🎉 New LedFx Binaries Available!
| Variant | Description | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Core | Browser-based server | Headless setups, remote access, Raspberry Pi |
| CC | Desktop app (Core + UI) | Desktop users, integrated experience |
| Client | Frontend only (needs Core) | deprecated - use CC instead |
⭐ CC Features (Core + Client + extra love):
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🖥️ Integrated Experience
- Everything in one window - no browser juggling, just open the app and go
⚙️ System Integration
- System tray - minimize to tray, quick access menu with shortcuts
- Multi-instance - manage multiple LedFx servers from one interface
🎵 macOS Audio Helpers
- Custom BlackHole installer - one-click audio driver setup, no Terminal needed
- Device toggle - enable/disable audio devices without Audio MIDI Setup
- Volume control - adjust output volume directly in LedFx settings
- Auto-configuration - handles audio routing automatically
🔒 Local SSL Made Easy
- One-click HTTPS - self-signed cert generation and installation
- ledfx.local domain - auto-edits hosts file for clean URLs
- Secure local networking - HTTPS for accessing from other devices
- Cross-platform - works on Windows, macOS, and Linux
🎼 Song Detector Integration
Automatic track info from Spotify, YouTube Music, etc:
Song Detector (basic):
- Artist & title → LED matrix text display
- Album artwork → LED matrix image visualization
- Color extraction → auto-generate gradients for your virtuals (effect keeps running)
Song Detector Plus (advanced):
- Everything above, plus:
- Real-time playback position & duration
- Built-in player controls
- Song Triggers - auto-apply specific scenes when certain songs play
All managed from CC settings - download, install, auto-start configuration built-in.
info: on mac we are using a custom Adapter of media-control
Frontend-Changes:
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- Release 2.1.6-b3
- Merge pull request #113 from YeonV/feature/order-list-sorting-14559039527893419075
- feat: add sorting, layout adjustments, and improve card alignment
- feat: add sorting and layout adjustments to OrderListDialog
- feat: separate virtual and visualizer ordering
- feat: unify virtual and visualizer ordering on Devices page
- feat: add sorting action bar to OrderListDialog
- Merge pull request #112 from YeonV/feat/dynamic-visualizer-storage-name-18361595837625143511
- feat: add storageName parameter for visualizer configuration
- docs: add WS_PROTOCOL.md and allow optional visualizer storage name
- feat: allow optional storageName for audio-visualiser persistence
- feat: update ClientManagementDialog title and refactor ClientManagementCard layout
- Merge pull request #111 from YeonV/feat/playwright-initial-tests-9205035342884334892
- ...
- feat: finalize playwright centralization and restore .gitignore patterns
- feat: centralize playwright tests and artifacts into
playwright/directory - feat: establish playwright testing base and environment verification
- feat: add Playwright tests, screenshots, and documentation
- feat: add Playwright tests and verification screenshots
- feat: add Playwright testing framework and initial verification tests
- feat: add initial Playwright tests and configuration
Backend Changes
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- Clients & Visualisers | Frontend 2.1.6 draft-1 (#1718)
- Feat: Client Interface Mk 2 (#1714)
- Dev: Optimise hsv and water effect (#1717)
- Dev: Optimize bands matrix effect x40 (#1715)
- Feat: image gradient metadata by default (#1710)
- Port CC-Feature: Song Detector (#1707)
- Fix: Prevent mutable default argument bug in EventListener (#1709)
- Docs: Contributing guidelines (#1708)
- Dev: Add an auto test script for fallbacks (#1706)
- dev: move fallback tests to separate file (#1704)
- Fix: configuring.md location and tweak docs (#1703)
- Feat: Optimized virtuals with simple segment calibration animation (#1699)
- Feat: remove calibration animation for complex_segments (#1698)