# Disable VST Manifest Helper

**URL:** <https://forum.juce.com/t/disable-vst-manifest-helper/58540>\
**Category:** General JUCE discussion\
**Created:** [October 28, 2023, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/disable-vst-manifest-helper/58540 "2023-10-28T10:20:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![loveslap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecae2f/32.png) [@loveslap](https://forum.juce.com/u/loveslap)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/disable-vst-manifest-helper/58540/1 "2023-10-28T10:20:07Z")

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How can I do this?  
It is hanging my plugin build.

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**Author:** ![stephenk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/forum.juce.com/stephenk/32/15198_2.png) [@stephenk](https://forum.juce.com/u/stephenk)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/disable-vst-manifest-helper/58540/2 "2023-10-28T21:03:20Z")

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Xcode and Visual studio instructions in this thread:

> [@Updated from 7.0.3 to 7.0.7 Windows - cannot build VST3 anymore - manifest issue?](https://forum.juce.com/t/updated-from-7-0-3-to-7-0-7-windows-cannot-build-vst3-anymore-manifest-issue/58284/10):
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> I’m assuming you’re using the Projucer and Xcode based on our other conversations. If so probably the quickest and easiest way right now is probably to do the following Show the project navigator Select the project Select the target Select the “Build phases” tab Comment out the lines that run the helper (I’ve commented two lines here but you probably only need to comment line 5)

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**Author:** ![loveslap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecae2f/32.png) [@loveslap](https://forum.juce.com/u/loveslap)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/disable-vst-manifest-helper/58540/3 "2023-10-28T21:46:40Z")

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Thanks that solved it for now.

Does the manifest helper has less memory available than the normal instantiation of the plugin?

Cause it crashes manifest helper, but runs okay in the DAW, kind of weird.  
Early phase of this plugs dev, so very inefficient for now. (precalculating 60,000 wavetables)  
As the great Donald Knuth said, we don’t need no stinking optimization.

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**Author:** ![loveslap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecae2f/32.png) [@loveslap](https://forum.juce.com/u/loveslap)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.juce.com/t/disable-vst-manifest-helper/58540/4 "2023-12-17T16:57:29Z")

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Is the vst manifest helper required?

I noticed my plugin does not appear for Sonoma users.