General

OwlPlug supports VST2, VST3, AU and LV2 plugins. Other formats like WAM may be supported in the future.

Some common issues and workarounds are described in OwlPlug Docs. All issues and suggestions about OwlPlug client are tracked on the github repository.

If the issue is on OwlPlug Central or a plugin delivered by OwlPlug Central, open an issue on the central repository. You can use the status page to track downtimes and maintenances on OwlPlug services.

Absolutely. OwlPlug will be able to automatically recognize plugins you added manually.

The app is not notarized by Apple and may be flagged as downloaded from the internet. macOS silently put the whole app in quarantine and display the message “OwlPlug is damaged”. You can fix the issue by running the following command in the Terminal app:

sudo xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/OwlPlug.app/

This command will remove the quarantine flag. There is more info about this issue on the Troubleshooting wiki page

Store

Here is some known third party store

  • Krakli plugins (By Shane Dunne): https://getdunne.net/GyL/owl.php
  • GyL Synths (By Shane Dunne): https://getdunne.net/Krakli/owl.php
  • More stores are listed on the github repository page

For now, only open source plugins are distributed through OwlPlug Central. Make your favorite plugin creators discover OwlPlug, this will help us a lot. However, you can pull packages from compatible third party stores, the list is available on the github repository

If you are a developer, you can submit your plugin to OwlPlug Central. The plugin will be distributed on the OwlPlug central feed. Your plugin must meet some conditions for being approved. Plugin submissions are managed on the registry.

If you are distributing a set of plugin or if you want to keep distribution logic on your side, you can set up a compatible store. Users will be able to download your plugins by adding your store to their remote sources in the client.

No. We would like. We think it’s a good way to fund plugin creators for their work. In any case, Owlplug itself will remain free and will always support free and open source initiatives.

All plugins available in OwlPlug Central have been strongly verified. Third-party stores are not managed by us, so we can’t guarantee their integrity. You should use them with caution and configure third-party stores only for trusted providers.