QLab Remote is the official iOS companion app for remote control of QLab, the award-winning live show control software for macOS. QLab Remote requires a connection to QLab 3.0 or later. Some features require a specific minimum version of QLab 4. See http://figure53.com/docs/qlab/v4/control/qlab-remote/#requirements for details.
Get out of the booth and edit your QLab workspace from wherever you are. Flag cues as you sit in tech rehearsal. Adjust audio levels from the front row. Change the geometry of a video cue from the stage.
QLab Remote is free to use in "Read-Only Mode", which allows you to view a workspace & follow along worry-free and also includes the unlimited ability to flag cues & edit cue notes. Optional In-App Purchases are available to unlock show control, editing, and light tools features.
FEATURES - Automatically finds any QLab workspace on the network. - Updates in QLab are instantly reflected in QLab Remote and vice versa. - Quickly flag and edit notes for cues. - Easily switch between cue lists. - Watch active cues update in real-time. - Enable "Read-Only Mode" to follow along without worrying you'll accidentally trigger a cue. - Edit basic properties for all cues, such as name, number, notes, color, armed, flagged, etc. - Adjust audio levels and patches for audio, mic, and video cues. - Change display geometry for video, text, and camera cues. - Swipe-right to change the playback position. - Swipe-left to access more editing options. - Double-tap a cue to quickly edit it. - Long-press a cue to move it in the cue list. (Requires QLab 4)
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What's New
Version History
4.3.1
- Fixes a crash in the Levels panel of Light cue inspector when editing in "Text" mode. - Fixes a crash that occurred when opening Light Tools in demo mode.
Previously in 4.3.0
NEW - QLab Remote now automatically attempts to recover from a broken connection rather than immediately disconnecting from the workspace. When an error occurs, the connection will pause while waiting for the remote workspace to reappear on the network. Once the QLab workspace is available again, the connection will automatically resume where you left off. This also allows you to easily switch between connection methods, e.g. unplug from a wired USB connection and seamlessly transition to an available Wi-Fi connection. - Adds support for navigating the contents of folder aliases in the File Target document picker of the cue inspector. (Requires QLab 4.3 or later.) - Adds an "Add Command..." button to the Levels panel of the cue inspector for adding new commands to a Light cue. (Requires QLab 4.2 or later.)
FIXES - Improves reliability of scrolling and pinch-to-zoom in cue carts. - When the Cue Lists menu is visible, the playback status indicators for each cue list are now updated more reliably. - The cue inspector now updates to display the correct panels if the inspector is visible when the target cue of a Fade cue or the image source of a Video cue changes. - Fixes an issue where the inspector for a Video cue with a still image source would incorrectly display the Audio Levels panel the first time the inspector was opened for that cue.
4.3.0
NEW - QLab Remote now automatically attempts to recover from a broken connection rather than immediately disconnecting from the workspace. When an error occurs, the connection will pause while waiting for the remote workspace to reappear on the network. Once the QLab workspace is available again, the connection will automatically resume where you left off. This also allows you easily switch between connection methods, e.g. unplug from a wired USB connection and seamlessly transition to an available Wi-Fi connection. - Adds support for navigating the contents of folder aliases in the File Target document picker of the cue inspector. (Requires QLab 4.3 or later.) - Adds an "Add Command..." button to the Levels panel for adding new commands to a Light cue. (Requires QLab 4.2 or later.)
FIXES - Improves reliability of scrolling and pinch-to-zoom in cue carts. - When the Cue Lists menu is visible, the playback status indicators for each cue list are now updated more reliably. - The cue inspector now updates to display the correct panels if the inspector is visible when the target cue of a Fade cue or the image source of a Video cue changes. - Fixes an issue where the inspector for a Video cue with a still image source would incorrectly display the Audio Levels panel the first time the inspector was opened for that cue.
4.2.4
- Fixes a crash that could occur when expanding or collapsing a Group cue in the cue list. - Fixes an issue that caused the cue list scroll bar to display behind the cues instead of above. - Fixes an issue when reordering cues with a long-press that caused the cue being moved to also display behind the other cues instead of above. - Fixes the Active Cues list so that elapsed Pre Wait times are no longer truncated on narrow devices. - Fixes a bug in the cue inspector that prevented text edits to Notes and to Light Levels > "Text" from being saved. - Improves the automatic resizing behavior of the Light cue inspector "Levels" panel, especially on very small screens.
4.2.3
- Fixes a potential crash when switching between cue lists. - Fixes an issue in cue carts where the progress bar and elapsed time were visible for certain cue types even though the cue was not running. - Improved stability when connected to a workspace with a large number of cues.
4.2.2
- Fixes a crash introduced in 4.2.1 that could occur on certain devices when attempting to connect to a workspace.
Previously in 4.2.1: - Fixes a bug that caused placeholder text to appear in the "File Target" field of the Inspector > Basics panel. - Fixes a bug that caused the Action progress to display incorrectly for Fade cues running in a Post Wait. - Fixes a crash that could occur after entering text in the Light Tools > Dashboard Keybad command text field. - Fixes a crash that could occur when expanding or collapsing a Group cue in the cue list. - Fixes a display artifact that remained in the cue list after a cue changed from disarmed to armed in QLab. - Fixes an issue on the Connect screen when connected via USB to a computer that is running multiple copies of QLab at the same time. - Improves the disconnection alerts to better distinguish between a network error and a disconnect prompted by QLab closing. - Several other miscellaneous crash fixes. - Improves color matching with QLab.
4.2.1
- Fixes a bug that caused placeholder text to appear in the "File Target" field of the Inspector > Basics panel. - FIxes a bug that caused the Action progress to display incorrectly for Fade cues running in a Post Wait. - Fixes a crash that could occur after entering text in the Light Tools > Dashboard Keybad command text field. - Fixes a crash that could occur when expanding or collapsing a Group cue in the cue list. - Fixes a display artifact that remained in the cue list after a cue changed from disarmed to armed in QLab. - Fixes an issue on the Connect screen when connected via USB to a computer that is running multiple copies of QLab at the same time. - Improves the disconnection alerts to better distinguish between a network error and a disconnect prompted by QLab closing. - Several other miscellaneous crash fixes. - Improves color matching with QLab.
4.2.0
QLab Remote is now free to download. No purchase is required to use QLab Remote in "Read-Only Mode", which includes the ability to flag cues and edit cue notes. • Optional In-App Purchases let you disable "Read-Only Mode" and unlock editing and new light tools features at any time. • Existing owners of QLab Remote 4.1 and earlier will have the same functionality as before by getting the "Show Control & Editing" purchase auto-unlocked for free.
NEW • Cart view pinch-to-zoom now allows zooming out farther to display more cues on screen. • Geometry inspector wireframe view adds support for two-finger rotation gestures to edit X / Y / Z rotations.
NEW WHEN CONNECTED TO QLab 4.2 or later • Adds new "Light Tools" features exclusive to QLab Remote, available as an In-App Purchase: - Dashboard Keypad: an adaptive controller for quick entry of light commands in the QLab Light Dashboard - Instrument Check: verify your lighting rig by sending test commands to each instrument and group in the Light Patch • Cues that are overridden by workspace "Override Controls" now display an overridden status icon. • Adds support for setting non-integer levels in Light cues. • Adds "Stop target when done" and "Live Fade Preview" toggles in the Fade Cue inspector. • Adds "Geometry" controls to the Fade Cue inspector for editing fades that target Video, Text, and Camera cues.
FIXES • Fixes a bug that delayed the appearance of the cue action progress bar after a cue begins running. • Fixes a display bug with the cues table view header when scrolling while Read-Only Mode is enabled. • Fixes an issue that made the Inspector feel unresponsive when attempting to begin editing a text field. • Fixes a conflict with several keyboard shortcuts, one of which prevented typing the letter "v" into an Inspector text field. • Fixes a crash that could occur when opening another cue inspector after having toggled the inspector Geometry view to full screen. • Fixes several layout issues in the Inspector when viewed on narrow width screens. • The Inspector no longer displays Audio Levels controls for cues that do not support audio, i.e. Text cues, Camera cues, and Video cues that play still images. • Significantly improves dragging smoothness when changing Translation, Scale, and Anchor values in the Display & Geometry inspector panel. • Several improvements to the overall accuracy and display of the Geometry wireframe view. • Fixes an issue in the Light Cue inspector where levels could become out of sync with the workspace if QLab Remote attempted to set an invalid value. • Light Cue inspector now hides the value slider when appropriate (i.e. when a light level is set to a keyword like "home" or when pulling from another cue). • Fixes an issue with the Cue Lists menu that prevented the "Flagged" icon from updating for Cue Carts while the menu was visible.
4.1.5
- Fixes a crash that sometimes occurred soon after connecting to a workspace. - Fixes several layout issues with the on-deck panel when running in iPad Split View. - Fixes an issue that caused the navigation bar "Connect" button to remain disabled when not connected to a workspace. - Improves stability when communicating with QLab over a USB wired connection.
4.1.4
- Fixes a regression introduced in 4.1.1 that prevented being able to change the values of audio crosspoints in the Device & Levels inspector panel. - Fixes several formatting issues with the audio fader text fields in the Device & Levels inspector.
4.1.3
- Fixes several issues that could result in a disconnect right after connecting to a workspace, especially one with many cues. - Fixes several bugs that affected cart updates when a cue in QLab was dragged between cells or pasted into a new cell. - Fixes a crash that can occur the first time the Active Cues cue list is viewed in a workspace with only cart cues. - Fixes a bug that caused the range of the Load To Time slider to sometimes default to 1.0. - Fixes an issue that prevented being able to exit the Inspector if QLab disconnects while viewing the Display & Geometry panel in full screen. - Ready for iPhone X.
4.1.2
- Fixes a bug introduced in 4.1.1 that broke the ability to reorder cues in a cue list. - Improves visual feedback when using long-press to reorder cues in a cue list and Light cue levels entries in the Inspector. - Fixes a crash which resulted from being able to swipe-to-delete the Direct Connections "Other..." cell on the Connect screen.
4.1.1
- Adds the ability to toggle between "elapsed" and "remaining" time display for the cue list Pre Wait, Action, and Post Wait columns. - Restores the ability to connect to QLab workspaces that use an OSC passcode. - Fixes a crash that could occur when disconnecting the USB cable while connected to a QLab 4.1+ workspace. - Fixes the cue list "Set Playhead" left-to-right swipe action. - Fixes a bug that prevented the progress counters from advancing in the Active Cues list. - Fixes a bug in the "Edit Surfaces" screen that allowed touches to update off-screen control points in cases where the screen and surface do not intersect. - Fixes the "Screens" popup menu in "Edit Surfaces" to mark the correct option as selected in cases where the selected name is not unique among the menu items. - Fixes the URL opened when tapping the Info screen > "View Help" button.
4.1.0
- The Connect screen now displays the QLab app version for each connection. - Fixes several update issues when a cue list is deleted from the workspace. - The expanded state of each Group cue is now restored across all cue lists when reconnecting to a workspace, not just in the first cue list viewed upon opening. - Improves responsiveness when expanding or collapsing a Group cue in a cue list. - The cue name displayed in the cue list On-Deck view now matches the playback position currently being viewed in QLab Remote, rather than the playback position last selected in QLab. - Fixes the display of decibel values in the Device & Levels Inspector panel so that decimals do not get cut off. - Adds the ability to increase the precision of a levels fader by sliding your finger left or right while dragging the slider up & down.
WHEN CONNECTED TO QLab 4 - Cart cells now highlight immediately when touched. - Reopening "Edit Surfaces" now restores the canvas to the same surface, screen, zoom, and position that was previously being viewed. - The "Edit Surfaces" screen now updates immediately when changes are made to control points of a Video Surface in QLab.
NEW WHEN CONNECTED TO QLab 4.1 or later - Adds the option to connect to QLab via a USB-to-Lightning wired connection. - Each GO triggered in QLab Remote is now subject to "double go protection", if enabled in the QLab workspace settings. - Adds a red border and visible red flash around the GO button whenever double go protection is invoked. - Slider knobs in the "Device & Levels" section of the Inspector now appear gray for non-routed audio channels. - When the Video Surface editor screen is open on multiple copies of QLab Remote, changes made to control points are reflected on all other copies of QLab Remote.
4.0.4
- Adds a "panic" button on each cue in a cart. - Adds Pre Wait and Post Wait countdown display to the Active Cues list. - Fixes the display of Post Wait values for certain types of cues. - Fixes the display of progress counters while cues are paused and after resuming from pause. - Fixes several issues with the progress counters for Text and still-image Video cues that have a duration. - When connected to a v3 workspace, the running status now updates properly for all parent cues of a nested Group cue. - Fixes a bug that prevented the cue list from refreshing after cues were reordered in QLab. - Fixes a bug that could cause the cue list name in the navigation bar to fail to update when switching cue lists. - Fixes several bugs that could occur when a workspace is opened directly to the Active Cues list. - Improves the accuracy of the progress bar in cart cues. - Improves the overall performance of the Active Cues list.
4.0.3
- Fixes a crash that could occur when flagging a cue using the cue list swipe-to-reveal buttons. - Fixes a bug that caused erratic ordering of running cues in the Active Cues cue list. - Fixes a bug that could cause a workspace to fail to select an initial cue list to display after connecting. - Fixes several issues when disconnecting from a workspace that could lead to degraded performance over time. - Refines the On Deck panel with larger transport buttons. - Fixes a bug that prevented being able to edit text values in the Inspector while the cue was running. - In the Basics section of the Inspector, the file picker now includes still image sources for Video cues when connected to QLab 4.0.5 or newer. - In the Display & Geometry section of the Inspector, changes made to any of the Custom Geometry text values are now properly reflected in the graphic geometry view.
4.0.2
- Fixes an issue that caused the selected cue to not update properly when the playback position changed while connected to a QLab 3 workspace. - Fixes an issue that affected the performance of cue progress indicators, especially on older devices or when connected to a QLab 3 workspace. - Fixes several issues with the display of action elapsed and remaining time for OSC/Network, Titles/Text, and Video cues, especially when connected to a QLab 3 workspace. - Fixes an issue that caused the "panicking" spinner to remain visible after a cue has stopped running when connected to a QLab 3 workspace. - The checkmark for the "Lock playhead to selection" menu item now updates if the value changes in a QLab 4 workspace while the menu is visible. - When the "Lock playhead to selection" setting is re-enabled, the new selected cue now scrolls into view if needed.
4.0.1
- Fixes the keyboard type when connecting by IP address to once again allow alpha characters. - Fixes an issue that prevented the cue list swipe-left buttons from staying revealed. - Fixes an issue that could prevent a cue from scrolling into view after the playback position updates. - Fixes the position of the Edit Notes view when opened using the swipe-to-reveal "Notes" button. - Fixes the spacebar keyboard shortcut so that it triggers the current QLab Remote cue list (instead of the current QLab cue list). - Increases the duration required before a cue long-press-to-move gesture begins. - Changes cart view to now require a 2-finger double-tap to open the inspector and 2-finger long-press to move a cue. - Adds a list of recent direct connection hosts to the Connect screen. - Adds keyboard shortcut "O" to open Edit Notes for the selected cue. - Refines the button layout of the On Deck panel on iPhone. - Refines loading-to-time in Active Cues to behave better. - Improves reliability of QLab workspace auto-discovery. - Improves responsiveness when connected to a workspace with a large number of cues.
4.0.0
- Updated and ready for QLab 4! - All-new design looks great on all devices and supports iPad Split View mode. - Adds elapsed Pre Wait, Action, and Post Wait progress time for all cues. - Enable the new "Read-Only Mode" to watch a workspace without worrying about altering playback. - Show or hide the GO and transport buttons. - Attach a keyboard and navigate with shortcuts familiar to QLab power users. - See the notes for the current playback position cue on the main cue list screen.
NEW FEATURES FOR QLAB 4 - Adjust video surface control points. - Create new cues and reorder existing cues in both cue lists and carts. - Browse and select a new cue file target from available media files on your Mac. - Edit audio input and output crosspoints. - New Triggers and Light Levels inspector panels.
IMPROVED - Adds playing, loaded, paused, broken, and panicking status indicators for cues and cue lists. - Adds "Load to time" and quick access to "Undo", "Redo", and "Save Workspace". - Adds inspector panels for Audio Levels and Devamp settings on iPhone. - Improves how the cue list displays Group cues. - "Disconnect" now prompts for confirmation, with the option to cancel an accidental disconnect.
Requires iOS 9.0 or later and QLab 3 or 4.
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1.1.3
Go button will now trigger the current cue list in QLab Remote, rather than the frontmost one in QLab Changed play button in cue inspector to preview the cue, rather than starting it Fixed bugs related to Group cues, particularly within the Active Cues list Fixed bug preventing Title cues icon from displaying Fixed interface bug that could occur when tapping below the cue list Fixed crash that could occur when disconnecting/reconnecting after changing cue lists Fixed bug that caused alternate cue lists (e.g. the Main one) to be replaced by the current Active Cues when switching between Active Cues and other lists
1.1.2
Improved layout on iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Improved layout of passcode keypad Now 64/32 bit universal app Fixed bugs related to notes display Fixed bugs related to display geometry in video cues Fixed other layout bugs
1.1.1
- Moved the Go button, Stop button, and Standby info to the bottom of the screen. The goal of this move is to avoid accidentally tapping controls in the navigation bar up top when you mean to tap the Go or Stop button. - Compatibility fixes for the latest operating system - Network handling improvements
1.1
Universal application now supports iPhone and iPod touch in addition to iPad! New iOS 7-based user interface Numerous performance improvements Bug fixes
1.0.1
- New: add ability to change levels for Fade cues
1.0
Version 4.3.1
- Fixes a crash in the Levels panel of Light cue inspector when editing in "Text" mode. - Fixes a crash that occurred when opening Light Tools in demo mode.
Previously in 4.3.0
NEW - QLab Remote now automatically attempts to recover from a broken connection rather than immediately disconnecting from the workspace. When an error occurs, the connection will pause while waiting for the remote workspace to reappear on the network. Once the QLab workspace is available again, the connection will automatically resume where you left off. This also allows you to easily switch between connection methods, e.g. unplug from a wired USB connection and seamlessly transition to an available Wi-Fi connection. - Adds support for navigating the contents of folder aliases in the File Target document picker of the cue inspector. (Requires QLab 4.3 or later.) - Adds an "Add Command..." button to the Levels panel of the cue inspector for adding new commands to a Light cue. (Requires QLab 4.2 or later.)
FIXES - Improves reliability of scrolling and pinch-to-zoom in cue carts. - When the Cue Lists menu is visible, the playback status indicators for each cue list are now updated more reliably. - The cue inspector now updates to display the correct panels if the inspector is visible when the target cue of a Fade cue or the image source of a Video cue changes. - Fixes an issue where the inspector for a Video cue with a still image source would incorrectly display the Audio Levels panel the first time the inspector was opened for that cue.
Ratings and Reviews
5.0 out of 5
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5 Ratings
Getting there!
Justgoaheadnow
Used this in tech for the first time last week and it performed very well! Had no problem paying the price either knowing that it's just going to get better.
Would be nice in the future to see things like Trim control added, or maybe the "Settings" tab with waveform control, but this app is more just for tweaks anyway. Those are just me nitpicking. This app has a one up on screen sharing in some ways as it allows you to make edits to other cues without necessarily taking 100% control.
Getting there!
Justgoaheadnow
Used this in tech for the first time last week and it performed very well! Had no problem paying the price either knowing that it's just going to get better.
Would be nice in the future to see things like Trim control added, or maybe the "Settings" tab with waveform control, but this app is more just for tweaks anyway. Those are just me nitpicking. This app has a one up on screen sharing in some ways as it allows you to make edits to other cues without necessarily taking 100% control.
MASSIVE UPDATE!
JustinoZ
Everything that i needed in a Show Remote Figure53 has now added! every performance in a new venue i require extra help to do the simplest of tasks, like video map the surfaces and adjust audio levels.. but now i can do all fo this without having to go into the booth and control the main computer! i can do it from the remote walking around the stage! this is incredible! thank you thenk you thank you!! I may be a Magician but you guys created real magic!
MASSIVE UPDATE!
JustinoZ
Everything that i needed in a Show Remote Figure53 has now added! every performance in a new venue i require extra help to do the simplest of tasks, like video map the surfaces and adjust audio levels.. but now i can do all fo this without having to go into the booth and control the main computer! i can do it from the remote walking around the stage! this is incredible! thank you thenk you thank you!! I may be a Magician but you guys created real magic!
This great! So very close to perfect.
JBacaSound
This is so close to exactly what I was hoping for. It has made my work so much more accessible from anywhere in a space. My main complaint is that there is no way to access the Active Cues list. Having the ability to see all cues running, how they interact, running times, and the ability to pause and scrub are things I constantly need. Even if the delay made it not very responsive, it would still be invaluable in rehearsals and workshopping.
This great! So very close to perfect.
JBacaSound
This is so close to exactly what I was hoping for. It has made my work so much more accessible from anywhere in a space. My main complaint is that there is no way to access the Active Cues list. Having the ability to see all cues running, how they interact, running times, and the ability to pause and scrub are things I constantly need. Even if the delay made it not very responsive, it would still be invaluable in rehearsals and workshopping.
