ZL-Audio/ZLEqualizer
dynamic equalizer plugin observed · 2026-10-20
Health v2 · maintenance only
93/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 96
- Longevity 74
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-22. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 28.0
- age_days: 1046
- days_rel: 24
- days_push: 2
- n_releases_24m: 17
Adoption not part of the score
1032 stars · 43 forks observed · 2026-10-20
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-09-07, confidence 0.5
ZL Equalizer is a free, open-source dynamic equalizer audio plugin built with JUCE in C++. It ships in VST3, LV2, Audio Unit, and AAX formats for use in digital audio workstations across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Use cases
- mixing and mastering audio tracks in a DAW
- taming resonant frequencies with dynamic EQ bands
- carving out space for vocals against a backing mix
- surgical frequency correction on individual tracks
- building the plugin from source with custom band counts
When to choose
- you need a free, actively maintained dynamic equalizer with VST3/LV2/AU/AAX support
- you want cross-platform audio plugin that builds from source with configurable SIMD targets
- you prefer AGPL open-source audio effects
When to avoid
- you need a static-only EQ without dynamic band processing
- your DAW requires a permissively licensed plugin (AGPL-3.0)
- you need a standalone application rather than a plugin format
Facets
plugin · maturity active
audio-processing media cross-platform cpp windows audio-effect equalizer juce vst3 lv2 audio-unit aax dynamic-eq simd daw-plugin audio macos linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/ZL-Audio/ZLEqualizer · fetched 2026-10-20 · 7ac5c5b97d22
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ZL-Audio/ZLEqualizer | main | 93 |
For agents
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