CLAP plugins can be loaded in an effect slot using the slot's down arrow. The CLAP plugins appear in the effect selector's Plugins section.
CLAP plugins are bundles, the name ends with .clap. They're located in the user or system Library/Audio/Plug-ins/CLAP folder.
You can create the CLAP folder yourself if it's not present.
For plugin developers
The CLAP plugin API is available at https://cleveraudio.org
Almost all extensions are supported, except for the draft ones. The draft plugin-invalidation, plugin-state-converter and gain-adjustment-metering extensions are supported.
The source code for the MIDI CI profiles extension (used for the MIDI 2.0 Orchestral Articulation profile) is available at https://www.multitrackstudio.com/clap-profiles.zip
![]() CLAP option in VST window |
"CLAP" appears in the top-right corner of a VST window if a compatible CLAP plugin is available. The CLAP plugin will be used automatically if the VST plugin is missing. This feature can be disabled for a specific plugin in the Plugin Manager by unchecking the Effect, Instr and MIDI Eff boxes for the CLAP plugin.
To use the CLAP plugin you can go to the Plugin Manager and uncheck the Effect, Instr and MIDI Eff boxes for the VST plugin. From now on the CLAP plugin will be loaded instead when you open a song. To see results you can either re-open the song, or press Command-R the reload a single plugin instance.