# VSTGUI

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**VSTGUI** is a user interface toolkit mainly for audio plug-ins (VST, AAX, AudioUnit, etc...) and it is designed for working well with **VST 3** plug-ins and its wrappers like **AU**, **AAX**, ...

## History

- First developed inhouse of Steinberg Media Technologies (around 1998) for their first VST plug-ins.
- Later added as binary libraries to the official VST SDK.
- VSTGUI is open source since May 2003.

## System requirements

Supported OS:

- Microsoft Windows 10/11
- Apple macOS 10.12 - 26
- Apple iOS 9 - 26
- Linux (Preview)

Supported IDE:

- Visual Studio 2019/2022/2026
- minimum Xcode 10.1
- Qt Creator
- Visual Studio Code

## Contributing

For bug reports and features requests, please use github or visit the [VST Developer Forum](https://sdk.steinberg.net)

## License

BSD style

    VSTGUI LICENSE
    (c) Steinberg Media Technologies, All Rights Reserved

    Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
    are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:

      * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, 
        this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
      * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
        this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation 
        and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
      * Neither the name of the Steinberg Media Technologies nor the names of its
        contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this 
        software without specific prior written permission.

    THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
    ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED 
    WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A  PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. 
    IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, 
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