Buyout is not official Cloud
Paying once buys Pro on this computer.
2.0.0 split the bill: lifetime buyout unlocks unlimited live sites, self-hosted WebDAV, a second account on the same host, site shortcuts, keychain fill, custom scripts, per-account proxy. Official Cloud sync is yearly. Buyout codes bind 1 or 3 machines. Yearly syncs up to 3. Full slots unbind or remove first. Do not mix the locks.
Free still runs the loop: groups, pin, opacity, edge-hide, official scripts, local AI. Two live sites.
Pay once. 1 or 3 computers. No official Cloud sync.
Pro + setup sync, up to 3 computers. Site sign-ins still stay off the cloud.
Two locks. Buyout unlocks Pro on this machine (live sites, WebDAV, second account, shortcuts, keychain fill). Official Cloud is yearly. Buyout does not include it.
Pick
Trying it → Free. One computer, you run WebDAV → 1-seat buyout. Several computers need Pro without official Cloud → 3-seat buyout. Setup should follow you → yearly. Already bought out and only need Cloud → still buy yearly, not another Pro.
Prices: Pricing and the checkout page. This post does not quote them.
Do not
- Do not read buyout as “includes Cloud.” The license page says so.
- Do not treat yearly as a warehouse of buyout codes. Yearly expiry is the subscription projection; a local buyout remains.
- Do not assume paying uploads site cookies. It does not. See Cloud copies setup.
Walk the loop again: A pile of tabs is not a desk.