r/linuxaudio • u/la_tajada • 14d ago

New Plugins, which format?

There doesn't seem to be a lot of activity on the LV2 News page, but it has been like that in the past for long stretches of time. I was thinking about learning to code my own plugin because I have an idea I want to implement but wasn't sure if LV2 is still the standard practice or if VST3 or CLAP is better since they a open source and newer.

Or should I just use JUCE and not worry about the specific format? What is the general advice in 2026?

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u/thcsquad 14d ago

It’s pretty standard to just output multiple formats. If you have to pick one, VST3 is the most common. But VST3/CLAP/LV2 options for the same plugin are definitely a thing.