kLicensedProduct) {
+  if (isLicensedProduct()) {
     text += QString(R"(<p>Please <a href="%1" style="color: %2">contact us</a>)"
                     " and copy/paste the following error:</p>")
                 .arg(kUrlContact, kColorSecondary);
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/tls/TlsUtility.cpp b/src/lib/gui/tls/TlsUtility.cpp
index ebe20a423..9cad1fe82 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/tls/TlsUtility.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/gui/tls/TlsUtility.cpp
@@ -18,20 +18,22 @@
 #include "TlsUtility.h"
 
 #include "TlsCertificate.h"
-#include "constants.h"
+#include "gui/license/license_config.h"
 
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QString>
 
+using namespace synergy::license;
+using namespace synergy::gui::license;
+
 namespace synergy::gui {
 
-TlsUtility::TlsUtility(
-    const IAppConfig &appConfig, const license::ILicense &license)
+TlsUtility::TlsUtility(const IAppConfig &appConfig, const ILicense &license)
     : m_appConfig(appConfig),
       m_license(license) {}
 
 bool TlsUtility::isAvailable() const {
-  return !kEnableActivation || m_license.isTlsAvailable();
+  return !isActivationEnabled() || m_license.isTlsAvailable();
 }
 
 bool TlsUtility::isAvailableAndEnabled() const {
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/tls/TlsUtility.h b/src/lib/gui/tls/TlsUtility.h
index 575039801..3192fcf61 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/tls/TlsUtility.h
+++ b/src/lib/gui/tls/TlsUtility.h
@@ -20,18 +20,18 @@
 #include "gui/config/IAppConfig.h"
 
 #include "TlsCertificate.h"
-#include "license/License.h"
+#include "license/ILicense.h"
 
 #include <QObject>
 
 namespace synergy::gui {
 
 class TlsUtility : public QObject {
+  using ILicense = synergy::license::ILicense;
   Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-  explicit TlsUtility(
-      const IAppConfig &appConfig, const license::ILicense &license);
+  explicit TlsUtility(const IAppConfig &appConfig, const ILicense &license);
 
   bool generateCertificate();
   bool persistCertificate();
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
   const IAppConfig &m_appConfig;
-  const license::ILicense &m_license;
+  const ILicense &m_license;
   TlsCertificate m_certificate;
 };