I have done many projects in R12 (with both the standalone and plugin versions), but now I have been thinking about how I will open these projects in the future because looks like the R12-R2R version can't open legit version projects and viceversa, and I don't know if R2R will ever release a tool or a new Reason version that can open R2R project files.

I think I remember R2R included a especial binary program in the very first 12.2.0. version that can convert the R2R files to legit ones, but since I don't have a legit version yet then I can't test the tool and can't see if the legit Reason can open those converted files.

So, has anybody checked this? or have you found another solution?

EDIT: I found the binary in the sister site, and the text that goes with it:

Code:

From R2R version to Legit version
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Yes we support this!

Confirm the installation of R2R version.

Replace files to patched ones (files are in "R2R_To_Legit" dir).

Reason Standalone :
Open your previous project files and  resave them.

Reason Rack Plugin (VST3/AAX) :
Open your DAW project file from your DAW and resave them.

We recommend you to keep original files, instead of overwriting.
Now your project files are legit version ready.

TEAM R2R 2021

So, have anybody used this successfully? Converting R2R project files and opening them in legit Reason 12, 13 or 14?

 

Last edited: May 19, 2026 at 4:44 AM

I tried all the things following their instructions closely but I never succeeded once.

IIRC, Reason stopped decrypting project files with Reason v12.7.

 

That's unfortunate.

I was thinking that maybe it only worked with old legit versions? In this case maybe only with the version 12.2.0 , which means that would need to find a way to get a legit 12.2.0 version so maybe it could work, and then those project can be opened in newer versions such as 13 & 14.