A list of FOSS clap plugins that work for Linux (and Windows).
*FOSS means "Free and Open Source Software", that basically means the source code is freely available to all so there will never be any payment or registration required (fuck iLok)
You can download many of these here https://studiorack.github.io/studiorack-site
You can upload plugins here https://open-audio-stack.github.io/open-audio-stack-site
Bold are my recommended plugins
- Aeolus - Pipe organ synthesizer
- ADT - Automatic double tracking plugin (not only) for vocals
- Actuate - Synthesizer, Sampler, Granulizer
- AIDA-X - AIDA-X, an Amp Model Player leveraging AI
- Airwindows Consolidated - Airwindows, Consolidated into a single Library, Rack Plugin and DAW Plugin
- B-Step - The MonoPlugs b-step sequencer
- Bit Flipper - Bit manipulation distortion plugin.
- BYOD - Build-your-own guitar distortion!
- Cardinal - Virtual modular synthesizer plugin
- castello - A small reverb plugin based on Csound reverbsc
- CChorus - A versatile stereo chorus, multi-format audio effect plugin
- ChowKick - Kick synthesizer based on old-school drum machine circuits
- ChowMultiTool - Multi-Tool Audio Plugin
- CHOWTapeModel - Physical modelling signal processing for analog tape recording
- crrshrr - DCT clip/bitcrush plugin
- crunchy - A very simple bit crusher effect plugin
- DEL2 - A rhythm delay with crunch.
- delax - A delay audio plugin
- dexed - DX7 FM multi plaform/multi format plugin
- DF JPverb - A lush algorithmic reverb designed to sound great with synthetic sound sources
- DF Zita Rev1 - A feedback-delay-network reverb plugin
- Dragonfly Reverb - A set of reverb effects
- Droplets - AI plugin that allows an LLM to sequence MIDI in your DAW that's tempo aligned
- firefly-synth - Semi-modular synthesizer
- firefly-fx - Semi-modular FX plugin
- fluidsynth - A clap-plugin bridge to fluidsynth
- Hamburger - A distortion plugin with inbuilt dynamics controls and equalisation
- hardclipper - A simple hard clipper
- HexoSynth - A hexagonal modular synthesizer plugin. (PLUGIN AUTHOR REMOVED PLUGIN)
- JC303 - A Roland TB-303 Plugin for, a Juce port of Open303 engine
- lamb - A lookahead compressor/limiter that's soft as a lamb
- lsp-plugins - Linux Studio Plugins Project
- master_me - Automatic mastering plugin for live streaming, podcasts and internet radio
- MoniqueMonosynth - Monique monosynth
- midi_transpose_rs - Midi Transposer
- NeuralRack - NeuralRack is a Neural Model and Impulse Response File loader for Linux/Windows.
- nih-plug plugins - A collection of basic plugins
- OB-Xf - A synth nspired by the venerable Oberheim OB-X
- OctaSine - Frequency modulation synthesizer plugin
- Odin 2 - Odin 2 Synthesizer Plugin
- OmniAmp - Multi-purpose audio tool. Distortion, compression, reverb, guitar, bass
- PeakEater - A wave shaper plugin
- Penare - A wonky distortion plugin :3
- PiMax - Loudness maximizer & multiband saturation plugin
- plugdata - Pure Data as a plugin, with a new GUI
- ripchord - Chord tool originally from trackbout; this fork adds CLAP support
- RoomReverb - A mono/stereo to stereo algorithmic reverb audio plugin with many presets that lets you add reverberation to your recordings in your DAW
- Scrollscope - A simple scrolling oscilloscope
- Shortcircuit XT - Will be a sampler when its done!
- six-sines - That's the right number of sines, I think.
- ShowMidi - Multi-platform GUI application to effortlessly visualize MIDI activity
- SG-323 - Ursa Major Stargate 323 emulation
- SpectMorph - Spectral Audio Morphing
- Stereo Cross Delay - A stereo delay plugin with feedback and cross-mixing
- Stochas - The Stochas Sequencer
- StompTuner - Strobe Tuner
- STR-X - Custom Guitar Amplfier
- Subhoofer - Sub and Bass Enhancement plugin
- Surge XT - Synthesizer plug-in (previously released as Vember Audio Surge)
- sfzq - SFZ/SF2 Player for Linux
- Terrain - Open Source Wave Terrain Synth
- ToneTwistPlugs - Multi-format audio effect plugs
- UhbikWrapper - Reason-style VST3 wrapper for chaining multiple effects with preset management
- unplugred plugins - Different unique plugins (please donate if you can) Also here: https://github.com/unplugred/vsts
- Viola Ex Machina - A physically inspired synthesizer for stringed instruments
- Vital - Wavetable synth Also here: https://github.com/mtytel/vital
- vitalium-verb - A Rust port of the reverb module from the Vital/Vitalium synthesizer
- wolf-shaper - Waveshaper plugin with a spline-based graph editor
- wstd-crshr - Simple bit reduction plugin
- wstd-dlay - Simple Delay Audio Plugin
- wstd-eq - Simple nasty EQ plugin
- wstd-flangr - Simple flanger plugin
- wstd-fldr - Simple wave folder plugin
- wstd-smthr - Simple soft-clipping overdrive plugin
- ZynAddSubFX - ZynAddSubFX open source synthesizer
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