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Airwindows

Hundreds of small, character-rich effects from compressors and saturators to tape and console emulations, each with just a few controls.

Why try it

A closer look at Airwindows

A good fit for

Producers who like experimenting with focused effects and choosing from a very large collection.

How it works

The range spans dynamics, saturation, tape and console-style processing. Check the individual build and format for your system.

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Builds are separate for each system and format.

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A real-time voice noise suppressor based on a small neural network, for cleaning up microphone input in calls, streams and recordings.

Formats
  • VST3
  • AU
  • LV2
  • VST2
Works on
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Stars7k
UpdatedMay 18, 2024
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ChowTapeModel

GPL-3.0Dormant

A physical model of a reel-to-reel tape machine with wow, flutter, hysteresis and degradation, for adding believable tape warmth.

Formats
  • VST3
  • CLAP
  • AU
  • LV2
  • Standalone
Works on
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Stars1.5k
UpdatedNov 5, 2023

Dragonfly Reverb

GPL-3.0Active

A set of four reverbs (room, hall, plate and early reflections) that sound smooth and are easy to dial in.

Formats
  • VST3
  • LV2
Works on
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Stars1.2k
UpdatedMay 21, 2026
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LSP Plugins

LGPL-3.0Active

A large collection of mixing and mastering tools: equalizers, compressors, limiters, gates, analyzers and many more, with a consistent interface.

Formats
  • VST3
  • CLAP
  • LV2
  • VST2
  • Standalone
Works on
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Stars903
UpdatedNov 1, 2026
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Calf Studio Gear

LGPL-2.1Active

A suite of LV2 effects for Linux: compressors, equalizers, reverbs, delays, a vocoder and more.

Formats
  • LV2
Works on
  • Windows not available
  • macOS not available
  • Linux
Stars805
UpdatedOct 13, 2026

Fire

AGPL-3.0Active

A multiband distortion plugin with several distortion types per band and a live waveform display.

Formats
  • VST3
  • CLAP
  • AU
Works on
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Stars651
UpdatedOct 13, 2026
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