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+# VCV community
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+*Manifest repository for VCV Rack plugins*
+
+
+### Manifest template
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+Filename should be `YourSlug.json`.
+
+```json
+{
+	"slug": "AudibleInstruments",
+	"name": "Audible Instruments",
+	"license": "BSD 3-clause",
+	"version": "0.5.0",
+	"homepage": "https://vcvrack.com/",
+	"manual": "https://vcvrack.com/manual/AudibleInstruments.html",
+	"source": "https://github.com/VCVRack/AudibleInstruments",
+	"download": "https://example.com/AudibleInstruments-0.5.0.zip",
+	"productId": "1234567890",
+	"arch": ["win", "lin", "mac"],
+	"sha256": "5993dbe15af246092678e00897dc7a4a1e2dabc494b83412fe31200d5bb58305",
+}
+```
+
+### Manifest properties
+
+Key: **required**, *optional*.
+
+- **slug**: Unique identifier for your plugin. Should never change. Avoid spaces. Prefix with your company or developer name if you plan to release multiple plugins, e.g. "VCV-PulseMatrix". But most importantly, should never change.
+- **name**: Human-readable display name for your plugin. May change on a whim.
+- **version**: Your plugin's version, using the guidelines at https://github.com/VCVRack/Rack/issues/266. Do not include the "v" prefix.
+- *license*: Abbreviation of the license(s) of your plugin. Use "proprietary" if all rights are reserved.
+- *homepage*: URL of the landing page of your plugin. Omit if redundant with the source URL.
+- *manual*: URL of the manual of your plugin. HTML, PDF, or GitHub readme/wiki are fine.
+- *source*: URL of the source code landing page.
+- *download*: URL of the compiled binary package. All supported architectures must be merged into one ZIP file. GitHub releases is a good choice for open-source plugins.
+- *productId*: VCV store ID for commercial plugins.
+- *arch*: List of supported architectures. Defaults to `["win", "mac", "lin"]` if omitted.
+- *sha256*: Hex SHA256 string of the binary ZIP file for verifying downloads. Use `sha256sum [FILE]` or `sha256 [FILE]`.