JUCE CMake Plug-in Template

Simple, easy-to-use audio plug-in template using JUCE and CMake

JUCE CMake Audio Plug-in Template

A template for creating an audio plug-in using JUCE 7/8 and CMake that can be used as a drop-in replacement for Projucer.

Works as a drop-in replacement for Projucer, no changes to the source code are necessary! The template can also be used alongside a .jucer project.
Generates clean Xcode and Visual Studio projects (reasonable source file organisation, only the necessary build schemes for Xcode).
Uses CMake to manage dependencies (e.g. JUCE). The template creates a shallow clone of the specified git tag or branch to reduce download times and disk usage.
Uses GitHub Actions to build and validate the plugin on MacOS and Windows. Dependencies and compiler output are cached for faster builds.

To learn how to replace a Projucer project with this template, see the Migrating from Projucer guide.

To generate an Xcode project, run:

cmake -B Build -G Xcode -D CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=arm64\;x86_64 -D CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.15

The -D CMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES=arm64\;x86_64 flag is required to build universal binaries.

The -D CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.15 flag sets the minimum MacOS version to be supported.

To generate a Visual Studio 2026 (18) project, run:

cmake -B Build -G "Visual Studio 18 2026"

To build the generated IDE project from the command line, run:

cmake --build Build --config Debug

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