Getting Started

Installing plugdata

Windows:

• Obtain the installer from the latest official release

MacOS:

• Option 1: Download the installer from the latest official release
• Option 2: Install the homebrew cask. Note: This may not be maintained and could be outdated.

Linux:

• Option 1: OBS Repository/Packages
  • The repository contains packages for plugdata, plugdata-vst3, and plugdata-lv2. Standalone version is included if you get a package without the repo.
  • Plugin versions:
    • Deb/Ubuntu: plugdata-vst3 and plugdata-lv2
    • RPM based distros: vst3-plugdata and lv2-plugdata
• Option 2: Arch User Repository (Arch only).
  • plugdata-bin for the latest stable version.
  • plugdata-git for the latest experimental build.
• Option 3: Download binaries from the latest official release

You can also access recent experimental builds on our website.

Building from Source

Note: You likely don't need to compile from source unless you're contributing to plugdata's development.

git clone --recursive https://github.com/plugdata-team/plugdata.git
cd plugdata
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..  # Specify the generator using -G"Unix Makefiles", -G"XCode" or -G"Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64
cmake --build .