Download Simple DMX Controller

The main application. Scenes, faders, timeline, effects, MIDI and the built-in remote server.

Windows 11 64-bit · x86-64

Hand this to a bartender or a DJ. Run it, pick your SDC instance from the list, and you are connected. Nothing to install.

Portable · No installation

Windows will show Simple DMX as the publisher.

x86-64. No admin rights needed. Windows 10 usually works but is not officially supported.

Light on resources - a cheap dedicated PC can run a venue full-time.

Any USB-to-DMX interface or Art-Net node when you are ready for real fixtures.

No signup, no email, no card to try it.

Add one fixture

Load a GDTF file, or load the manufacturer's manual and let the built-in AI write the fixture file for you.

Pick your output

Choose your USB interface or Art-Net node in settings and set the universe. You can also work with no hardware attached.

Save a scene fader

Set a look you like, park it on a fader, save the show file. That file travels to the next gig with you.

Only the session length. Every feature is unlocked and you can save and reopen show files. After two hours the session ends and you restart the app - as often as you like.

No. The installer runs without admin rights, which matters on a venue machine you do not own.

No. Both downloads are signed with an Extended Validation certificate, so Windows shows Simple DMX as the verified publisher.

Check the news section for version compatibility before you upgrade an existing installation, so your show files open as expected.

Yes. Add fixtures, program scenes and run the timeline with nothing plugged in. Attach an interface when you are ready to light something real.

Two hours is enough to build your first show.

Free · Every feature · No account