14 DAY TRIAL // Cloudflare has released the first beta of WARP for Windows and Mac, one year after the application make its way to mobile devices.
Available free of charge on the two platforms right now, WARP is supposed to make its way to Linux as well, but Cloudflare says additional work is required in this regard.
The company promises WARP for Windows and macOS will graduate from beta faster than the mobile sibling did on Android and iOS – general availability for the mobile version was announced in September 2019 after the April debut of the beta.
Linux beta likely later this year
While the basic feature package will come at no cost on Windows and Mac, Cloudflare explains that a premium version available with a fee will also be offered.
“We plan to add WARP+ support in the coming months to allow you to leverage Cloudflare's Argo network for even faster Internet performance. We will provide a plan option for existing WARP+ subscribers to add additional devices at a discount,” the company explains.
“In the meantime, existing WARP+ users will be among the first to be invited to try WARP for macOS and Windows. If you are a WARP+ subscriber, check your 1.1.1.1 app over the coming weeks for a link to an invitation to try the new WARP for macOS and Windows clients.”
As far as the Linux version is concerned, Cloudflare explains it first wants to get the Windows and Mac clients ready for prime time and only then concentrate on this release. Of course, there’s no ETA available at this point, but given the company intends to reach general availability much faster than it did it with the mobile version, we shouldn’t be too far from the first beta for Linux.