Suggestion: Allow installing all VSTs of an author about owlplug

[DropSnorz]

A CLI would be great! It reminds me of joereynolds/reap-get which inspired me to create OwlPlug.

[DropSnorz]

Hi, thank you for using OwlPlug. 🙂
Yes, I don't want to make OwlPlug dependent on a specific store / plugin source.

I don't know if a "Download all" button is really needed... I mean, it's also a good thing to keep control of stuff which is installed. I'm not really comfortable with the idea of installing plugin "silently" from untrusted stores.

Moreover, when you hit the install button, OwlPlug performs some checks to prevent unwanted plugin overwriting due to filename collisions. In any case, installations can be queued, so you don't need to wait for an installation to be finished to trigger another one.

A good feature could be a page or a search criteria based on the author's name. So you can browse all the plugins made by the same manufacturer and pick up (right-click > install) some of your choices.

Arthur,

[Boscop]

@DropSnorz Yes searching by author would be nice, and could you please add a CLI interface so that I can write a batch file that installs all the VSTs I want (without having to click around for hours on every computer / fresh install) :)
Kinda like apt-get/pacman/scoop/npm.
It's easier to add features to a CLI (due to lack of GUI) such as installing all VSTs that match a glob pattern like GVST/*. (Assuming VST names would be scoped by author.)

In fact, it would be great even if it's only a CLI tool without GUI, with cli search.

[DropSnorz]

Released in OwlPlug 0.13.0

@Boscop I'will keep the CLI in mind for the next versions. I have some connections with the maintainer of studiorack-cli. A very promising package manager/ecosystem for audio plugins.

[Boscop]

@DropSnorz Btw, do you know if there's a way to get a list of all plugins on VST4Free, like an index? Or does it have an API?

[DropSnorz]

I'm not aware of any API on vst4free and I don't know who is the website maintainer. 😕

EDIT: New vst4free version has been released on July. There is info about the creator in the footer section.