Trying to get PluginDescription from VST plugins, but do not have a VST2 SDK

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Hey yall,

Wondering if anyone has any solutions to this problem.
I’m using a KnownPluginList and storing a bunch of PluginDescriptions for a users plugins.

I’m NOT looking to host the plugins just scan the data. The only way I know doing this is by using the VSTPluginFormat class and feeding it to KnownPluginList::scanAndAddFile

However, due to not having a VST2 sdk, It seems I can’t use the VSTPluginFormat class without getting some linking errors. Anyone know how I can still use the VSTPluginFormat for scanning the plugin, and/or a different method for getting VST Plugin information?

Thanks

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In order to scan VST2 plugins, you do need the VST2 headers/SDK, which you can’t use anymore due to the licensing issues caused by Steinberg. The scanning stage involves actually loading and running the plugin, it’s not just about getting some static metadata from the plugin binary.