Edit anywhereOpen the synced project on your laptop, tablet, or phone.
For lighting designers
Describe how the light should behave, not every step it should take
Build responsive lighting logic in node graphs, draw precise changes on a keyframe timeline, and use a connected AI client through MCP for the repetitive project work. The design remains editable from your laptop or phone.
A system that keeps moving after you press play
Draw the behavior once
A node graph describes real relationships in the design: bass energy can drive the front wash dimmer while a sine wave moves the heads across pan. Each branch stays readable, adjustable, and tied to fixture properties rather than raw channel numbers.
Read the node graph manualAUDIO INPUTBass energy
PROCESSSmooth + scale
DEVICE TAG#front-wash · Dimmer
GENERATORSine wave
PROCESSRange −45° to 45°
DEVICE TAG#moving-heads · Pan
0:000:020:040:06
Dimmer
Hue
Saturation
Precision where it matters
Draw exact changes on a familiar timeline
Place Dimmer, Hue, Saturation, or another fixture property on its own track. Add keys and shape the curve between them in milliseconds or beats. Use a node graph for behavior that stays live; use keyframes when timing and transition shape must be exact.
Work with keyframesSkip the repetitive first pass
Describe the setup, then take over
A connected AI client can create project structure through MCP. The result is a normal editable patch, scene, animation, or graph, ready for your design decisions.
UNILIGHTER DESKTOP ONLYConnected AI clientUNILIGHTER DESKTOP ONLY
The project follows you
Keep working when you leave the desk
Cloud sync keeps the project available on your laptop, tablet, or phone. Adjust a scene on the train, review timing from home, or use local remote control to focus fixtures while walking the venue.
Control around the venueKeep the Desktop host connected and use a mobile dashboard over the local network.
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Fixture editor guide
Open Fixture Library, QLC+, DDF & Avolites D4 import
Search these catalogs by manufacturer or fixture name, preview converted modes, and save a native Unilighter profile. Open Fixture Library is recommended when more than one library defines the same fixture. You can also import Open Fixture Library JSON or QLC+ .qxf files.
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Fixture editor guide
Rare fixture profiles through MCP DESKTOP ONLY
If a fixture is not in Open Fixture Library, QLC+, DDF Library, or Avolites D4, give the connected AI client a mode and channel table, then review the definition it creates before output.
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Configure bindings
Physical MIDI control
Bind faders, knobs, and buttons for values that need a hand on them during rehearsal or playback.
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Download Desktop
Art-Net and sACN DESKTOP ONLY
Send several universes over the production network from Unilighter Desktop.
Questions that come up in practice
Common questions
Can a scene and a node graph control the same fixture?
Yes. Unilighter resolves control per fixture property using priorities. When the winning source releases a property, the next active source in the stack becomes visible.
Can MCP help when a rare fixture is missing from the library?
Search Open Fixture Library, QLC+, the DDF Library, and Avolites D4 first from Import in the Fixture Library or the Add Device dialog. If the fixture is still missing, give a compatible AI client the fixture mode and channel table. Through the local MCP server in Unilighter Desktop, it can create the fixture definition and use it in the project. Review the channel mapping before connecting output.
Can I import fixture profiles instead of building them by hand?
Yes. Use Import in the Fixture Library or the Add Device dialog to search Open Fixture Library, QLC+, the DDF Library, and Avolites D4 by manufacturer or fixture name, preview converted modes, and save a native Unilighter profile. Open Fixture Library is recommended when more than one library defines the same fixture. You can also import Open Fixture Library JSON or QLC+ .qxf files. Review the channel mapping before connecting output. Other console formats such as grandMA, GDTF, and Lightkey remain on the roadmap. See the Fixture Editor Guide.
How does White Balance Calibration fix fixture color mismatch?
Fixtures from different manufacturers often produce visibly different whites from the same color value. Unilighter lets you correct white balance per fixture so mixed LED fixtures land closer to the intended color. See the Fixture Editor Guide.
Does the built-in 2D and 3D Visualizer replace external visualizer software?
It provides a quick reference inside Unilighter for fixture placement, patching, color, and movement. It is useful when the physical rig is unavailable, but it is not presented as a photorealistic replacement for a dedicated visualizer. See the Screen Reference Guide.
Can I connect physical MIDI controllers on desktop and mobile?
Yes. You can map USB or Bluetooth MIDI controllers on compatible desktop computers and Android devices. Controllers such as the M-VAVE SMC Mixer provide physical faders, knobs, and buttons. See the Hardware & MIDI Bindings Guide.
Can I use Unilighter at venues with spotty or no internet?
Yes. Once loaded, the console can keep working offline and the project remains stored locally on the device. Cloud synchronization resumes when an internet connection becomes available.