Amethyst is a Multiplatform App for creating and playing Launchpad Covers running on all Desktop targets (Windows, MacOS, Linux) and Mobile (Android, iOS)
- Visual representation of your Launchpad layout on screen
- Supports Launchpad Pro, Launchpad X, Launchpad Mini Mk3, Launchpad MK2, Launchpad Pro Mk3, and Mystrix
- Real-time output via the Heaven rendering engine at configurable FPS
27+ non-destructive, stackable effects per chain:
| Effect | Description |
|---|---|
| Color | Tint LEDs to a solid color |
| Gradient | Render multi-color gradients |
| Opacity | Adjust LED transparency |
| Adjust | Fine-tune LED output parameters |
| Blur | Spread/blur LED patterns with configurable shape and curve |
| Color Filter | Filter LEDs by color |
| Coordinate Filter | Filter LEDs by pad position or region |
| Layer / Layer Filter | Organize LEDs into named layers |
| Flip / Rotate | Mirror or rotate the LED layout |
| Offset / Shift | Spatially shift content |
| Copy | Duplicate content with grid, wrap, reverse, or infinite modes |
| Delay | Time-shift LED output |
| Hold | Latch LED states |
| Loop | Repeat LED output |
| Choke | Gate or interrupt downstream content |
| Clear | Reset LEDs or Multi |
| Preview | Preview a branch output inline |
| Transmit | Pass-through LED output |
| Group / Multi-Group | Nest multiple devices into one unit |
| Piano Roll | Piano-roll–style frame editor for LED patterns |
| Keyframes | Frame-based animation editor |
| Macro Control / Filter | Route and filter via parametrizable macros |
- Macro system for parameterizing effect chains
- Multiple workspace modes: Layout, Chain, Timeline, Performance
- LAN collaboration (experimental)
- MIDI tracks and audio tracks with full clip editing
- Piano-roll workspace mode
- Automation lanes with configurable automation points
- Flexible grid/snapping with multiple division modes
- Integrated audio sample playback via the Echo engine
- Ableton Live (
.als) — including merged Apollo lighting data - Apollo Studio (
.approj) - UniPad (zipped project)
- Custom palette file support for color mapping
- Automatic format detection for zipped projects
- Discord Rich Presence with optional project/state display
- In-app update checker
- macOS title bar customization
- Keyboard shortcut system
- Adaptive UI (iOS Liquid Glass / Google Material 3)
- Full workspace editing on-device
- Mat1jaczyyy for creating the Heaven Engine that was ported to Amethyst
- Kaskobi for allowing Amethyst to use MicroLight 3 graphics