Audio Forge RS

Open source DAW plugins for Bitwig, crafted in Rust

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About

Audio Forge RS is an organization dedicated to building high-quality, open source audio plugins specifically designed for Bitwig Studio. All plugins are written in Rust using modern plugin development frameworks, primarily nih-plug, which provides excellent support for VST3 and CLAP formats that Bitwig uses.

Philosophy

Open Source First

All plugins released under GNU AGPL v3.0, ensuring they remain free and open forever.

Bitwig-Focused

Optimized specifically for Bitwig Studio's workflow and modulators.

Rust-Powered

Built with Rust for memory safety, performance, and modern development practices.

Community-Driven

We welcome contributions, feedback, and collaboration from the audio community.

Technology Stack

nih-plug Rust CLAP VST3 Bitwig

Getting Started

For Users

  1. Download the latest release from individual plugin repositories
  2. Copy the .vst3 or .clap file to your plugin directory
  3. Rescan plugins in Bitwig Studio

For Developers

  1. Install Rust: curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
  2. Clone any plugin repository
  3. Build with: cargo build --release
  4. Find the built plugin in target/bundled/

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