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If you hadn’t already guessed from the major lack of updates, the development of Glitch is on hold indefinitely (and has been for quite some time). I do plan to eventually continue development at some point – I have not abandoned it! – but, without going into too much personal detail, the last few years have been very stressful for me, and Glitch simply isn’t a priority in my life right now.

To everyone asking me to open source it: I genuinely appreciate your offers to help and your interest, but I’m sorry, it’s just not going to happen. Please believe me when I tell you – the source code isn’t even close to being portable. For anyone that’s curious: it’s coded in Object Pascal using Delphi, it relies on a bunch of Win32 stuff, and overall it’s a poorly structured, unoptimised mess!

To everyone asking about a Mac version: I hear you guys loud and clear, and I would love to make a Mac version, but I have no immediate plans to do so. I don’t own a Mac, I’ve never programmed for a Mac, and I do not have any plans (or money!) to buy one. There is so much stuff I need to improve and fix in the Windows version of Glitch first, before I can even start thinking about creating something for another operating system and plug-in format. I’m sorry to say that Mac simply isn’t a priority for me at the moment.

The only thing I can suggest is that you check out some other popular plug-ins which are available for Mac:

• Livecut by Mdsp
• Buffer Override by Destroy FX
• Major Malfunction by Dan Nigrin / Defective Records
• Automaton and Replicant by Audio Damage
• Effectrix by Sugar Bytes
• The Finger by Native Instruments.

Please note: I am not associated with these products/companies in any way; I am simply providing the links here for your convenience.

Anyway… as I gradually figure things out in my personal life and get back into coding on a regular basis, I will do my best to squash the last remaining bugs in the plug-in and update it to VST 2.4 (sorry, I have no real interest in VST 3.0 at the moment). I will also focus on creating some small, single purpose effects – stuff that I can create more easily and in a more casual fashion, rather than some huge beast like Glitch that eats up all my free time (and sanity). I received quite a lot of requests to release single versions of the effects from Glitch, so that’s probably one of the first things I’ll do.

Feel free to continue leaving your comments here as usual, but please do not expect to see any updates anytime soon.

Cheers,
Kieran.