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Filter Platform Support

Vapourkit’s filter picker is platform-aware. A filter is shown only when the dependencies needed to run it are part of the current installation.

Windows

Section titled “Windows”

Windows receives the complete bundled filter catalog, including filters backed by the native plugin archives and bundled Hybrid scripts.

Linux

Section titled “Linux”

Linux receives a curated catalog whose Python packages, VapourSynth plugins, and bundled scripts are verified by the Linux setup. The catalog includes:

  • VapourSynth core filters that need no optional native dependency.
  • Filters supported by the Linux vsjetpack package set.
  • Supported PyPI-backed filters such as vs_colorfix, vs_grain, vs_temporalfix, vs_tiletools, and vs_undistort.
  • Deep Deinterlace with the fallback appropriate to the selected backend.

Filters that depend on Windows-native binaries, CUDA-only plugins, Hybrid scripts, or other unverified native dependencies are hidden on Linux. This is intentional: a hidden filter is safer than a catalog entry that appears usable and fails during rendering.

The Linux allowlist is maintained in electron/pluginFilterCatalog.ts in the desktop repository. The Filter Reference contains the complete catalog; the filter picker is authoritative for the installation you are using.

Custom filters

Section titled “Custom filters”

You can write custom filters on either platform, but the code must use APIs and packages installed on that platform. A template that imports an unavailable Python module or native plugin fails when previewed or processed. See Write Custom Filters.