FREE No catch. Mac & Windows

SERPENT

The free house synth for tech house, UK garage & minimal. 1,500+ presets, from rolling basses to 90s organ stabs.

VST3 · AU (Mac) · Standalone · v1.0

Windows is unsigned, so if SmartScreen pops up click More info → Run anyway.

Serpent synth plugin interface showing oscillators, filter, envelopes, XY pad and preset browser

Hear it

6 sounds, 6 different jobs

One preset from each corner of Serpent: rolling bass, UKG reese, organ stab, pluck, pad and lead. Straight out of the synth, level-matched, no extra FX. F minor, 126 BPM. Tap to play.

Bass

Digi Bass tight offbeat 16th roll

UKG Bass

Warehouse Reese wide 2-step reese

Organ & Stabs

Digi Organ Stab 90s organ chord stabs

Plucks

House Pluck short 16th riff, up high

Pads

Warm Analog Pad slow-swell held chords

Leads

Vox Lead vocal-ish gliding melody

1,500+ presets11 house categories
2 wavetable oscsSaw to Organ, Digi & Vox
16-step gateRoller, Garage, Stutter…
XY padPush cutoff, drive, FX live
Chord memoryOne finger, Minor 9 & more
MUTATE & DICEInstant new variations

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Help

Install & questions

How to install (Mac, 2 minutes)

Run the installer

Double-click Serpent-Installer.pkg and click through. It puts the VST3, AU and Standalone app in the standard folders.
If macOS blocks it

Serpent isn't notarized by Apple yet. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down, click Open Anyway next to Serpent-Installer and confirm. Older macOS: right-click the .pkg → Open → Open.
Rescan in your DAW
- FL Studio: Options → Manage plugins → Find installed plugins.
- Ableton Live: Settings → Plug-Ins → Use VST3 Plug-In System Folders on → Rescan.
- Logic / GarageBand: restart. It's under AU Instruments → Synthetik.

Still won't load? (fallback fix)

Open Terminal, paste this, enter your Mac password, then rescan:

sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/Serpent.vst3 /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Serpent.component /Applications/Serpent.app

Logic only: Settings → Plug-in Manager → select Serpent → Reset & Rescan Selection.

Is it really free?

Yes. No trial, no paywalled presets. We just ask for an email once to unlock downloads.

Mac or Windows? Which DAWs?

Mac (Apple Silicon + Intel: VST3, AU, Standalone) and Windows 64-bit (VST3, Standalone). Works in any DAW that loads VST3 or AU: FL Studio, Ableton, Logic, GarageBand, Bitwig, Reaper, Studio One. No Pro Tools (AAX).

Why does macOS warn me?

Apple warns about any app that isn't notarized through their paid program. Use Open Anyway as shown in How to install.