Is OpenAxe free to use?

Yes — the web app, desktop app, and VST3/CLAP/AU plugin are all free to use, with no accounts.

Neural Amp Modeler — a technology that captures the sound of real amplifiers and pedals as a neural model. Every OpenAxe amp block plays a NAM capture.

Do I need to install anything to try it?

No — open the web app at openaxe.pages.dev and play. Desktop and the DAW plugin are optional.

Neural Amp Modeler · amp + cab + effects

A guitar rig that lives everywhere you play.

Name: OpenAxe
Author: OpenAxe

Amp, cabinet and 10 effects in a modular 3×8 grid, powered by Neural Amp Modeler. Play it in your browser, as a native desktop app, or as a VST3/CLAP/AU plugin in your DAW.

↗ Open web app — no install ⬇ Download desktop

No accounts. No telemetry. Your rigs stay on your device.

Input → [IN] → AMP (NAM) → CAB (IR) → GATE → COMP → EQ → CHORUS → DELAY → REVERB → [OUT] → Master
3 rows × 8 columns · drag to move · cable to connect

 Amp:   any .nam capture
 Cab:   cabinet IR (.wav)
 Effects: gate · comp · EQ · chorus · flanger · phaser · tremolo · delay · ping-pong · reverb

Zero added latency 48 kHz

Everything a rig needs — one graph

Amp, cabinet, and 10 effects wire together in a modular grid. Drag blocks to move them, cable them up, and build the signal chain you want.

AMP — NAM captures

Load any Neural Amp Modeler (.nam) capture — amps, pedals and outboard gear. Every capture gets a tone stack and per-block trims.

Tone stack controls
Per-block input/output trim & bypass
Tone3000 catalog integration

Effects — 10, best-in-class

GATE · COMP · EQ · CHORUS · FLANGER · PHASER · TREMOLO · DELAY · PING-PONG · REVERB

Wet/dry mix on every effect
Reverb expert mode
Per-block metering

CAB — IR convolution

Load cabinet impulse responses (.wav) with zero-latency convolution, and blend cabinets to taste.

IR mix & cabinet loading
Mixer / Splitter utilities
Master bus level & mute

One rig, four ways to play

The same rig, sound and presets everywhere you load it.

Live

Web

Runs in your browser with no install. Low-latency audio on desktop and mobile browsers.

Live

Desktop

Native app for macOS, Windows and Linux. Same UI and sound, closer to the metal.

Beta

VST3 / CLAP / AU

Use OpenAxe inside your DAW as a VST3, CLAP or AU plugin.

Planned

iOS / Android

Native mobile apps with direct audio.

Download

Installers are published with every release. The web app needs no download — open it in your browser.

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