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About xLights
xLights is a free and open source program that enables you to design, create and play amazing lighting displays through the use of DMX controllers, E1.31 Ethernet controllers and more.
With it you can layout your display visually then assign effects to the various items throughout your sequence. This can be in time to music (with beat-tracking built into xLights) or just however you like.
xLights runs on Windows, OSX and Linux
For more information see the xLights User Manual, the Video tutorials, the wiki, the forum or our facebook group
Links to downloads are available from the menu at the top of the page
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How to donate
xLights is free to all users – but if you wish to donate to help support the efforts please feel free to donate via:
Current Release
2024.09 Apr 16, 2024
– enh (dkulp) MacOS – Use GPU for layer blending
– enh (derwin12) Add preference to override the highlight color for lists
– enh (cybercop23) Remove start/end channels from groups and sub-models in Model list
– enh (cybercop23) Add LayoutGroup to Import/Export for CustomModel
– enh (gil) New Moving Head effect – see https://github.com/xLightsSequencer/xLights/discussions/4260
– enh (scott) Windows – Update to FFMpeg 6.1.1, fixes Vulkan, add AMD AMF decoders
– enh (dkulp) Check Sequence – check effects against proper model/submodel and log SubModel the effect is on
– enh (cybercop23) Add SubModel alias to info panel
– enh (derwin12) Add SubModel alias editing to Layout Panel
– enh (cybercop23) Add option to add new models to the same groups during copy/paste
– enh (dkulp) Add the “Model Blending” layer to the list of layers selectable for Canvas mode effects
– enh (dkulp) Faster audio processing/loading using far less memory
– enh (dkulp) Optimize internal “Node” creation/memory for faster loading and reduced overhead
– bug (dkulp) Disabling model from rendering should also disable strands/nodes/submodels
– bug (dkulp) Disabled Canvas effects shouldn’t render or blend
– bug (gil) Fix – 3D export of tree model is Z-Order backwords
– bug (gil) Fix – “FromBase” XML attribue being set multiple times can corrupt the xlights_rgbeffects.xml file
– bug (cybercop23) Remove duplicate Models/SubModels from groups when replacing a model
– bug (derwin12) Shape Effect Emoji cannot be Y centered
– bug (gil) Fix DMX Model color issues
– bug (derwin12) Window – Enable/Disable HW Video Decoding dropdown without having to close/re-enter preferences
– bug (dkulp) Fix sparkles with GPU rendering
– bug (dkulp) Fix some renderings of SubModels in groups
– bug (derwin12) Fix print dialog in Layout and Wiring views
– bug (dkulp) Fix potential memory corruption with states/faces effects in groups
– bug (dkulp) ShaderEffect – fix shaders that ask for AudioFFT on sequences with no audio
– bug (derwin12) Fix Total Nodes tooltip on groups containing submodels
– bug (scott) Increase ValueCurve text field sizes to account for negative sign on values