One list
Every AU, VST2, VST3, AAX and CLAP plugin on your Mac, grouped by vendor, with its formats, version, category and size on disk. Search by vendor, plugin or category.
Free Mac app · macOS 14+ · Apple silicon & Intel
Every plugin on your Mac. In one list.
Plugin Inventory lists every AU, VST2, VST3, AAX and CLAP plugin on your Mac, grouped by vendor: what needs an update, and what you can clean up.
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Free — no license key
Nothing goes to the Trash without asking
macOS 14+ · Apple silicon & Intel
What it does
Know what is installed. Keep what you use.
Updates
Checked online for vendors that publish their versions. Vendors that update in their own app (UA Connect, Waves Central, Native Access, …) get a button that opens it.
Clean-up
Intel-only plugins that stop working without Rosetta, VST2 copies next to a VST3, duplicates, old Waves shells, leftovers of uninstalled plugins and old installers in Downloads.
Projects
Reads your Ableton Live sets and other DAW projects and shows which plugins none of them use.
Nothing lost
Park moves a plugin into a folder and Restore puts it back. Nothing goes to the Trash without asking.
Stays on your Mac
The app needs no account. Only the version checks go online, to the vendors' own pages.
Get started
Sign up, download, scan.
01
Free account
Create a free squaresmile.de account and confirm your email. The download page is behind the sign-in.
02
Install
Open the .dmg and drag Plugin Inventory into Applications.
03
First scan
Start it. The first scan takes about half a minute; later rescans reuse what hasn't changed.
04
External drives
To read projects on an external drive, allow access when macOS asks.
Plugin Inventory
Free with a free account
- The Mac app for macOS 14 or newer
- Apple silicon and Intel
- The download page always hands out the newest version
Already have an account? Download Plugin Inventory. Something broken or odd? Write to support@squaresmile.de with what you were doing and which macOS version you use.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Is Plugin Inventory free?
Yes. You download it with a free squaresmile.de account; there is nothing to buy and no license key. The app itself needs no account.
Which Macs does it run on?
macOS 14 or newer, on Apple silicon and Intel Macs. There is no Windows version.
Which plugin formats does it list?
AU, VST2, VST3, AAX and CLAP, grouped by vendor.
Does it delete plugins?
Not without asking. Park moves a plugin into a folder and Restore puts it back; nothing goes to the Trash without asking.
Does it update my plugins?
It shows what has an update, for vendors that publish their versions online. Vendors that update in their own app (UA Connect, Waves Central, Native Access, …) get a button that opens that app.
What goes online?
Only the version checks, to the vendors' own pages. Your plugin list stays on your Mac.
