---
name: "lv2bench"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lilv-tools"
version: "0.28.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lv2bench"
---

# lv2bench(1)

benchmark installed and supported LV2 plugins

## NAME

**lv2bench** – benchmark installed and supported LV2 plugins

## SYNOPSIS

**lv2bench** \[**-hV**\] \[**-b** *block\_size*\] \[**-n** *frames*\] \[**-s** *buffers*\] \[**-****-help**\] \[**-****-version**\]

## DESCRIPTION

**lv2bench** runs a simple benchmark of installed LV2 plugins. The results are written to stdout as a simple tab-delimited table.

The options are as follows:

- **-V**, **-****-version**

  Print version information and exit.

- **-b**, **-****-block** *frames*

  Block length to run, in audio frames.

- **-h**, **-****-help**

  Print usage information and exit.

- **-n**, **-****-length** *frames*

  Total number of frames to process, excluding any pre-roll buffers given by **-s**.

- **-s**, **-****-skip** *buffers*

  Skip a number of buffers before recording timings.

## EXIT STATUS

**lv2bench** exits with a status of 0, or non-zero if an error occurred.

## SEE ALSO

-

  [lv2apply(1)](/lv2apply/1.md)

-

  [lv2info(1)](/lv2info/1.md)

-

  [lv2ls(1)](/lv2ls/1.md)

## AUTHORS

**lv2bench** is a part of lilv, by David Robillard ⟨*d@drobilla.net*⟩.