The CLever Audio Plugin specification is an open standard protocol and [[MIT License]]-licensed [[Audio - CLAP|C library]] for implementing audio plugins. It was designed as an open alternative to [[VST]] with full [[MIDI]] 2.0 support and modern CPU threading model. - [Website](https://cleveraudio.org/) - [Source](https://github.com/free-audio/clap) (reference implementation) - [Registry](https://clapdb.tech/) See also: [[Audio - CLAP]] # Notability Given its existence, it is far less likely I would ever bother with [[VST]] development. # Resources ```cardlink url: https://clapdb.tech/ title: "CLAP Audio Software Database" host: clapdb.tech ``` ```cardlink url: https://github.com/DISTRHO/DPF title: "GitHub - DISTRHO/DPF: DISTRHO Plugin Framework" description: "DISTRHO Plugin Framework. Contribute to DISTRHO/DPF development by creating an account on GitHub." host: github.com favicon: https://github.githubassets.com/favicons/favicon.svg image: https://opengraph.githubassets.com/98f33f648e92aee53ba7ffc911fe2f885c98dfec63ab8865303cbd448749a161/DISTRHO/DPF ``` ## CLAP Hosts - [[Bitwig]] - [[Reaper]] - [[Zrythm]] - [[Qtractor]] - https://qtractor.org/ - [[Bidule]] - https://www.plogue.com/ - [[MuLab]] - https://www.mutools.com/ - [[Carla]] - https://kx.studio/Applications:Carla - [[Anklang]] - https://anklang.testbit.eu/