Audio Plugin Coder Lets You Create Custom Plugins Without Programming
Noizefield has introduced Audio Plugin Coder (APC), a free, open-source tool that’s designed to let you create custom audio plugins without coding.
APC falls into the new category of ‘vibe coding’ development tools, which essentially let you use natural language prompts to describe what you want, and the tool does the coding for you.
It’s available now, and tested on Windows 11 and Linux.
Here’s what developer Max Pfetscher has to say about it:
“I’ve developed an open-source tool called Audio Plugin Coder (APC) that uses AI to help music producers create their own audio plugins without needing to know C++ or any programming. The idea came from seeing so many talented producers with brilliant ideas for custom effects and instruments, but no way to bring them to life without learning complex coding.
The project is completely free and open source, and I’m actively looking for feedback from the community to make it as useful as possible.”
Features:
- LLM-Driven Development – Designed to work with Antigravity, Kilo, Claude Code, Cursor, or any coding agent.
- Structured Workflows – Five-phase system: Dream > Plan > Design > Implement > Ship.
- Dual UI Frameworks – Choose Visage (pure C++) or WebView (HTML5 Canvas).
- State Management – Automatic progress tracking, validation, and rollback capabilities.
- Self-Improving – Auto-capture troubleshooting knowledge; the system gets smarter over time.
- Production Ready – JUCE 8 integration with CMake build system.
- Comprehensive Skills – Pre-built domain knowledge for DSP, UI design, testing, and packaging.
Audio Plugin Coder is a free, open-source tool that’s available now via Github.
