The four most common plugins on Linux are LV2, VST, VST3, and stop laughing, CLAP. In this guide I’m going to show you how to get them installed. Once installed you can use them with Reaper, Ardour, Bitwig, Audacity and the like.
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HIDDEN FILES
The first thing we’re going to do is enable Show Hidden Files in our file manager.
LV2
For LV2 plugins copy the *.lv2 folder into the .lv2 directory.
VST
For VST plugins copy the *.so into the .vst directory.
VST3
For VST3 plugins copy the *.vst3 folder into the .vst3 directory.
CLAP
For CLAP (quit laughing) plugins copy the *.clap into the .clap directory.
REAPER SETUP
In Reaper open Options > Preferences and check that your VST, LV2, and CLAP paths point to the correct folders in your home directory.
RESCAN
Manually re-scan to detect the new plugins or Restart Reaper.
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Hey guys, I’m trying to use Reaper Flatpak on Fedora 40, but I can’t get it to find my plugins. I’ve checked the settings, but nothing’s showing up.
Your plugin paths must be correctly configured. It should look a little something like this.
Still not working? You installed Reaper using Flatpak. Don’t do that.