How to Run Waves Plugins on macOS Ventura 13

Jun 23, 2026

Install and activate Waves plugins on macOS Ventura (13) by following the steps below.

Step #1 – Activate your Licenses

  1. Download and install Waves Central for Mac.
    If you already have Waves Central installed, skip to the next step.
  2. Launch Waves Central from Applications > Waves Central.
  3. Log into Waves Central.
  4. Select the Licenses page on the left bar.
  5. Select Not Activated at the top of the page.
  6. Choose the license/s you wish to activate. Selected licenses will appear in the list on the right.
  7. Choose the target device for the activated license/s.
  8. Click the Activate button.

Step #2 – Install V16 software

  •   Click here for an interactive tutorial in Waves Central

    1. Launch the Waves Central application from Applications > Waves Central.
    2. Log into Waves Central.
    3. Click the Install Products page > All Products tab.
    4. Click the View menu and select only V16 Plugins.
    5. Use the search bar to search and select the products you wish to install. Review the selections in the Summary section.
    6. Click the Install button.
    1. Quit any host application.
    2. Download the V16 Offline Installation Folder for Mac.
    3. Unzip the folder to your desktop.
    4. Navigate to the Waves 1.6.26 folder which you just extracted.
    5. In the folder, launch the file named “install.cen”.
    6. Waves Central will open on the Offline Installer page.
    7. Use the search bar to search and select the products you wish to install.
    8. Click Install.

  • To prepare your own V16 offline installer, which installs only the software you own, follow these steps.

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