Analog Obsession Free Plugins 2026: What’s Actually Free

This Page Is the 2026 analogobsession.com Catalog. It Is Not a Random Old List.

Stay here for what Analog Obsession actually lists as free in 2026: FAQ, formats, the live category pages, and a starter mix chain (compressors, EQ, analog-style color). Do not use this file as a KVR Developer Challenge roundup, a Soundtoys Decapitator-alternatives list, or a FabFilter-style free EQ tutorial.

analogobsession.com FAQ: “Analog Obsession plug-ins are totally free! You can use them without any cost!” Support on Patreon is optional. Formats: VST3 / AU / AAX Native + Audiosuite, 64-bit, Mac 10.11–13.x (Metal GPU) and Windows 10–11 (OpenGL). The same FAQ warns the relaunched site does not yet show every historical plugin while AAX, resizable UI, and Apple Silicon updates land—so the category pages are the “what is listed now” source, not a 2020 PDF.^[1]

Related free-plugin and FabFilter-style pages stay on their slugs. This file does not rank KVR contests.

Catalog on analogobsession.com. Installers on the Patreon Posts It Links.

Open the category page, click the plugin, follow the Patreon post. FAQ install path: Mac .pkg; Windows installer or .zip into your VST3 folder. You do not need a paid Patreon tier to use the plugins; you may still need a free Patreon account to reach a post. Recheck the live post if a Mac/Windows link 404s after an AAX rewrite.^[1][6]

KVR’s developer index still labels Analog Obsession products “Free / Patreon Subscription.” Treat analogobsession.com FAQ as the licence primary: free to use; Patreon is support. Do not pay a reseller for a “full version” of a plugin the FAQ calls free.^[7]

Live Lineup: Compressors, EQs, Color. What the Category Pages List Now.

As of this September 2026 check, analogobsession.com lists the mix tools below. Names and taglines are from those pages—not from an old “14 best” roundup. If a title is missing here, it may still exist on Patreon but is not on the relaunched catalog yet (FAQ).^[1]

Tape-style tone on the live site is the Color column (TUBA, FetDrive, MoMa, COLOR BUNDLE, RazorClip) plus STEQ’s “tape machine brand” console EQ—not a separate “tape machine” category. Bundles (Color, Rare, American, F-Bundle, Fet, Brit, NOS) are grouped installers of those same free plugins.^[12][9]

2026 Adds: LAEA, RazorClip, LOVEND 3.0, TheBus, MuChild, THEDI

Rekkerd (23 March 2026): LAEA is a free UREI LA-3A-style solid-state optical compressor (Reduction, Gain, LIM, HPF, external sidechain), VST3/AU/AAX. It is on the Dynamic page.^[3][8]

Audio Plugin Guy (20 March 2026): RazorClip is a free analog-modeled clipper with five circuit models, up to 24 dB gain-compensated input, VST3/AU/AAX including Audiosuite. Production Expert (27 June 2026): LOVEND 3.0 rewrites the free harmonic bass enhancer DSP and adds AAX Native/Audiosuite.^[4][5]

The Dynamic page also leads with TheBus and MuChild (2026 dated assets on analogobsession.com). Color leads with THEDI. Treat those as catalog-current; do not invent ship-day copy the site does not print.^[8][10]

Starter Mix Chain If You Only Install Six

If the catalog is too long, install this set from the live pages. Taglines below are Analog Obsession’s, not our nicknames.^[8][9]

• LALA — vocal / bass optical Dynamic page: “the go-to vocal compressor & standard in analog world.” LA-2A-style starting point. LAEA is the 2026 LA-3A-style sibling if you want solid-state optical instead.^[8]
• FETish — drums / 1176-style Dynamic page: classic FET compressor/limiter with extra features. FetSnap is the FET-sidechain transient variant; FetDrive is the FET saturator on the Color page.^[8]
• BUSTERse — drum bus / mix bus Dynamic page: classic console compressor with extra filter and transient sidechain. TheBus is the 2026-leading bus compressor on the same page if you want the newer catalog hero.^[8]
• POORTEC + TILTA + OAQ — EQ POORTEC is the Pultec-style EQ (“not just another P*LT*C”). TILTA is the tilt EQ. OAQ is the dual-mono / stereo / mid-side mastering EQ. STEQ is the small-format console EQ “from well known tape machine brand.”^[9]
• RazorClip / MoMa / LOVEND — color, not Decapitator RazorClip clips; MoMa is “Mojo Master”; LOVEND 3.0 is harmonic bass. Soundtoys Decapitator alternatives are a related slug—do not treat this chain as that review.^[10]

FL, Ableton, Logic: Install Without a Fake Paywall

This checklist is the 2026 free catalog, not a compression course. Confirm analogobsession.com if a plugin moved after this September 2026 check.^[1]

1. Start on analogobsession.com, not a random mirror
   Open Dynamic / EQ / Color. If the title is not on those pages, the FAQ says it may still be updating—do not install an unsigned third-party “ Analog Obsession pack” zip.^[1]
2. Download Mac .pkg or Windows installer from the linked Patreon post
   FAQ: plugins are free; Patreon is optional support. Prefer the vendor installer over dragging stray .dll files.^[1][6]
3. Rescan VST3 / AU / AAX and save a default GUI size
   FAQ: new instances open at default size; resize once, save as the DAW default preset. Metal (Mac) and OpenGL (Windows) GPUs are required.^[1]
4. Build one vocal, one drum, one bus insert
   LALA or LAEA on the vocal, FETish on snare/drums, BUSTERse or TheBus on the drum bus, POORTEC or TILTA where you would have reached for a Pultec or tilt. Bypass before you stack five saturators.
5. Stop before this page becomes a KVR contest or Decapitator list
   Best-free 2026, FabFilter-style free EQ, KVR Developer Challenge, Decapitator alternatives, and Pro-C 3 are related slugs.

KVR Challenge, Decapitator Alts, and Pro-C 3 Are Out of Scope

This article does not rank the KVR Developer Challenge, does not pick a Soundtoys Decapitator free alternative, and does not teach FabFilter Pro-C 3. Those comparisons are related slugs. analogobsession.com is the catalog primary.

As of Sep 2026, the Dynamic page still led with TheBus / MuChild / LAEA and Color with THEDI / LOVEND / RazorClip. Recheck the category pages if you are reading this after a later relaunch pass.^[8][10]