Yip

Native Windows audio recorder. Minimalist UI, lock-free WASAPI capture, offline VST3 post-processing.

Build prerequisites

• Visual Studio 2022 with Desktop development with C++ + Windows 11 SDK 10.0.22621+
• Rust stable 1.80+ via rustup (target x86_64-pc-windows-msvc)
• CMake 3.27+
• Windows App SDK 1.6+ runtime (download)
• vcpkg (manifest mode, configured via VCPKG_ROOT)

Build

cmake --preset release
cmake --build --preset release

Output: build/release/yip-app/yip-app.exe

Layout

Dir	Lang	Output
audio-core	Rust 2024	audio_core.lib (staticlib)
vst-host	C++20	vst_host.lib (static)
yip-app	C++/WinRT XAML	yip-app.exe (unpackaged)

Continuous integration

GitHub Actions (ci.yml) runs on every push and PR:

1. rust job — cargo fmt --check, cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -D warnings, cargo test --release. Publishes audio_core.lib + audio_core.h as artifacts.
2. native job — depends on rust. Runs cmake --preset release + cmake --build --preset release (which msbuild-restores NuGet, builds vst-host, then builds yip-app.vcxproj). Publishes yip-app as a self-contained artifact (WindowsAppSDKSelfContained=true, no runtime install required).
3. format-cpp job — clang-format --dry-run -Werror against yip-app/ + vst-host/.

NuGet packages and the cargo target dir are cached between runs.

Milestones

See CLAUDE.md. Current: M1–M3 complete; M4 (indicator), M5–M6 (VST), M7 (polish) pending.

License

MIT. © 2026 Yip contributors.

The Steinberg VST3 SDK is not included in this repository. Wiring it in at M5 requires signing the free Steinberg VST3 SDK developer agreement — permissive MIT licensing of the Yip host is compatible with this path.