JUCE: C++ framework for desktop and mobile apps and VST, AU, AAX and LV2 audio plug-ins

What it supplies: JUCE is an open-source cross-platform C++ application framework for desktop and mobile applications, including VST, VST3, AU, AUv3, AAX and LV2 audio plug-ins and plug-in hosts. Useful for: - Write audio plug-ins and plug-in hosts in C++ for several plug-in formats. - Manage projects with CMake, or generate Xcode, Visual Studio, Android Studio and Linux Makefile projects with the Projucer. - Study and build the bundled examples, such as DemoRunner. First action: - Choose the master branch for stable tagged releases or develop for the latest changes. - Install CMake 3.22 or higher and build the examples with the README's commands. - Or build the Projucer from the project files provided, since the repository has no pre-built copy. - Follow the online tutorials and read API documentation generated from the module headers. Prerequisites and limits: - Building needs C++17, Xcode 12.4 on macOS and iOS, Visual Studio 2019 on Windows, and g++ 7.0 or Clang 6.0 on Linux. - Deployment targets include macOS 10.11, Windows 10 version 1607, mainstream Linux, iOS 12 and Android 7. - CMake 3.22 or higher is required if you use CMake. - The commercial or AGPLv3 licence choice affects how you can distribute plug-ins built with JUCE. - AAX plug-ins need PACE signing and a Pro Tools Developer build before they run in commercial Pro Tools. - The Projucer is not pre-built in the repository. The README states JUCE is licensed under both the open-source AGPLv3 and a commercial JUCE licence, and says a commercial licence may be required. Read LICENSE.md in full before shipping anything built with it. Written from the README text only. Statements are as the README gives them; nothing was built or run and no plug-in was compiled. Based on README text only; LICENSE.md, CMake documentation and tutorials were not read. No build or run was made. Source inspected: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/juce-framework/JUCE/d60b7a78030661574a615b586d9325ba7a7fa7dd/README.md ; 7381 bytes ; sha256 3beb27bda3f701b8e91482bdbcdedb686c2694043e13d8a628b33d38add7b54e ; 12 exact pinned excerpts in the draft pin map

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