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QLab Remote

Effortless remote editing for QLab.

QLab Remote is the iOS companion app for remote control of QLab, the award-winning live show control software for macOS. With QLab Remote, you can edit your QLab workspace from wherever you are in the theatre.

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Free to use in Read-Only Mode

QLab Remote is a powerful tool that you can use for free! In Read-Only Mode, your team can safely follow along with a workspace in real time, edit notes, and flag cues as you sit in tech rehearsal without worrying about accidental changes.

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All the control you need from the palm of your hand

With the QLab Remote “Show Control & Editing” in-app purchase, you can send commands to QLab, run cues, move the playhead, open cue inspectors, edit cue parameters like audio input and output crosspoints, adjust video surface geometry, and more! Refine your design from the audience.

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Light Tools

With QLab Remote’s “Light Tools”, you can enter light commands to change levels, and record and update cues with the Light Keypad — a tool designed specifically for interacting with QLab’s Light Dashboard. The Instrument Check tool makes it effortless to run through all of your lights to ensure everything is working correctly.

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Adaptable layout

QLab Remote is supported on all device sizes — from the iPhone SE all the way to the largest iPad, with full support for iPad Split View! Attach a keyboard and navigate with shortcuts familiar to QLab power users or use the intuitive touch interface to navigate your workspace.

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Mobile Editor

Complete control, at a distance or up close.

Say goodbye to squinting at distant video projectors and hello to complete, refined, tactile control. Now you can fine-tune your video outputs from anywhere!

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Handheld Cart

Interact with the cue carts you’ve built in QLab, wherever you go and with a touchable interface.

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Instantly update QLab via Wi-Fi or wired connection

Establishing a connection is easy! Simply connect your iOS device and Mac to the same network using either Wi-Fi or a USB hard-wired connection.

QLab Remote automatically finds any QLab workspace on the network. Updates in QLab are instantly reflected in QLab Remote and vice versa.

Features

Some features require a specific minimum version of QLab 4 or 5.

  • Automatically finds any QLab workspace on the network.
  • Updates in QLab are instantly reflected in QLab Remote and vice versa.
  • Quickly flag and edit notes for cues.
  • Easily switch between cue lists.
  • Watch active cues update in real-time.
  • Enable “Read-Only Mode” to follow along without worrying you’ll accidentally trigger a cue.
  • Edit basic properties for all cues, such as name, number, notes, color, armed, flagged, etc.
  • Adjust audio levels and patches for audio, mic, and video cues.
  • Change display geometry for video, text, and camera cues.
  • Swipe-right to change the playback position.
  • Swipe-left to access more editing options.
  • Double-tap a cue to quickly edit it.
  • Long-press a cue to move it in the cue list.
  • Boost your productivity when working with Light cues with the Light Keypad and Instrument Check

System Compatibility

QLab Remote requires iOS 15.0 or later and QLab 3 or later.

  • iPad Prop (any model)
  • iPad Air 2 or newer
  • iPad (5th gen) or newer
  • iPad mini 4 or newer
  • iPhone 6s or newer
  • iPhone SE (any model)
  • iPod touch (7th gen)
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