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Download LMX beta

The LMX beta is free and installs through the Microsoft Store. You can patch fixtures, program cues and preview them in the 3D visualiser without connecting any lighting hardware.

Create a free account and get the beta

Takes about a minute. You'll get the Microsoft Store link and an email when new builds ship.

LMX Beta

v0.11 build 1719 beta · Free

The beta includes:

  • The whole application: patch, programmer, tracked cue lists, faders and executors, effects engine, palettes, presets and XYZ targets
  • Real DMX output: Art-Net and sACN (E1.31) at a steady 44 fps, plus FT232R USB-DMX at the fastest rate the wire can sustain, with no limit on the number of fixtures
  • 400+ bundled fixture profiles, GDTF import, and the full fixture editor
  • The built-in 3D visualiser, so you can program a whole show with no rig attached
  • The phone remote: run playback, ride faders and set targets from a browser on the same network
  • The full manual in the app: quick start, operator recipes and a complete command reference

Installing it

Windows 64-bit, installed from the Microsoft Store.

macOS and Linux: want a Mac or Linux build? Email [email protected] and say which platform you're waiting for.

The button at the top of this page creates your free account. The store link is yours as soon as you have one.

Beta software - use at your own risk

This is a beta build. It has bugs, it changes between builds, and a showfile saved today may need re-checking against the next one. Do not put it in front of an audience without a tested backup and a way to run the show without it. You use it entirely at your own risk: no warranty, and no liability for lost work, lost show time or anything a rig does while LMX is driving it.

It installs from the Microsoft Store

The download link opens the LMX listing in the Microsoft Store. Press Get and the Store installs the current beta build, then updates it as new ones are published. Because the Store signs and checks what it distributes, the "unknown publisher" and SmartScreen warnings the old direct download produced are gone.

Only ever install LMX from the link on this site or from the Store listing it opens.

If you hit a problem, try the troubleshooting guide, or tell us about it at [email protected].

What you'll need

To explore and pre-program
A reasonably recent laptop or desktop. The 3D visualiser uses hardware-accelerated OpenGL.
To drive a real rig
Any Art-Net node or sACN receiver on your network, or an FT232R-based USB-DMX interface.
To use your controllers
Optional: a MIDI control surface for hands-on faders and encoders.
Your first ten minutes 
ADD FIXTURE 1 TYPE "Rogue R1X Spot" AT 1/1FIXTURE 1INTENSITY 80 ; RED 100STORE CUE 1 "First look" FADE 2.0GOSAVE myshow.lmxthat's a running, saved show
1

Create an account and install

Create a free account to access the Microsoft Store download. You do not need a licence key.

2

Patch something

Choose a bundled fixture profile or import a GDTF file, then add it using the command line or patch wizard.

3

Run your first cue

Set fixture values, store your first cue and press GO. The quick-start guide covers each step.