RustAudio/vst-rs
VST 2.4 API implementation in rust. Create plugins or hosts. Previously rust-vst on the RustDSP group. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3307
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1180
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1061 stars · 93 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Rust library implementing the VST 2.4 API for creating audio plugins and hosts. It is now deprecated and unmaintained since VST 2 has been officially discontinued by Steinberg.
Use cases
- write a VST2 audio effect plugin in Rust
- build a VST plugin host in Rust
- implement digital signal processing as an audio plugin
- port legacy VST2 plugin code to Rust
- create a synthesizer plugin for a DAW
When to choose
- you must maintain or build against the legacy VST 2.4 API specifically
- you are working with an old DAW or codebase that only supports VST2 plugins
When to avoid
- starting a new audio plugin project - use NIH-plug, baseplug, vst3-sys, or clap-sys instead
- you need to distribute plugins commercially - VST2 licensing is no longer available
- you need an actively maintained library with full API coverage
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
audio-processing sdk plugin-system developer-tools cross-platform rust cross-platform vst2 dsp audio-plugins deprecated plugin-host audio
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/RustAudio/vst-rs · fetched 2026-08-28 · f7a81fbdca91
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| RustAudio/vst-rs | main | 10 |
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