README.md
1# VSTGUI
2
3[](https://travis-ci.com/steinbergmedia/vstgui)
4[](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/steinbergmedia/vstgui)
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6VSTGUI is a user interface toolkit mainly for audio plug-ins (VST, AAX, AudioUnit, etc...) and it is designed for working well with VST3 plug-ins and its wrappers like AU, AAX,...
7
8## History
9
10- First developed inhouse of Steinberg Media Technologies (around 1998) for their first VST plug-ins.
11- Later added as binary libraries to the official VST SDK.
12- Since May 2003 VSTGUI is open source.
13
14## System requirements
15Supported OS:
16
17- Microsoft Windows 7-10
18- Apple OSX 10.9-10.15
19- Apple iOS 8-13
20- Linux (Preview)
21
22Supported IDE:
23- Visual Studio 2015/2017/2019
24- minimum Xcode 8
25- Qt Creator
26- Visual Studio Code
27
28## Contributing
29
30For bug reports and features requests, please use github or visit the [VST Developer Forum](https://sdk.steinberg.net)
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32## License
33
34BSD style
35
36 VSTGUI LICENSE
37 (c) Steinberg Media Technologies, All Rights Reserved
38
39 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
40 are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
41
42 * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
43 this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
44 * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
45 this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
46 and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
47 * Neither the name of the Steinberg Media Technologies nor the names of its
48 contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
49 software without specific prior written permission.
50
51 THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
52 ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
53 WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
54 IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
55 INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
56 BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
57 DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
58 LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
59 OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED
60 OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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