Desktop app

Download Rewire Desktop

One app for plugin creators and musicians. Rewire Studio to build and ship, plus license management and installs for everything you buy on Rewire Market.

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Free to download · No account required to install

macOS beta: This build is not notarized. After installing, right-click Rewire → Open the first time (or run xattr -cr /Applications/Rewire.app). macOS may warn the app is from an unidentified developer — that is expected for beta.

All platforms

Pick your operating system

What you get

Everything in one installer

Rewire Studio

Build JUCE VST3 plugins with a visual DSP graph, UI preview, in-app host, and AI agent.

Rewire Market access

Browse and license plugins from the desktop — syncs with your web library.

License manager

Install, update, and track every plugin you own in one local app.

Requirements

System requirements

macOS

  • ·macOS 12 Monterey or later
  • ·Apple Silicon or Intel Mac
  • ·~500 MB disk space
  • ·Internet for marketplace & sync

Windows

  • ·Windows 10 or later (64-bit)
  • ·WebView2 runtime (usually preinstalled)
  • ·~500 MB disk space
  • ·Internet for marketplace & sync

Creators

  • ·Creator AI features require LM Studio running locally
  • ·JUCE/CMake toolchain for building plugins from source

Developers

Build from source

Prefer to hack on Rewire itself? Clone the repo and run the desktop app locally — same Rewire Studio experience.

pnpm install
pnpm --filter @vststore/shared build
pnpm dev:api        # http://localhost:8000
pnpm dev:desktop    # Tauri + Vite

Demo creator: seller@vststore.local / password123