Observed arrival · 2026-10-28

Plugin Assistant: a Mac utility for DAW plug-ins

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A Mac app for updating audio plug-ins, investigating DAW crashes, and managing which plug-ins appear in your music software.

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For: Mac users who work with audio plug-ins and DAWs
Worth noticing: It says it can hide unused Waves plug-ins and UAD plug-ins the user does not own, including after vendor updates.

Field notes

The page names six DAWs whose crashes it says it can investigate, from Pro Tools and Logic to REAPER. Its plug-in management also includes parking items out of a DAW without deleting them, and flags for discontinued or Intel-only plug-ins. The offered version is 1.20 and the listed requirement is macOS 14 or later; the page does not show pricing.

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