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System requirements

Windows

  • Windows 11 recommended and tested — Windows 10 (64-bit) may work but is unverified
  • 64-bit Intel or AMD processor
  • ~20MB free disk space for the installer, plus room for the thumbnail cache as your library grows
  • REAPER, with plug-ins in one of these formats:
VST2VST3CLAPJSFX

macOS

  • macOS Tahoe recommended and tested — earlier versions may work but are unverified
  • Apple Silicon or Intel, native on both
  • A Mac that supports Metal — in practice a 2012 model or later
  • ~20MB free disk space for the installer, plus room for the thumbnail cache as your library grows
  • REAPER, with plug-ins in one of these formats:
AUVST2VST3CLAPJSFX

Older Macs and Metal

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VFxM draws its window with Metal, so it needs a Mac that supports it. Macs from 2011 and earlier do not, and neither do some early Intel graphics chipsets such as the Intel HD Graphics 3000.

On a Mac without Metal, VFxM tells you so at startup and does not open. REAPER itself is unaffected — only the VFxM window cannot appear. Nothing is damaged and nothing else changes.

This applies regardless of which macOS version is installed. A 2011 Mac running a newer macOS through a community patcher still has 2011 graphics hardware, so the result is the same.

If you are unsure, click the Apple menu → About This Mac. Anything from 2012 onward supports Metal.

Not sure a system will work well? The 10-day trial runs on the same installer as the paid release, so you can confirm it before buying.

REAPER

Section titled “REAPER”

VFxM is a native REAPER extension, so it needs a REAPER install to load into. It does not run standalone.

  • REAPER must be fully closed while installing or updating VFxM.
  • The extension loads at REAPER startup from the UserPlugins folder.

Instrument and effect variants of each format above are detected separately (for example VST3 vs VST3i), so instrument plug-ins create MIDI-ready tracks on insert.

Download, updates and versioning

Trial and paid installs use the same file — see Download for the current release. Updating never removes your favourites, notes or category data; see Update to a new version for what changes between versions and how to move a licence to a new machine.

This page describes VFxM 1.2.3. Check the release notes if you’re on an older build.

EULA (End-User License Agreement)

Installing or using VFxM means you accept the End-User License Agreement — personal use, up to two active devices per licence, and no redistribution of the installer or your licence key.

Disk and data

Section titled “Disk and data”

VFxM stores your settings, favourites, thumbnails, notes and category data in a Virtue/ folder next to your REAPER resource path — see What gets installed for exact paths. This is separate from REAPER’s own configuration and is preserved across updates and reinstalls.