iPlug2/iPlug2
C++ Audio Plug-in Framework for desktop, mobile, xr and web observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
67/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: prerelease_only no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3066
- days_rel: 665
- days_push: 14
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
2396 stars · 362 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
iPlug2 is a C++ framework for developing cross-platform audio plug-ins and standalone apps that target multiple plug-in APIs (CLAP, VST2/VST3, AUv2/AUv3, AAX, Web Audio Module) from one codebase. It includes IGraphics, a GUI toolkit with NanoVG/Skia backends, and can compile to WebAssembly via emscripten or use HTML/CSS and SwiftUI UIs on top of a C++ DSP layer.
Use cases
- build a VST3 audio effect plugin in C++
- create a cross-platform audio instrument plugin for CLAP and AUv3
- compile an audio plugin to WebAssembly for the browser
- develop a standalone desktop audio app with MIDI I/O
- make an iOS audio plugin app
- build a plugin GUI with Skia or HTML/CSS
When to choose
- you need one C++ codebase targeting many plugin formats (VST3, CLAP, AU, AAX, WAM)
- you want to ship audio plugins on desktop, mobile, and web
- you need a performant custom GUI toolkit tailored to audio plugins
- you want a permissive license usable in closed-source products
When to avoid
- you only need a simple audio playback library rather than a plugin framework
- you prefer higher-level languages like JUCE-style managed workflows or web-only audio tools
- you need official support for plugin formats outside the targeted list
Facets
framework · maturity active
game-engine gui audio-processing graphics cross-platform web-development desktop-applications mobile-development cpp cross-platform windows wasm audio-plugins vst3 clap audiounit aax webaudio dsp skia nanovg emscripten auv3 swiftui midi cross-platform audio macos ios web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/iPlug2/iPlug2 · fetched 2026-08-28 · f1e113f2ddda
- homepage: https://iplug2.github.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4475ba80d3ec
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| iPlug2/iPlug2 | main | 67 |
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