Changelog

BeamSync updates itself in the background. Here’s what’s changed.

v2.0.24

August 2026

Themes, help, and a faster worksheet

  • Four selectable colour themes — Dark, Light, Blue, and Paper — in Preferences (gear icon or ⌘,). Your choice is remembered per computer.
  • In-app Help & FAQ (press F1 or the ? button) covering the worksheet, addressing, Vectorworks sync, paperwork, cloud, and licensing.
  • "Add Fixtures…" — add a batch of fixtures in one step: pick a type from the library, set a quantity, and optionally auto-assign positions, unit numbers, channels, and sequential DMX addresses.
  • Stage Plan now works without Vectorworks: drag fixtures onto the plan from the Fixtures tray, or hit Auto-arrange to lay them out by position.
  • Fixed: Shift+Enter (fill identical) and Enter (fill sequential) on a selected range no longer revert or scramble when you click off the grid. Tab no longer discards a typed value.

v2.0.23

Power & hardware libraries

  • Power distros: Save to Library and Load from Cloud, plus a New Distro button and inline rename fix.
  • Racks & Hardware: Save to Library from the editor panel.

v2.0.21

Stage Plan and paperwork polish

  • Stage Plan: multi-select, lasso select, and truss connections; a rack creator with smart port naming.
  • Cover page banner image support.
  • Fixed a cloud download failure and a first-launch crash-reporter false positive.

v2.0.19

Labels and imports

  • Label shapes and Zebra label templates.
  • Import a channel/address patch from a PDF.

v2.0.14

Cloud collaboration

  • Share a show with collaborators and set field-level edit permissions.
  • Edit-request and approval workflow; the owner reviews and applies pending changes.
  • Cell colouring and planning groups in saved worksheet views.

v2.0.7 – 2.0.11

Vectorworks sync stability

  • Fixed the freeze that could happen when Vectorworks reimported certain fields.
  • Reliable two-way sync of DMX address, beam angle, and user fields — patching only the blocks that changed.
  • Silent background auto-update and a portable (no-installer) build.

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