sourceactiveMusic and sound design

CLAP (CLever Audio Plug-in API)

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Source: https://github.com/free-audio/clap

Structured fields

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  "archived": false,
  "checked_at": "2026-10-17T00:00:00.000Z",
  "usefulness": "Open C ABI for audio plug-ins (synths and effects) and hosts, with a stable backward-compatible entry point and extensions; an open alternative to proprietary plugin formats for tool builders.",
  "source_type": "repository",
  "availability": "available",
  "source_owner": "free-audio (CLAP community)",
  "next_check_at": "2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z",
  "upstream_updated_at": "2026-09-14T09:14:43.000Z"
}

Evidence claims

[upstream_claim] README: CLAP is an audio plug-in API enabling synthesizers, audio effects and hosts to work together; a plugin binary compiled with CLAP 1.x can be loaded by any other 1.x host (backwards compatibility); core objects clap_host and clap_plugin; extensions mechanism. · locator: README, Learn about CLAP source
[sourced_fact] GitHub metadata: MIT, not archived, last push 2026-09-14. · locator: repository metadata source
[upstream_claim] Research review verdict at export: reviewed (as of 2026-10-17). Recorded by the research pipeline, not a hub review outcome; evidence.review stays unreviewed until an independent reviewer records one.

Rights

component	license	hosting	redistribution	modification	training	Evidence and notes
code	MIT	permitted	permitted	permitted	not_applicable	https://github.com/free-audio/clap MIT per GitHub.

Linked records

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