Here is our general roadmap with the main features we want to implement. New major versions of OwlPlug are released every ~4-6 months with bug fixes and changes suggested by the community.
If you have suggestions, open a new issue on the github repository.
Released on February 2019
VST3 extended discovery
Released on April 2019
Platform native host capabilities. Advanced plugin metadata discovery, Windows Installer.
Released on June 2019
Repository feature replacement. Merge your plugin directories with plugins installed everywhere on the file system using Symbolic links.
Released on January 2020 Help us !
MacOS compatibility overhaul and bugfixes. OSX native packaged installer
Released on May 2021
Audio Units (AU) format discovery
Released on November 2021
Plugins can be discovered from multiple additional directories
Released on May 2022
Linux compatibility and native installer
Released on September 2022
Discover plugin subcomponents and LV2 format support
Released on March 2023
A complete revamp of the central plugin store to something more collaborative and community-driven
Released on August 2023
Discover and compute metrics about file disk usage in plugin directories
Released on November 2023
Sync DAW project files to extract referenced plugins and compare to installed plugins
Ableton Live projects support
Not yet scheduled
Community / News section, BugFixes, UI/UX improvements.
Custom URI Schemes
Not yet scheduled
This is one of the biggest feature we want to implement for OwlPlug. A complete marketplace where anyone can submit plugins and a way for developers to get paid for their work. Something like Steam, but community-driven. We are determined to implement this but this is a huge task. It requires to build an entire secured platform.
Not yet scheduled
Simple MIDI instrument / effect host, load and test plugins, display plugin UI.