# The Projucer **URL:** https://forum.juce.com/c/the-projucer/13.md [Latest](https://forum.juce.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.juce.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.juce.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the The Projucer category](https://forum.juce.com/t/about-the-the-projucer-category/19)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.juce.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/about-the-the-projucer-category/19 "2016-04-07T06:08:09Z")
Questions, topics and bug reports about the Projucer. --- ## [Multiple User Modules](https://forum.juce.com/t/multiple-user-modules/69650)
**Author:** [@pajczur](https://forum.juce.com/u/pajczur)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/multiple-user-modules/69650 "2026-10-14T08:39:30Z")
Hello. Is it possible to define in Projucer Global Paths two independent sources of User Modules? For any help great thanks in advance. Best Regards --- ## [Projucer running on iPad, build and install Juce based app](https://forum.juce.com/t/projucer-running-on-ipad-build-and-install-juce-based-app/69352)
**Author:** [@ring2](https://forum.juce.com/u/ring2)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/projucer-running-on-ipad-build-and-install-juce-based-app/69352 "2026-08-26T23:50:57Z")
Watch this. The video captured simulator but working on actual device as well. I’ll try to add git integration, LLM harness for vibe coding, and debugging features. --- ## [Bug: weak linked frameworks are not properly propagated to all targets](https://forum.juce.com/t/bug-weak-linked-frameworks-are-not-properly-propagated-to-all-targets/69300)
**Author:** [@masshacker](https://forum.juce.com/u/masshacker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/bug-weak-linked-frameworks-are-not-properly-propagated-to-all-targets/69300 "2026-08-20T10:20:51Z")
Hi there, I’ve discovered that macOS/iOS frameworks that should be marked as Optional don’t always appear as such when using the Projucer. To repro, create a basic audio plugin project for iOS and enable AUv3 and Stand… --- ## [IconComposer option in Projucer breaks document/file type icons on macOS](https://forum.juce.com/t/iconcomposer-option-in-projucer-breaks-document-file-type-icons-on-macos/69177)
**Author:** [@adamstark](https://forum.juce.com/u/adamstark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/iconcomposer-option-in-projucer-breaks-document-file-type-icons-on-macos/69177 "2026-07-29T09:18:21Z")
Hi all, It seems that using the new IconComposer icons via Projucer breaks support for Finder icons for any registered document file types… they fall back to the generic blank icon. Cause: the generated Info.plist seem… --- ## [Projucer + MCP](https://forum.juce.com/t/projucer-mcp/69137)
**Author:** [@ring2](https://forum.juce.com/u/ring2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/projucer-mcp/69137 "2026-07-11T21:55:04Z")
Prototyping to support list/add/remove components etc. The JUCE version is 8.0.13. --- ## [Projucer GUI Editor](https://forum.juce.com/t/projucer-gui-editor/58450)
**Author:** [@charlifiiiii](https://forum.juce.com/u/charlifiiiii)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 6:30am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/projucer-gui-editor/58450 "2026-06-16T06:30:52Z")
I have used the Projucer GUI Editor for a while and still find it useful. Unfortunately there is a bug in Juce \> 7.0.5 that prevents from resizing a component easily in the GUI Editor. Using the bottom-right resizer of … --- ## [JucePlugin\_ARADocumentArchiveID flag update in the projucer](https://forum.juce.com/t/juceplugin-aradocumentarchiveid-flag-update-in-the-projucer/53726)
**Author:** [@lalala](https://forum.juce.com/u/lalala)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/juceplugin-aradocumentarchiveid-flag-update-in-the-projucer/53726 "2026-05-22T18:34:43Z")
I don’t know if that important or not (I don’t use ARA), but I noticed that changing the “project version number” and resaving/reexporting does not update the flag JucePlugin\_ARADocumentArchiveID in JuceLibraryCode/JuceP… --- ## [Xcode - link library w/ embed and sign](https://forum.juce.com/t/xcode-link-library-w-embed-and-sign/68214)
**Author:** [@dpynes](https://forum.juce.com/u/dpynes)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/xcode-link-library-w-embed-and-sign/68214 "2026-02-16T18:46:33Z")
I’m working on a project that requires embedding a library. I am able to embed the library via the embedded frameworks in projucer. But at the moment, I am not understanding how to set the option to embed and sign. … --- ## [Projucer app sometimes reformats the entire .jucer file](https://forum.juce.com/t/projucer-app-sometimes-reformats-the-entire-jucer-file/56983)
**Author:** [@sandormatyi](https://forum.juce.com/u/sandormatyi)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/projucer-app-sometimes-reformats-the-entire-jucer-file/56983 "2026-01-26T13:13:16Z")
Hey All, We have a really annoying issue with saving the .jucer project via the Projucer app. Sometimes (seemingly randomly), the app decides to reformat the entire .jucer file after saving. Inserting line breaks, rearr… --- ## [CMake & Projucer](https://forum.juce.com/t/cmake-projucer/67602)
**Author:** [@robrayle](https://forum.juce.com/u/robrayle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/cmake-projucer/67602 "2025-11-19T21:26:15Z")
Projucer has a cmake interface. A coworker of mine suggested that this implies the Projucer will be deprecated eventually in favor of cmake. Is there any truth to this? --- ## [Spurious error message in Projucer](https://forum.juce.com/t/spurious-error-message-in-projucer/67074)
**Author:** [@RolandMR](https://forum.juce.com/u/RolandMR)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/spurious-error-message-in-projucer/67074 "2025-09-09T15:18:48Z")
Return value from FileChooser::launchAsync isn’t being checked. diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/Helpers/jucer\_NewFileWizard.cpp b/extras/Projucer/Source/Utility/Helpers/jucer\_NewFileWizard.cpp index 9494b0e5… --- ## [Projucer Preprocessor definitions config-wise](https://forum.juce.com/t/projucer-preprocessor-definitions-config-wise/66859)
**Author:** [@r0d](https://forum.juce.com/u/r0d)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 9:25am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/projucer-preprocessor-definitions-config-wise/66859 "2025-08-18T09:25:24Z")
Hello, I’m having a big difficulty getting specific values of preprocessor definitions, depending on the configuration chosen. I’ve seen that XCode recognises the value 0 for POPO if I write POPO=0 in the XCode exporte… --- ## [Two .cpp files with the same name in a Projucer project](https://forum.juce.com/t/two-cpp-files-with-the-same-name-in-a-projucer-project/66804)
**Author:** [@delllaptop](https://forum.juce.com/u/delllaptop)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 6:22am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/two-cpp-files-with-the-same-name-in-a-projucer-project/66804 "2025-08-08T06:22:52Z")
Hi All, In my Projucer project, I have two files named “filter.cpp” in different directories. The thing is that, as it seems, the object files are put to the same directory inside “Build”, hence the “filter.obj” is seem… --- ## [Where can I enable the live build engine?](https://forum.juce.com/t/where-can-i-enable-the-live-build-engine/46249)
**Author:** [@thinium](https://forum.juce.com/u/thinium)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/where-can-i-enable-the-live-build-engine/46249 "2025-07-15T23:26:45Z")
In a tutorial I am following, I need to enable live build engine in the side panel. But I can’t find it in the Projucer. In my projucer there is only one tab in the window (see screenshot) I am using the latest developm… --- ## [Icon small and large](https://forum.juce.com/t/icon-small-and-large/66543)
**Author:** [@riiser](https://forum.juce.com/u/riiser)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/icon-small-and-large/66543 "2025-07-09T20:30:01Z")
How do I get the png file that I have provided to be icon also for my plugins? Hi, I have a problem, using the Icon (Small) and Icon (Large) in Projucer. If I add a png file to be used as icon, it shows up nicely on th… --- ## [JuceGen: A Python generator of Projucer projects](https://forum.juce.com/t/jucegen-a-python-generator-of-projucer-projects/66516)
**Author:** [@Bob1024](https://forum.juce.com/u/Bob1024)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/jucegen-a-python-generator-of-projucer-projects/66516 "2025-07-03T20:48:18Z")
An alternative to using Cmake to manage Juce projects is now available at GitHub. Use plain python to control a few classes that then generate a Projucer project. Currently alpha version but working sufficiently and test… --- ## [Header outside "source" cannot be found Linux](https://forum.juce.com/t/header-outside-source-cannot-be-found-linux/25160)
**Author:** [@ChimpanZzzee](https://forum.juce.com/u/ChimpanZzzee)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2025, 1:37am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/header-outside-source-cannot-be-found-linux/25160 "2025-04-30T01:37:27Z")
Hi there, I’m trying to build a plugin i have coded under macOs first on Linux (ubuntu 16.04). My issue is the following : I have a folder MyJuceProjects in which i have two folders, “Libraries” and a “PluginProjects… --- ## [Enabling a PCH and multiple architectures on Windows results in a malformed Visual Studio project](https://forum.juce.com/t/enabling-a-pch-and-multiple-architectures-on-windows-results-in-a-malformed-visual-studio-project/65838)
**Author:** [@ryaanahmed-bl](https://forum.juce.com/u/ryaanahmed-bl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/enabling-a-pch-and-multiple-architectures-on-windows-results-in-a-malformed-visual-studio-project/65838 "2025-04-25T13:03:45Z")
Just wanted to flag a fairly niche issue we ran into with the Projucer at Cakewalk recently. We’re targeting multiple architectures on Windows (x64 and ARM64EC, but any two will cause the problem), and also using a preco… --- ## [Problem adding custom module to Projucer](https://forum.juce.com/t/problem-adding-custom-module-to-projucer/65782)
**Author:** [@karlemilhald](https://forum.juce.com/u/karlemilhald)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/problem-adding-custom-module-to-projucer/65782 "2025-04-10T21:13:20Z")
Hi everybody. I’m trying to include the foleys\_gui\_magic module to my project, but I keep getting the message “This wasn’t a valid module folder!”. I’ve followed the tutorial from The Audio Programmer, both tried git cl… --- ## [FR: Change ObjectFileName in Projucer MSVC Exporter](https://forum.juce.com/t/fr-change-objectfilename-in-projucer-msvc-exporter/65716)
**Author:** [@ashd1](https://forum.juce.com/u/ashd1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/fr-change-objectfilename-in-projucer-msvc-exporter/65716 "2025-04-02T15:43:43Z")
I get errors building my project in visual studio due to some source filenames overlapping in different folders, e.g. (Source\\Folder1\\Test.cpp and Source\\Folder2\\Test.cpp) This fails because all object files are output … --- ## [Significant Increase in Build Times After Upgrading from JUCE 5 to JUCE 8](https://forum.juce.com/t/significant-increase-in-build-times-after-upgrading-from-juce-5-to-juce-8/65466)
**Author:** [@Patryk](https://forum.juce.com/u/Patryk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2025, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/significant-increase-in-build-times-after-upgrading-from-juce-5-to-juce-8/65466 "2025-03-13T11:16:22Z")
Hi, we recently decided to upgrade JUCE 5 to JUCE 8 in our project. However, we noticed a significant increase in build times. For example, in JUCE 5, the DemoRunner took around 10 seconds to build, whereas in JUCE 8, i… --- ## [Exclude Juce Module for one target platform](https://forum.juce.com/t/exclude-juce-module-for-one-target-platform/65281)
**Author:** [@el-keamo](https://forum.juce.com/u/el-keamo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/exclude-juce-module-for-one-target-platform/65281 "2025-02-19T19:46:13Z")
I’ve been using melatonin inspector to debug my GUI on windows. I’m satisfied with the results now and want to test my app on Android but the melatonin inspector isn’t compatible with Android, which is fine. However, I … --- ## [Projucer not responding - Long "Header Search Paths"](https://forum.juce.com/t/projucer-not-responding-long-header-search-paths/65079)
**Author:** [@fred-rabelo](https://forum.juce.com/u/fred-rabelo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2025, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/projucer-not-responding-long-header-search-paths/65079 "2025-02-04T10:03:31Z")
Hello Everyone, i´m trying to build a basic plugin with Projucer, but Projucer stops responding when i try to edit the “Header Search Paths” inside each Build Type. it is not a small list, but it is just a text edit, n… --- ## [Fix warnings for deprecated Font constructor](https://forum.juce.com/t/fix-warnings-for-deprecated-font-constructor/65073)
**Author:** [@ring2](https://forum.juce.com/u/ring2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/fix-warnings-for-deprecated-font-constructor/65073 "2025-02-02T15:35:21Z")
I’m not sure how many people here are still using Projucer with GUI Editor though, I’m still using and made a fix to stop warnings for generating Font constructor code. In jucer\_FontPropertyComponent.h, here is the code… --- ## [Linux projucer ? do i need to "build" it for UBUNTU?](https://forum.juce.com/t/linux-projucer-do-i-need-to-build-it-for-ubuntu/64551)
**Author:** [@seanwayland](https://forum.juce.com/u/seanwayland)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/linux-projucer-do-i-need-to-build-it-for-ubuntu/64551 "2025-01-27T10:40:26Z")
Hi sorry can I use the projucer under linux ? I have an Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS partition I downloaded the latest version of JUCE Instructions seemed vague I couldn’t seem to open a “projucer” gui. Saw something about bu… --- ## [Nuget Packages and Projucer](https://forum.juce.com/t/nuget-packages-and-projucer/64794)
**Author:** [@bissov](https://forum.juce.com/u/bissov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2025, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/nuget-packages-and-projucer/64794 "2025-01-04T09:29:11Z")
Hi, Do any of you know if it’s possible to configure which Nuget Packages to be used in the Projucer ?? - right now I am using a couple of Nuget Packages, and need to reinstall them (in Visual Studio 2022) each time I h… --- ## [Cannot Open IDE from JUCE](https://forum.juce.com/t/cannot-open-ide-from-juce/64786)
**Author:** [@jfschaff](https://forum.juce.com/u/jfschaff)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/cannot-open-ide-from-juce/64786 "2025-01-03T14:56:56Z")
Hi, I’m new to JUCE. I built the Projucer from source and could build and run some examples. I’m using Ubuntu. But I have this issue: whatever the target, the “Save and Open in IDE” button is inactive. I have no idea ho… --- ## [Projucer copying problem](https://forum.juce.com/t/projucer-copying-problem/64677)
**Author:** [@losslessgo](https://forum.juce.com/u/losslessgo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 10:16am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/projucer-copying-problem/64677 "2024-12-20T10:16:56Z")
With the latest develop, there is a problem with Projucer copying the VST2 dll after the build, it seems that it copies the .dll from the vst3 build folder instead of from vst2, which is then not recognized in Reaper or … --- ## [Use Juce in an existing XCode project](https://forum.juce.com/t/use-juce-in-an-existing-xcode-project/64404)
**Author:** [@harmonichen](https://forum.juce.com/u/harmonichen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2024, 4:03am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/use-juce-in-an-existing-xcode-project/64404 "2024-12-03T04:03:15Z")
I would like to use Juce in an exsiting MacOS XCode project. I tried two ways: I added all the juce module and code into the project. When I run it, I got error “No global header file was included!” In Projucer, I cr… [Next page](https://forum.juce.com/c/the-projucer/13.md?page=1)