Features

• Reaper Support : Added support for Reaper DAW projects (rpp) discovery (by @DropSnorz in https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/pull/227)
• Enhanced Directory Statistics : Updated the directory info view with new UI elements including tabs and a table view for displaying directory metrics, plugins, and files more effectively (by @DropSnorz in https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/pull/232)

Misc and Bugfixes

• Add Appimage packaging for linux distribution (by @DropSnorz in https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/pull/225)
• Update to OpenJDK and OpenJFX 21 (by @DropSnorz in https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/pull/229)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/compare/1.25.0...1.26.0

Features

Project Discovery

The project feature in OwlPlug allows you to scan DAW project files to extract referenced plugins. Plugins references in project files are compared to plugins installed in configured directories. This way, users can quickly identify missing plugins in the local setup. For now, only Ableton Live is supported but other file formats will be supported in the future (by @DropSnorz in https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/pull/209)

Updated look and feel

The UI has been updated to a Metro (MS Windows) style for better contrast and clarity. JFoenix has been replaced by native JavaFx components. It's a really positive change as the library has been buggy and unmaintained for years (by @DropSnorz in https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/pull/205)

Misc and Bugfixes

• Update the common compress library to fix a moderate security vulnerability (e166722)
• All tasks appear with a name in the task list, instead of a generic "OwlPlug Task"
• Dialog default size has been updated

Full Changelog: https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/compare/1.24.0...1.25.0

Features

• Directory statistics and metrics: The directory view displays statistics about the directory's largest files. It was a highly requested feature to track space consumption by plugins and files.
  Implementation mostly inspired by @the-simian initial proposal. See https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/pull/201 and https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/discussions/118

Misc and Bugfixes

• Number of additional directories is correctly displayed in the Welcome dialog. Issue #196 reported by @jotacoro
• Welcome dialog can now be closed correctly. Issue #197 reported by @jotacoro
• Upgrade to spring boot 3 by @DropSnorz in https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/pull/200
  • ⚠️ Due to the H2 update, data has been cleared and plugins must be re-synced
• CI Maintenance - Q2 2023 by @DropSnorz in https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/pull/195

Full Changelog: https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/compare/1.23.1...1.24.0

Misc & Bugfixes

• Fix a NPE on owlplug-host module. An unexpected output from some plugins can put the OwlPlug scan in an unrecoverable error using OwlPlug Scanner (9fcba8edfaf1c9fede52b1a23a1a0807246df13e)

Features

• New registry model support for downloading plugins by @DropSnorz in https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/pull/183
  • The default source for plugins download is the new owlplug-registry
  • The OwlPlug Central collection is now deprecated.
  • A new feed is available to download Studiorack plugins from OwlPlug app.
• Multi-Archive type support for plugin downloads by @DropSnorz in https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/pull/189

Misc and Bugfixes

• A directory chooser is now correctly displayed if the preferred path is not set for a plugin format
• OwlPlug Registry and Studiorack feed are suggested sources in the app.
• Plugins from OwlPlug and Studiorack are now identified in Explore tab.
• Dependencies updates:
  • JUCE: 7.0.4
  • JavaFX: 19 (Fix for #187, thanks to @Yetispapa)
  • Spring boot: 2.7.7 (intermediate for v3)

Compatibility

• Minimum macOS version is now High Sierra 10.13 (Previously 10.12)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/compare/1.22.1...1.23.0

Misc & BugFixes

• LV2 plugins are scanned correctly from additional directories (#174, thanks to @dromer)
• Default vst plugin path has been changed to /usr/lib/vst (#172)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/compare/1.22.0...1.22.1

Features

• Plugin subcomponents and Waveshell compatibility in https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/pull/169
• LV2 format support in https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/pull/170

Misc & BugFixes

• Plugins VST3 and AU are now displayed correctly if the base file is a directory
• Update JUCE dependency to version 7.0.1

Full Changelog: https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/compare/1.21.0...1.22.0

Features

• Export installed plugins to CSV and JSON format by @DropSnorz in https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/pull/159
• Plugins can be searched by category in the Plugins view

Full Changelog: https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/compare/1.20.1...1.21.0

Changelog

Misc & BugFixes

• Remove unused Google Drive scope during auth with Google provider

Full Changelog: https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/compare/1.20.0...1.20.1

Changelog

Features

• Linux support by @DropSnorz in https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/pull/143
• All target environments can be selected on the Store tab filter to browse cross-platform plugins.

Misc & BugFixes

• Options tab is correctly refreshed when user data is cleared (#140)
• Options are correctly deleted after a data reset
• Native scanner timeout is increased from 10s to 30s
• Fix an issue while parsing native scanner output without XML content

Full Changelog: https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/compare/1.19.0...1.20.0

Changelog

Features

• Plugins synchronization can be sandboxed to avoid app crashes (#27). A selector is available in the Options tab to choose between two implementations OwlPlug JNI (legacy) and the new OwlPlug Scanner. For now, the legacy implementation is used by default, but based on community feedback, it may be replaced by the new scanner in future releases. More information about this feature is available on this wiki page.

• OwlPlug can be installed using winget on windows : winget install owlplug

• Google Analytics features have been removed from the app.

Changelog

Features

• Additional directories can be configured for scanning on each plugin format : VST, VST3, AU (#38)

Misc & BugFixes

• Directory-based audio plugins can be disabled (#117)
• A new icon identifies top-level plugin directories in the treeview.
• Components in the Options tab will be updated correctly when some features are enabled or disabled.
• Links and symlinks are now correctly detected on VST3 and AU directories.
• Various typo issues fixed (UI, docs, codebase, ...)
• OwlPlug version updated from 0.17.X to 1.18.X. A version tag starting with a 0 is invalid on macOS.
• Java and JavaFX updated from version 16 to 17.

Changelog

Misc & Bugfixes

• Update JUCE dependency to 6.1.2
• Stores are synced on first app launch
• Plugin sync is not triggered on startup if the previous sync has failed.
• A new "Unstable" plugin state tracks crashing plugin during sync.

Changelog

Features

• Plugins can be disabled from OwlPlug UI (#61)

Misc & BugFixes

• Improved plugin state management and display.
• Support Store specification 1.2.0
• A License field is displayed in the store product details.
• Various dependency updates

Changelog

Features

• Add Audio Units (AU) support. #40

Misc & BugFixes

• Juce dependencies as been upgraded to 6.0.8. Should improve stability on native discovery.

ChangeLog

Features

• Downloaded plugins from stores can be grouped by creator (#55, thanks to @the-simian)

BugFixes

• VST2 directory ignored during a scan on OSX (#48)
• Allow spaces in directories create by owlplug during plugin installation (#59)
• Blinking items when plugins are selected in the tree view.

Changelog

• Fix native discovery button not displayed correctly on mac #41

Changelog

Migrate project to OpenJDK 14 - More details