Vinyl Restoration Suite vs VinylRest

Vinyl Restoration Suite is a free audio restoration plugin and standalone application for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It detects and repairs clicks and pops using crossfade and spline interpolation, and reduces noise with real-time FFT processing that can capture a noise profile. Its AI denoiser is based on RNNoise and supports DirectML and NPU acceleration. A 10-band graphic equalizer covers 31 Hz to 16 kHz, while separate filters address subsonic rumble from 5–150 Hz and AC power line hum from 40–80 Hz. The app can record audio and split tracks automatically at silence. Real-time waveform and spectral views help monitor audio, and Difference Mode plays the noise and clicks being removed. Use it as a VST3 plugin in a DAW or independently as a standalone app. Pre-built binaries are listed for all three desktop systems; the macOS DMG is described as universal for Intel and ARM. It is available under the MIT license at free.

VinylRest offers tools for restoring vinyl recordings and comparing audio, including real-time processing, file restoration, and synchronized playback. VinylRest Live processes stereo audio with DeClick and DeCrackle, plus optional NRNG surface-noise reduction. It supports 16-bit or 24-bit audio from 32 to 192 kHz when input and output formats are compatible. Its browser WebApp controls and monitors a session from a device on the same network, without an account or cloud synchronization. The WebApp uses unencrypted HTTP without a password, so VinylRest advises limiting it to a private, trusted LAN. VinylRest File restores recordings or folders while preserving source files and saving restored audio and reports as new files. It supports mono or stereo WAV, AIFF, FLAC, and ALAC up to 192 kHz. ABC Player synchronizes compatible files and switches among Source, Cleaned, and live Difference monitoring. The tools are listed for Linux, macOS, and web. Live and File are free public Betas requiring free licenses for processing; ABC Player is free on the Mac App Store.