# michaelwillis/dragonfly-reverb

A set of free reverb effects

Repository: https://github.com/michaelwillis/dragonfly-reverb
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dragonfly-reverb
Homepage: https://michaelwillis.github.io/dragonfly-reverb
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: lv2, lv2-plugin, reverb, freeverb, dsp, vst, dpf
Last push: 2026-05-21T15:59:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 60/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 83, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3217, "days_push": 104, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1139, forks 77 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:44.158783+00:00)

## What it is
Dragonfly Reverb is a bundle of free reverb audio effect plugins built on Freeverb3, available in LV2 and VST formats. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows with a graphical interface for use in digital audio workstations.

## Use cases
- add reverb to vocals in a DAW
- simulate room and hall acoustics on audio tracks
- find free LV2 reverb plugins for Linux audio production
- apply plate and hall reverb effects to a mix
- get open-source VST reverb effects for Windows
- enhance podcast audio with spatial ambience

## When to choose
- you need free, open-source reverb plugins across Linux, macOS, and Windows
- you use a DAW supporting LV2 or VST plugin formats
- you want a variety of reverb types (room, hall, plate) in one bundle

## When to avoid
- you need convolution reverb with custom impulse responses
- you require commercial support or proprietary plugin formats like AAX
- you work in environments without OpenGL 3.0 for the GUI

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: audio-processing
- domain: media, cross-platform
- platform: windows
- tags: reverb, lv2, vst, freeverb3, audio-effects, music-production, audio, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- michaelwillis/dragonfly-reverb (main) score 60

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:44.158783+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:35:53.488330+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/michaelwillis/dragonfly-reverb (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:44.158783+00:00, sha 99bae661d426)
  - homepage: https://michaelwillis.github.io/dragonfly-reverb (fetched 2026-08-29T12:40:55.759647+00:00, sha b4890d7bfa12)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.