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Find plugins worth using and deals worth buying. Every discount shown against its reference price, every freebie labelled for what it really is.

Bench readout · Discount depth

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Offers
21
Median off
56%
Free
6
A deep discount is a starting question, not an answer. We show the reference price every discount is measured against.

§1 · Curated

Worth a look

Not every 80%-off plugin deserves attention. These are the few that hold up — and the reasons why.

PICK 01ILLUSTRATIVEDemo data

EQ · Copperline DSP

Meridian EQ

Eight-band parametric EQ with dynamic bands and mid/side.

$65$12950% off

Why it's here

  • Perpetual licence
  • Linux, macOS & Windows
  • Includes dynamic bands
PICK 02ILLUSTRATIVEDemo data

Dynamics · Halvard Instruments

Halide

Opto-style leveling compressor with a sidechain high-pass.

$59$14960% off

Why it's here

  • Perpetual licence
  • VST3 · AU · AAX · CLAP
  • Lowest of two listed retailers
PICK 03ILLUSTRATIVEDemo data

Reverb · Okapi Signal Works

Fathom

Algorithmic hall and space reverb with long, modulated tails.

$49$11959% off

Why it's here

  • Same price direct and retail
  • Linux build included
  • Ends 1 Dec

§2 · Live table

The deal radar

Every tracked offer in one sortable table. Search it, filter it, sort it by what matters to you.

21 deals · showing 8

Demonstration deals — fictional products and prices
Cinder

Minor Arcana Audio · Saturation

$19$7976% offGet deal
Ochre Tape

Minor Arcana Audio · Saturation

$24$9976% offGet deal
Lantern

Okapi Signal Works · Delay

$17$6975% offGet deal
Strata

Kestrel & Vane · EQ

$22$8975% offGet deal
Basalt Bus

Halvard Instruments · Dynamics

$29$9971% offGet deal
Quill

Minor Arcana Audio · Modulation

$15$3962% offGet deal
Thistle

Fernmoss Labs · Sampler

$35$8961% offGet deal
Halide

Halvard Instruments · Dynamics

$59$14960% offGet deal
See all 21 deals →

§3 · No cost

Free to experiment

Free plugins, labelled by whether they stay free — and what you need to hand over to get them.

REVERBILLUSTRATIVE
Free · PermanentDemo

Pocket Room

Saltmarsh Circuits

Small-room reverb for adding space without wash.

No account required

SATURATIONILLUSTRATIVE
Free · PermanentDemo

Brine

Saltmarsh Circuits

Bitcrusher and sample-rate reducer with jitter.

No account required

UTILITYILLUSTRATIVE
Free · PermanentDemo

Tally

Copperline DSP

Free LUFS and true-peak meter.

Email sign-up required

SATURATIONILLUSTRATIVE
Free · PermanentDemo

Kindling

Minor Arcana Audio

Single-knob drive taken from Cinder's tube stage.

Free account required · Installer manager required

SYNTHILLUSTRATIVE
Free · Limited timeDemo

Wren

Fernmoss Labs

Monophonic analogue-style synth — free for a limited time.

Free account required · Licence kept after promotion ends

UTILITYILLUSTRATIVE
Free · Limited timeDemo

Anchor

Copperline DSP

Gain, mono-below and phase utility — free for a limited time.

Coupon code at checkout · Licence kept after promotion ends

§4 · Editorial

Before you buy

Short, practical guides to reading deals and avoiding plugins you'll never open twice.