LumaDeck

LumaDeck Web · Reviewed 2026-10-01

Your screen, ready for tonight.

Audio-reactive visuals in your browser, your branding and your session’s text. Start with Free and follow this guide yourself or with your AI.

Looking for a two-hour visuals video on YouTube or for your DJ set? If you need a screen during a live session, LumaDeck offers another option: scenes generated in real time that can react to the music reaching the browser. Add your identity and control the transitions. If you need to deliver an MP4 or rendered intro, this application does not export video.

Open LumaDeck for freeLumaDeck Master: pads, mixer, text and output controls

Prepare your first session

Visuals for a venue or a long DJ set

  1. Open LumaDeck. You can start without an account or card. In Stage, select a visual family and try its pads.
  2. In Master, choose Audio and grant permission for an input receiving the music. SYNC lets you prepare with an internal pulse; it does not listen to the song.
  3. In Stage, adjust SCN and Cut/Morph/Flash. Try SCN 10 s and Morph 1 s as a starting point, not a requirement.
  4. Enable Master AUTO and choose the participating domains. Watch several changes in the monitor.
  5. Open Dual screen and place that window on the audience screen, or use a compatible Cast receiver. Check format and motion on the actual screen.

Your logo over the visuals

  1. In Media, select a local image, preferably with transparency. Free permits one media item up to 15 MB.
  2. In the logo row, switch NORMAL to LAYER and select ADJUST. Position it by dragging or using quick placements.
  3. Adjust size, opacity and reactivity. For a subtle logo, try a small width with Off or Energy reactivity.
  4. Choose entry FX, visible duration and interval. Check AUTO participation and keep PLAY active for scheduled appearances.

Tonight’s DJ and sponsor

  1. In Text, enter the DJ name and event/venue. Choose font, size and effect; check readability on the master.
  2. Prepare the cues you need. SHOW NOW displays the selected text; SAVE CHANGES commits the cue edit.
  3. Use Media for sponsor logos or clips. Pro supports up to 21 local media items; check that you have permission to use the material.
  4. With Pro, open the account menu and select Save show. Wait for confirmation and check My Shows. Saving updates a show you previously loaded.
  5. Configuration is stored in your account; files remain on the device. You may need to select them again on another computer.

Psychedelic visuals, mandalas and kaleidoscopes

  1. For trippy backgrounds or kaleidoscope patterns alongside your music, try Motor 6F in the Techno family. It is one of the 48 scenes included with Free.
  2. Choose colours and a cadence that suit the set. Geometry is generated live; you do not need to download a two-hour visuals video to keep it on screen.
  3. To react to your music, select an audio input receiving it. LumaDeck adds no music; SYNC is an internal pulse for preparing the setup.
  4. Add your local logo and text. The global Mirror effect belongs to Pro; it is not required to use the symmetrical Free scenes. If you need an MP4 to edit or upload afterwards, LumaDeck does not export video.

What Free and Pro can do

Every controlFreePro
Included scenes48The same 48; content packs separate
Pads24, session edits48, account-owned bank
Local images and videos1 up to 15 MB21 up to 30 MB each
Custom GLSL121
Text, AUTO and reactivityYesYes
Save and restore showsNoYes
WatermarkYesNo
Glitch/Mirror/Rainbow post FX, MIDI Learn and NDI OUTNoYes

Pro costs 9.99 EUR/month or 79.99 EUR/year. It is a capability subscription: content packs are separate purchases. The full catalogue has 239 scenes and 20 packs. Free works without signup; its pad edits are not retained as a show. If Pro expires, saved shows are preserved but cannot be used until Pro is restored.

Stage

Choose and schedule the scenes accompanying your music.

AUTO escenas / Auto-scene

Automatic scene preview. Master AUTO takes priority and stops this local timer.

Available: Free + Pro

SCN

Requested scene duration. The Master conductor schedules changes on its beat grid; this is not a guarantee of an exact 0.33-second change.

Available: Free + Pro · Range: 0.33–600 s · Step: 0.01

CUT

Immediate cut.

Available: Free + Pro

MORPH

Interpolation between compatible scenes.

Available: Free + Pro

FLASH

Flash transition.

Available: Free + Pro

MORPH

Preferred entry duration. The effective maximum follows SCN: up to 1 s it allows at most 240 ms; above that it leaves 760 ms stable, up to a 6000 ms ceiling.

Available: Free + Pro · Range: 0–6000 ms · Step: 10

Techno · Rave · Ambient · Hip-Hop · Laser · Festival

Select a visual family. A lock may indicate content you do not own; Pro does not include packs.

Available: Free + Pro

Pads · Editar / Edit

Trigger the assigned scene. The editor selects available scenes. Free: 24 session pads; Pro: 48 pads and an account-owned bank.

Available: Free + Pro

Reactividad / Reactivity · NRG

Visual response intensity; this is not audio output volume.

Available: Free + Pro · Range: 1–10 · Step: 1

Bloom · BLM

Composition glow.

Available: Free + Pro · Range: 0–100 % · Step: 5

Video blend · MIX

Blend between scene and main-bus media. LAYER has its own editor.

Available: Free + Pro · Range: 0–100 % · Step: 1

Media

Load local material and choose main visual or overlay layer.

Cargar / Load

Select local images, videos or .luma files. Free: 1 media item up to 15 MB; Pro: 21 up to 30 MB each. The browser must support the codec.

Available: Free + Pro

Generative only

Return to generated scenes as the main visual.

Available: Free + Pro

Anterior / Siguiente · Previous / Next

Step through loaded media.

Available: Free + Pro

Sequential

Enable sequential media selection.

Available: Free + Pro

Auto-cycle

Cycle media according to their schedule. Master AUTO coordinates the overall program.

Available: Free + Pro

Beat cut

Enable beat-related video cuts.

Available: Free + Pro

Crossfade

Main-bus media crossfade. Separate from scene morph.

Available: Free + Pro · Range: 0–2000 ms · Step: 100

Cycle every

Requested media cadence; the conductor also respects duration and completion rules.

Available: Free + Pro · Range: 4–60 s · Step: 2

Medio · AUTO · NORMAL/CAPA · AJUSTAR · retirar

The name triggers media. AUTO controls participation; NORMAL uses the main bus and LAYER overlays it. ADJUST opens position/style; remove releases the item from this session.

Available: Free + Pro

CAPA: posición / LAYER: position

Drag to position and use handles to size. Presets include centre, corners and lower third. Layer x/y range: −0.2 to 1.2; width: 0.08 to 1.4 of the master.

Available: Free + Pro

CAPA: estilo / LAYER: style

Rotation −180…180°, opacity 0…100%, Normal/Screen/Add blend and Off/Energy/Beat/Both reactivity. Aspect ratio is preserved; file transparency helps integrate logos.

Available: Free + Pro

CAPA: FX · Visible · Mostrar cada / Show every

Entry Glow/Flash/Zoom/Slide/Wave/Glitch/Fade/Pulse; visible 3–30 s, repeat 10–120 s. Requires PLAY and AUTO participation. HIDE removes the visible layer; DONE closes the editor.

Available: Free + Pro

Text

Prepare names, messages and their appearances.

DJ name

Artist name, up to 28 characters. Edits the selected cue draft.

Available: Free + Pro

Event / Venue

Event or venue name, up to 40 characters.

Available: Free + Pro

Tipografía / Font

Each line has its own font selector. Use the options actually offered in the dropdown.

Available: Free + Pro

DJ size

Artist name size, combined with global size.

Available: Free + Pro · Range: 40–200 · Step: 5

Event size

Event line size.

Available: Free + Pro · Range: 20–120 · Step: 5

Global size

Scale both lines together.

Available: Free + Pro · Range: 40–200 % · Step: 5

Color

Per-line colour. White restores the mood colour.

Available: Free + Pro

Degradado / Gradient

Open this line’s gradient: enable, start/end colours and angle.

Available: Free + Pro

Glow · Flash · Zoom · Slide · Wave · Glitch · Fade · Pulse

Text entry effect. Separate from global Master post FX.

Available: Free + Pro

Show every

Automatic text interval.

Available: Free + Pro · Range: 10–120 s · Step: 5

Visible for

Visible time per appearance.

Available: Free + Pro · Range: 3–30 s · Step: 1

TEXT CUES

Select, edit and organise prepared texts. SHOW NOW fires the selected cue; SAVE CHANGES commits its edit, not a cloud show. Free cues last for the session; Pro saves them locally per account.

Available: Free + Pro

SHOW NOW

Show the selected text now.

Available: Free + Pro

SAVE CHANGES

Commit the edited cue. Saving the show is a separate action.

Available: Free + Pro

Master

Control the show, its audio input and the audience output.

Program format

Aspect ratio: 16:9, 4:3, 21:9, 1:1 or 9:16. Check the fit on your screen.

Available: Free + Pro

Resolution

Auto, 1080 or 720. Auto follows resources and demand; output dimensions do not guarantee source detail or steady performance.

Available: Free + Pro

Cast

Choose a compatible receiver on the local network; video without audio. Free retains the watermark.

Available: Free + Pro

Blackout

Black out the master while the control is active.

Available: Free + Pro

Strobe

Master flashes. A manual performance control; the initial assistant does not activate it.

Available: Free + Pro

Full Light

Full master light while the control is active.

Available: Free + Pro

Freeze

Freeze visual motion; this does not save the show.

Available: Free + Pro

glitch

Global glitch post FX on the composition.

Available: Pro

AUTO glitch

Allow the conductor to use this effect.

Available: Pro

mirror

Global mirror post FX on the composition.

Available: Pro

AUTO mirror

Allow the conductor to use this effect.

Available: Pro

rainbow

Global rainbow post FX on the composition.

Available: Pro

AUTO rainbow

Allow the conductor to use this effect.

Available: Pro

Speed · STR

Flash interval; lower values change faster.

Available: Free + Pro · Range: 20–500 ms · Step: 10

Play / Stop

Start or stop show transport. Some permissions require a user gesture.

Available: Free + Pro

Scene

Advance to the next eligible scene.

Available: Free + Pro

Brand

Display the configured brand/text.

Available: Free + Pro

AUTO

Show conductor. Coordinates eligible domains respecting settings and manual performance. SCN/LPS/TXT/FX chips choose what participates.

Available: Free + Pro

Audio

Choose a microphone or available input and grant permission. Spotify or another player must feed that input; there is no automatic Spotify connection.

Available: Free + Pro

SYNC

Internal source at the selected BPM. Program without a microphone; it is not listening to the song.

Available: Free + Pro

NDI OUT

Video output using Output Bridge and the NDI runtime on the same computer. Requires Pro.

Available: Pro

BPM −1 / −0,1 / +0,1 / +1

Fine adjustment of internal tempo.

Available: Free + Pro

TAP

Tap repeatedly to set tempo; also T outside text inputs.

Available: Free + Pro

DIM

Final master brightness. Zero leaves the output black.

Available: Free + Pro · Range: 0–100 % · Step: 1

RED · PINK · MAG · PURP · BLUE · CYAN · GRN · YEL

Select a palette colour.

Available: Free + Pro

PICK

Custom colour picker.

Available: Free + Pro

Auto color

Automatic colour changes.

Available: Free + Pro

Tint

Apply colour treatment to video too.

Available: Free + Pro

Hue

Position on the hue wheel, displayed in degrees (0–360°). OFF disables the shift; with Auto colour enabled the fader is a display and does not take control.

Available: Free + Pro · Range: 0–100 · Step: 1

Video pads

Trigger loaded media; the monitor shows the composed master.

Available: Free + Pro

Brand Auto

Toggle automatic brand/text appearances.

Available: Free + Pro

Now

Fire the brand now.

Available: Free + Pro

Dual screen · Fullscreen

Open a separate output or fullscreen. The user places the window on the audience screen.

Available: Free + Pro

Account and tools

Save your configuration, recover shows and use additional tools.

Guardar show / Save show

Save configuration and media references to your Pro account. Files stay local. Updates the loaded show; an error is not a successful save.

Available: Pro

My Shows

List and restore your Pro account’s shows. Reselect missing media. When Pro expires, shows remain stored but their use is locked.

Available: Pro

Shader Lab

Load custom GLSL from the pad editor. Free allows 1 custom shader; Pro 21. The library persists per account in this browser; signed-out work is temporary. Source and files remain local.

Available: Free + Pro

MIDI Learn

Map compatible MIDI controls to instrument actions. Pro has 94 targets; mappings are saved locally per account. Browser and hardware must support MIDI.

Available: Pro

Help with your AI

Use this guide in a conversation, or ask an agent with browser access to help on your open page. Connecting through site tools depends on the client and its permissions. Proposals require visible confirmation and may affect an active output. Disabling assistance or reloading removes permission. You select files, grant audio access and decide live triggers.

ChatGPT desktop: site tools

OpenAI documents Site tools for ChatGPT Work and Codex in its built-in browser. Availability depends on the model, version, account and permissions. LumaDeck provides this connection; verification inside the ChatGPT app is still pending.

  1. Open https://lumadeck.app/app in the ChatGPT built-in browser and allow access to the site.
  2. In LumaDeck, open Account → Help and enable “Allow assistance on this page”.
  3. In the browser address bar, open Site tools → Available site tools. Check for the four LumaDeck tools. If they are absent, use the conversational guide.
  4. Ask the assistant to read the state and propose an adjustment. Review the proposal in LumaDeck and click Apply, then ask it to check the result.

Site tools requirements and usage

Claude, Kimi and other agents with browser access

Claude Code documents a Chrome connection. Kimi Code supports browser tools through MCP. An agent with authorized browser access can follow this guide and use the normal interface. That does not establish that it discovers LumaDeck WebMCP tools: check which tools are available in that session.

Claude Code with Chrome · MCP in Kimi Code

If your AI can only chat

Copy the instructions below. Your assistant can explain steps and help choose settings; you apply them. No special connection is needed for guidance. Work on the show computer: logos and videos stored on another computer do not appear automatically.

Enabling the connection lets the assistant read this page’s text, settings and media names. Tools do not provide passwords, sessions, files or GLSL source. Also review your AI provider’s privacy policy. The guide works without enabling the connection.

Structured control reference · Product summary

Troubleshooting

Not reacting to my music

Check the input and permissions. SYNC generates its own pulse. Spotify does not connect automatically: its music must reach the selected microphone or input.

My logo covers the scene

Check LAYER mode and adjust size/opacity. Transparency depends on the original file.

The scene does not change

Check Master AUTO, SCN participation and eligible rows/pads. Stage AUTO is a separate preview.

Morph is shorter than requested

SCN limits the entry: up to 1 s, effective morph is at most 240 ms. Your preference remains available for longer intervals.

I cannot save

Saving shows requires an active Pro account. A network error is reported: keep the session open and retry; it does not mean the show was saved.

Videos are missing when restoring

Files are not uploaded. They reconnect when locally accessible; otherwise, select them again.

Black screen

Check Play, Blackout, DIM, selected media and output connection. First try a Free scene in the monitor.

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