Mac Plugins

The Best Free Audio Plugins for OS X with Video Demos. AudioUnit (AU), RTA, VST…Synths, Reverbs, Compressors…and much more. Just listen, watch and download!

CamelCrusher

  • Compressor | Distortion
    WindowsMacFree VSTRTAAudioUnit
689.887 Views Rating: 3.9 /5 (668 votes)
CamelCrusher is a free, easy-to-use multi-effect plugin from Camel Audio, built around a distortion, a low-pass filter, [...]

TDR NOVA

  • Equalizer
    WindowsMacFree VSTAudioUnitAAX
278.465 Views Rating: 3.9 /5 (255 votes)
Two versions available: the button above downloads the Windows installer (.exe). Mac users need the macOS package instea[...]

MAutoPitch

  • Pitch | Tool
    WindowsMacFree VSTAudioUnit
271.955 Views Rating: 3.2 /5 (420 votes)
MAutoPitch, by MeldaProduction, is a free automatic pitch-correction plugin for vocals and other monophonic sources, bui[...]
Dexed | Audio Plugins for Free

Dexed

  • Synth FM
    WindowsMacLinuxFree VSTLV2
206.786 Views Rating: 3.9 /5 (166 votes)
Dexed is a free, open-source FM synthesizer modeled closely on the classic Yamaha DX7, down to compatible sysex patches [...]
Vital | Audio Plugins for Free

Vital

  • MPE | Synth
    WindowsMacLinuxFree VSTAudioUnitLV2
200.134 Views Rating: 4 /5 (155 votes)
Vital, by Matt Tytel, is a free wavetable synthesizer built around real-time spectral warping and a highly visual, drag-[...]
Graillon | Audio Plugins for Free

Graillon 2

  • Auto-tune | Pitch correction
    WindowsMacFree VSTAudioUnit
182.223 Views Rating: 3.8 /5 (132 votes)
Graillon 2, by Auburn Sounds, is a free real-time vocal pitch-correction and voice-changing plugin — the closest free [...]
SSD5 FREE | Audio Plugins for Free

SSD5 FREE

  • Drums
    WindowsMacFree VSTAudioUnit
156.052 Views Rating: 3.6 /5 (151 votes)
SSD5 FREE is the free, non-expiring version of Steven Slate Drums 5 (now updated to SSD 5.5), giving you the full engine[...]

Delay Lama

  • Singing Monk | Synth
    WindowsMacFree VST
153.186 Views Rating: 3.9 /5 (57 votes)
Delay Lama, by AudioNerdz, is a free, thoroughly quirky monophonic vocal-synth plugin built around a real-time animated [...]
Spitfire Labs | Audio plugins for free

Spitfire Labs

  • Virtual Instrument
    WindowsMacFree VSTAudioUnitAAX
144.043 Views Rating: 4.2 /5 (29 votes)
Spitfire LABS is a free plugin from Spitfire Audio that bundles dozens of orchestral, cinematic and experimental instrum[...]

Synth1

  • Synth | Synth Analogue/Subtractive
    WindowsMacFree VST
143.940 Views Rating: 3.8 /5 (75 votes)
“Synth1 is a free software synthesizer. Functionally it is modelled on the Clavia Nord Lead 2 Red Synth. Features:[...]
AMBEO Orbit | Audio Plugins for Free

AMBEO Orbit

  • Binaural | Stereo Tool
    WindowsMacFree VSTAudioUnitAAX
131.663 Views Rating: 3.2 /5 (212 votes)
AMBEO Orbit is Sennheiser’s free binaural panner, built for positioning mono or stereo sources inside a 3D, headph[...]

SQL8

  • Synth
    WindowsMacLinuxFree VST
127.317 Views Rating: 4.2 /5 (49 votes)
SQ8L is a free software recreation of the Ensoniq SQ-80, the wavetable synth from the late 1980s that shares most of its[...]
s(M)exoscope | audio analysis tool plugin

s(M)exoscope

  • Audio Analysis Tool
    WindowsMacFree VSTAudioUnit
110.747 Views Rating: 3.7 /5 (50 votes)
s(M)exoscope is an oscilloscope VST plugin. You can use it to visually monitor audio wave forms. Features: Available as[...]

MT Power Drum K...

  • Drums
    WindowsMacFree VSTAudioUnit
105.600 Views Rating: 3.4 /5 (138 votes)
“The MT Power Drum Kit is a drum sampler offering the powerful, high-quality sounds of an acoustic, realistic drum[...]
Glitch | Audio Plugins for Free

Glitch 2

  • chopping | Distortion
    WindowsMacLinuxFree VSTAudioUnit
105.535 Views Rating: 3.8 /5 (60 votes)
Three versions available: the button above downloads the Windows (VST/VST3) version. Mac users need the macOS build inst[...]
NeuralNote | Audio Plugins for Free

NeuralNote

  • Midi Tool
    WindowsMacFree VSTAudioUnit
98.418 Views Rating: 3.9 /5 (66 votes)
Two versions available: the button above downloads the Windows installer. Mac users need a separate installer instead â€[...]
Saturation Knob | Audio Plugins for Free

Saturation Knob

  • Distortion
    WindowsMacAAX
91.532 Views Rating: 3.8 /5 (56 votes)
“The free plug-in Saturation Knob is a modeled output distortion that can be used anywhere you need some grit. Use[...]
w1limiter | Audio Plugins for Free

W1 Limiter

  • Compressor | Maximizer
    WindowsMacFree VSTRTAAudioUnit
91.407 Views Rating: 3.4 /5 (68 votes)
“W1 Limiter is a clone of Waves L1, with identical output. This was accomplished without reverse engineering Waves[...]
Pitchproof | Audio Plugins for Free

Pitchproof

  • harmonizer | Pitch
    WindowsMacFree VSTAudioUnit
89.273 Views Rating: 3.3 /5 (115 votes)
Pitchproof, by Aegean Music, is a free pitch-shifting and harmonizing plugin styled after classic guitar harmonizer peda[...]
free audio plugin - BItterSweet II

BItterSweet II

  • Compressor | Mastering
    WindowsMacFree VSTRTAAudioUnit
79.048 Views Rating: 3.4 /5 (45 votes)
“Turning the central button to the sweet side decreases the transients amplitude. To the bitter side, the transien[...]

Drum Pro

  • Drums | Percussion
    WindowsMacFree VSTAudioUnit
76.900 Views Rating: 3.1 /5 (94 votes)
“Drum Pro comes with 20 drum kits and the sounds of 9 vintage rhythms boxes (including TR-808 and TR-909). Each el[...]