robbert-vdh/yabridge
A modern and transparent way to use Windows VST2, VST3 and CLAP plugins on Linux observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
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: 2403
- days_rel: 667
- days_push: 31
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
4038 stars · 120 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Yabridge lets Linux users run Windows VST2, VST3, and CLAP audio plugins inside 64-bit Linux plugin hosts as if they were native, using Wine under the hood. It supports both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows plugins with a transparent, concurrent architecture and optional plugin groups for inter-plugin communication.
Use cases
- run Windows VST plugins on Linux
- use Windows audio plugins in Bitwig Studio or REAPER on Linux
- load 32-bit Windows VST2 plugins in a 64-bit Linux DAW
- bridge CLAP plugins from Windows to Linux
- set up Wine-based audio plugin bridging for music production on Linux
When to choose
- you're on Linux and need to use Windows-only audio plugins in a native DAW
- you need both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows plugin support (bitbridging)
- you want a transparent, actively maintained bridge with good debugging and performance tuning options
When to avoid
- you use Flatpak-packaged DAWs, which yabridge does not support
- you only need native Linux plugins and don't require Windows compatibility
- you need a solution for macOS or Windows hosts rather than Linux
Facets
application · maturity active
audio-processing middleware cross-platform developer-tools cpp wine vst vst3 clap audio-plugins daw bitbridge music-production audio linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/robbert-vdh/yabridge · fetched 2026-08-28 · 22afd7a12f8e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| robbert-vdh/yabridge | main | 66 |
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