The evaluation version of REAPER is complete and uncrippled. There are no artificial interruptions or restrictions, and you can save and load projects normally. We believe in giving you a fair chance to make sure that REAPER works correctly with your hardware and suits your workflow.

The REAPER installer simply copies REAPER and its support files to disk. It does not install anything except itself.

If after 30 days you decide that REAPER is not for you, simply delete it.

If you decide that REAPER is for you, you must purchase a license.
There is only one version of REAPER. We offer two licenses, depending on how you use it.

$225: full commercial license.
$60:   discounted license.

You may use the discounted license if any of the following is true:

  • You are an individual, using REAPER only for personal use.
  • You are an individual or business, using REAPER for commercial use, and the yearly gross revenue does not exceed USD $20,000.
  • You are an educational or non-profit organization.
REAPER is free to download and evaluate for 30 days. After 30 days,

You Must Purchase a License


Purchase a license directly from Cockos by sending a check or money order in US dollars drawn on a US bank.

$225: full commercial license
$60:  discounted license

Cockos Incorporated
245 8th Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
California residents please add 9.5% sales tax (full license total: $246.38, discounted license total: $65.70).

Please include a note with your name and email address so we can contact you with your license key. If you do not have e-mail, include your mailing address and we will mail you your license key.
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Paypal accepts credit card or bank transfer.

In most countries, you do not need a PayPal account to purchase Reaper through PayPal.

Your license will be delivered promptly via email.
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The SWREG purchase process may include attempts to sell you unrelated products and services, including some sort of license key insurance that has nothing to do with REAPER.

If you use SWREG, please take care that you only purchase what you intend to purchase.



If you are unsure of which license to buy, please read the Fair Pricing box on the left.

Your license allows you to use REAPER on one computer at a time.
Multiple REAPER installs for use by the same person are fine (home/studio/laptop, Win32/x64/OSX).

To ensure license delivery, please add support@cockos.com to your address book or email whitelist.
There's only one version of REAPER. One complete, solid, full-featured digital audio workstation.

Your one-user, full-use license includes up to two major version numbers worth of REAPER's famous frequent upgrades.

A REAPER 1.0 license would have included over 250 upgrades!

Purchasing a license now includes upgrades through REAPER 4.99.
We believe that technological enforcement of copy protection is not in the best interest of our customers.
We offer a good product at a fair price.

We don't spend money and effort on marketing, complicated piracy protection, or other things that do not directly improve REAPER and the user experience.

We think the good will generated by playing fair and being responsive to users is more valuable to our business than short-term profits.
If you wish to upgrade a discounted license to full license for the difference in price, inquire about bulk license discounts, or have any other special licensing needs, please email licensing@cockos.com.