Synth plugins

• 

  CharlatanFree

  by BlauKraut Engineering

  A free two-oscillator virtual analog synth for Windows and Linux with everything on one screen and no menu diving.

  VST3 CLAP·Windows Linux

• DexedFree

  by Digital Suburban (Pascal Gauthier)

  A free, open-source six-operator FM synth closely modeled on the Yamaha DX7 that also works as a patch librarian for the hardware.

  VST3 AU CLAP Standalone·Windows macOS Linux

• 

  HelmName your price

  by Matt Tytel

  A pay-what-you-want, GPL-licensed polyphonic synth that runs standalone or as a plugin on Windows, macOS and Linux.

  VST3 VST2 AU LV2 Standalone·Windows macOS Linux

• 

  Odin 2Free

  by TheWaveWarden

  A free, open-source 24-voice polyphonic synth with analog-style oscillators, classic filter emulations and five built-in effects.

  VST3 AU CLAP LV2·Windows macOS Linux

• 

  PG-8XDonationware

  by Martin Lüders (ML-VST)

  A free recreation of the Roland JX-8P with the PG-800 programmer panel on top, patch-compatible with the original hardware via sysex.

  VST2 Standalone·Windows macOS

• 

  PodolskiFree

  by u-he

  A free single-oscillator virtual analog synth from u-he that stays light on the CPU while covering basic bass, lead and pad duties.

  VST3 AU AAX·Windows macOS

• 

  Surge XTFree

  by Surge Synth Team

  Deep open-source hybrid synth with two scenes and a huge mod matrix.

  VST3 AU CLAP LV2 Standalone·Windows macOS Linux

• 

  Synth1Free

  by Daichi Laboratory (Ichiro Toda)

  The classic free softsynth modeled on the Clavia Nord Lead 2, still downloadable from Daichi Laboratory and backed by thousands of user preset banks.

  VST2 AU·Windows macOS

• 

  TAL-NoiseMakerFree

  by TAL Software (Togu Audio Line)

  A free virtual analog synth with low CPU use, a solid filter section and a small built-in effects chain.

  VST3 VST2 AU AAX·Windows macOS Linux

• 

  Tyrell N6Free

  by u-he

  A free compact virtual analog synth from u-he with two oscillators, ring mod and a twin filter related to an early Diva model.

  VST3 AU AAX CLAP·Windows macOS Linux

• VitalFreemium

  by Vital Audio

  Spectral warping wavetable synth with drag-and-drop modulation.

  VST3 AU CLAP LV2 Standalone·Windows macOS Linux

• 

  ZebraletteFree

  by u-he

  u-he's free cut-down version of Zebra2, giving you one spectral oscillator with waveform editing, an MSEG envelope and built-in effects.

  VST3 AU AAX CLAP·Windows macOS