VCV community repository

The VCV community members are responsible for curating Rack plugins into a centralized database. Anyone is welcome to join.

All Rack plugins are welcome assuming they

• are not malware (i.e. harm your computer or your privacy)
• do not misuse intellectual property (legally or morally).

Library team

Tasks:

• Keep plugin manifests correct and up-to-date.
• Handle issues opened by plugin developers who want to add/update their plugin.
• Seek new plugins/updates when developers don't notify us.

Manifest example

Filename should be YourSlug.json.

{
  "name": "Fundamental",
  "author": "VCV",
  "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
  "contactEmail": "contact@vcvrack.com",
  "websiteUrl": "https://vcvrack.com/Fundamental.html",
  "manualUrl": "https://vcvrack.com/Fundamental.html#manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://github.com/VCVRack/Fundamental",
  "latestVersion": "0.6.0",
}

Manifest properties

All properties are optional.

• name: Human-readable display name for your plugin. You can change this on a whim, unlike slugs.
• author: Your name, company, alias, or GitHub username.
• license: The license type of your plugin. Use “proprietary” if all rights are reserved. If your license is in the SPDX license list, use its abbreviation in the “Identifier” column.
• contactEmail: Your email address for support inquiries.
• websiteUrl: Homepage featuring the plugin itself.
• authorUrl: Homepage of the author.
• manualUrl: The manual of your plugin. HTML, PDF, or GitHub readme/wiki are fine.
• sourceUrl: The source code homepage. E.g. GitHub repo.
• donateUrl: Link to donation page for users who wish to donate. E.g. PayPal URL.
• latestVersion: Your plugin's latest version, using the guidelines at https://github.com/VCVRack/Rack/issues/266. Do not include the “v” prefix.
• productId: ID for plugins sold through the VCV Store.
• status: TODO

Review team

TODO

Repair team

Tasks:

• Fix broken plugins, in particular caused by Rack API updates, by opening issues, sending PRs, or even forking and adopting plugins.

Build team

TODO

Building repos

Clone all repos with git submodule update --init --recursive

Then build all repos with RACK_DIR=<path to Rack directory> make dist_all

Adding a repo

The folder name should match the slug, even if it is not the repository name. Be sure to check out the correct branch.

cd repos
git submodule add -b v0.6 https://github.com/VCVRack/Fundamental.git Fundamental