# mcallegari/qlcplus

Q Light Controller Plus (QLC+) is a free and cross-platform software to control DMX or analog lighting systems like moving heads, dimmers, scanners etc. This project is a fork of the great QLC project written by Heikki Junnila that aims to continue the QLC development and to introduce new features.

Repository: https://github.com/mcallegari/qlcplus
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/qlcplus
Language: C++
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: c-plus-plus, qt, lighting, enttec, qml, dmx, dmx512, dmxking, artnet, e131, midi, hid
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:29:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 76, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5021, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 81, "gap_med": 47.5, "n_releases_24m": 11}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1510, forks 486 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:55.832232+00:00)

## What it is
Q Light Controller Plus (QLC+) is a free, cross-platform application for controlling DMX and analog lighting systems such as moving heads, dimmers, and scanners. It supports protocols like Art-Net, sACN/E131, MIDI, OSC, and HID, and runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, and Raspberry Pi.

## Use cases
- control dmx lighting fixtures from a computer
- run stage lighting for live shows and theatre
- program moving heads and dimmers without commercial software
- control architectural lighting installations
- drive dmx lights from a raspberry pi
- trigger lighting cues via midi or osc

## When to choose
- you need free open-source lighting control software comparable to commercial consoles
- you want cross-platform support including Raspberry Pi for embedded lighting rigs
- you need broad hardware compatibility with Enttec, DMXKing, Art-Net, and sACN devices

## When to avoid
- you need a hardware lighting console with physical faders
- you require proprietary fixture libraries or vendor-specific features of commercial consoles
- you need networked multi-operator show control beyond QLC+'s capabilities

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, workflow-automation, middleware
- domain: hardware, entertainment, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform, embedded
- tags: dmx512, lighting-control, artnet, sacn-e131, midi, osc, theatre, stage-lighting, raspberry-pi, qt, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- mcallegari/qlcplus (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:55.832232+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:32:26.926414+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mcallegari/qlcplus (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:55.832232+00:00, sha b7c7f983c5a8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.