The MOD platform.

Plugins are the building blocks, pedalboards are how you play them, and everything underneath is open. The same platform runs on the MOD Dwarf, the Duo and Duo X, and MOD Desktop.

Plugins → · Pedalboards → · What you can do → · For developers →

Almost 400 plugins.

From faithful versions of the classics to things no hardware pedal could do. Most are free and open source, built by a vibrant developer community; others come from independent brands in the MOD Plugin Shop. New ones arrive all the time.

Drives, amps and cabinetsDelays and reverbsModulation and filtersSynths and generatorsUtilitiesMIDI and CV tools
MOD CabinetParisOJDNoise GateShepardFlanger/ChorusGxQuackstuck stackerAutotuneAuto PannerShowcaseIsraelChowCentaurNoise Gate AdvNoise Maker - MEPhasermudavocadoFractal DoublerRoundPanMOD CabinetParisOJDNoise GateShepardFlanger/ChorusGxQuackstuck stackerAutotuneAuto PannerShowcaseIsraelChowCentaurNoise Gate AdvNoise Maker - MEPhasermudavocadoFractal DoublerRoundPan
Twin ClassicOdd OnesDegradeRMProRed Zeppelin 5FlangerGxSwitchLessWahstuckSuper WhammyPing Pong PanJCVMWorkCollisionDriveCompressor StRed Zeppelin 4Whirl SpeakerParametric EQ STfloatySuper CapoWiderTwin ClassicOdd OnesDegradeRMProRed Zeppelin 5FlangerGxSwitchLessWahstuckSuper WhammyPing Pong PanJCVMWorkCollisionDriveCompressor StRed Zeppelin 4Whirl SpeakerParametric EQ STfloatySuper CapoWider

Browse the full catalogue → · Plugins from independent brands → · Real amps with neural modelling →

Hear a pedalboard.

A pedalboard is a modular rig built from plugins: crafted visually, shared easily, and played live or in the studio. Each one is a world of its own.

Pedalboard ZW John Martyn by Zwabo

ZW John Martyn

by Zwabo

A tribute to the great Echoplex master of the ’70s: a looper, a delay with harmonizer and reverse playback, all on the footswitches.

More from the community

Pedalboard bata by kikodelmarbataCrunchy sequencer-driven backing track + guitar jam — hear it evolve!
by kikodelmar
Pedalboard Nirvana – In Bloom by FlorialdoNirvana – In BloomFull-band tribute with tight MIDI sync and heavy grunge tones.
by Florialdo
Pedalboard Merris Polymoon model by JarrydMerris Polymoon modelEndless stereo delays and dreamy phasers inspired by the Polymoon.
by Jarryd
Pedalboard Ambient Goblins by SolarisAmbient GoblinsDreamy ambient textures with shimmer, delay, and harmonized bliss.
by Solaris
Pedalboard LazySundayEvening by autostaticLazySundayEveningStep-sequenced electronic groove for chill Sunday vibes.
by autostatic
Pedalboard Roamer Clean Jazz GTR v.2 by Rogerio CoutoRoamer Clean Jazz GTR v.2Smooth, lush clean tone — perfect for mellow leads and jazz chords.
by Rogerio Couto

Browse all shared pedalboards →

Build your own: the MOD web interface.

Every pedalboard, whether built by the MOD team or the community, starts here: a drag-and-drop modular environment that your device serves to your browser. Nothing to install.

Drag.Pull plugins onto the board, no coding needed.
Connect.Route audio, MIDI and CV the way you wish.
Play.Map the controls, lock to tempo, save, and play it on stage.

Want to try it first? MOD Desktop is free →

What you can do.

Everything the platform lets you do as you build a pedalboard. Each one links to the manual.

Patch anythingAudio, MIDI and CV live side by side in one pedalboard: split, merge and even feed back signals, freely.Drag a different plugin onto one already in the board and it takes its place, connections and all.Building a pedalboard → Drag and replace →
Control voltageSend any plugin control to a CV output and let it move by itself: LFOs, envelopes, sequencers and random generators can automate any parameter in the board.Using CV →
SnapshotsSave variations of a pedalboard and switch between them instantly, mid-song.On MOD devices, banks organise your pedalboards for a set.Managing snapshots → Banks →
Address anythingMap footswitches, knobs, expression pedals and MIDI controllers to any control. MIDI works across the whole platform.On MOD devices, controllers can also connect over Bluetooth or USB.Assigning controls → MIDI controllers →
Tempo and transportLock delays, modulators and loopers to the BPM, set controls to divisions or multiples of the beat, tap the tempo, and sync to external gear with transport.MIDI settings →
Share and loadShare a pedalboard with an audio sample. Load boards straight from the feed, and any missing plugins install automatically.The pedalboard feed →
Built for real timeEmbedded Linux with a real-time kernel, JACK2 and 48 kHz audio: the same stack on every MOD device, so one plugin runs across the range.On MOD devices, also: backup and restore, and user profiles.MOD Plugin SDK →

Where it runs.

MOD DwarfMOD DwarfThe most recent and mature MOD pedal.Meet the MOD Dwarf →MOD Duo XMOD Duo XThe powerful sibling, in a desktop form factor.Duo and Duo X →MOD DuoMOD DuoThe original, the one that introduced the concept.Duo and Duo X →MOD DesktopMOD DesktopA free way to experiment and try the platform, with a subset of its features.Try MOD Desktop →

Open by design.

Artists have always built their own tools. MOD is open so you can too: change how the instrument behaves, and what it sounds like.

Starless, a community-built OS, running on a MOD Dwarf

Make it behave the way you need

How the instrument works on stage is open to change. MOD OS and its interface are open source, and players have reshaped them around how they perform. Starless, a community-built OS for the Dwarf, added editing pedalboard parameters without a computer and a Performance View, and its grouped plugin controls are now part of MOD OS 1.14.

The Starless story →
Open OS images →

The MOD Cloud Builder start page: FAUST, MAX gen~, Pure Data (hvcc) and Buildroot package

Make it sound the way you hear it

New sounds start as ideas. Patch yours in Pure Data or Max gen~, code it in FAUST, or describe the effect to the AI assistant of your choice. Whichever route you take, the MOD Cloud Builder turns it into a plugin for your device. Community members have already shared dozens of their own.

The Plugin Cookbook →
The Cloud Builder →

Explore the open platform

Build for MOD.

MOD plugins are standard LV2 plugins, and everything around them is open: the tools, the documentation, the operating system, even the hardware.

The MOD Cloud Builder

No C++? Start here. The Plugin Cookbook, with the AI assistant of your choice, or the Cloud Builder.

Write LV2 plugins. The MOD Plugin SDK and mod-plugin-builder.

Sell your plugins. Trial mode and licensing through the MOD License.

Change the platform itself. Open OS images, mod-ui and mod-host.

Developer resources

Stay in the loop.

New plugins, MOD OS releases and what the community is building, by email.