Fix plugins that won't load

See every plugin on your Mac by maker, with versions, what runs on Apple silicon, and fix the ones your DAW can't open.

The Plugins page lists every plugin installed on your Mac. The Table view groups them by maker, with each plugin's formats, version and status. The Cards view groups them by status: Won't load, Intel only and Apple silicon.

Open the Plugins page

Press ⌘K and type plugins.
Pick Plugins. When something is broken, Fix N plugins shows too and opens the same page.

You can pin Plugins to the rail from the rail's pin picker.

Find a plugin

Type a plugin or maker in Search plugins or makers.
Use Status to show only plugins that won't load, are Intel only or run on Apple silicon.
Use Format to show only AU, VST, VST3, CLAP or AAX.
Click a maker or group name to fold it away.
Switch between Table and Cards at the top right.
Installed or removed a plugin? Click Rescan, or type rescan plugins in ⌘K.

Fix a plugin that won't load

Each plugin that won't load says what is wrong:

Blocked by macOS: it was downloaded and copied in by hand, and macOS won't open it.
Not signed: it has no signature, which Apple silicon Macs refuse.

Hover the i to see what Fix will change, including the exact commands.
Click Fix. Plugins in your Mac's main plugin folders ask for your Mac password.
Rescan plugins in your DAW.

Fix all fixes every plugin in the group at once. To see a plugin's files, open its … menu.

Fix never replaces a signature a plugin already has. A plugin that still won't load needs a fresh install from its maker.

Update plugins built for Intel

The line under Plugins says how many plugins still need Rosetta, with a bar of how many already run on Apple silicon. Click Show them to list only those. Once it says Ready to leave Rosetta, every plugin runs natively.

Plugins marked Intel only run only through Rosetta. Hover one and click Find update, or pick Find a native update in its … menu, to search for a version made for Apple silicon.

Ask your AI assistant

With Claude Code, Cursor, Codex or Grok connected to the desktop app, ask it things like "Which of my plugins won't load?" or "Find updates for my Intel plugins". It sees the same list as this page. Before it fixes anything, Aden shows who is asking and which plugins, and nothing changes until you click Fix.

Mac only.