{"id":1726840,"date":"2016-02-18T19:02:25","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T19:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1726840"},"modified":"2022-08-10T13:51:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T13:51:09","slug":"where-are-my-pro-tools-plugins-stored","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/where-are-my-pro-tools-plugins-stored\/","title":{"rendered":"Where are my Pro Tools plug-ins stored?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/shop\/pro-tools\/\">Pro To<\/a><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"o (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/shop\/pro-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\">o<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/shop\/pro-tools\/\">ls<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/store\/search.php?s=pro+tools+plugins&amp;sb=low2high&amp;params=eyJmYWNldCI6eyJDYXRlZ29yeSI6WyI2OTZcLzcwMCJdLCJGb3JtYXQiOlsiQUFYIl19fQ\">plugins<\/a> can be stored in different locations; depending on which version of Pro Tools is installed and which OS you\u2019re currently running. To learn more about Pro Tools plugins, check out our article about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/which-plug-format-need-for-my-daw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"which plug-in format you need for your DAW (opens in a new tab)\">which plug-in format you need for your DAW<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Plugin format for Pro Tools 11+<\/strong> : <em>AAX 64bit<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Plugin format for Pro Tools 10<\/strong>: <em>AAX 32bit, RTAS, TDM<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Plugin format for Pro Tools 9 &amp; earlier <\/strong>: <em>RTAS &amp; TDM<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Pro-Tools-plugin-locations-for-macOS\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Pro Tools plugin locations for macOS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To find where your Pro Tools plugins are stored for macOS, follow the steps below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Macintosh HD &gt; Library &gt; Application Support &gt; Digidesign &gt; Plug-Ins (RTAS &amp; TDM)<\/li><li>Macintosh HD &gt; Library &gt; Application Support &gt; Avid &gt; Audio &gt; Plug-Ins (AAX)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Pro-Tools-plugin-locations-for-Windows\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Pro Tools plugin locations for Windows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To find where your Pro Tools plugins are stored for Windows, follow the steps below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Digidesign\\DAE\\Plug-Ins (RTAS &amp; TDM)<\/li><li>C:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Avid\\Audio\\Plug-Ins (AAX)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"Related-content\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Related content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/plugins-not-show-up-pro-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\">My plug-ins do not show up in Pro Tools.<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-do-i-trash-my-pro-tools-preferences\/\" target=\"_blank\">How do I trash my Pro Tools preferences?<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/pro-tools-troubleshooting-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pro Tools Troubleshooting Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/my-plug-in-presets-are-not-showing-up-in-pro-tools-on-a-mac\/\" target=\"_blank\">My plug-in presets are not showing up in Pro Tools on a Mac.<\/a><\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/my-newly-installed-plug-in-isnt-showing-up-in-garageband\/\" target=\"_blank\">My newly installed plug-in isn\u2019t showing up in Garageband!<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[1],"tags":[42006,98066,99325,34259,92132,34718,33883,99326,34750],"storecat":[],"itemids":[6439,6451,107451,96533,96535,111928,111929,81240,82496,89687],"manufacturers":[33207],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the Where are my Pro Tools plug-ins stored? page at Sweetwater \u2014 the world&#039;s leading music technology and instrument retailer!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/where-are-my-pro-tools-plugins-stored\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Where are my Pro Tools plug-ins stored? - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Your Pro Tools plugins can be stored in different locations; depending on which version of Pro Tools is installed and which OS you\u2019re currently running. 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