StagePilot brings the moving parts of a live production into one dependable dashboard. It loads service plans from Planning Center, follows MultiTracks Playback (over its network API or MIDI cues), keeps a ProPresenter countdown in sync, and sends scheduled MIDI or OSC cues to a lighting controller such as Lightkey.
Get the installer for your computer from the latest StagePilot release: Windows x64 (.exe), Intel Mac (x64.dmg), or Apple Silicon Mac (aarch64.dmg). Only install downloads from the official StagePilot GitHub release page. StagePilot updates itself from there; an Update button appears beside the logo when a new release is ready.
On Windows, run the installer and open StagePilot from the Start menu.
On macOS, open the DMG and drag StagePilot to Applications. The app is not Apple-notarized, so the first time, right-click StagePilot and select Open (or use System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway). See macOS ad-hoc signing.
- Planning Center Services (sign in, or a Personal Access Token)
- MultiTracks Playback on the same network, or a MIDI input
- ProPresenter with its network API enabled
- Optionally, a MIDI or OSC destination for Lightkey or another lighting controller
Planning Center, Playback, ProPresenter, and Lighting are independent. You can set up and test one without the others being online.
Everything is set up inside StagePilot.
- Open Backend and set the timezone, log level, and server port under Advanced.
- Open Services, choose Sign in with Planning Center (or Manual API Connection with a Personal Access Token), test the connection, and choose a service type. Treat the token like a password and keep it out of screenshots and issues.
- Open Playback. The default method is Playback API: pick your Playback computer (or enter its address) and connect. To use MIDI cues instead, choose MIDI; the cue setup is in the configuration guide.
- Open Presentation, enter ProPresenter's host and API port, select the song timer and optional Look, then test the connection.
- Open Lighting to choose MIDI or OSC, select the output, and add elapsed-time lighting cues.
If Playback's song order differs from the service plan, use Song arrangement in the Playback panel to skip songs on either side. Nothing is reordered, and skips are saved with Save configuration.
Settings persist between launches, and StagePilot reconnects your integrations on startup. Planning Center credentials are kept in the operating system credential store.
The title-bar X hides the dashboard while StagePilot keeps running. Restore it from the system-tray icon (Windows) or Dock/menu-bar icon (macOS), and use Quit StagePilot there to stop it completely.
While StagePilot is running, the dashboard is also at http://127.0.0.1:8765 (or the port saved in Backend). To open it from another computer on a trusted network, set Connection Access to Local network in Backend, then replace the initial PIN (1234) under Access PIN. Restart StagePilot if it asks, then open http://<this computer's IP>:8765. Internet turns on Remote access. A PIN is always required from other devices; don't use Local network on public Wi-Fi.
StagePilot loads the plan for today, or the next upcoming plan for the selected service type; if several are equally likely it asks you to choose.
Before a service:
- Confirm the service and time in Service plan.
- Check that the status at the top of the dashboard reads Ready, and open any connection card that needs attention.
- Start a song in Playback (or use Manual Controls) and confirm ProPresenter shows the countdown with the right duration.
- Keep StagePilot open during the service.
Select Edit layout to rearrange the dashboard widgets. See Dashboard layout.
StagePilot keeps the last loaded plan, so if Planning Center is unavailable the dashboard shows it with a stale warning instead of going empty.
If something fails:
- Open the affected connection card and run its connection test.
- Check Recent Event Stream for the specific error.
- In Backend, select Copy Log (or Send all logs to developer). For more detail, first set the log level to
DEBUG, restart StagePilot, and reproduce the issue once. - Attach the log to a GitHub issue.
More in the configuration guide and security notes. Test the full signal path with your real computers, network, and gear before an event.
Development and packaging instructions are in CONTRIBUTING.md.
StagePilot is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.