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VCV Rack 2 v2.3.1 Public beta

Patch together, in real time

Turn VCV Rack 2 into a real-time collborative studio!

01 · Real-time patching

Everyone edits the same patch.

Knobs, sliders, cables, modules added and deleted — every change lands in everyone's rack as it happens.

02 · Presence

See who's in the rack, and where.

Every cursor is labeled and live. Pin an emoji to yours, or drop a reaction right where something happened.

Presence is separate from editing rights — spectators are visible too.

03 · Drawing

Draw on the rack.

Circle a module, underline a knob, sketch an idea. Strokes fade on their own.

04 · Cursor tracking

Know where everyone is, even off-screen.

When a peer leaves your view, an arrow hugs the edge and points at them until they're back.

05 · Follow mode

Follow someone's view.

Your camera tracks theirs — every pan and zoom — while your own cursor stays free.

06 · Host-authoritative sync

A blip doesn't end the session.

The host's patch is the source of truth. Joiners get a full snapshot; a dropped connection reconnects and re-syncs.

Install in a minute

Drop in the prebuilt plugin, then make an account and log in.

1 Download the plugin

Grab the .vcvplugin for your OS from the download page, then drop it into your Rack 2 user plugins folder and restart Rack.

  • Windows PatchTogether-2.3.1-win-x64.vcvplugin %LOCALAPPDATA%\Rack2\plugins-win-x64\
  • macOS PatchTogether-2.3.1-mac-arm64.vcvplugin ~/Library/Application Support/Rack2/plugins-mac-arm64/
  • Linux PatchTogether-2.3.1-lin-x64.vcvplugin ~/.local/share/Rack2/plugins-lin-x64/

Patch Together is distributed directly — it is not on the official VCV Library. The module appears under the Patch Together brand after a restart.

2 Then create an account

A small online lobby finds sessions and verifies identities. You register once and stay logged in between sessions.

  1. Add the Patch Together module to your rack, and on the login screen click Register.
  2. Enter a nickname, email, and password, then verify your email via the link you're sent.
  3. Back in the module, log in — you're ready to host or join a session.

New sending domain, so the first email sometimes lands in spam — there's a Resend button if you need it.