Free Vst Repository
VST Categories: Synths. Home Musician VST plugins: 29 free vst plugins – mainly synths – some vst effects too. VST Categories: Synths. Free Plugin List: Easy to navigate – can search for Mac OS, or Windows, which is handy. Has wide range of plugins – random plugin selection also. VST Categories: Mixed. Sad Glad: 670 VST plugins. Analog Obsession – HLQSE 1.0 VST, VST3, AU WIN.OSX x86 x64 United Plugins & Fire Sonic – Fire Cobra v1.7 VST, VST3, AAX Embertone – Friedlander Violin Combo Edition (KONTAKT). Yes, just be smart about it. Do your research, see if any reputable blogs have reviewed the free VST you’re considering, and download (when possible) from the sites that have created the VSTs. For example, if HY-Delay4 Free is available from the hy-plugins.com website, download it from there rather than from a site that sounds or looks fishy. So, let’s dive in. Here are our Top 10 Free VST Plugins of 2019. These definitely sets the standard of how good and thought-out a free VST can be. Our collection features some newer and some older. But with all great classics, they hold the test of time. Dexed (by Digital Suburban).
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I know there are seperate threads about (free) VST plugins, but this site has a huge collection and is still updated. Website is German but this should be no problem for people that want to use or download free VST plugins.
Enjoy
http://forum.music-society.de/portal.php
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There is also vst planet. which must surly be a contender
I'd also recommend
http://vst4free.com/
because you can filter by type and platform and for many older VST(i) it's the only place that actually mirrors the files.
KVR still lists dead links for too many VST(i).- The user and all related content has been deleted.
- edited September 2018
@greengrocer said:
I know there are seperate threads about (free) VST plugins, but this site has a huge collection and is still updated. Website is German but this should be no problem for people that want to use or download free VST plugins.Enjoy
http://forum.music-society.de/portal.phpWhat a disgusting site, they have taken the KVR developer challenge plugins released yesterday, uploaded zips to them to their own site, not even mentioned that they are developer challenge and are for people to vote for in the yearly competition for developers to win user donated prizes, thereby completely bypassing the developers intent for those plugins.
Leeching horrible sites like this should be shutdown, it is one step down from cracked software. - edited September 2018
@Turntablist said:
@greengrocer said:
I know there are seperate threads about (free) VST plugins, but this site has a huge collection and is still updated. Website is German but this should be no problem for people that want to use or download free VST plugins.Enjoy
http://forum.music-society.de/portal.phpWhat a disgusting site, they have taken the KVR developer challenge plugins released yesterday, uploaded zips to them to their own site, not even mentioned that they are developer challenge and are for people to vote for in the yearly competition for developers to win user donated prizes, thereby completely bypassing the developers intent for those plugins.
Leeching horrible sites like this should be shutdown, it is one step down from cracked software.Did you dig deeper and click on the [mehr lesen] ( in Englsh = more info) links. There you see that they link also to the original content for download.
Example (page with a link to KVR) = http://forum.music-society.de/showthread.php?tid=5857The problem with (free) VSTs is that a lot of them going lost over time because original devs loose interest and stop their websites. Repositories like this site, but also sited mentioned by others above are a great resource for this abandoned pieces of software. BTW there's also a lot of those abandoned VST downloadable through the internet archive (archive.org).
@greengrocer said:
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The problem with (free) VSTs is that a lot of them going lost over time because original devs loose interest and stop their websites. Repositories like this site, but also sited mentioned by others above are a great resource for this abandoned pieces of software. BTW there's also a lot of those abandoned VST downloadable through the internet archive (archive.org).That's the point!
@rs2000 said:
@greengrocer said:
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The problem with (free) VSTs is that a lot of them going lost over time because original devs loose interest and stop their websites. Repositories like this site, but also sited mentioned by others above are a great resource for this abandoned pieces of software. BTW there's also a lot of those abandoned VST downloadable through the internet archive (archive.org).That's the point!
So they also host the plugins ? That’s great
@Turntablist said:
Unless they have permission, it is also illegalOf course in some cases some freeware devs distribute there software with tight licenses. And in that case you're right. But most of the freeware comes without or not so tight licenses. In my eyes freeware is made in the first place for sharing. As long as the dev gets mentioned and people/ websites offer it for free and don't see any harm. The more an application gets linked and distributed it's more free attention for the dev. And as I already said, devs carreers, abandon their websites. People even die, and with them often their websites die. A good example for is the late HG Fortune that made some great freeware VSTs. WIth his dead all his VSTs looked to be lost. Some repositories picked them up though. And his name became even more famous. He now even has become a hero for some people. His memory lives. Think your way of thinking about freeware is way to rigid.
I’ve been storing a list of websites where you can download a large number of free VSTs to play around with VSTs . Its not a complete list, but the amount of VSTs that are on all these sites combined should be enough to keep you pre-occupied for quite a while If you’re interested in getting more cool VSTs check out VSTBuzz – a music software deals website!
The starred ones are my favourites, but the other sites in the list are well worth checking out aswell for some great little gems.
Tweak Bench : Great site. Really nice clean lay out, and allows you to donate money towards any vsts you like.
VST Categories: Synths, Samplers, Percussion/Drums
KVR Audio: Absolutely excellent site. Probably the “Daddy” of all VST and audio technology sites. Has a news section with the latest news in music technology. Developers challenges – competitions for people to make the best VSTs, banks and patches, the ability to rate plugins, huge community on the forums. One stop resource for pretty much all of the plugins out there.
VST categories: All
Rekkerd : Rekkerd only hosts good plugins. Some of the best ones hosted on there are the DSK ones – well worth a look at.
VST Categories: Instrument, effects, synths
Delamancha : Really nicely laid out site – easy to search, easy on the eyes. Has a freeware section, and a paid section (with demos). NB – All software on here is Windows ONLY
VST Categories: All
Don’t Crack : Brilliant website – well laid out, easy to navigate, has all the VSTs you need. Has RTAS, and MAS formats aswell. Allows you to sort by OS. This site has a huge amount of information and options on it – well worth checking out!
VST Categories: All
VST4Free: Pretty well laid out website. Lots of great VSTs on it. Easy to sift through
VST Categories: Drums, Synths, Instruments, Samplers, Vintage
VST Planet: Nicely laid out site. Good range of popular vsts and an “Editors Choice” list of plugins which is cool
VST Categories: Synths, Drums, Piano, Bass Synths, Organ
Gersic: “The Giant Plugins List” – really does have quite a lot of VSTs on it. 1957 in fact. Contains VST effects aswell as VST instruments. Good description for each plugin and pictures of all of them.
VST Categories: Ambience, Analog, Bass, Beat Slicer, Chip/LoTech, Drum, Frequency Modulation, Granular, Other, Phase Distortion, Physical Modeling, Sample Based
GTG Synths: Nice short list of only about 15 VSTS – quality over quantity on this site.
VST Categories: Synths, samplers, drums/percussion
AM VST : Nicely laid out site – great feature is that it gives you minimum system requirements for each vst. Only about 10 vsts on here.
VST Categories: Synths
Home Musician VST plugins : 29 free vst plugins – mainly synths – some vst effects too.
VST Categories: Synths
Free Plugin List : Easy to navigate – can search for Mac OS, or Windows, which is handy. Has wide range of plugins – random plugin selection also.
VST Categories: Mixed
Sad Glad : 670 VST plugins. Not a very attractive website, but it does the job. No ads anywhere on it. Directs you to the original homepages of the plugins, so if you’re searching for something specific, you’re better off just going to its website, rather than here.
VST Categories: All
Free Music Software: Clean site, easy to navigate. Has a number of good plugins on it.
VST Categories: Bass, ,Bass Guitar, Brass, Drum Machine, Drums, Electric Piano, Emulators, Exotic Instruments, Flute, Guitar, Lofi, Mellotron, Music Generator, Nature Sounds, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Saxophone, Strings, Synths
Audio Mastermind : Has one of the largest collections of vsts out there. Has pretty much everything you could want on it – 17348 links and 1112 categories.
VST Categories: All
TPG : Small amount of plugins – only about 12 overall. Quite harsh on the eyes – lots of retro synths on here.
Page plus download for mac. VST Categories: Synths
VST Central : I’m having a hard time deciding if this is laid out well or not. In some ways its good and in other ways its difficult to follow. Handy in that it lists the OS for each VST, but not easy accessible in that you can’t sort by category – you have to search for a keyword, and hope it brings up what you want. Most of the links are user submitted which is different from the rest of the sites.
VST Categories: All
Shuttlebug Records : Mainly VST effects – some good ones on here, not much to offer though.
VST Categories: Synths, Effects
Free VST Blogspot : Some good VSTs on here. Not a huge range to offer, but worth a quick look
VST Categories: All
Free Loops : Generic VST site – has all the usual vsts on it, raning from instruments and synths to effects.
VST Categories: All
Destroy FX : Some good plugins on here, not a huge range, but whats on offer is good.
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VST Categories: Mainly synths
Jeroen Bree Baart : Well laid out – allows you to download all of the vsts in a free .zip bundle which is nice.
VST Categories: All
Numerisson : Only windows VSTs on here. A good selection of VSTs
VST Categories: Synth and FX
MDA : Well laid out – has a nice option to download all of the vsts in a bundle (one bundle for Windows and another bundle for Mac OS) – which is always nice
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VST Categories: All
Free Vst Database
There you have it – a list of plenty of plugins for you to play around with. Honestly, I can say I havent tried many at all. However, one of my favourites that is just a lot of fun to play around with is Toad by Tweakbench – recreate those classic Nintendo sounds!