For film, TV, live events,
and theatre crews.

Every tool you reach for, now in one app

Built by a working lighting programmer. iPhone and iPad, iOS 17+.
The StageTools Toolbox list on iPhone

The toolbox

What's included in the toolbox?

Network, wire, color, light and timecode. Each one built for the job in front of you, each one a tap away.

  1. 01Network Devices
  2. 02DMX Viewer
  3. 03Fixture Tester
  4. 04DIP Switch Calculator
  5. 05Color Science
  6. 06Photometric
  7. 07Protocol Detector
  8. 08LTC Timecode
  9. 09Curve Builder
  10. 10NDI Monitor

01 / 10

Network Devices

Scan, save and ping every node on the rig network, open a device's web UI in one tap, and watch the live device map.

  • Live device map
  • Web UI in one tap

02 / 10

DMX Viewer

Live sACN and ArtNet across up to 100 universes. Snapshot, flicker finder and priority conflict detection.

  • Up to 100 universes
  • Flicker finder, priority conflicts

03 / 10

Fixture Tester

Pick any fixture, set its address and universe, and drive it over sACN or ArtNet. Color Test, Blackout and Highlight at a tap, then step fixture to fixture down the run.

  • Color Test, Blackout, Highlight
  • Step fixture to fixture

04 / 10

DIP Switch Calculator

A visual 9 and 10 switch DIP calculator in either direction.

  • 9 and 10 switch
  • Address to switches, switches to address

05 / 10

Color Science

Convert any Kelvin target to RGB, CIE xy and Hue, build per-fixture color profiles, and dial hybrid LED mixes with adjustable cool and warm white.

  • Kelvin to RGB, CIE xy, Hue
  • Per-fixture color profiles

06 / 10

Photometric

Real fixture output at any distance in foot-candles or lux, stack modifiers for diffusion and loss, and pull the camera f-stop from ISO, frame rate and shutter.

  • Foot-candles or lux
  • Camera f-stop

07 / 10

Protocol Detector

A passive listener for sACN, ArtNet, Pathport, MA-Net, HogNet, ETCNet and OSC, with automatic conflict detection.

  • Passive listener
  • Automatic conflict detection

08 / 10

LTC Timecode

SMPTE LTC generator and receiver across four frame rates, with Off, Jam Once and Continuous chase modes.

  • Four frame rates
  • Jam Once and Continuous chase

09 / 10

Curve Builder

In-field dimmer and color calibration: linear, exponential, logarithmic or s-curves, exported to grandMA3 XML, ChamSys MagicQ CSV and PDF.

  • grandMA3 XML
  • ChamSys MagicQ CSV and PDF

10 / 10

NDI Monitor

Discover and view NDI sources on the network, send your iPhone camera to your iPad, screenshot frames and record clips.

  • iPhone camera to iPad
  • Screenshot frames, record clips

Quick Plots

Plot the rig.
Map the network.

Drop fixtures on the venue PDF or a photo, lay out power, then flip to the network layer. Export a PDF at any paper size.

  • Lighting, power and network layers
  • PDF and photo backgrounds
  • Map Shot satellite background
  • PDF export at any paper size
Cloudfixture library
Any sizePDF export

StageControl

A full lighting console on your iPad.

Coming in version 1.2

  • Patch from the cloud fixture library. GDTF files work too
  • Color, Position and Beam panels per fixture
  • Groups, presets and macros
  • Transmits sACN and ArtNet for testing, focus and emergency takeover
  • Save the rig as a .stshow bundle and AirDrop it to the next iPad
  • Import and export MVR files

Scout

Walk the venue once.

Photos, voice memos, written notes and a GPS map preview, pinned to every location scout.

  • Multi-photo capture with markup
  • LiDAR scanner captures the room in 3D on iPhone Pro and iPad Pro
  • Voice memos transcribed, then turned into notes, to-do lists and gear lists straight from the recording
  • Block editor for notes: headings, bullets, todos, dividers
  • Auto-generated satellite map preview
  • Branded PDF export with your name, company and logo
A location scout marking up notes on an iPad with a pencil On the scout
Crew and camera backlit on a film set

Pricing

Pick a plan.
Start free.

Seven-day trial when you download. Free tools work without a subscription.

  • 7-day free trial
  • Free tools work without a subscription
  • No analytics, ads or tracking
AnnualBest value
$39.99 per year, about 16% off monthly Start the free trial
Monthly
$3.99 per month Start the free trial

Download

Get it on your
next job.

Free to download, with a seven-day trial of the full toolbox. Made for iPhone and iPad, iOS 17+.

Download on the App Store