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Developers, small teams, evaluators, and buyers8 minStart hereUpdated March 18, 2026
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Understand what R2 Desk Pro actually is, what Private Beta includes, how the launch offer works, and how the trial-to-license flow works.

  • Product framing and audience
  • Capability matrix
  • Launch offer and store links
  • Install, EULA, trial, and licensing flow
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Product overview

What R2 Desk Pro is

R2 Desk Pro is a secure desktop operations workspace for Cloudflare R2.

It is designed for developers and small teams who want a faster, safer way to work with R2 day to day without bouncing between Cloudflare dashboard tabs, manual CLI work, and fragile ad hoc workflows.

This product is not positioned as:

  • only a file uploader
  • only a bucket browser
  • only a sync utility

It is positioned as a serious R2 operations client with bucket admin + object operations + delivery tooling in one desktop workflow.

Who it is for

R2 Desk Pro is built for:

  • developers managing build outputs, media, documents, or release assets in R2
  • small teams that want a dependable day-to-day desktop workflow for R2
  • operators who need sync planning, delivery tooling, metrics, diagnostics, and admin controls in one place

Private Beta launch

  • Product: R2 Desk Pro - Private Beta
  • Trial: 7-day free trial with full Pro access before a paid key is required
  • Price: $29 per license
  • Purchase model: one-time purchase only, not a subscription
  • Launch offer: first 100 customers get 25% off with code R2CONTROL
  • Discounted checkout price: $21.75
  • Promo window: March 11, 2026 00:00 UTC through March 31, 2026 23:59 UTC
  • Promo cap: global across all platform variants
  • Taxes: all pricing excludes local taxes
  • Storefront: https://store.r2desk.greeff.dev/
  • Direct checkout: https://store.r2desk.greeff.dev/checkout/buy/e0c62dd4-6d51-4d94-95af-27d6d658a1b2

Enter the promo code in the discount-code field at Lemon Squeezy checkout.

Capability matrix

AreaWhat Private Beta covers
Secure AccessMultiple connection profiles, OS keychain credential storage, vault-gated access, temporary session token support, endpoint override support
Bucket AdministrationList, create, and delete buckets, bucket creation with location hints, Cloudflare-managed storage class selection, jurisdiction-aware bucket management, location inspection, CORS, supported lifecycle rules, r2.dev access, custom domains, Cloudflare Queue notifications
Object and Transfer WorkflowsPrefix navigation, pagination, object search, uploads with concurrency and retries, multipart handling, resume support, upload conflict preflight, downloads with progress and cancel, rename, move, delete, copy, metadata editing, metadata read-only fallback
Domains and DeliverySigned URLs for GET, HEAD, PUT, and DELETE, public URL copy flows, inline preview for eligible image and text assets, cache purge actions
Sync and AnalysisFolder sync planning and execution, dry run before execution, sync history, cancel support, bucket and prefix cost analysis, live R2 metrics via Cloudflare GraphQL
Ops and SupportSanitized diagnostics export, activity log, transfer queue visibility
Platform and LicensingWindows, macOS, and Linux variants, EULA acceptance on first launch, 7 days of full Pro access, and one activation per paid license after the trial

Trial to license flow

  1. Download and install the app for your platform.
  2. Launch R2 Desk Pro.
  3. Accept the EULA before access.
  4. Use the full Pro feature set during the 7-day trial.
  5. Create or unlock the local vault.
  6. Add and validate your first R2 profile.
  7. Run a smoke check with a real bucket.
  8. If you want to keep using the product after the trial, buy through Lemon Squeezy.
  9. Enter R2CONTROL at checkout if the launch offer is still available.
  10. Receive your license key and register it in the app.

Platform variants and install notes

  • Windows, macOS, and Linux variants are available.
  • Windows installs may show a SmartScreen Unknown publisher warning during beta.
  • macOS installs may show a Gatekeeper warning for an unsigned DMG during beta.
  • Linux requires a graphical desktop environment with WebKitGTK and AppIndicator-compatible components.

See Platform setup and environment notes and Troubleshooting before treating installer warnings as product defects.

Why this product exists

The point of R2 Desk Pro is to keep real R2 work inside one desktop workflow:

  • secure profile management
  • bucket administration
  • object operations
  • resilient transfers
  • sync planning
  • delivery tooling
  • metrics and diagnostics

That is the difference between a serious R2 operations client and a basic utility.