Support for multiple directories?

[bmcclure]

Most of my VST plugins are under a single directory, but some of them have installers which don't allow reconfiguring the directory or are in other places for various reasons.

Is there some way I can specify multiple VST2 and VST3 directories to scan?

[DropSnorz]

Hi @bmcclure ! Thank you for using OwlPlug and sharing your feedbacks.

The Link feature is here for your use case. You can create Symlinks with OwlPlug UI to "merge" all your folders into a single root directory. Here is an example for mounting x86 and x64 VST folders on Windows: https://github.com/DropSnorz/OwlPlug/wiki/Configuration

Most plugin hosts can handle Symlinks. This way, you can also configure one global plugin folder in your DAW preferences.

[bmcclure]

Oops, completely missed your response until I saw it was closed.

While using symlinks sometimes works, not all plugins work this way--when loaded via symlink, some plugins get confused about their installation directory and either complain or fail to load.

While symlinks are an ideal solution, multiple directories would still allow for more flexible configuration options supporting all use cases, especially in combination.

[DropSnorz]

Hi @bmcclure

There is only one directory per plugin type to support plugin download in one click from the "Store" tab.
We can imagine a primary directory used for installation by default and multiple optional directories picked for the scan. When installing a plugin, if a primary directory is not configured, a target directory can be chosen from the list.

[bmcclure]

Ah, that reasoning makes sense in the context of the store. Having a primary directory and then optional scan directories sounds like a good solution!

[DropSnorz]

Hi @bmcclure

I've implemented this feature on OwlPlug 1.18.0
Now, no extra symlinks are needed for this use case 🙂

[bmcclure]

Thanks so much, this is awesome news!