Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Steinberg made two major licensing announcements in October 2025: VST3 SDK 3.8.0 is now available under the MIT open-source license, and ASIO is now dual-licensed under GPL3 or the existing proprietary license.

The VST3 change eliminates the requirement for developers to sign license agreements before distributing plugins, allowing free use and redistribution in any commercial or open-source project, while the ASIO dual-license enables open-source applications to adopt GPL3 without affecting commercial developers who can continue using the proprietary license.

More info: steinberg.net/developers

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