Live DMX lighting
Fixture library (QLC+, Open Fixture Library, Captivate community), multi-universe USB and Art-Net, spatial layout, and portable scenes.
Live DMX, visuals, and laser control synchronized to music — play your show like an instrument.
Configure fixtures once. Scenes stay portable when you add gear or change venues — hundreds of DMX channels collapse into a handful of intuitive parameters.
Fixture library (QLC+, Open Fixture Library, Captivate community), multi-universe USB and Art-Net, spatial layout, and portable scenes.
LFOs, modulation matrix, pads, randomizers, plus MIDI and keyboard mapping so you can perform the light show live.
Built-in visualizers and effects — including MilkDrop-style projectM — tied to the active light scene and music energy.
Ableton Link, tap tempo, audio input, beat clock, and Advanced Music Energy to drive scenes with the track.
Helios USB and Pangolin FB4 via BEYOND, LED strip layouts, atmospherics, movers with calibration and floor bounds.
Multi-window mixer, laser, 3D lighting preview, and visualizer — plus optional LAN remote control from a browser.
Lighting software often locks you into rigid cue lists. Captivate keeps everything in sync and lets you take as much live control as you want.
Light scenes, splits, and modulation
Installers ship from GitHub Releases. Open source under the GNU GPL — no subscriptions, no account required.
Grab the latest build, patch your fixtures, and play.
Captivate 2 continues the original Captivate project with new features and UI after the original line was discontinued. Built with the community.