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Software
Control, playback, design and diagnostic software, grouped by what it does — and crucially which protocols each one speaks.
Monitoring and diagnostics 16Content creation 14Media servers 13Previsualisation 13Lighting control 10Show control 10CAD and drafting 5Cue playback 5Networking utilities 5Video playback 5Audio mixing 4Audio playback 4Production management 4Tracking 1
Monitoring and diagnostics 16
ArtNet Monitor (PixiLab)
PixiLab · Open source
ArtNetView
Haute Technique · Free
DMX-Workshop
Singularity (UK) Ltd · Free
DMXcat
City Theatrical, Inc. · Paid, dongle-locked
ETCDmxTool
ETC Labs · Open source
MIDI Monitor
Snoize · Open source
MIDI-OX
Free
Open Sound Meter
Pavel Smokotnin · Open source
Protokol
Hexler · Free
RDM Controller
JESE · One-off purchase
REW (Room EQ Wizard)
John Mulcahy · Free
sACNView
Open source
Smaart
Rational Acoustics · One-off purchase
The ArtNetominator
Lightjams Inc. · Free
TimecodeDisplay
Figure53 · Open source
Wireshark
Wireshark Foundation · Free
Content creation 14
Adobe After Effects
Adobe · Subscription
Blender
Blender Foundation · Open source
Cinema 4D
Maxon · Subscription
Godot Engine
Godot Foundation · Open source
Max
Cycling '74 · Subscription
Notch
Notch (10bit FX Limited) · Subscription
openFrameworks
openFrameworks community · Open source
Processing
Processing Foundation · Open source
Pure Data
Miller Puckette and contributors · Open source
TouchDesigner
Derivative · Free tier, paid upgrade
Unity
Unity Technologies · Free tier, paid upgrade
Unreal Engine
Epic Games · Free tier, paid upgrade
VIOSO Anyblend
VIOSO · Price on application
vvvv
vvvv group · Free tier, paid upgrade
Media servers 13
ArKaos MediaMaster
ArKaos · One-off purchase
CasparCG Server
CasparCG project · Open source
disguise Designer
disguise · Free tier, paid upgrade
HeavyM
HeavyM · Subscription
Hippotizer
Green Hippo (an ACT Entertainment brand) · Paid, dongle-locked
Isadora
TroikaTronix (Mark Coniglio) · One-off purchase
MadMapper
garageCube · One-off purchase
Millumin
Anomes (Philippe Chaurand) · One-off purchase
PIXERA
AV Stumpfl · Price on application
Resolume Arena
Resolume · One-off purchase
Smode
Smode Tech · Subscription
Ventuz
Ventuz Technology · Price on application
WATCHOUT
Dataton
Previsualisation 13
Capture
Capture Visualisation AB · One-off purchase
d&b ArrayCalc
d&b audiotechnik · Free
Depence
Syncronorm GmbH · Paid, dongle-locked
EASE Focus
AFMG · Free
ESP Vision
ESP Studios / Zzyzx, Inc. (acquired by Vectorworks, Inc., 2015) · One-off purchase
Finale 3D
Finale 3D · Subscription
L-Acoustics Soundvision
L-Acoustics · Free
L8
L8 LLC · One-off purchase
LightConverse
LightConverse · One-off purchase
MA 3D
MA Lighting · Free
Realizzer 3D
Realizzer · One-off purchase
Vectorworks Vision
Vectorworks, Inc. · Price on application
WYSIWYG
CAST Group Inc. · Subscription
Lighting control 10
Avolites Titan
Avolites · Paid, dongle-locked
ChamSys MagicQ
ChamSys · Free tier, paid upgrade
Daslight
Daslight (Nicolaudie) · One-off purchase
DMXControl 3
DMXControl Projects e.V. · Open source
dot2 onPC
MA Lighting · Free
Eos
Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) · Paid, dongle-locked
grandMA3 onPC
MA Lighting · Free
Lightkey
Lightkey · Free tier, paid upgrade
ONYX
Obsidian Control Systems · Free tier, paid upgrade
QLC+
QLC+ project · Open source
Show control 10
Bitfocus Companion
Bitfocus AS · Open source
Bome MIDI Translator Pro
Bome Software · One-off purchase
Chataigne
Ben Kuper · Open source
CODESYS
CODESYS Group · Free tier, paid upgrade
Home Assistant
Open Home Foundation · Open source
Medialon Control System
Medialon (Barco) · Price on application
Node-RED
OpenJS Foundation · Open source
Open Stage Control
Jean-Emmanuel Doucet · Open source
TouchOSC
Hexler · One-off purchase
TwinCAT
Beckhoff Automation · Price on application
CAD and drafting 5
AutoCAD
Autodesk · Subscription
Revit
Autodesk · Subscription
Rhino 3D
Robert McNeel & Associates · One-off purchase
SketchUp
Trimble · Subscription
Vectorworks Spotlight
Vectorworks, Inc.
Cue playback 5
Go Button
Figure 53 · Free tier, paid upgrade
Multiplay
Da-Share · Free
ProPresenter
Renewed Vision · Subscription
QLab
Figure 53 · Free tier, paid upgrade
Show Cue System (SCS)
Show Cue Systems · One-off purchase
Networking utilities 5
Dante Controller
Audinate · Free
Dante Domain Manager
Audinate · Subscription
Dante Virtual Soundcard
Audinate · One-off purchase
iperf3
ESnet / Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · Open source
OLA (Open Lighting Architecture)
Open Lighting Project · Open source
Video playback 5
Mitti
Imimot · One-off purchase
Modul8
GarageCUBE · One-off purchase
OBS Studio
OBS Project · Open source
ProVideoPlayer (PVP)
Renewed Vision · One-off purchase
vMix
StudioCoast · One-off purchase
Audio mixing 4
L-ISA Controller
L-Acoustics · Price on application
Mixing Station
David Giga · Free tier, paid upgrade
Q-SYS Designer
QSC, LLC · Free
Waves SoundGrid Studio
Waves Audio · One-off purchase
Audio playback 4
Ableton Live
Ableton AG · One-off purchase
Ardour
Ardour Community · Open source
Pro Tools
Avid · Subscription
REAPER
Cockos Incorporated · One-off purchase
Production management 4
Lightwright
Lightwright LLC (John McKernon Software) · Subscription
Shoflo
Shoflo · Subscription
UgCS
SPH Engineering · Subscription
Vectorworks Braceworks
Vectorworks · Subscription