I had to create a new VST folder in a place that allowed me access by Terminal, and add the path to FX plugins to rescan in Reaper, even after giving full disk permission. But then this was helpful and worked for me and I finally have my reverb plugin. Thanks.
Awesome tutorial! Worked for me on MacOS 14.6.1. The only difference was that Reaper could not load the VST (it was a freshly installed one), so I could not load it onto a track; I had to go to Settings-->VST-->Re-scan-->plugins that failed to scan-->select the plugin (after I removed the quarantine parameter as you described in detail in the video). Then the plugin simply showed up! Thanks a lot :D
Got it to work in Sonoma! You have to DRAG in vet or component to terminal after typing the above, not just type the name of the plugin and it worked for me thank you!!!
You can also type the full path, but that's difficult. I made a simplified version of the tutorial with drag'n'drop: ua-cam.com/video/WJ6c6-nB6SQ/v-deo.html
Thank you so much for this video, sold a PC I built because I stopped playing video games as much and I bought a Mac because it interfaces into most of my life a little better but man every time I run into an issue like this it makes me want to sell my Mac and go windows again. Much appreciated information
Hello sir! I m new on mac,and i don t have iterminal only terminal. U drag and drop the rar file with vst into terminal and then this commands? Because i cannot do it...Sorry! I put this in terminal and noting happen: MacBook-Pro-macOS:~ macos$ /Users/macos/Downloads/FabFilter\ Bundle/Patched/VST/FabFilter\ Pro-R.vst -bash: /Users/macos/Downloads/FabFilter Bundle/Patched/VST/FabFilter Pro-R.vst: is a directory
Just to say a huge thank you for a super-clear explanation and workaround for this issue. I have just upgraded to Big Sur, and so far the Terminal fix seems to be working for me, using VSTs within Cubase 12.
Thanks for this! It's not the first working solution I've come across for this issue, but although I don't remember what the first one was, I do remember it was fiddly and not very intuitive, hence me not remebering it! I'll definitely remember this one, it's clearly the most direct and logical route to a resolution. Cheers!
Bought first mac (m1) and thought everything should be more plug and play than in my win10 system. NOT. Thanks for this video as it made possible to install couple freebies that I use all the time!
@@osiris-guitar Because of the pain of resolving plugins and apps issues, the annoying security warnings every time you start an app, like using audio, documents, etc and lots of old projects on Ableton Live and Logic use those plugins. I always feel that battery lasted longer on Mojave.
I can not tell you how much of a relief it was to come across this video. I've been migrating my entire ecosystem (daw, plugins, projects, etc.) from a windows pc to my first mac. When I ran into this issue, I wasn't sure there was a solution at all, so finding this video was so helpful! Thank you for finding and sharing this solution!
Thanks for doing this! It really helps explain the situation our very small business has found itself in to our customers and advise them on a workaround. Apple clearly want to crush us little guys and make a monopoly for the distribution of software. Cheers! - Mike/AQ
It needs the name of the attribute to remove (com.apple.quarantine) and then the path to the VST. In the simplified version you get the path by just dragging and dropping it from finder.
You use the cd command. When you open a terminal, it will default to your home directory (where VSTs usually are not). VSTs can theoretically be anywhere on your harddrive, depending on where you or an installer put them. The default path for VSTs is /Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST (or VST3 for... well, VST3s :-)) Rarely used: /Users/your username/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST More info: helpcenter.steinberg.de/hc/en-us/articles/115000171310-VST-plug-in-locations-on-Mac-OS-X-and-macOS
hi, I'm on macOS Ventura 13.6.4, I followed every step but even if I see the file inside the folder the terminal tells me that the file does not exist... I don't know what else could I try. do you have any suggestion for me?
Hello sir! I m new on mac,and i don t have iterminal only terminal. U drag and drop the rar file with vst into terminal and then this commands? Because i cannot do it...Sorry! I put this in terminal and noting happen: MacBook-Pro-macOS:~ macos$ /Users/macos/Downloads/FabFilter\ Bundle/Patched/VST/FabFilter\ Pro-R.vst -bash: /Users/macos/Downloads/FabFilter Bundle/Patched/VST/FabFilter Pro-R.vst: is a directory. When i go back to reaper this show me: The application can’t be opened because apple cannot verify if this contain an malicious software. This software must be update. Contact the developer for more info. Update: i fix it,the vst it was for win maybe only with the au vst work in the end... Thanks a lot!
Hallo, trying this on a mac where I'm not an admin. Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST shows nothing when I use the ls command (thus the xattr command shows: "xattr: No such file: pluginname.vst"). If I type "touch test.txt" test.txt shows up in the VST folder but nothing else. ls -a shows the hidden files (i.e. VSTs) as ". ..". I think it's to do with the permissions in the Library/.../VST. Any idea how I can show the hidden files and use xattr on them/remove quarantine? I tried removing quarantine from the vst in question in a folder on my desktop and moving back in the vst. Removing quarantine worked, but the VST is still not showing up in Ableton after moving it to the VST folder.
Fucking thank you! I developed my own synth plugin back in college, and it wouldn't run on several of my machines (except the one I developed it on) and this is a life saver!
I have big sur and I can't get s(M)exoscope.vst3 to work. Does the file need to be in the VST plugin folder or can you apply it to the file, say in the downloads folder? Thanks
what do I do if I can't input my password? I followed the steps and made it to the password part, but then when I tried to input it I couldn't add any additional text
I haven't tried on Ventura. I think it should work, but I can't say without trying myself... What happens for you? Are you sure the plugin is 64 bits and not 32? Nothing will fix a 32-bit plugin unfortunately.
my issue is all my plugins is only showing sliders. how do I fix that? It became like reaper native plugins while it is different from the actual one. do you have the solution to this? using mid 2012 MacBook Pro retina
thanks for the vid! Tried it on an Accordion VST but it didn't work with my DAW Ableton. Akkordica.VST3. I'll reach out to the company but.. it's freeware so I doubt I'll hear back. Let me know if you have any other ideas what might be happening.
July 2024 and still works!! Thank you so much for this tutorial and clear instructions!
Must be stressful being a genius. This DEFINITELY works! Thank you.
I had to create a new VST folder in a place that allowed me access by Terminal, and add the path to FX plugins to rescan in Reaper, even after giving full disk permission. But then this was helpful and worked for me and I finally have my reverb plugin. Thanks.
Awesome tutorial! Worked for me on MacOS 14.6.1. The only difference was that Reaper could not load the VST (it was a freshly installed one), so I could not load it onto a track; I had to go to Settings-->VST-->Re-scan-->plugins that failed to scan-->select the plugin (after I removed the quarantine parameter as you described in detail in the video). Then the plugin simply showed up! Thanks a lot :D
@@przymrozek Good to know and glad it worked!
Got it to work in Sonoma! You have to DRAG in vet or component to terminal after typing the above, not just type the name of the plugin and it worked for me thank you!!!
You can also type the full path, but that's difficult. I made a simplified version of the tutorial with drag'n'drop: ua-cam.com/video/WJ6c6-nB6SQ/v-deo.html
Thank you so much for this video, sold a PC I built because I stopped playing video games as much and I bought a Mac because it interfaces into most of my life a little better but man every time I run into an issue like this it makes me want to sell my Mac and go windows again. Much appreciated information
wow thank you so much for this tutorial
you can also drag and drop directories into the terminal and it will go there.
Hello sir! I m new on mac,and i don t have iterminal only terminal. U drag and drop the rar file with vst into terminal and then this commands? Because i cannot do it...Sorry! I put this in terminal and noting happen: MacBook-Pro-macOS:~ macos$ /Users/macos/Downloads/FabFilter\ Bundle/Patched/VST/FabFilter\ Pro-R.vst
-bash: /Users/macos/Downloads/FabFilter Bundle/Patched/VST/FabFilter Pro-R.vst: is a directory
Nice! Bingo. Was tough using Terminal as a noob. Ended up dragging and dropping directory from Finder that was denied permission to access.
Just to say a huge thank you for a super-clear explanation and workaround for this issue. I have just upgraded to Big Sur, and so far the Terminal fix seems to be working for me, using VSTs within Cubase 12.
YOU ARE MY HERO FOR THIS!!! this video should have way more views. Thank you!!
You have solved something that I had nearly given up on. Legend.
Awesome!
super helpful unlike pretty much all of these types of tutorials. thx brodie
Thank you so much! Now I can listen to old DAW tracks again :)
@@MrKjellstrand I aim to please 😂
Thanks for this! It's not the first working solution I've come across for this issue, but although I don't remember what the first one was, I do remember it was fiddly and not very intuitive, hence me not remebering it! I'll definitely remember this one, it's clearly the most direct and logical route to a resolution. Cheers!
Thanks helped a lot. I still needed to find how to open the Terminal from an folder but was a fast search in google
Bought first mac (m1) and thought everything should be more plug and play than in my win10 system. NOT. Thanks for this video as it made possible to install couple freebies that I use all the time!
I can't thank you enough for this video. I was about to lose my mind.
Happy to help!
Best video on the entire platform
😍
Goodness sake, this video is a spectacular problem solver. And so clearly articulated. Thanks a million!
PS: It works on Ventura with an M2. : )
@@guitars490 Awesome!
this also worked for Waves plugins which are more tricky to catch as individual files, nevertheless option 1 worked for me.
eternal gratitude!
Awesome, glad to hear it!
Thanks a lot for made this video! You are a genius. I was not able to find any solution in any website. Greetings from Argentina!
You are the real life Top G! The most helpful video by far!
Happy to help!
Thank you!! Works on Sonoma 14.0 as well.
Thanks for explaining this in a very clear way! New subscriber
Great job. Still going back to Mojave at the cost of losing Google Drive.
Why are you going back?
@@osiris-guitar Because of the pain of resolving plugins and apps issues, the annoying security warnings every time you start an app, like using audio, documents, etc and lots of old projects on Ableton Live and Logic use those plugins. I always feel that battery lasted longer on Mojave.
Thanks! This helped me get back up and running with Ohmicide on MacOs Ventura.
Awesome, glad to help!
I can not tell you how much of a relief it was to come across this video. I've been migrating my entire ecosystem (daw, plugins, projects, etc.) from a windows pc to my first mac. When I ran into this issue, I wasn't sure there was a solution at all, so finding this video was so helpful! Thank you for finding and sharing this solution!
Great, happy to help!
Terminal keeps showing me "Not enough arguments for option -d. Expected at least 2 but got 1" What do I do?
You're missing a space probably (after "quarantine"). Check the blog www.osirisguitar.com/how-to-make-unsigned-vsts-work-in-macos-catalina/
Worked like a charm. Thanks for posting this video.
Finally I can use my old fav VSTs 😃
Glad to hear it!
Thanks a lot OSIRIS GUITAR ! Working fine here on catalina !
thank you very much for this really helpful video 🙂
MAN YOU SAVED MY LIFE, I WILL NAME MY 6th CHILD AFTER YOU!
Thank you! Great tutorial, fast and starightforward!
Glad to help!
Big thanks man. This saved me a lot of headache
When I drag the component or vst file, or the vst/component folder, it says 'zsh: permission denied:' ..... Any help?
thanks so much this worked perfectly
Thanks for doing this! It really helps explain the situation our very small business has found itself in to our customers and advise them on a workaround. Apple clearly want to crush us little guys and make a monopoly for the distribution of software. Cheers! - Mike/AQ
How expensive is it to code-sign your apple app ?
@@grdalenoort Infinity percent more than the $0 it used to be.
this video saved my life thank you sir !
Glad to help!
Big thanks, worked like a charm!
Thanx for the tip it's really usefull and makes perfect sense.
it gives me...... 'Not enough arguments for option -d. Expected at least 2 but got 1' what can i do to fix this?
It needs the name of the attribute to remove (com.apple.quarantine) and then the path to the VST. In the simplified version you get the path by just dragging and dropping it from finder.
hey I accidentally forgot to put in the vst and turned it off completely, how can I revert this?
I'm not exactly sure what you mean... You forgot to put in the VST - in the command? And it turned off what completely?
Awesome man, saved from a headache!
Yeah, this is one annoying quirk. So happy it's solveable.
I can't even get the vst to show itself in reaper. any work around??
That's a different problem. It could be due to file access rights. Can you see it in Finder?
That's amazing! it works! Thank you very much!
Glad to hear it!
Thanks so much for this video, seriously
Happy to help!
so helpful. muchos gracias.
Ok but how did you get inside the directory where the VST is in terminal?
You use the cd command. When you open a terminal, it will default to your home directory (where VSTs usually are not). VSTs can theoretically be anywhere on your harddrive, depending on where you or an installer put them.
The default path for VSTs is /Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST (or VST3 for... well, VST3s :-))
Rarely used: /Users/your username/Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST
More info: helpcenter.steinberg.de/hc/en-us/articles/115000171310-VST-plug-in-locations-on-Mac-OS-X-and-macOS
I made a new video with a simpler process! ua-cam.com/video/WJ6c6-nB6SQ/v-deo.html
How I access the vst directory!? Just typing ls doesn't take me to the vst directory
Try the simplified version with drag'n'drop: ua-cam.com/video/WJ6c6-nB6SQ/v-deo.html
hi, I'm on macOS Ventura 13.6.4, I followed every step but even if I see the file inside the folder the terminal tells me that the file does not exist... I don't know what else could I try. do you have any suggestion for me?
I tried making an easier version of this tutorial, maybe that will help? ua-cam.com/video/WJ6c6-nB6SQ/v-deo.html
You the GOAT!
I am glad you posted this video, BUT I have no idea how to point to the VST3 / AU directories in Terminal
Common issue. I think I’ll make a follow-up video on that…
And I did! ua-cam.com/video/WJ6c6-nB6SQ/v-deo.html
Thumbs up and subscribed, thanks a lot man!
How would I go about doing this if I have a ventura
Same
Many Thanks for this Video!
you are a life saviour!!! THANK YOU
Glad to help!
Yeaaaah, IT WORKS! Thank you so much
Glad to help!
Beautifully clear
if the vst is not in a zip folder will it work? that's the only thing different on mine and it won't work
No zip required. But is the exact same error message you're getting?
Im just getting 'permission denied' every time, can you help me here? Im on M1 Ventura 13.1
Did you put sudo first on the command line?
Thank you sir! Now I'm going to automate it in a bash script XD
So great that a lot of you found this helpful but I can't code so the terminal part of this tutorial is SPACE LANGUAGE TO ME....HELP
Help has arrived! ua-cam.com/video/WJ6c6-nB6SQ/v-deo.html
The first method works if your DAW is Logic Pro X.
Thanks! (also works for Cubase)
Thank mate, this did the trick!!
Nice tusen tack!
Hello sir! I m new on mac,and i don t have iterminal only terminal. U drag and drop the rar file with vst into terminal and then this commands? Because i cannot do it...Sorry! I put this in terminal and noting happen: MacBook-Pro-macOS:~ macos$ /Users/macos/Downloads/FabFilter\ Bundle/Patched/VST/FabFilter\ Pro-R.vst
-bash: /Users/macos/Downloads/FabFilter Bundle/Patched/VST/FabFilter Pro-R.vst: is a directory. When i go back to reaper this show me: The application can’t be opened because apple cannot verify if this contain an malicious software. This software must be update. Contact the developer for more info.
Update: i fix it,the vst it was for win maybe only with the au vst work in the end... Thanks a lot!
I purchased Reaper and it's doing the same thing. I can't open Reaper and Cokos are impossible to contact.
@@mimoochodom2684 It won't start the installer or it won't launch after it's installed?
@@osiris-guitar I downloaded the wrong installer. I've got silicon. All good. Thanks for reply.
Hallo, trying this on a mac where I'm not an admin. Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST shows nothing when I use the ls command (thus the xattr command shows: "xattr: No such file: pluginname.vst"). If I type "touch test.txt" test.txt shows up in the VST folder but nothing else. ls -a shows the hidden files (i.e. VSTs) as ". ..". I think it's to do with the permissions in the Library/.../VST. Any idea how I can show the hidden files and use xattr on them/remove quarantine? I tried removing quarantine from the vst in question in a folder on my desktop and moving back in the vst. Removing quarantine worked, but the VST is still not showing up in Ableton after moving it to the VST folder.
Thank you so much! You just saved me!!!
when I do xatr is says "permission denied"
@@impolitikful Needs sudo. So sudo xattr
Fucking thank you! I developed my own synth plugin back in college, and it wouldn't run on several of my machines (except the one I developed it on) and this is a life saver!
That's really cool! Happy I could help get it running again.
I have big sur and I can't get s(M)exoscope.vst3 to work. Does the file need to be in the VST plugin folder or can you apply it to the file, say in the downloads folder? Thanks
The VST can be anywhere. Are you sure the VST is 64 bit?
what do I do if I can't input my password?
I followed the steps and made it to the password part, but then when I tried to input it I couldn't add any additional text
Does it ask for your password?
@@osiris-guitar it does but i cant input text
@@GodIsDanny The input is hidden (for security reasons). Type the password at the prompt and then press entet
worked like a charm
it shows no attributes anymore, but it still doesn’t show up at all
Then it's likely some other issue. Could be the plugins aren't 64 bit, or file access rights.
thank you
Would this work in Ventura ??
Yes!
Thank you so fucking much this is incredible
If xattr doesn't show anything, can that VST still be fixed?
Thanks for this video!
If there's no quarantine attribute this won't help I'm affraid...
Thank you!
Happy to help!
Work's it on Ventura? in my case no :/
I haven't tried on Ventura. I think it should work, but I can't say without trying myself... What happens for you? Are you sure the plugin is 64 bits and not 32? Nothing will fix a 32-bit plugin unfortunately.
how do i open the .vst terminal
Try this simplified tutorial: ua-cam.com/video/WJ6c6-nB6SQ/v-deo.html
Thank you so much!
You're a hero!
my issue is all my plugins is only showing sliders. how do I fix that? It became like reaper native plugins while it is different from the actual one. do you have the solution to this? using mid 2012 MacBook Pro retina
Just press the button named UI in the FX window imgur.com/a/6bxewvA
Wow man, thanks a lot!!!!!!
Thank you Thank You Thank you!
You're welcome you're welcome you're welcome!
can confirm that this does indeed solve the problem, thank you so much for this @osiris-guitar!!!
Im confused how you got the terminal uo with vst already coded
I didn't, I used the cd (change directory) command to get there. There's more help with that in some other comments to this video.
thanks for the vid! Tried it on an Accordion VST but it didn't work with my DAW Ableton. Akkordica.VST3. I'll reach out to the company but.. it's freeware so I doubt I'll hear back. Let me know if you have any other ideas what might be happening.
Don't think I've tried it with a VST3, but I don't see a reason it shouldn't work...
Bless you
big thanks
Glad to help!
Does this work the same with AU?
Yep!
Helpful works !!!
Glad to hear it!
you're a legend
Thanks man!!
what if the "wrong solution" worked for me? should i still do it the other way?
No, if that works it’s the right solution :-). But it's never worked for a single vst for me
@@osiris-guitar The “component” wasn’t allowed to load on the DAW for me, but ur video helped me fix that😄Thank you!
your a god