Plugins Boss
Less clutter. More music.
Organize your audio plugins, identify unnecessary installations, manage your DAW environment, and launch your studio utilities from one convenient application.
No mandatory cloud account. No subscription. Your studio stays under your control.
Version 0.9.0-beta.1 · October 25, 2026 · 16.8 MB · Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit) · Public beta
What it does
Every plugin, one list
A searchable inventory of your VST2 and VST3 plugins with the version on disk, the version your DAW has cached, and which DAWs load each one.
Find the clutter
Duplicate copies, old versions shadowed by newer ones, plugins no DAW can see, and empty WaveShells, each with a suggested fix.
See what your DAW sees
Scan folders, outdated plugin scans and plugins visible in one DAW but not another, for Fender Studio Pro and Cakewalk Sonar.
Quarantine, not delete
Move unneeded files out of your DAWs’ scan folders in one click, and put them back just as easily. Nothing is ever deleted.
Vendor updates at a glance
Where Waves, UAD and Complete Access Hub products stand, plus update checks for manager apps like Waves Central and Native Access.
Your studio launcher
Open vendor manager apps and standalone instruments such as Kontakt or EZdrummer from one place.
Runs on your computer
- Scanning only reads files. Nothing changes unless you quarantine something.
- No account, no telemetry. Your plugin list never leaves your computer.
- The only internet use: checking whether Plugins Boss and your installed manager apps have newer versions. Both checks can be switched off.
- It never asks for or stores your vendor logins.
System requirements
- OS
- Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit
- Install
- Per user, no admin rights needed
- Plugin formats
- VST2, VST3
- DAW checks
- Fender Studio Pro, Cakewalk Sonar / by BandLab
- Other DAWs
- Inventory, updates and quarantine still work
- macOS
- Planned
Free during the beta
Plugins Boss is in active development. The beta is free to download with no registration or email required. Feedback is very welcome.
Published by Musik-Matters LLC.