diff --git a/tools/yabridgectl/Cargo.lock b/tools/yabridgectl/Cargo.lock
index 755c06f8..c05c3344 100644
--- a/tools/yabridgectl/Cargo.lock
+++ b/tools/yabridgectl/Cargo.lock
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ version = "1.2.1"
 dependencies = [
  "aho-corasick",
  "clap",
+ "lazy_static",
  "rayon",
  "serde",
  "serde_derive",
diff --git a/tools/yabridgectl/Cargo.toml b/tools/yabridgectl/Cargo.toml
index 5594950d..f6f2c5f0 100644
--- a/tools/yabridgectl/Cargo.toml
+++ b/tools/yabridgectl/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ license = "GPL-3.0-or-later"
 [dependencies]
 aho-corasick = "0.7.13"
 clap = "3.0.0-beta.1"
+lazy_static = "1.4.0"
 rayon = "1.3.1"
 serde = "1.0.114"
 serde_derive = "1.0.114"
diff --git a/tools/yabridgectl/src/files.rs b/tools/yabridgectl/src/files.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..efc965e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/yabridgectl/src/files.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+// yabridge: a Wine VST bridge
+// Copyright (C) 2020  Robbert van der Helm
+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+//! Functions to index plugins and to set up yabridge for those plugins.
+
+use aho_corasick::AhoCorasick;
+use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+use rayon::prelude::*;
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::process::Command;
+use walkdir::WalkDir;
+
+/// Stores the results from searching for Windows VST plugin `.dll` files and native Linux `.so`
+/// files inside of a directory. These `.so` files are kept track of so we can report the current
+/// installation status and to be able to purge orphan files.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct SearchResults {
+    /// Absolute paths to the found VST2 `.dll` files.
+    pub vst2_files: Vec<PathBuf>,
+    /// Absolute paths to any `.so` files inside of the directory, and whether they're a symlink or
+    /// a regular file.
+    pub so_files: Vec<FoundFile>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum FoundFile {
+    Symlink(PathBuf),
+    Regular(PathBuf),
+}
+
+/// Search for Windows VST2 plugins and .so files under a directory. This will return an error if
+/// the directory does not exist, or if `winedump` could not be found.
+pub fn index(directory: &Path) -> Result<SearchResults, std::io::Error> {
+    // First we'll find all .dll and .so files in the directory
+    let mut dll_files: Vec<PathBuf> = Vec::new();
+    let mut so_files: Vec<FoundFile> = Vec::new();
+    // XXX: We're silently skipping directories and files we don't have permission to read. This
+    //      sounds like the expected behavior, but I"m not entirely sure.
+    for entry in WalkDir::new(directory)
+        .follow_links(true)
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter_map(|e| e.ok())
+        .filter(|x| !x.file_type().is_dir())
+    {
+        match entry.path().extension().and_then(|os| os.to_str()) {
+            Some("dll") => dll_files.push(entry.into_path()),
+            Some("so") => {
+                if entry.path_is_symlink() {
+                    so_files.push(FoundFile::Symlink(entry.into_path()));
+                } else {
+                    so_files.push(FoundFile::Regular(entry.into_path()));
+                }
+            }
+            _ => (),
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Then we'll filter out any .dll files that are not VST2 plugins by checking whether the
+    // exptected entry points for VST2 plugins are present
+    lazy_static! {
+        static ref VST2_AUTOMATON: AhoCorasick =
+            AhoCorasick::new_auto_configured(&["VSTPluginMain", "main", "main_plugin"]);
+    }
+
+    let vst2_files: Vec<PathBuf> = dll_files
+        .into_par_iter()
+        .map(|path| {
+            let exported_functions = Command::new("winedump")
+                .arg("-j")
+                .arg("export")
+                .arg(&path)
+                .output()?
+                .stdout;
+
+            Ok((path, exported_functions))
+        })
+        .filter_map(|result| match result {
+            Ok((path, exported_functions)) => {
+                if VST2_AUTOMATON.is_match(exported_functions) {
+                    Some(Ok(path))
+                } else {
+                    None
+                }
+            }
+            Err(err) => Some(Err(err)),
+        })
+        .collect::<Result<_, std::io::Error>>()?;
+
+    Ok(SearchResults {
+        vst2_files,
+        so_files,
+    })
+}