MantrikaTools

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Quick Start ​

1. What is Mantrika Tools? ​

Mantrika Tools is an extension for REAPER workflows. It is fully self-contained: it does not depend on any other extension, library, or script.

There are three ways to install it:

  • Via ReaPack
  • Via the quick-install package
  • Manual install

2. Install via ReaPack ​

  1. Open ReaPack.

  2. Choose Import repositories.

  3. Paste the ReaPack link:

    https://dl.mantrikasound.com/index.xml

  4. Click OK.

  5. Restart REAPER.

3. Install via Terminal ​

  1. Close REAPER (Windows users only — this is not required on macOS).

  2. Open a terminal and run the one-line installer for your OS:

    macOS

    bash
    curl -fsSL https://dl.mantrikasound.com/install-mac.sh | bash

    Windows — paste this into Command Prompt (cmd), PowerShell, or the Win+R Run box:

    powershell
    powershell -c "irm https://dl.mantrikasound.com/install-win.ps1 | iex"

  3. Restart REAPER.

4. Manual install ​

  1. Extract the ZIP anywhere.
  2. Move reaper_MantrikaTools-x64.dll (or reaper_MantrikaTools-arm64.dll) and the MantrikaTools Config folder into your REAPER UserPlugins folder.
  3. Restart REAPER.

5. Windows: "not designed to run on Windows" (error 0xc0e90002) ​

On Windows 11, REAPER may fail to load the extension and Windows may show:

reaper_MantrikaTools-x64.dll is not designed to run on Windows or it contains an error. Try installing the program again using the original installation media, or contact your system administrator or the software vendor for support. Error status 0xc0e90002

Nothing is wrong with the download. This is Smart App Control, a Windows 11 security feature, refusing to load the DLL. Smart App Control only allows binaries whose code signature Microsoft already recognises, and it ships in "evaluation mode" and can switch itself to enforcing at any time — so an extension that worked yesterday can be blocked today, with no action on your part.

Confirm it. Run this in Command Prompt or PowerShell:

reg query "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\CI\Policy" /v VerifiedAndReputablePolicyState

A value of 0x1 means Smart App Control is enforcing. You can see the block itself in Event Viewer, under Applications and Services Logs → Microsoft → Windows → CodeIntegrity → Operational: look for events 3077 and 3033 naming reaper.exe and reaper_MantrikaTools-x64.dll.

Fix it. Open Windows Security → App & browser control → Smart App Control settings and set it to Off, then restart REAPER.

WARNING

Turning Smart App Control off is permanent. Windows only lets you switch it back on by reinstalling the operating system. This is Microsoft's design and nothing Mantrika Tools can work around.

6. Updating ​

How you update depends on how you installed Mantrika Tools:

  1. If you installed manually, go to the REAPER menu Extensions → Mantrika Tools → Mantrika Options → Check for updates..., then click Update Now.
  2. If you installed via ReaPack, update through ReaPack. You can still use Check for updates... as well.

7. Uninstalling ​

  • Delete the main DLL: \REAPER\UserPlugins\reaper_MantrikaTools-x64.dll
  • Delete the whole config folder: \REAPER\UserPlugins\MantrikaTools Config

8. Folder overview ​

  • MantrikaTools Config: All configuration files. They are human-readable JSON, so you can edit them directly, but that is usually not recommended.
  • MantrikaTools Config\resource: Contains two CLAP plugins that Mantrika Tools needs. These are updated together with the extension.