Console in the browser
Program and run cues locally
Live, patch, and setup surfaces are organised like a modern lighting desk, with executors, attribute pages, and output routing shaped for rehearsal and show use without leaving the web app.
Software preview
Bridge bringsDMX lighting controlinto the Raconteur world.
A browser-based lighting console from the Raconteur team: patch fixtures, build looks, and drive output over standard protocols. Like our other tools, it is meant to run headless while you drive the desk from any machine on the network, from iPads and tablets to mini PCs with a touchscreen and a MIDI controller. It is intended to be released as open source when the project is ready.
Stage
In development
Deployment
Headless + LAN UI
Source
Open source planned
Console snapshot
01
Run the engine headless, then open the console from another machine on the LAN (tablet, touch PC, or controller rig).
02
Connect outputs for your stack (Art-Net, sACN, BLE, Zigbee, Wi-Fi, and related paths).
03
Patch fixtures from the library and assign addresses and personalities.
04
Build looks on Live with executors, faders, and attribute pages, then run the show with confidence.
Positioning
This page mirrors the Wrangler product layout: real interface patterns from the Bridge app, for visitors who want a feel for the desk. Bridge is intended to be open source; repository details will follow when the code is ready to share.
Highlights
Clear features for a practical lighting workflow.
Raconteur-shaped
Headless engine, UI on the network
Like all Raconteur software, Bridge is designed to run headless: keep the engine on a rack or backstage host and operate the console from any other machine on the network. Use an iPad or tablet for quick focus, a mini PC with a touchscreen at front of house, or a laptop with a MIDI controller mapped into the desk.
Engine + output
Local process, multi-protocol paths
Bridge pairs a local engine with Art-Net, sACN, and logical patch paths for BLE, Zigbee, Wi-Fi, and IP fixtures so output matches what you program in the browser, whether the rig is DMX-native or distributed across wireless and network transports.
Open source
Built to be shared
Bridge is intended to be released as open source, alongside our other public projects. Repository hosting and licensing will be announced when the codebase is ready; this page documents direction and interface patterns in the meantime.
Product demo
An interactive demo built from Bridge interface patterns.
All six workspace tabs are here: Live (fixtures, groups, eight executors, attribute pages, encoders, command line), Patch with transport filter and inspector, Preview linked to programmer colour, macro Panels, Builder toggles, and multi-section Setup, all without installing the full stack.
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Master & grand master
Master78%
GM100%
Executors
Level72%
Intensity
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Programmer · DimmerPreview: #preview tabEngine online
Demo only: tabs and layout mirror bridge/web (Live, Patch, Preview, Panels, Builder, Setup).
Feature map
What we are building toward.
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Live workspace with executors and master
02
Patch list with fixture types and addressing
03
Setup: engine connection and per-protocol output toggles
04
Multi-protocol support: Art-Net, sACN, BLE, Zigbee, and Wi-Fi
05
Headless deployment: engine on one host, browser UI from any machine on the LAN
06
Attribute pages (dimmer, position, colour, beam)
07
Fixture library integration (OFL-oriented workflow)
08
Panels and builder-oriented layout (project roadmap)
09
Preview and visualiser hooks (where enabled)
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Simplified DAW integration, including drag-and-drop hooks into the workflow (roadmap)
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Open-source release planned when the codebase is ready to publish