MicDrop Get MicDrop
Free download · version 1.2.0

Download the MicDrop plugin

Get the free VST3/AU plugin for your computer, then the MicDrop app for your Android phone. Each download is a zip with a one-click installer inside.

You're on a phone. The MicDrop plugin installs on your Mac or Windows computer. On this phone, get the Android app, then open this page on your computer to download the plugin.

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macOS

macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Apple silicon (M1 or newer)

VST3 and Audio Unit (AU) plugin, with its engine built in.

Download for MacMicDrop-macOS-1.2.0.zip · 18.1 MB
Version
1.2.0
Formats
VST3, AU
Installs to
/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins

And on your phone: the free MicDrop app for Android 8.0 or later.

Get the Android appon Google Play

Install on Mac

  1. Close your DAW. If you're updating, let any transfer finish first.
  2. Open the downloaded zip. It unzips into a MicDrop-macOS folder.
  3. Double-click Install MicDrop.command. A Terminal window opens and asks for your Mac password (the letters don't show while you type). The installer copies MicDrop.vst3 and MicDrop.component into /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins.
  4. Open your DAW and rescan plugins. Add MicDrop to any track. Its engine starts automatically.
“Install MicDrop.command can't be opened”? The Mac build isn't notarized by Apple yet, so macOS asks you to confirm once. On macOS 15 or later: open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down and click Open Anyway next to the installer, then double-click it again. On macOS 14: Control-click (right-click) the installer, choose Open, then Open again.

macOS may also ask whether MicDrop can find devices on your local network or accept incoming connections. Allow it, so your phone can reach the plugin.

Install on Windows

  1. Close your DAW.
  2. Extract the zip. Right-click it and choose Extract All. Don't run the installer from inside the zip.
  3. Double-click Install MicDrop.bat in the MicDrop-Windows folder and click Yes when Windows asks to allow changes. It copies MicDrop.vst3 to C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3.
  4. Open your 64-bit DAW and rescan plugins. Add MicDrop to any track.
“Windows protected your PC”? The Windows build isn't code-signed yet. Click More info → Run anyway. Or, before extracting, right-click the zip, choose Properties, tick Unblock and click OK.

When Windows Firewall asks about MicDrop Engine, allow it on Private networks only. Your phone needs it to reach the plugin over Wi-Fi.

Requirements

Supported
PhoneAndroid 8.0 or later, with the MicDrop app from Google Play
MacmacOS 14 Sonoma or later on Apple silicon (M1 or newer). Intel Macs aren't supported yet.
WindowsWindows 10 or 11, 64-bit, in a 64-bit (x64) DAW. ARM64-native and 32-bit DAWs can't load it.
DAWAny DAW that loads VST3 plugins, or Audio Units on Mac
NetworkPhone and computer on the same Wi-Fi or phone hotspot. Remote Session works over the internet.

Updating

Download the new zip and run its installer the same way. Your recordings and pairing stay as they are, and the previous plugin is kept in a backup folder (/Library/Application Support/MicDrop/Plugin Backups on Mac, C:\Program Files\Common Files\MicDrop Backups on Windows). Rescan plugins in your DAW afterwards.

Uninstall

Close your DAW and delete the plugin:

Your recordings in the Music/MicDrop/Recordings folder are not deleted. Remove them yourself if you don't need them.

Checksums

To check a download is complete and unmodified, compare its SHA-256 checksum with these.

Mac
d0895d693575c0c5374914e53ffe7c35d8536cc3147322b2800762fb5a39ac29
Windows
bf0be317254d46eb72fe8a769bba5793477771b2dbdb23aa2ee7cdcabec41775

See what's new in the changelog. Stuck? The support page covers connection and firewall problems.