DISTRHO Plugin Framework
You can not select more than 25 topics Topics must start with a letter or number, can include dashes ('-') and can be up to 35 characters long.
falkTX 86a621bfd8 Always quit nicely no matter the plugin format 2 years ago
.github Alternative to last commit 2 years ago
cmake cmake: Generate the VST as a bundle on macOS 2 years ago
dgl Allow to call Application::quit() from plugins 2 years ago
distrho Always quit nicely no matter the plugin format 2 years ago
examples Fix some compiler warnings 2 years ago
lac Update pres 9 years ago
tests Fix tests on macOS 2 years ago
utils cmake: Generate the VST as a bundle on macOS 2 years ago
.gitignore Other fixes to enable msvc builds 2 years ago
.gitmodules Start adding some actual implementation to Window class 2 years ago
CMakeLists.txt cmake: generate the macOS namespace for pugl 2 years ago
LICENSE Remove project name from license file 2 years ago
Makefile Add EmbedExternalUI to default make build 2 years ago
Makefile.base.mk Protect against multiple inclusion of Makefile.base.mk 2 years ago
Makefile.plugins.mk Correct external ui scale factor code 2 years ago
README.md Fix typo 2 years ago
dpf.doxygen Use DISTRHO_PLUGIN_WANT_PARAMETER_VALUE_CHANGE_REQUEST in doxygen 2 years ago
dpf.kdev4 Fix typo 9 years ago

README.md

DPF - DISTRHO Plugin Framework

makefile cmake example-plugins

DPF is designed to make development of new plugins an easy and enjoyable task.
It allows developers to create plugins with custom UIs using a simple C++ API.
The framework facilitates exporting various different plugin formats from the same code-base.

DPF can build for LADSPA, DSSI, LV2 and VST formats.
All current plugin format implementations are complete.
A JACK/Standalone mode is also available, allowing you to quickly test plugins.

Plugin DSP and UI communication is done via key-value string pairs.
You send messages from the UI to the DSP side, which is automatically saved in the host when required.
(You can also store state internally if needed, but this breaks DSSI compatibility).

Getting time information from the host is possible.
It uses the same format as the JACK Transport API, making porting some code easier.

Help and documentation

Bug reports happen on the DPF github project.

Online documentation is available at https://distrho.github.io/DPF/.

Online help and discussion about DPF happens in the kx.studio chat, DPF room.

List of plugins made with DPF:

Work in progress

Checking the github “DPF” tag can potentially bring up other DPF-made plugins.

Plugin examples are available in the example/ folder inside this repo.