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Tone2 Synthesizers · Post by **Tone2 Synthesizers** » Tue Mar 10, 2026 6:28 am

We small developers need to know this to be able to focus our resources.

Please pick what what you are currenty using for synthesizer plugins. It is not about what you think will be used in the future; it is about what is being used by you now.

Please try not to argue here about the 'best' plugin format as there are already plenty of other threads for this purpose.

Thank you in advance!

DCrown · Post by **DCrown** » Tue Mar 10, 2026 6:48 am

VST3 mainly, still some VsT2 if there are no VST3 versions, some 32bit bridged plugins in Reaper

Funky40 · Post by **Funky40** » Tue Mar 10, 2026 5:46 pm

i´m on mac, i use AU quasi exclusively.

i have different DAWs. But my plugins get hosted to 99.9% in GigPerformer (live play host).

i do not install VST2s

Music Engineer · Post by **Music Engineer** » Tue Mar 10, 2026 6:50 pm

CLAP whenever possible/available, VST when CLAP is not available.

4_the masses · Post by **4_the masses** » Tue Mar 10, 2026 7:48 pm

Mostly VST3, some are VST2, Depends on the Dev.

Niowiad · Post by **Niowiad** » Tue Mar 10, 2026 7:57 pm

CLAP is my first choice.
Still using VST3 for most of my plugins because they don't come with a CLAP version.
Still using VST2 on a handful of plugins with no CLAP and a buggy VST3 version.

amoryblane · Post by **amoryblane** » Tue Mar 10, 2026 8:10 pm

I just wish it wasnt so difficult to author AAX

Nug Wrangler · Post by **Nug Wrangler** » Tue Mar 10, 2026 10:05 pm

VST 3

Monsieur_FyP · Post by **Monsieur_FyP** » Tue Mar 10, 2026 10:07 pm

Zeisner · Post by **Zeisner** » Tue Mar 10, 2026 10:10 pm

Almost exclusively 32-bit VST2.

Cuauhtli · Post by **Cuauhtli** » Tue Mar 10, 2026 10:22 pm

DCrown wrote: Tue Mar 10, 2026 6:48 am VST3 mainly, still some VT2 if there are no VST3 versions, some 32bit bridged plugins in Reaper

CandelaAudio · Post by **CandelaAudio** » Wed Mar 11, 2026 1:03 am

I wish JUCE had better integration and support for CLAP. So far I run into quite a few issues when developing CLAP versions.

BBFG# · Post by **BBFG#** » Wed Mar 11, 2026 1:28 am

I left a couple out and there's no way to change my vote!

mixyguy2 · Post by **mixyguy2** » Wed Mar 11, 2026 3:06 am

Almost entirely VST2. VST3 is a classic case of people chasing it because it's newer, illogically thinking that means better. It offers little if anything for about 99.9% of users.

digitalboytn · Post by **digitalboytn** » Wed Mar 11, 2026 3:12 am

mixyguy2 wrote: Wed Mar 11, 2026 3:06 am VST3 is a classic case of people chasing it because it's newer, illogically thinking that means better. It offers little if anything for about 99.9% of users.

VST3 offers one big advantage for me...

ALL of the presets are saved in one folder,so backup is easy and saves a lot of time

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What plugin format(s) do you use currently?

What Plugin format(s) do you use currently?