RatHound

Install Guide

Our plugins ship as native installers for both platforms. Pick your OS below.

macOS

  1. 01Download the macOS installer (.pkg) from your purchase email or the customer portal.
  2. 02Double-click the .pkg and follow the installer. It places the AU and VST3 into the correct system folders automatically.
  3. 03AU goes to /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components, VST3 to /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3.
  4. 04Open your DAW and rescan plugins (Ableton: Preferences → Plug-Ins → Rescan). The plugin appears under its name.

Our macOS builds are signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized, so you won't see "unidentified developer" warnings.

Windows

  1. 01Download the Windows installer (.exe) from your purchase email or the customer portal.
  2. 02Run the installer. If Windows SmartScreen appears, click 'More info' → 'Run anyway' (our installers are code-signed).
  3. 03The VST3 is installed to C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3.
  4. 04Open your DAW and rescan plugins. The plugin appears under its name.

That's it — no activation

There's nothing to unlock and no license key to enter. Once installed, the plugin is ready to use. Need the installer again later? Grab it any time from the customer portal on the Downloads page.