An awesome list of open source JUCE libraries, plugins and utilities.

Organized by category. Stats update nightly.

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Modules & Plugin Collections

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
Gin by FigBug	Massive collection of extras, including StackBlur, Websockets, Maps, etc	BSD-3-Clause	283	4 days󠀠󠀠🟢
chowdsp_utils by Chowdhury-DSP	Large collection of utilities including dsp, presets, json	other	264	3 months󠀠󠀠🟢
drowaudio by drowaudio	Older but large collection of utilities by the Tracktion superstar	other	169	2 years🟠
squarepine_core by SquarePine	Collection includes flexible Google Analytics, Easing functions, metering	GPL-3.0	46	1 month󠀠󠀠🟢
stk_wrapper by adamski	JUCE wrapper module for the Synthesis ToolKit (STK) library		28	7 years🔴
juce-utils by christofmuc	MIDI, i18n, and other helper classes built on top of JUCE	MIT	27	21 days󠀠󠀠🟢
kv-modules by kushview	Kush View's module collection includes ffmpeg, video, jack	GPL-2.0	24	3 years🔴
Jaut by ElandaSunshine	Collection of lower level modules complementing JUCE	GPL-3.0	22	5 months󠀠󠀠🟢
stm-juce-modules by spensbot	Collection of Modules for use with JUCE	MIT	17	4 years🔴
JUMP by ImJimmi	Metering and utility classes built on top of JUCE	GPL-3.0	14	6 months󠀠󠀠🟢

Templates

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
pamplejuce by sudara	C++20, JUCE, CMake, Catch2, Pluginval on GitHub Actions	MIT	481	2 months󠀠󠀠🟢
JUCECmakeRepoPrototype by eyalamirmusic	Large variety of JUCE and CMake plugin and app templates		261	7 days󠀠󠀠🟢
audio-plugin-template by JanWilczek	C++23, JUCE, CPM, googletest on GitHub Actions	Unlicense	133	6 months󠀠󠀠🟢
nn-inference-template by Torsion-Audio	Neural network inference template for TensorFlow Lite, LibTorch, ONNX Runtime	MIT	104	6 months󠀠󠀠🟢
juce_cmake_vscode_example by tomoyanonymous	Boilerplate for developing plugins with JUCE, CMake & VSCode		99	4 months󠀠󠀠🟢
NTHN_TEMPLATE_PLUGIN by ncblair	Audio Plugin CMake Template with a focus on Parameters and State Management	MIT	97	18 days󠀠󠀠🟢
juce-plugin-ci by ellapollack	(Archived) CI for JUCE audio plugins with GitHub Actions		60	2 years🟠
JUCE-CMake-Plugin-Template by anthonyalfimov	Audio Plugin Template on GitHub Actions	MIT	49	1 year🟠
juce-template by nberr	"Everything but the processing" template supporting Rust DSP	MIT	31	9 months󠀠󠀠🟢
JUCE-ConsoleApp by eyalamirmusic	A JUCE example for CLI/console app along with the message thread		3	6 months󠀠󠀠🟢

Instruments

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
BespokeSynth by BespokeSynth	Cross-Platform Modular synth instrument/environment	GPL-3.0	4219	3 days󠀠󠀠🟢
surge by surge-synthesizer	A very active open source rebuild and extension of the classic	GPL-3.0	3295	7 days󠀠󠀠🟢
helio-sequencer by helio-fm	One music sequencer for all major platforms, desktop and mobile	GPL-3.0	3188	1 day󠀠󠀠🟢
dexed by asb2m10	Yamaha DX7 FM multi patform / multi format plugin	GPL-3.0	2960	2 months󠀠󠀠🟢
helm by mtytel	Free, Open source, cross platform 32-voice polyphonic synth	GPL-3.0	2414	6 years🔴
giada by monocasual	Your Hardcore Loop Machine	GPL-3.0	1782	1 month󠀠󠀠🟢
vital by mtytel	The popular spectral warping wavetable synth is open source	GPL-3.0	1691	3 years🟠
odin2 by TheWaveWarden	24-voice polyphonic synth with filter emulations and modulation matrix	GPL-3.0	605	1 month󠀠󠀠🟢
ADLplug by jpcima	2 FM synths based on OPL3 and OPN2 sound chip emulations	BSL-1.0	460	3 years🔴
monique-monosynth by surge-synthesizer	Mono synth with morph mixer	other	369	8 months󠀠󠀠🟢
Magical8bitPlug2 by yokemura	8-bit gaming console synth	GPL-3.0	329	1 year🟠
tunefish by paynebc	Virtual Analog synth	GPL-3.0	275	2 years🟠
juicysfplugin by Birch-san	Soundfont synthesizer	GPL-3.0	253	3 years🔴
ChowKick by Chowdhury-DSP	Kick synthesizer based on old-school drum machine circuits	BSD-3-Clause	172	2 years🟠
Wavetable by FigBug	A 2 oscillator wavetable synth with flexible modulation options	BSD-3-Clause	159	1 month󠀠󠀠🟢
blocks by dan-german	Simplified modular synth	GPL-3.0	152	8 months󠀠󠀠🟢
AudiblePlanets by gregrecco67	An expressive, quasi-Ptolemaic semi-modular synthesizer	GPL-3.0	121	7 months󠀠󠀠🟢
OB-Xd by reales	Virtual Analog modelled Oberheim OB-X with a few extras	GPL-3.0	120	2 years🟠
aeolus_plugin by Archie3d	Pipe organ emulator VST/AU	GPL-3.0	111	7 months󠀠󠀠🟢
BlackBird by khrykin	Single Oscillator synth	GPL-3.0	64	1 year🟠
PAPU by FigBug	Gameboy PAPU emulation	GPL-2.0	52	7 months󠀠󠀠🟢
drumlabooh by psemiletov	LV2/VSTi drum machine that can use Hydrogen, SFZ, and other drumkit formats	GPL-3.0	50	12 days󠀠󠀠🟢
SID by FigBug	Commodore 64 SID emulation	GPL-3.0	47	7 months󠀠󠀠🟢
SN76489 by FigBug	Sega Master System Sound Chip emulation	LGPL-2.1	43	7 months󠀠󠀠🟢
Hera by jpcima	Juno 60	GPL-3.0	39	3 years🔴
bitKlavier by Princeton-CDH	Bitklavier is a digital prepared piano	GPL-3.0	37	1 year🟠
SARAH by getdunne	SARAH: Harmonic-analysis based synthesizer	MIT	31	2 years🟠
Voc by FigBug	Vocal synth emulates glottis and shape of vocal tract	LGPL-2.1	30	7 months󠀠󠀠🟢
VanillaJuce by getdunne	Simple but complete VST2.4 + AUv2 synthesizer	MIT	28	5 years🔴
RP2A03 by FigBug	Nintenodo RP2A03	LGPL-2.1	27	7 months󠀠󠀠🟢
BatSynth by Emmet-Hayes	2 oscillators with 13 wave shapes		13	1 year🟠
BowedStringJUCE by SilvinWillemsen	Bowed String		10	6 years🔴
juce-synth by w-frank	A MIDI controlled subtractive synthesiser built using JUCE and the Maximillian library		8	4 years🔴
blue-synthesiser by mariusz96	Bachelor's thesis "Sound synthesis based on audio samples as an VST3 instrument"		8	3 years🔴
VermeerMonosynth-1 by mohragk	Monosynth VST on JUCE 5	GPL-3.0	8	7 months󠀠󠀠🟢
duck-synth by jsvaldezv	Synthesiser plug-in with two oscillators, adsr, reverb and volume	MIT	7	10 months󠀠󠀠🟢
juce-string-model by w-frank	Realistic string instrument model using physical modelling and includes a delay line		5	4 years🔴
additive-synth by jsvaldezv	Additive synthesis plug-in with two oscillators and two LFO modulations	MIT	3	1 year🟠
BeatAligningGuitarLooper by DanielRudrich	A guitar looper which detects the tempo and plays along a rudimentary drumbeat	GPL-3.0	2	6 years🔴
banana-split by jsvaldezv	Two part project with a FM Synthesiser plug-in and a MIDI controller built with Arduino	MIT	1	10 months󠀠󠀠🟢

Samplers

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
typebeat by kofigumbs	MacOS only Rust-backed Keyboard sequencer, sampler, and synth	AGPL-3.0	424	3 years🔴
shortcircuit-xt by surge-synthesizer	Sampler	GPL-3.0	301	12 hours󠀠󠀠🟢
vmpc-juce by izzyreal	JUCE implementation of VMPC2000XL	GPL-3.0	103	24 days󠀠󠀠🟢
Soompler by abbysoft-team	Soompler, a JUCE based sampler plugin		32	5 years🔴
JUCE-AKSampler by getdunne	AudioKit AKSampler wrapped as a JUCE app/plug-in	GPL-3.0	30	5 years🔴
CTAG-JUCE-Sampler by NiklasWan	CTAG JUCE sampler		24	5 years🔴
Sampler by DBraun	A sampler made with JUCE	MIT	20	1 year🟠
streaming_sampler by onereddogmedia	Extension to JUCE's Sampler class which enables disk streaming	MIT	15	3 years🔴
duck-sampler by jsvaldezv	Sampler plug-in with ADSR, distortion and LFO	MIT	9	10 months󠀠󠀠🟢

Effects

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
SmartGuitarAmp by GuitarML	Neural Network WaveNet modelled guitar amps	Apache-2.0	1260	2 years🟠
AnalogTapeModel by jatinchowdhury18	Physical Modeling for Analog Tape Machines	GPL-3.0	1158	1 year🟠
Fire by jerryuhoo	A multi-band distortion plugin	AGPL-3.0	540	12 days󠀠󠀠🟢
paulxstretch by essej	Extreme Timestretching application and plugin	other	484	2 years🟠
BYOD by Chowdhury-DSP	Build-Your-Own Guitar Distortion	GPL-3.0	472	7 days󠀠󠀠🟢
ZLEqualizer by ZL-Audio	16-band minimum-phase dynamic equalizer	AGPL-3.0	403	13 hours󠀠󠀠🟢
ChowMatrix by Chowdhury-DSP	Inifinitely growable tree of delay lines	BSD-3-Clause	300	3 years🔴
Maim by ArdenButterfield	Audio plugin for custom MP3 distortion and digital glitches	GPL-3.0	289	5 days󠀠󠀠🟢
SmartGuitarPedal by GuitarML	Neural Network WaveNet modelled guitar pedals	Apache-2.0	273	2 years🟠
CTAGDRC by p-hlp	An audio compressor plugin	GPL-3.0	174	4 years🔴
Schrammel_OJD by JanosGit	Audio plugin model of a modern classic overdrive pedal	GPL-3.0	169	3 years🔴
valentine by tote-bag-labs	An open source compressor meant to pump and breathe	GPL-3.0	153	7 months󠀠󠀠🟢
mda-plugins-juce by hollance	Old school MDA freeware plugins reimplemented in JUCE	other	145	6 months󠀠󠀠🟢
simple-reverb by szkkng	Simple reverb	GPL-3.0	116	1 month󠀠󠀠🟢
RoomReverb by cvde	Algorithmic reverb plugin	GPL-3.0	115	2 months󠀠󠀠🟢
slPlugins by FigBug	Large plugin collection from socalabs	BSD-3-Clause	106	7 months󠀠󠀠🟢
SimpleCompressor by DanielRudrich	Code and theory of a look-ahead compressor / limiter	GPL-3.0	103	5 years🔴
NEL-19 by Mrugalla	High-fidelity random vibrato (windows only)	GPL-3.0	84	7 months󠀠󠀠🟢
CHOW by Chowdhury-DSP	Digital Distortion	GPL-3.0	68	5 years🔴
vsts by unplugred	A treasure trove of effects and other fun plugins		67	4 days󠀠󠀠🟢
PhaseVocoder by stekyne	Phase Vocoder		66	3 years🔴
vstSpleeter by gvne	Uses JUCE and spleeterpp to run spleeter in c++		65	5 years🔴
modEQ by tobanteAudio	EQ audio plugin with modulation	GPL-3.0	61	5 years🔴
SG-323 by greyboxaudio	Authentic emulation of an Ursa Major Stargate 323 Reverb	GPL-3.0	58	16 days󠀠󠀠🟢
quantumVerb by QVbDev	Convolution Reverb	GPL-3.0	58	7 years🔴
repitch by ellapollack	MIDI controlled harmonizer		55	3 years🔴
crispy by spensbot	Audio Saturation Plugin (VST/AU) made with JUCE	MIT	49	4 years🔴
anotherdelay by dllim	Tape Delay plugin with tape flutter, wow, and saturation emulation	MIT	42	6 years🔴
ZLEComp by ZL-Audio	Compressor plugin with gain reduction history	GPL-3.0	40	7 months󠀠󠀠🟢
cStop by calgoheen	Tape stop plugin with a few extra goodies	MIT	35	2 years🟠
mverb by FigBug	Dattorro’s figure-of-eight reverb	GPL-3.0	23	7 months󠀠󠀠🟢
JUCEVocoder by dbaylies	A simple vocoder plug-in with a built-in synthesis engine		19	4 years🔴
OvertoneFilter by lukemcraig	Emphasize MIDI-selected harmonics of an audio signal		18	5 years🔴
SMPLComp by p-hlp	A simplified version of the CTAGDRC audio compressor plugin	GPL-3.0	17	4 years🔴
ABComparisonPlugin by DanielRudrich	An audio-plugin for multi-channel AB-comparison of several input signals	GPL-3.0	15	9 months󠀠󠀠🟢
Filter by joonastuo	A state variable filter plugin		14	6 years🔴
Contrast by ImJimmi	Bundle of minimal plug-ins	MIT	12	2 years🟠
Delay by joonastuo	Delay-effect plugin		11	6 years🔴
VibraFlanger by joonastuo	Vibrato/Flanger effect plugin made with JUCE		10	6 years🔴
Distortion by joonastuo	Waveshaper distortion plugin		8	6 years🔴
ATK-MT2 by AudioTK	Plugin emulating the MT2 pedal		8	3 years🔴
Phaser by joonastuo	Phaser-effect plugin		5	6 years🔴
TS9 by AudioTK	Plugin modeling the well-known Ibanez TS9 TubeScreamer		5	3 years🔴
Chorus by joonastuo	LCR Chorus-effect plugin	MIT	4	6 years🔴
Lush-Delay by spensbot	A Delay Plugin Made with JUCE	MIT	4	4 years🔴
ATKGuitarPreamp by AudioTK	Plugin modeling a guitar preamplifier followed by a tone stack		2	3 years🔴
SD1 by AudioTK	Plugin modeling the well-known Boss SD1		2	3 years🔴
juce-audio-filters by w-frank	Collection of digital audio filter plugins using the JUCE DSP module		1	4 years🔴
ATKBassPreamp by AudioTK	Plugin modeling a bass preamplifier followed by a tone stack		1	3 years🔴
UniversalDelay by AudioTK	A mono delay plugin		1	3 years🟠
IEMPluginSuite	Large suite of plugins, including Ambisonic
Andromeda by AudioTK	A plugin version of the Andromeda version of the Noble ODR-1		0	3 years🔴

Metering

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
Frequalizer by ffAudio	Equalizer using JUCE's dsp module	BSD-3-Clause	333	3 years🔴
ff_meters by ffAudio	LED meters for JUCE audio buffers	BSD-3-Clause	117	3 years🔴
equalize_it by egoracle	12-band parametric EQ	GPL-3.0	55	2 years🟠
sound_meter by SoundDevelopment	Resizable efficient peak meters	MIT	29	2 years🟠

Midi

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
SendMIDI by gbevin	Cross-platform tool to send MIDI messages from the command line	GPL-3.0	743	5 months󠀠󠀠🟢
ShowMIDI by gbevin	Multi-platform GUI application to effortlessly visualize MIDI activity	GPL-3.0	700	22 days󠀠󠀠🟢
stochas by surge-synthesizer	Probabilistic sequencer	GPL-3.0	457	1 month󠀠󠀠🟢
ReceiveMIDI by gbevin	Cross-platform tool to monitor and receive MIDI messages on the command line	GPL-3.0	336	5 months󠀠󠀠🟢
KnobKraft-orm by christofmuc	The free modern cross-platform MIDI Sysex Librarian	AGPL-3.0	222	24 hours󠀠󠀠🟢
ripchord by trackbout	Cross platform plugin to create and remix chord progressions	GPL-3.0	87	3 years🟠
b-step by surge-synthesizer	Chord sequencer	other	46	8 months󠀠󠀠🟢
arpligner by YPares	Multi-track & polyphonic arpeggiator where both chords and arp patterns are live MIDI data	other	36	1 year🟠
Midi-Transposer by stfufane	Map chords to your MIDI bass pedal	MIT	26	10 months󠀠󠀠🟢
Shuttertone by liamlacey	Uses colour data from images to generate music	GPL-3.0	24	5 years🔴
Topiary-Beatz by tomto66	A MIDI drum pattern generator for live use	GPL-3.0	22	2 years🟠
Scribe by CLeJack	Audio (guitar) to MIDI converter		9	3 years🔴
Topiary-Riffz by tomto66	Plugin that can play MIDI files, assigned to keys, and transposed on a per key basis	GPL-3.0	1	2 years🟠
LibreArp	Pattern-based arpeggiator
Topiary-Presetz by tomto66	Plugin that lets you define "variations" of settings of "parameters" and output as Midi	GPL-3.0	0	2 years🟠

Microtuning

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
tuning-workbench-synth by surge-synthesizer	Simple microtonal synth	GPL-3.0	49	2 years🟠
SuperVirtualKeyboard by vsicurella	MIDI Plugin for interacting with microtonal piano layouts	Unlicense	45	4 years🔴
everytone-tuner by vsicurella	MIDI microtuning plugin	Unlicense	16	3 years🔴
Tune-Up-MIDI by vsicurella	A micro-tuning plugin. Converts single-channel MIDI into multichannel MIDI with pitchbend messages		4	4 years🔴
ScaleStructureComponent by vsicurella	For designing a 2D isomorphic layout based on MOS scales for use with ET tuning systems		2	4 years🔴

UI

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
foleys_gui_magic by ffAudio	WYSWYG plugin editor letting you create JUCE GUIs without coding	other	407	4 months󠀠󠀠🟢
fontaudio by fefanto	Icon toolkit for audio with permissive licensing	MIT	342	2 years🟠
JIVE by ImJimmi	Build flexible GUIs using declarative markup	MIT	148	17 days󠀠󠀠🟢
melatonin_blur by sudara	Fast cross-platform CPU blurs and drop/inner shadows for JUCE	MIT	114	3 months󠀠󠀠🟢
animator by bgporter	Animation module implementing classic easing curves and some new ones	MIT	74	2 years🟠
hack_audio_gui by HackAudio	Hack Audio's custom components	other	28	7 years🔴
Resvg4JUCE by JanosGit	Wrapper for the resvg rendering library	MPL-2.0	26	3 years🟠
BarelyML by MNSignalProcessing	Markdown-inspired markup for JUCE	MIT	17	12 months󠀠󠀠🟢
juce-widgets by christofmuc	Unsorted collection of "widgets"	MIT	15	22 days󠀠󠀠🟢
juce-draggableListBox by getdunne	JUCE ListBox whose items can be reordered by drag-and-drop	MIT	14	4 years🔴
RtfFileLoader by hogliux	Convert rtf files to xml to create a JUCE AttributedString	GPL-3.0	9	7 years🔴
juce_litehtml by Archie3d	JUCE module that provides integration of the litehtml HTML/CSS rendering engine		7	3 years🟠
JuceHtmlTextEditor by ZioGuido	HTML parsing of the basic tags for formatting text and adding hyperlinks		6	2 months󠀠󠀠🟢
haydxn_juce_animation by jkoutavas	JUCE animation package originally contributed by 'haydxn'	MIT	5	6 years🔴
bbcode-editor by SoundDevelopment	TextEditor descendant that accepts BBCode	MIT	5	3 years🟠
juce_murka by Kiberchaika	A lightweight GPU-accelerated library inspired from ImGui for interactive audio plugin UI design for JUCE		4	2 months󠀠󠀠🟢
html_entity_decoder by asimilon	A simple HTML entity String decoder module for JUCE	BSL-1.0	2	4 years🔴

Tooling & Debugging

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
FRUT by McMartin	The OG way to setup CMake with JUCE (pre JUCE 6)	GPL-3.0	435	6 months󠀠󠀠🟢
pluginval by Tracktion	Cross-platform plugin testing and validation	GPL-3.0	419	1 month󠀠󠀠🟢
melatonin_inspector by sudara	Inspect your JUCE components ala Web Inspector	MIT	175	5 months󠀠󠀠🟢
juce-toys by jcredland	LLDB helpers. Comoponent, buffer and value tree debuggers and more	MIT	117	6 months󠀠󠀠🟢
melatonin_audio_sparklines by sudara	Display audio as ASCII waveforms on the console and in your tests	MIT	95	20 days󠀠󠀠🟢
formula by soundspear	VST and AU plugin to live code and test effects inside your DAW	BSL-1.0	91	7 months󠀠󠀠🟢
DSP-Testbench by AndrewJJ	Test your dsp with signal sources, routing, analysis and monitoring	MIT	70	2 months󠀠󠀠🟢

Frameworks

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
plugdata by plugdata-team	Pure Data as a plugin, with a new GUI	GPL-3.0	1760	10 days󠀠󠀠🟢
Chataigne by benkuper	Real-time communication and syncing with many other technologies	GPL-3.0	1321	2 hours󠀠󠀠🟢
HISE by christophhart	The open source framework for sample based instruments	other	1145	2 days󠀠󠀠🟢
Camomile by pierreguillot	A meta-plugin that embeds Pure Data	GPL-3.0	927	1 year🟠
react-juce by JoshMarler	Cross-platform native apps with React.js and JUCE	MIT	779	3 years🟠
cabbage by rorywalsh	Framework for developing plugins with the Csound programming language	GPL-3.0	525	28 days󠀠󠀠🟢
ysfx by jpcima	JSFX hosting library incl. example plugin	Apache-2.0	192	2 years🟠
plugincollider by asb2m10	Plugin that embeds SuperCollider	GPL-3.0	69	15 days󠀠󠀠🟢
AudioTK by AudioTK	An audio digital processing toolbox based on a workflow/pipeline principle	BSD-3-Clause	48	4 years🔴
none by 0x07dc	Framework built with JUCE, provides architecture guidance for making a plugin (GUI, Processors, States, State Modifiers)	other	3	3 years🔴

DSP

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
faust by grame-cncm	JUCE standalone app and plugin exporter for Faust DSP library	other	2685	4 days󠀠󠀠🟢
Audio-Effects by juandagilc	Collection of Audio Effects examples from a book		791	4 years🔴
signalsmith-stretch by Signalsmith-Audio	Polyphonic pitch/time algorithm	MIT	292	1 month󠀠󠀠🟢
dsp by Signalsmith-Audio	Signalsmith's library of DSP utilities and classes	MIT	208	2 months󠀠󠀠🟢
pitch_detector by adamski	Pitch estimation based on YIN		133	3 years🟠
pMix2 by olilarkin	pMix - a preset interpolator, plug-in chainer and Faust IDE written with JUCE		93	5 years🔴
formula by soundspear	Plugin for developing and testing DSP code in real time using C	BSL-1.0	91	7 months󠀠󠀠🟢
juce_faustllvm by olilarkin	JUCE Module for embedding the libfaust JIT compiler		39	5 years🔴
sst-waveshapers by surge-synthesizer	Surge waveshapers as a separate library	GPL-3.0	24	5 months󠀠󠀠🟢
juce-MultiStepEnvelopeGenerator by getdunne	Multi Step Envelope Generator	MIT	22	1 year🟠
mammut by kmatheussen	Sound transformation using one single gigantic analysis (no windows)		20	9 months󠀠󠀠🟢
SimpleVocoder by Stenzel	Leaky autocorrelation vocoder		20	3 years🔴
sst-filters by surge-synthesizer	Surge filters as a separate library	GPL-3.0	19	16 days󠀠󠀠🟢
OverlappingFFTProcessor by DanielRudrich	Class for buffering samples for FFT processing	AGPL-3.0	16	5 years🔴
ape by jthorborg	Plugin that allows programming C++ DSP code in real time		14	4 years🔴
ob_HIIR by AndrewJJ	JUCE module wrappler for Laurent DeSoras' upsampling and downsampling library	LGPL-2.1	14	2 years🟠
JUCE_SoundTouch by eyalamirmusic	Wrapper around the SoundTouch tempo/pitch library	LGPL-2.1	7	4 years🔴
OomphSC by DanielRudrich	Audio Plug-in which figures out the Oomph of a signal and sends it via OSC	GPL-3.0	5	3 years🟠

Music Notation and Theory

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
guidolib by grame-cncm	Music notation format, score rendering engine and various music score utilities	MPL-2.0	162	6 months󠀠󠀠🟢
belle by andigamesandmusic	Music notation rendering library. Outputs to PDF, JUCE, Core Graphics, MIDI, etc.		93	10 months󠀠󠀠🟢
jackel by nberr	Negative harmony application	other	16	2 years🟠
foleys_musicology by ffAudio	Music theory and score editing/rendering		11	4 years🔴
Bach by bliston	A music theory library JUCE module	MIT	8	7 years🔴

Networking & Cryptography

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
RestRequest by adamski	JUCE module for making HTTP requests to REST APIs	MIT	62	4 years🔴
yum_CredentialManager by Yum-Audio	MacOS Keychain and Windows CredentialManager integration	MIT	12	2 years🟠

Graphics & Video

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
CustomMatPlot by franshej	MatPlotLib implementation in JUCE	MIT	72	3 months󠀠󠀠🟢
foleys_video_engine by ffAudio	A video engine to load, play, assemble and write video	other	53	1 year🟠
imgui_juce by Krasjet	Dear ImGui backend for JUCE	LGPL-3.0	42	10 months󠀠󠀠🟢
vulkan-cpp-library by parawave	Windows 10 Vulkan support for JUCE 6	other	25	4 years🔴
juce_bgfx by Archie3d	bgfx rendering example for JUCE		22	3 years🔴
juce_nanovg by timothyschoen	NanoVG graphics module for JUCE		15	3 years🟠

OpenGL

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
3DAudioVisualizers by TimArt	An OpenGL Audio Visualizer suite for Audio and GUI		140	4 years🔴
glslEditor_AudioPlugin by COx2	GLSL Editor Audio Plugin	MIT	68	4 years🔴
OpenGLRealtimeVisualization4JUCE by JanosGit	OpenGL-accelerated realtime audio visualization components	MIT	63	5 years🔴
LearnJUCEOpenGL by ianacaburian	Beginner's reference on animated 2D graphics in JUCE using OpenGL		21	6 years🔴
juce-midi-visualizer-AU-plugin by rosshoyt	Generate real-time 3D visualization of MIDI Data using OpenGL	MIT	20	3 years🔴
openglWithJuce by iomeone	OpenGL with JUCE		14	5 years🔴
Polyline2DExample by CrushedPixel	A JUCE example application for Polyline2D	MIT	13	6 years🔴
LiveShaderPalette by ianacaburian	Live code animated OpenGL shaders and mouse/touch input actions side-by-side	GPL-3.0	12	6 years🔴
Polyline2DPathRenderer by CrushedPixel	Renders JUCE Paths very quickly using OpenGL	MIT	11	6 years🔴

Testing

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
juce-end-to-end by FocusriteGroup	End to end functional testing via js	Apache-2.0	90	3 months󠀠󠀠🟢
TestsTalk by Sinecure-Audio	Catch2 Examples from ADC 2020 talk		20	4 years🔴
melatonin_parameters by sudara	Log parameter conversion and formatting example with tests	MIT	13	1 month󠀠󠀠🟢
melatonin_test_helpers by sudara	Catch2 matchers for JUCE's AudioBlock	MIT	12	24 days󠀠󠀠🟢
straw by kunitoki	Straw is a juce automation framework for integration testing	other	3	9 months󠀠󠀠🟢

Educational

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
synth-plugin-book by hollance	Source code for the book "Code Your Own Synth Plug-Ins With C++ and JUCE"	MIT	181	9 months󠀠󠀠🟢
juce-cookbook by tobanteAudio	JUCE Cookbook	other	115	5 years🔴
juceSynthFramework by TheAudioProgrammer	Build a JUCE synth step by step with Josh		71	6 years🔴
audio-effects by getdunne	Revised versions of Reiss and McPherson's "Audio Effects" examples	GPL-3.0	60	5 years🔴
audio-dsp by prayash	Playing around with audio plugin development and DSP		45	5 years🔴
plugex by belangeo	PLUGin EXamples made with JUCE	LGPL-3.0	37	5 years🔴
plugin-ci-example by jatinchowdhury18	JUCE plugin CI examples for Gitlab, GitHub, Azure	BSD-3-Clause	21	3 years🟠
Juce-Simples-Exemples by nseaSeb	Simples Juce Exemples	GPL-3.0	10	5 years🔴

Hosts & DAWs

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
pedalboard by spotify	A Python library and host for manipulating audio	GPL-3.0	5428	4 months󠀠󠀠🟢
element by kushview	The audio plugin host that isn't a DAW!		1278	7 days󠀠󠀠🟢
tracktion_engine by Tracktion	The one, the only, the engine that JUCE was once extracted from	other	1253	2 hours󠀠󠀠🟢
DawDreamer by DBraun	Python DAW with full cross platform support	GPL-3.0	994	2 months󠀠󠀠🟢
RenderMan by fedden	Interactive "command line" host backed by Maximilian	Unlicense	374	3 years🔴
OwlPlug by DropSnorz	Cross-platform plugin manager	GPL-3.0	337	2 months󠀠󠀠🟢
Plugalyzer by CrushedPixel	Command-line VST3, AU and LADSPA plugin host for easier debugging of audio plugins	GPL-3.0	98	2 months󠀠󠀠🟢
PluginRunner by jatinchowdhury18	Run audio through a plugin from the CLI on windows	WTFPL	14	5 years🔴

Integrations

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
MIDI2LR by rsjaffe	An application and plugin to remotely control Lightroom via MIDI	GPL-3.0	706	6 months󠀠󠀠🟢
popsicle by kunitoki	Bridging JUCE to python	other	182	8 months󠀠󠀠🟢
clap-juce-extensions by free-audio	CLAP plugin support	MIT	162	7 days󠀠󠀠🟢
luce by peersuasive	LUA GUI module (unmaintained)		128	8 years🔴
JucyFluttering by audiooffler	Flutter for iOS and Android frontend	GPL-3.0	117	4 years🔴
osmid by llloret	MIDI <-> OSC conversion used by Sonic Pi	other	73	5 years🔴
AbletonLink_JuceSampler by ianacaburian	Tutorial on tempo synchronization with Ableton Link		68	6 years🔴
tomduncalf_juce_web_ui by tomduncalf	WIP: Helper classes for integrating a web-based UI with JUCE	MIT	61	4 years🔴
WebUISynth by tomduncalf	Example of WIP: A simple JUCE synth with a web (React/Typescript) UI	MIT	45	3 years🔴
TD-JUCE by DBraun	TD-JUCE: JUCE audio and VSTs in TouchDesigner	other	38	4 years🔴
freesound-juce by MTG	Freesound.org API implementation	MIT	30	3 years🔴
qt_with_juce_example by nikeocom	Example project using Qt and JUCE together		21	5 years🔴
juce_meets_link by COx2	An integration example of Ableton Link with JUCE	GPL-3.0	20	3 years🔴
aap-juce by atsushieno	Android Audio Plugin (AAP) support with lots of plugin ports	GPL-3.0	14	17 days󠀠󠀠🟢
FreesoundSimpleSampler by ffont	Sampler plugin which demonstrates the Freesound-JUCE API client	GPL-3.0	12	5 years🔴
jlv2 by lvtk	LV2 plugin hosting	other	11	2 years🟠
juce_meets_DaisySP by COx2	Example of integration of DaisySP and JUCE	MIT	10	3 years🔴

MIR (Music Information Retrieval)

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
JUCE_Tempometer by MartinTownley	Beat tracking JUCE example based on BTrack		15	4 years🔴

Machine Learning

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
ddsp-vst by magenta	Realtime DDSP Neural Synthesizer and Effect	Apache-2.0	739	2 years🟠
Scyclone by Torsion-Audio	Real-time Neural Timbre Transfer plugin based on RAVE	other	411	2 years🟠
KlonCentaur by jatinchowdhury18	Analog guitar pedal emulation using the RTNeural real time framework	BSD-3-Clause	332	3 years🔴
rave_vst by acids-ircam	Realtime Audio Variational autoEncoder (RAVE) packaged as a vst	other	187	2 years🟠
micro-tcn by csteinmetz1	Efficient real-time modeling of analog dynamic range compression	Apache-2.0	152	3 years🟠
musegpt by greynewell	Local LLMs in your DAW in VST, AU, AAX with llama.cpp	AGPL-3.0	64	6 months󠀠󠀠🟢
TensorFlowVST by Cyril-Meyer	Example of using a TensorFlow Keras model in a VST		15	3 years🔴

Hardware

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
push2-display-with-juce by Ableton	Ableton Push 2 display example (archived repo)	MIT	147	3 years🔴
juce_serialport by cpr2323	Access hardware serial ports or USB virtual serial ports		42	2 years🟠
PolarDesigner by AustrianAudioGmbH	control the polar pattern of your OC818 or other dual-diaphragm mic	GPL-3.0	34	1 year🟠
BCR2000_Master by christofmuc	Small program for working with the Behringer BCR2000 MIDI controller and its BCL language	AGPL-3.0	14	2 years🟠
AmbiCreator by AustrianAudioGmbH	Record first-order Ambisonics using two OC818 microphones		14	4 years🔴
Sysex77 by nseaSeb	Midi editor for the Yamaha Sy77/TG77/Sy99 FMSynth		13	2 years🟠
meeblip-controller by rclement	Midi controller for the Meeblip Anode synth	GPL-3.0	11	6 years🔴
StereoCreator by AustrianAudioGmbH	Create different stereo set-ups with one or two OC818 microphones	GPL-3.0	6	3 years🔴

Networking

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
sonobus by sonosaurus	Real-time network audio streaming collaboration tool	GPL-3.0	1682	1 year🟠
audiogridder by apohl79	Offload dsp processing to remote computers	MIT	808	12 months󠀠󠀠🟢
JammerNetz by christofmuc	Host a jam session over the internet	AGPL-3.0	55	6 months󠀠󠀠🟢
juce_bluetooth by genkiinstruments	Bluetooth LE module for MacOS and Windows	MIT	24	5 months󠀠󠀠🟢

Forks

repo	description	license	⭐️	updated
JUCE_ARA by Celemony	JUCE fork that provides Audio Random Access (ARA) support	other	40	2 months󠀠󠀠🟢
JUCE by soundradix	Fork with AAX AudioSuite support and other features and fixes	other	22	2 months󠀠󠀠🟢
juce_emscripten by Casperaki	Port of JUCE for the browser via Emscripten (maintained)	other	9	2 years🟠

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