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The KVR Audio Plugin Resources plug-in and plug-in host database contains 4036 products: 1872 instruments; 2065 effects; 260 plug-in hosts; (some are both or all three) (1763 are free!). 3848 run on Windows; 1620 on Mac OS X; 33 on Linux.

The plug-ins and hosts are ranked by their popularity below - this is derived from how many times the product's KVR page has been viewed. A plug-in's KVR Rank, which is displayed on its page at KVR, is calculated from a 3 month average (updated daily).

Stats for Linux
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Linux All ProductsInstrumentsEffectsHosts

KVR Rank

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Ardour
  3. Aspect
  4. LinuxSampler
  5. Audacity

Free

  1. Ardour
  2. LinuxSampler
  3. Audacity
  4. HighLife
  5. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Aspect
  3. ARIA Player
  4. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  5. Discovery

Rank Yesterday

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Ardour
  3. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  4. Hexter
  5. Audacity

Free

  1. Ardour
  2. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  3. Hexter
  4. Audacity
  5. HighLife

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. ARIA Player
  3. Receptor
  4. Renoise
  5. Discovery

7 Day Rank

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Ardour
  3. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  4. Audacity
  5. Hexter

Free

  1. Ardour
  2. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  3. Audacity
  4. Hexter
  5. HighLife

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Discovery
  3. ARIA Player
  4. Receptor
  5. Renoise

30 Day Rank

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Ardour
  3. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  4. Sonic Visualiser
  5. HighLife

Free

  1. Ardour
  2. Sonic Visualiser
  3. HighLife
  4. VOPM
  5. Hexter

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  3. ARIA Player
  4. Discovery
  5. Aspect

Previous Months

October 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Ardour
  3. Sonic Visualiser
  4. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  5. HighLife

Free

  1. Ardour
  2. Sonic Visualiser
  3. HighLife
  4. LinuxSampler
  5. Audacity

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  3. Discovery
  4. ARIA Player
  5. Aspect

September 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Aspect
  3. Audacity
  4. HighLife
  5. ARIA Player

Free

  1. Audacity
  2. HighLife
  3. Mr. Alias
  4. Ardour
  5. VOPM

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Aspect
  3. ARIA Player
  4. Discovery
  5. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro

August 2009

All

  1. LinuxSampler
  2. Aspect
  3. energyXT
  4. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  5. ARIA Player

Free

  1. LinuxSampler
  2. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  3. HighLife
  4. VOPM
  5. Ardour

Commercial

  1. Aspect
  2. energyXT
  3. ARIA Player
  4. Resound
  5. Fmod Ex

July 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Ardour
  3. Zweeger
  4. HighLife
  5. Audacity

Free

  1. Ardour
  2. Zweeger
  3. HighLife
  4. Audacity
  5. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Aspect
  3. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  4. Discovery
  5. ARIA Player

June 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. HighLife
  3. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  4. MusE
  5. Ardour

Free

  1. HighLife
  2. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  3. MusE
  4. Ardour
  5. Mr. Alias

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Discovery
  3. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  4. Receptor
  5. ARIA Player

May 2009

All

  1. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  2. HighLife
  3. energyXT
  4. MusE
  5. Mr. Alias

Free

  1. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  2. HighLife
  3. MusE
  4. Mr. Alias
  5. OscVstBridge

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  3. Renoise
  4. ARIA Player
  5. Discovery

April 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. HighLife
  3. Renoise
  4. Ardour
  5. VOPM

Free

  1. HighLife
  2. Ardour
  3. VOPM
  4. Hexter
  5. Mr. Alias

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Renoise
  3. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  4. Discovery
  5. ARIA Player

March 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. HighLife
  3. Freeverb3_vst
  4. Mr. Alias
  5. Fmod Ex

Free

  1. HighLife
  2. Freeverb3_vst
  3. Mr. Alias
  4. Fmod Ex
  5. Ardour

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Fmod Ex
  3. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  4. Discovery
  5. Aspect

February 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  3. Zweeger
  4. Audacity
  5. Discovery

Free

  1. Zweeger
  2. Audacity
  3. VOPM
  4. Rosegarden
  5. Hexter

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  3. Discovery
  4. ARIA Player
  5. Receptor

January 2009

All

  1. Zweeger
  2. Audacity
  3. energyXT
  4. Aspect
  5. Manifold

Free

  1. Zweeger
  2. Audacity
  3. Mr. Alias
  4. VOPM
  5. Hexter

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Aspect
  3. Manifold
  4. Renoise
  5. Resound

December 2008

All

  1. Renoise
  2. Discovery
  3. Ardour
  4. Audacity
  5. energyXT

Free

  1. Ardour
  2. Audacity
  3. Jost
  4. Sonic Visualiser
  5. VOPM

Commercial

  1. Renoise
  2. Discovery
  3. energyXT
  4. ARIA Player
  5. Receptor

November 2008

All

  1. Ardour
  2. energyXT
  3. Discovery
  4. Audacity
  5. Receptor

Free

  1. Ardour
  2. Audacity
  3. VOPM
  4. Hexter
  5. Jost

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Discovery
  3. Receptor
  4. ARIA Player
  5. Renoise

KVR Rank

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Aspect
  3. LinuxSampler
  4. HighLife
  5. ARIA Player

Free

  1. LinuxSampler
  2. HighLife
  3. VOPM
  4. Hexter
  5. Mr. Alias

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Aspect
  3. ARIA Player
  4. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  5. Discovery

Rank Yesterday

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Hexter
  3. HighLife
  4. VOPM
  5. ARIA Player

Free

  1. Hexter
  2. HighLife
  3. VOPM
  4. FTM String
  5. Mr. Alias

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. ARIA Player
  3. Discovery
  4. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  5. Aspect

7 Day Rank

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Hexter
  3. HighLife
  4. VOPM
  5. Discovery

Free

  1. Hexter
  2. HighLife
  3. VOPM
  4. LinuxSampler
  5. Mr. Alias

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Discovery
  3. ARIA Player
  4. Aspect
  5. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro

30 Day Rank

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  3. HighLife
  4. VOPM
  5. Hexter

Free

  1. HighLife
  2. VOPM
  3. Hexter
  4. LinuxSampler
  5. Mr. Alias

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  3. ARIA Player
  4. Discovery
  5. Aspect

Previous Months

October 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  3. HighLife
  4. LinuxSampler
  5. Discovery

Free

  1. HighLife
  2. LinuxSampler
  3. VOPM
  4. Hexter
  5. hypercyclic

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  3. Discovery
  4. ARIA Player
  5. Aspect

September 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Aspect
  3. HighLife
  4. ARIA Player
  5. Mr. Alias

Free

  1. HighLife
  2. Mr. Alias
  3. VOPM
  4. Hexter
  5. LinuxSampler

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Aspect
  3. ARIA Player
  4. Discovery
  5. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro

August 2009

All

  1. LinuxSampler
  2. Aspect
  3. energyXT
  4. ARIA Player
  5. HighLife

Free

  1. LinuxSampler
  2. HighLife
  3. VOPM
  4. Hexter
  5. hypercyclic

Commercial

  1. Aspect
  2. energyXT
  3. ARIA Player
  4. Discovery
  5. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro

July 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Zweeger
  3. HighLife
  4. Aspect
  5. Hexter

Free

  1. Zweeger
  2. HighLife
  3. Hexter
  4. VOPM
  5. Mr. Alias

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Aspect
  3. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  4. Discovery
  5. ARIA Player

June 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. HighLife
  3. Discovery
  4. Mr. Alias
  5. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro

Free

  1. HighLife
  2. Mr. Alias
  3. VOPM
  4. Hexter
  5. hypercyclic

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Discovery
  3. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  4. ARIA Player
  5. Aspect

May 2009

All

  1. HighLife
  2. energyXT
  3. Mr. Alias
  4. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  5. Hexter

Free

  1. HighLife
  2. Mr. Alias
  3. Hexter
  4. VOPM
  5. Zweeger

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  3. ARIA Player
  4. Discovery
  5. Aspect

April 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. HighLife
  3. VOPM
  4. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  5. Discovery

Free

  1. HighLife
  2. VOPM
  3. Hexter
  4. Mr. Alias
  5. hypercyclic

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  3. Discovery
  4. ARIA Player
  5. Authorized Steinway Virtual Concert Grand Piano

March 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. HighLife
  3. Mr. Alias
  4. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  5. VOPM

Free

  1. HighLife
  2. Mr. Alias
  3. VOPM
  4. Hexter
  5. hypercyclic

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  3. Discovery
  4. Aspect
  5. ARIA Player

February 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  3. Zweeger
  4. Discovery
  5. VOPM

Free

  1. Zweeger
  2. VOPM
  3. Hexter
  4. HighLife
  5. Mr. Alias

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  3. Discovery
  4. ARIA Player
  5. Authorized Steinway Virtual Concert Grand Piano

January 2009

All

  1. Zweeger
  2. energyXT
  3. Aspect
  4. Mr. Alias
  5. Discovery

Free

  1. Zweeger
  2. Mr. Alias
  3. VOPM
  4. Hexter
  5. HighLife

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Aspect
  3. Discovery
  4. ARIA Player
  5. Authorized Steinway Virtual Concert Grand Piano

December 2008

All

  1. Discovery
  2. energyXT
  3. VOPM
  4. Hexter
  5. hypercyclic

Free

  1. VOPM
  2. Hexter
  3. hypercyclic
  4. HighLife
  5. FTM String

Commercial

  1. Discovery
  2. energyXT
  3. ARIA Player
  4. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  5. Authorized Steinway Virtual Concert Grand Piano

November 2008

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Discovery
  3. VOPM
  4. Hexter
  5. ARIA Player

Free

  1. VOPM
  2. Hexter
  3. HighLife
  4. hypercyclic
  5. FTM String

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Discovery
  3. ARIA Player
  4. Pianoteq / Pianoteq Pro
  5. Authorized Steinway Virtual Concert Grand Piano

KVR Rank

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Shift
  3. Manifold
  4. Resound
  5. Freeverb3_vst

Free

  1. Freeverb3_vst
  2. OscVstBridge

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Shift
  3. Manifold
  4. Resound

Rank Yesterday

All

  1. energyXT
  2. OscVstBridge
  3. Freeverb3_vst
  4. Shift
  5. Manifold

Free

  1. OscVstBridge
  2. Freeverb3_vst

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Shift
  3. Manifold
  4. Resound

7 Day Rank

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Freeverb3_vst
  3. Manifold
  4. OscVstBridge
  5. Shift

Free

  1. Freeverb3_vst
  2. OscVstBridge

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Manifold
  3. Shift
  4. Resound

30 Day Rank

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Manifold
  3. Shift
  4. Freeverb3_vst
  5. OscVstBridge

Free

  1. Freeverb3_vst
  2. OscVstBridge

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Manifold
  3. Shift
  4. Resound

Previous Months

October 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Manifold
  3. Shift
  4. Freeverb3_vst
  5. OscVstBridge

Free

  1. Freeverb3_vst
  2. OscVstBridge

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Manifold
  3. Shift
  4. Resound

September 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Shift
  3. Manifold
  4. Freeverb3_vst
  5. Resound

Free

  1. Freeverb3_vst
  2. OscVstBridge

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Shift
  3. Manifold
  4. Resound

August 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Resound
  3. Shift
  4. Freeverb3_vst
  5. Manifold

Free

  1. Freeverb3_vst
  2. OscVstBridge

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Resound
  3. Shift
  4. Manifold

July 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Freeverb3_vst
  3. OscVstBridge
  4. Manifold
  5. Resound

Free

  1. Freeverb3_vst
  2. OscVstBridge

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Manifold
  3. Resound

June 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. OscVstBridge
  3. Manifold
  4. Freeverb3_vst
  5. Resound

Free

  1. OscVstBridge
  2. Freeverb3_vst

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Manifold
  3. Resound

May 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. OscVstBridge
  3. Manifold
  4. Resound
  5. Freeverb3_vst

Free

  1. OscVstBridge
  2. Freeverb3_vst

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Manifold
  3. Resound

April 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Freeverb3_vst
  3. Manifold
  4. Resound

Free

  1. Freeverb3_vst

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Manifold
  3. Resound

March 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Freeverb3_vst
  3. Manifold
  4. Resound

Free

  1. Freeverb3_vst

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Manifold
  3. Resound

February 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Manifold
  3. Freeverb3_vst
  4. Resound

Free

  1. Freeverb3_vst

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Manifold
  3. Resound

January 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Manifold
  3. Resound
  4. Freeverb3_vst

Free

  1. Freeverb3_vst

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Manifold
  3. Resound

December 2008

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Freeverb3_vst

Free

  1. Freeverb3_vst

Commercial

  1. energyXT

November 2008

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Freeverb3_vst

Free

  1. Freeverb3_vst

Commercial

  1. energyXT

KVR Rank

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Ardour
  3. Audacity
  4. HighLife
  5. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)

Free

  1. Ardour
  2. Audacity
  3. HighLife
  4. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  5. Sonic Visualiser

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Receptor
  3. Renoise
  4. Fmod Ex
  5. XO Wave

Rank Yesterday

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Ardour
  3. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  4. Audacity
  5. HighLife

Free

  1. Ardour
  2. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  3. Audacity
  4. HighLife
  5. Open Sound World

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Receptor
  3. Renoise
  4. Fmod Ex
  5. XO Wave

7 Day Rank

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Ardour
  3. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  4. Audacity
  5. HighLife

Free

  1. Ardour
  2. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  3. Audacity
  4. HighLife
  5. Open Sound World

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Receptor
  3. Renoise
  4. Fmod Ex
  5. XO Wave

30 Day Rank

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Ardour
  3. Sonic Visualiser
  4. HighLife
  5. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)

Free

  1. Ardour
  2. Sonic Visualiser
  3. HighLife
  4. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  5. Audacity

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Receptor
  3. Renoise
  4. Fmod Ex
  5. XO Wave

Previous Months

October 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Ardour
  3. Sonic Visualiser
  4. HighLife
  5. Audacity

Free

  1. Ardour
  2. Sonic Visualiser
  3. HighLife
  4. Audacity
  5. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Receptor
  3. Renoise
  4. XO Wave
  5. Fmod Ex

September 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Audacity
  3. HighLife
  4. Ardour
  5. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)

Free

  1. Audacity
  2. HighLife
  3. Ardour
  4. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  5. Open Sound World

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Receptor
  3. Renoise
  4. Fmod Ex
  5. XO Wave

August 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  3. HighLife
  4. Ardour
  5. Audacity

Free

  1. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  2. HighLife
  3. Ardour
  4. Audacity
  5. Fmod Ex

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Fmod Ex
  3. Renoise
  4. Receptor
  5. XO Wave

July 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Ardour
  3. HighLife
  4. Audacity
  5. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)

Free

  1. Ardour
  2. HighLife
  3. Audacity
  4. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  5. Sonic Visualiser

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Receptor
  3. Renoise
  4. Fmod Ex
  5. XO Wave

June 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. HighLife
  3. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  4. MusE
  5. Ardour

Free

  1. HighLife
  2. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  3. MusE
  4. Ardour
  5. Audacity

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Receptor
  3. Renoise
  4. Fmod Ex
  5. XO Wave

May 2009

All

  1. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  2. HighLife
  3. energyXT
  4. MusE
  5. Ardour

Free

  1. Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)
  2. HighLife
  3. MusE
  4. Ardour
  5. Audacity

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Renoise
  3. Receptor
  4. Fmod Ex
  5. XO Wave

April 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. HighLife
  3. Renoise
  4. Ardour
  5. Audacity

Free

  1. HighLife
  2. Ardour
  3. Audacity
  4. Open Sound World
  5. Fmod Ex

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Renoise
  3. Receptor
  4. Fmod Ex
  5. XO Wave

March 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. HighLife
  3. Fmod Ex
  4. Ardour
  5. Sonic Visualiser

Free

  1. HighLife
  2. Fmod Ex
  3. Ardour
  4. Sonic Visualiser
  5. Audacity

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Fmod Ex
  3. Receptor
  4. Renoise
  5. XO Wave

February 2009

All

  1. energyXT
  2. Audacity
  3. Rosegarden
  4. HighLife
  5. Receptor

Free

  1. Audacity
  2. Rosegarden
  3. HighLife
  4. Ardour
  5. Open Sound World

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Receptor
  3. Renoise
  4. XO Wave

January 2009

All

  1. Audacity
  2. energyXT
  3. Renoise
  4. Receptor
  5. HighLife

Free

  1. Audacity
  2. HighLife
  3. Ardour
  4. Open Sound World
  5. Rosegarden

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Renoise
  3. Receptor
  4. XO Wave

December 2008

All

  1. Renoise
  2. Ardour
  3. Audacity
  4. energyXT
  5. Jost

Free

  1. Ardour
  2. Audacity
  3. Jost
  4. Sonic Visualiser
  5. HighLife

Commercial

  1. Renoise
  2. energyXT
  3. Receptor
  4. XO Wave

November 2008

All

  1. Ardour
  2. energyXT
  3. Audacity
  4. Receptor
  5. Jost

Free

  1. Ardour
  2. Audacity
  3. Jost
  4. HighLife
  5. Open Sound World

Commercial

  1. energyXT
  2. Receptor
  3. Renoise
  4. XO Wave

Receptor Videos