Best Free Plugins For PC / Mac With 64-Bit Compatibility & iOS Apps!

Unfiltered Audio BattleFX: a free multi-FX plugin based on the Battalion send effects: now for iOS

June 10, 2026 Synth Anatomy 0

Unfiltered Audio BattleFX is a new free multi-FX plugin for macOS, Linux, Windows, and iOS based on Battalion’s send effects section. Update: great news: BattleFX is also now available for Linux (beta) and iOS as […]

tugrulakyuz TugPhonon: a free Phonogène-inspired transformative tape delay plugin – update 1.3

June 9, 2026 Synth Anatomy 0

Tugrulakyuz TugPhonon is a new free tape delay plugin inspired by the legendary Phonogène by Pierre Schaeffer and Jacques Poullin. TugPhonon is a lovely free experimental tape delay based on the Phonogène by Pierre Schaeffer […]

Air Music Tech Jura Chorus is FREE for a limited time & Summer sale 2026

June 5, 2026 Synth Anatomy 6

Air Music Tech Jura Chorus is free to download during its Summer Sale 2026, with discounts of up to 80% OFF on desktop and MPC plugins. It’s June, which also marks the start of summer […]

Moby Pixel Mighty: free AUv3 Synthesizer and multi-sampler for iOS and macOS

June 1, 2026 Synth Anatomy 0

Moby Pixel Mighty is a free tree-oscillator AUv3 Synthesizer, multi-sampler, and multi-FX plugin for iOS and macOS. Every year, numerous new synthesizers and samplers are released for iOS. Very few of them are free apps, […]

KV331 Audio SynthMaster 3 Player is available for macOS, Windows and now iOS

April 29, 2026 Synth Anatomy 0

KV331 Audio SynthMaster 3 Player and Free are new stripped-down SynthMaster 3 Synthesizer plugin versions for macOS and Windows + now in public beta. In September 2025, KV331 Audio released the Synthmaster 3 Player Synthesizer. […]

Temecula DSP MCV-I: a free Alesis Microverb reverb emulation

April 23, 2026 Synth Anatomy 2

Temecula DSP MCV-I is a new free reverb plugin for macOS and Windows that emulates the Alesis Microverb hardware unit. In recent months, Temecula DSP has released several classic hardware effects as plugins. The Ensoniq […]

Okay Synthesizer Okay Distortion: a free plugin with six distinct mangling engines

April 13, 2026 Synth Anatomy 0

Okay Synthesizer Okay Distortion is a new, free multi-mode distortion plugin for macOS and Windows from the developers of the Bingo drum synth. The Bingo drum machine/drum Synthesizer plugin was the first plugin from the […]

Terrarum Rivet 3-Verb & Rivet 4-Comb filter: free AUv3 FX plugins for iOS/macOS

March 25, 2026 Synth Anatomy 0

Terrarum has released two new free AUv3 FX plugins for iOS/macOS: Rivet 3-Verb, a three-engine reverb, and Rivet 4-Comb, a comb filter. Chris Johnson of Airwindows now offers over 500 open-source algorithms, all of which […]

ManasWolrd WarpCore: a free Zynaptiq Wormhole-style multi-band spectrum inversion plugin

March 24, 2026 Synth Anatomy 0

ManasWorld WarpCore is a new free, open-source multi-band spectrum inversion plugin for macOS, Linux, and Windows inspired by the Zynaptiq Wormhole plugin. Let’s stick with the topic of free plugins. This one, however, is a […]

Audio Damage Evil Otto: a free cross-platform OTT multiband compressor plugin

March 24, 2026 Synth Anatomy 0

Audio Damage Evil Otto is a new free OTT multiband compressor plugin for macOS, Linux, Windows, and the iOS version is not free. The activity level of the very American development company Audio Damage has […]

tucktuckg00se INTERSECT: a free, open-source sample slicer plugin

March 24, 2026 Synth Anatomy 0

tucktuckg00se INTERSECT is a new free, open-source sample slicer plugin for macOS, Linux, and Windows with built-in time/pitch algorithms. Open-source seems to be the hot topic in the plugin world right now. There have never […]

Airwindows Consolidated: free multi-FX plugin now with 500+ algorithms (update 03/2026)

March 23, 2026 Synth Anatomy 7

Airwindows Consolidated summarized Chris Johnson’s stellar DSP effects work, featuring nearly 400 effects in a new free multi-FX plugin. There are many free effects plugins available. However, one developer’s name is unavoidable: Chris Johnson of […]

Sojus Records Ensoniq SD-1: an open-source emulation of the 1990 TransewaveTM synth

March 19, 2026 Synth Anatomy 8

Sojus Records has released an open-source MAME-based emulator for the Ensoniq SD-1 Synthesizer for macOS and Windows. Synthesizer emulators have become a major topic in the plugin world in recent years. Among others, the Usual […]

Ultramaster KR-106: an open-source Roland Juno-106 Synthesizer emulation

March 19, 2026 Synth Anatomy 6

Ultramaster KR-106 is a new open-source free Roland Juno-106 Synthesizer emulation for macOS, Linux, and Windows. We are currently living in what is probably the best era for synthesizer plugins, especially considering the abundance of […]

Temecula DSP MDV-II: a free emulation of the Alesis MidiVerb II multi-FX processor

March 18, 2026 Synth Anatomy 3

Temecula DSP MDV-II is a new free multi-FX plugin that emulates the vintage Alesis MidiVerb II FX unit from 1987. In early March, the new software company Temecula DSP attracted attention with the DEEP/4, an […]

Terrarum Rivet 02 – Room: free room reverb plugin for iOS and macOS

March 9, 2026 Synth Anatomy 0

Terrarum Rivet 02 – Room is a new free multimode room reverb plugin for iOS and macOS with drive and pre- & post-filtering. The market for AUv3 plugins for iOS is constantly growing. Although the […]

Tiagolr Rippler: free MPE physical modeling Synthesizer is the big brother of Ripplerx

February 26, 2026 Synth Anatomy 7

Tiagolr Rippler is a new, free physical modeling Synthesizer plugin for macOS, Linux, and Windows that takes its predecessor, Ripplerx, many steps further. A year ago, the developer Tiagolr caused a stir with the open-source […]

NUSofting Filter4Tongue: “free” experimental filter plugin and three “name your price” synths

February 24, 2026 Synth Anatomy 0

NUSofting Filter4Tongue is an experimental filter plugin for macOS and Windows, plus three synths are now available at your name-your-price Let’s stick with individual developers and experimental plugins. Among them is the Italian developer NUSofting, […]

The experimental Inear Display plugins are back as pay-what-you-want incl. free downloads

February 24, 2026 Synth Anatomy 0

Inear Display, the creator of excellent experimental synth and FX plugins, is back and offers them at pay-what-you-want, with free downloads. Every year, plugin developers come and go. In 2025, Thomas Hennebert, the founder of […]

Smiarx ÆLAPSE: free plugin bundles tape delay and spring reverb

February 9, 2026 Synth Anatomy 3

Smiarx ÆLAPSE is a new free multi-FX plugin for macOS, Linux, and Windows, featuring a tape delay and a spring reverb. There are a lot of delay and reverb plugins available. Many are free and […]

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INSTRUMENT PLUGINS FOR PC & MAC

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Unfiltered Audio BattleFX: a free multi-FX plugin based on the Battalion send effects: now for iOS

tugrulakyuz TugPhonon: a free Phonogène-inspired transformative tape delay plugin – update 1.3

Air Music Tech Jura Chorus is FREE for a limited time & Summer sale 2026

Moby Pixel Mighty: free AUv3 Synthesizer and multi-sampler for iOS and macOS

KV331 Audio SynthMaster 3 Player is available for macOS, Windows and now iOS

Temecula DSP MCV-I: a free Alesis Microverb reverb emulation

Okay Synthesizer Okay Distortion: a free plugin with six distinct mangling engines

Terrarum Rivet 3-Verb & Rivet 4-Comb filter: free AUv3 FX plugins for iOS/macOS

ManasWolrd WarpCore: a free Zynaptiq Wormhole-style multi-band spectrum inversion plugin

Audio Damage Evil Otto: a free cross-platform OTT multiband compressor plugin

tucktuckg00se INTERSECT: a free, open-source sample slicer plugin

Airwindows Consolidated: free multi-FX plugin now with 500+ algorithms (update 03/2026)

Sojus Records Ensoniq SD-1: an open-source emulation of the 1990 TransewaveTM synth

Ultramaster KR-106: an open-source Roland Juno-106 Synthesizer emulation

Temecula DSP MDV-II: a free emulation of the Alesis MidiVerb II multi-FX processor

Terrarum Rivet 02 – Room: free room reverb plugin for iOS and macOS

Tiagolr Rippler: free MPE physical modeling Synthesizer is the big brother of Ripplerx

NUSofting Filter4Tongue: “free” experimental filter plugin and three “name your price” synths

The experimental Inear Display plugins are back as pay-what-you-want incl. free downloads

Smiarx ÆLAPSE: free plugin bundles tape delay and spring reverb

Moby Pixel Mighty: free AUv3 Synthesizer and multi-sampler for iOS and macOS

WAMM 2026: Synthesizer event with expo, talks, and live performances in Brussels