Plinken Run
Plinken runs in your browser. Plinken Run is a small native app that sits next to the browser on the same computer and does the things a browser cannot do on its own. Your projects stay in Plinken; the runner just does the heavy lifting locally.
It is free on every plan, including Free.
What it adds
Section titled “What it adds”| Area | Without Plinken Run | With Plinken Run |
|---|---|---|
| Plugins | WCLAP plugins (WebAssembly) in the browser engine | Also your installed CLAP, VST3 and AU plugins, hosted natively with their own editor windows — see Native plugins |
| Audio interface | The browser’s audio devices, up to 2 input channels | Your interface opened directly: every hardware input gets its own mixer strip, one buffer of latency for recording and monitoring — see Audio interface & latency |
| Windows audio | Browser audio only | The interface’s ASIO driver — see Install on Windows |
| Video | MP4 (H.264) import and export in the browser | Hardware codecs: MOV, MKV, MXF, AVI, MTS, M2TS and WebM import, HEVC and ProRes, master bounces, lossless “original quality” cuts — see Video with Plinken Run |
| Video out | Video monitor inside the browser tab | A fullscreen program output on a second display |
| On Air | Browser broadcast mix | The runner’s broadcast mix when you perform — see On Air |
One engine at a time
Section titled “One engine at a time”Plinken has two audio engines: the one inside the browser and the one inside Plinken Run. Exactly one of them drives your speakers at any moment.
- When the runner connects, it becomes the active engine. Playback, recording, monitoring and plugins run natively; the browser engine is muted and the browser becomes the control surface.
- When you disconnect or quit the runner, audio hands straight back to the browser engine.
You can switch at any point in a session. Nothing is summed twice and there is only one audio clock.
Where it runs
Section titled “Where it runs”| Platform | Requirement |
|---|---|
| macOS | macOS 13 or later, Apple Silicon. Signed and notarized by Taluvi OÜ, so it opens straight from the download. |
| Windows | Windows 11, 64-bit, plus your audio interface’s ASIO driver. Windows 10 is not supported. |
Install guides: macOS · Windows.
Privacy
Section titled “Privacy”Plinken Run talks only to the browser on the same computer, over a local connection on 127.0.0.1. The runner itself uploads nothing. Audio you record and video you render go back to the browser tab, which stores them in your Space as usual.
Next steps
Section titled “Next steps”- Install on macOS or Install on Windows
- Connect & status
- Audio interface & latency
- Troubleshooting if something does not line up