Windows Plugin Paths

Paul Hessing

July 11, 2017 22:31

Generally, you can set up any customized folder to be a path in Windows. However, these are the most commonly used plugin paths for Windows.

VST2 32-bits

C:\ProgramFiles(x86)\VSTPlugIns

C:\ProgramFiles(x86)\Steinberg\VstPlugins

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Steinberg\VST2

VST2 64-bits

C:\ProgramFiles\VSTPlugIns

C:\ProgramFiles\Steinberg\VstPlugins

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Steinberg\VST2

VST3 32-bits

C:\ProgramFiles(x86)\Common Files\VST3

VST3 64-bits

C:\ProgramFiles\Common Files\VST3

RTAS

C:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files\Digidesign\DAE\Plug-Ins

AAX 32-bits

C:\Program Files(x86)\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins

AAX 64-bits

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins

Settings Folder

C:\Program Data\Slate Digital

Note: Program Data folder is hidden by default so please unhide it by following this tutorial: Learn How to Show Hidden Folders.