[BETA] filament - Real-Time MIDI Orchestration Plugin & Plugin Host

[cuttime]

Have you tried the midnight theme though? This is what it looks like my end with the brightness pushed up a little. Will have a mid tone and light theme as soon as I can, but will probably be next week.

Where does one find the midnight theme?

[Morty-C-137]

Have you tried the midnight theme though? This is what it looks like my end with the brightness pushed up a little. Will have a mid tone and light theme as soon as I can, but will probably be next week.

Where does one find the midnight theme?

Update to the latest version and click the cogwheel in the toplight of the app, scroll down.

[Morty-C-137]

Will, me being a coding noob, may I ask what libcrypto.3.dylib is used for in the Framework folder of the Filament app on macOS?

[WillTurnerFLA]

Have you tried the midnight theme though? This is what it looks like my end with the brightness pushed up a little. Will have a mid tone and light theme as soon as I can, but will probably be next week.

Where does one find the midnight theme?

If it's not there you may have to do an uninstall, reinstall of the new version - sometimes DAWs cache older versions of the plugin, it's really annoying. I uploaded an uninstaller which you should be able to see in your accounts page if you need it!

[WillTurnerFLA]

Will, me being a coding noob, may I ask what libcrypto.3.dylib is used for in the Framework folder of the Filament app on macOS?

Good question! - libcrypto is just a standard security library that handles the license activation. When you enter your license key, it checks that everything's valid so you can use Filament offline! Sounds shady but I think it's pretty standard.

[WillTurnerFLA]

I have just now updated to version 1.0.4.2 and I am liking the improvements except for the odd GUI choices? I like that we get themes and control of contrast and brightness but the fundamental issue for me was the foundation of color choices for background and various GUI elements.

The pitch black background just doesn't help in that regard and on top of that the connection lines are now shades of dark green on pitch black versus yellow which was at least clearer.

Sorry to come here and point out these things first but it's just tiring on the eyes and that affect the experience of working with it negatively.

Not at all Morty, I'm working on a light theme, but it's been a rush getting all the other bugs and fixes in. It is on the list though. One of the issues I'm having is that the UI is appearing darker on Windows than mac which is what I'm designing on. Working on a way to compensate this.

Have you tried the midnight theme though? This is what it looks like my end with the brightness pushed up a little. Will have a mid tone and light theme as soon as I can, but will probably be next week.

Cheers Will! I truly appreciate you or being so responsive. I did try the midnight theme but somehow the choice of grey with teal made things less clear for me. I'll exercise a bit more patience in terms of GUI. It's easy to forget that this is a one man job. Really loving this app thus far.

Also not at all, I'm glad you're calling it out. If it's not clear for you, it won't be clear for others do you have any plugin interfaces you find really easy to work with - could use some inspo!

[Morty-C-137]

Will, me being a coding noob, may I ask what libcrypto.3.dylib is used for in the Framework folder of the Filament app on macOS?

Good question! - libcrypto is just a standard security library that handles the license activation. When you enter your license key, it checks that everything's valid so you can use Filament offline! Sounds shady but I think it's pretty standard.

Thanks for clarifying Will. I think Waves uses a similar method with their Waves Central app.

[Morty-C-137]

Also not at all, I'm glad you're calling it out. If it's not clear for you, it won't be clear for others do you have any plugin interfaces you find really easy to work with - could use some inspo!

Sure. Below are just 2 examples of plugin host apps that choose to go for a dark interface but are still highly legible and non tiring for the eyes;

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[cuttime]

The Midnight theme is marginally better. Whenever I try to host other instruments in the plug in MOTU DP 11, I get this mysterious window. I tried to report this within the share feedback window but I'm not sure you got it.

[WillTurnerFLA]

The Midnight theme is marginally better. Whenever I try to host other instruments in the plug in MOTU DP 11, I get this mysterious window. I tried to report this within the share feedback window but I'm not sure you got it.

Awesome, thank you cuttime. I may drop you a private message with a few questions!

[WillTurnerFLA]

Re. UI I think what I'll do is have a go at a very classic mid/dark theme, specifically with clarity and working for long periods of time in mind. Just to manage expectations - this made not be the next build. I'm focusing on a few bugs around plugin state management as a priority to get everyone playing.

Thanks as always everyone!

[WillTurnerFLA]

Also not at all, I'm glad you're calling it out. If it's not clear for you, it won't be clear for others do you have any plugin interfaces you find really easy to work with - could use some inspo!

Sure. Below are just 2 examples of plugin host apps that choose to go for a dark interface but are still highly legible and non tiring for the eyes;
IMG_0291.jpeg
IMG_0290.webp

Hey Morty,

Just to let you know, there's a big UI update just landed. I've changed a lot of the structuring which means if this doesn't make things easier I can iterate and adjust things really quickly. We also have a dark and light theme and text size adjustment. The dark is more dark/mid grey rather than black. I've also redesigned the matrix backdrop to matchsticks rather than dots - i think they weren't helping... Would be interested to know if this helps, and if there are any specific elements that are still hard to use.

Screenshot 2026-05-21 at 15.26.53.png

[WillTurnerFLA]

Signed up and anxious to check it out when you re-open the public beta.

Just dropped you a pm c0nsilience!

[Morty-C-137]

Also not at all, I'm glad you're calling it out. If it's not clear for you, it won't be clear for others do you have any plugin interfaces you find really easy to work with - could use some inspo!

Sure. Below are just 2 examples of plugin host apps that choose to go for a dark interface but are still highly legible and non tiring for the eyes;
IMG_0291.jpeg
IMG_0290.webp

Hey Morty,

Just to let you know, there's a big UI update just landed. I've changed a lot of the structuring which means if this doesn't make things easier I can iterate and adjust things really quickly. We also have a dark and light theme and text size adjustment. The dark is more dark/mid grey rather than black. I've also redesigned the matrix backdrop to matchsticks rather than dots - i think they weren't helping... Would be interested to know if this helps, and if there are any specific elements that are still hard to use.

Screenshot 2026-05-21 at 15.26.53.png

That is looking good Will! I will download the update ASAP and check it out.

[Morty-C-137]

Something seems broken with this install. GUI not resizing properly; zooms into GUI after resize through the settings menu and the drag corner to resize only adjusts height, but GUI still not loading?

This is how it loads:



Also the Apple Silicon designated installer still asks us to install Rosetta before proceeding..