I'm happy to announce the release of [vstplugin~] v0.4.0 - a Pd external to load VST plugins on Windows, macOS and Linux!
Binaries are available on Deken or can be downloaded here: https://git.iem.at/pd/vstplugin/-/releases
If possible, please report any issues at https://git.iem.at/pd/vstplugin/issues, otherwise
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Here are the major new features:
automatic bit bridging (load 32-bit plugins on a 64-bit Pd and vice versa).
[open(: new flags "-p" for sandboxing and "-b"
          for bridging. Both options allow plugins to crash safely
          without taking down the Pd. This can be handy for
          buggy/unstable plugins (especially during live shows :-)
        
[open(: new "-t" flag for multithreading
          (process plugins in seperate
          helper threads to utilize more CPU cores)
[latency( message is sent whenever the plugin's
        processing latency changesSee the release page for the full change log.
Have fun!
Christof