Since i cant find the installers on hotline or here i made an Installer
bash ~/Downloads/Steinberg_SDK_Collector.command
VST_1.x & 2.0-2.2 I can't find anywhere... maybe someone can find those?
Steinberg VST SDK – Macintosh Compatibility
SDK Released Mac OS CPU
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VST 1.0 1996 Classic Mac OS 68k/PPC*
VST 2.0 1999 Mac OS 8/9 PPC
VST 2.1 2000 Mac OS 9 PPC
VST 2.2 2001 Mac OS 9 / OS X PPC
VST 2.3 2003 Mac OS 9 / OS X PPC
VST 2.4 2006 Mac OS X PPC/Intel
VST 3.0 2008 Mac OS X Intel
VST 3.5 2011 Mac OS X Intel
VST 3.6 2013 OS X / macOS Intel
VST 3.7 2020 macOS Intel/ARM64
VST 3.8 2025 macOS Intel/ARM64
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* 68k support not verified.
Original Steinberg SDK Archives
VST 2.0 Documentation (1999):
PDF (https://www.hermannseib.com/documents/VST%20Plug-Ins%20SDK%202.0.pdf)
VST 2.3:
Wayback (https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.steinberg.net/sdk_downloads/vst_sdk2_3.zip)
VST 2.4:
Wayback (https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.steinberg.net/sdk_downloads/vst_sdk2_4_rev2.zip)
Historical Steinberg Developer Archive:
Wayback (https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://ygrabit.steinberg.de/~ygrabit/public_html/)
Notes
- Mac OS ranges are approximate, not verified SDK minimum requirements.
- VST 2.3: relevant to Classic Mac OS 9 development.
- VST 2.4: transition to Intel Mac OS X.
- VST 3: Mac OS X and later.
- Original VST 1.0 SDK: not yet located.
- ASIO SDK and VST SDK are separate products.