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 | Name | Last Untainted <br />Version/Commit ID | Evidence | Alternative(s) |
 |---|:---:|---|---|
+| [Dexed](https://github.com/asb2m10/dexed) | [`v0.9.8`](https://github.com/asb2m10/dexed/releases/tag/v0.9.8) <br />[`9c673ba`](https://github.com/asb2m10/dexed/commits/9c673ba1a12c5e1cd42357e670261fd53c90acbb) | [![AI Code Reviews](./badges/ai-code-reviews-purple.svg)](#ai-code-reviews) ([1](https://github.com/asb2m10/dexed/pull/479)) | [![Request for Help](./badges/request-for-help.svg)](#request-for-help) |
 | [SurgeXT](https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/) | [`1.3.4`](https://github.com/surge-synthesizer/releases-xt/releases/tag/1.3.4)<sup>1</sup><br />[`65dabd6`](https://github.com/surge-synthesizer/surge/commit/65dabd63c51997c6418642c7bee416921a5be5ab) | [![Permissive AI policy](./badges/permissive-ai-policy-orange.svg)](#permissive-ai-policy) ([1](https://github.com/surge-synthesizer/surge/issues/8352), [2](https://github.com/surge-synthesizer/surge/issues/8285), [3](https://github.com/surge-synthesizer/surge/issues/8337)) | [![Request for Help](./badges/request-for-help.svg)](#request-for-help) |
 
-> [!note]
+> [!Note]
+> #### Audio Plugins and Virtual Instruments Alternatives
+> | Name | Format/OS | Notes |
+> |---|---|---|
+> | [MIDI Tape Recorder](https://github.com/gbevin/MIDITapeRecorder) | AUv3 | MPE MIDI recorder |
+> | [OctaSine](https://github.com/greatest-ape/OctaSine) | VST2/CLAP | frequency modulation synthesizer |
+> | [Oi-Grandad](https://github.com/publicsamples/Oi-Grandad) | VST3 | granular synthesizer |
+> | [PaulXStretch](https://github.com/essej/paulxstretch) | AU/VST3/AAX/CLAP/AUv3, cross-platform | extreme time-stretching |
+> | [Quetzalcoatl](https://github.com/publicsamples/Quetzalcoatl) | VST/AU | sample player |
+> | [ReceiveMIDI](https://github.com/gbevin/ReceiveMIDI) | command-line: linux, macos | monitor and receive MIDI |
+> | [Room Reverb](https://github.com/cvde/RoomReverb) | VST3/CLAP/AUv3 | mono/stereo to stereo algorithmic reverb |
+> | [Sonobus](https://github.com/sonosaurus/sonobus) | AU/VST/VST3/AAX/AUv3, cross-platform, android | real-time network audio streaming |
+> | [Spectrum Synthesizer Bundle](https://github.com/boourns/Spectrum) | AUv3 | Mutable Instruments ports |
+>
 > <sup>1</sup> In [#1106](https://codeberg.org/ethical-foss/open-slopware/issues/1106), you can also find further details on mirrors of old versions.
 
 ### Digital Audio Workstations