Cues
Keep the whole cue list in view
Quickly edit labels and notes, add scenes and blank cues, and change cue times in one clear workspace. Keep parts, progress and timing visible together, with quick access to Recorder and Review.
macOS companion for ETC Eos
One workspace for live cues, rehearsal and visual show documentation.
KoalaCue sits alongside your Eos console on a Mac. Follow live cues, record and review rehearsals with camera, audio and cue changes in sync, and keep your cues, presets and rig documented visually — all sharing the same show state.
KoalaCue complements ETC Eos — it does not replace your console.
- Console
- ETC Eos
- Platform
- macOS
- Show file
- .koala
The product
Five connected surfaces, one shared show state
Cues, Notes, Recorder, Review and Preset Lab share the same Eos, camera and show state, so what you see in rehearsal matches what you document and stays aligned with the live console state.
Coming soonPlanned connectivity for the grandMA3 lighting control platform.
Cues
Follow live Eos cues with a clear, readable cue list. Add and edit labels, notes and timing with guarded workflows, jot quick notes, and keep an eye on the show from Mini Player. Cue firing stays behind a deliberate Run Cues unlock you can turn off immediately — KoalaCue remains a companion, not a console replacement.
Recorder
Capture a shared camera, selected audio, cue changes, cue lights, automation data, disguise data, notes, markers and timecode overlays in a single rehearsal record — ready to review moments later.
Review
Scrub rehearsal sessions with cues and notes aligned to video and audio. Jump to any moment, revisit decisions, and keep the team on the same page.
Notes
A first-class notes workflow. Capture a note against the current cue in a keystroke, tag it so it can be found later, and keep the cue and timestamp context attached. Notes sit alongside cue labels and timing in the same guarded workflows, appear in Recorder sessions and Review playback, and stay within reach on the iPhone and iPad Companion.
Preset Lab
Visual documentation for cues, channels, presets, scenes, rig, palettes, gobos and media. Portable .koala show packages and GDTF import.
Workflows
Built around what lighting teams actually do
Recorder
Record the room, not just the console
Bring one shared camera and selected audio together with live cue changes, notes and markers. Timecode overlays keep everything anchored so reviewing is fast the moment you stop rolling.
Review
Sit down with the whole rehearsal
Play back a session with cues, notes and timecode aligned to the recording. Move between moments, revisit tricky sequences, and share findings with lighting, sound and stage management.
Notes
Quick notes without breaking the flow
Capture a thought against the current cue in a keystroke. Notes ride alongside cue labels and timing in guarded workflows so nothing is edited by accident during a show.
Preset Lab
Document cues, presets and the rig visually
Organise photographs for cues, channels and presets, and connect them to scenes, set pieces, palettes, gobos and rig information. Keep the whole thing portable in a .koala show package anyone on the team can open.
KoalaCue Companion
Live cues and Notes, anywhere in the venue
KoalaCue Companion for iPhone and iPad shares the same show state as KoalaCue for macOS over your local network. Follow the previous, current and next cue from the stalls, and capture tagged, cue-linked Notes without walking back to the Mac. Companion works alongside KoalaCue for macOS — it is not a console and does not replace Eos.
- Live cue list with previous, current and next cue, plus connection state.
- Quick Tag and Note buttons that keep the cue and timestamp context.
- Local network only — the show state stays on your own network.
Companion requires KoalaCue for macOS on the same local network. Companion support and pairing steps.
Pricing
Pick the surface you need. Grow into the rest.
Sales are not yet live. Prices below are launch pricing in Australian dollars. Where offered, a card-free seven-day trial of Full lets you try everything; at the fixed seven-day expiry KoalaCue returns safely to the Free plan and your local show files, recordings, notes and documentation are never deleted, damaged, encrypted or hidden.
Billing period
Annual is the recommended value option: Recorder saves A$120 per year and Full saves A$200 per year versus 12 monthly payments.
Free
A$0
Cues and view-only Preset Lab.
- Cues: follow live Eos cues
- Guarded label, note and timing workflows
- Quick notes and Mini Player
- View-only Preset Lab
- No Recorder or Review
Recorder
PopularA$180per year
A$180 per year — A$300 across 12 monthly payments, so A$120 saved annually.
Everything in Free, plus Recorder and Review.
- Everything in Free
- Recorder: camera, audio, cues, notes, markers
- Timecode overlays
- Review rehearsal sessions
- Preset Lab stays view-only
Full
A$400per year
A$400 per year — A$600 across 12 monthly payments, so A$200 saved annually.
Everything, including editable Preset Lab.
- Everything in Recorder
- Editable Preset Lab
- Portable .koala show packages
- .presetlab compatibility
- GDTF import
Paid plans renew automatically at the cadence you choose until cancelled. Tax and the final total are shown at checkout. A paid licence is active on one Mac at a time, and you can move it to a replacement Mac.
Updates
Updates that respect show week
Updates are handled inside KoalaCue on your terms — never mid-cue.
- 01
Signed release appears
KoalaCue checks for a new signed release in the background and surfaces it inside the app.
- 02
Install and Relaunch
You choose when to update. One click installs the release and relaunches KoalaCue.
- 03
Notarized, with a safety net
Every release is a complete Apple-notarized app, and a manual recovery archive is retained just in case.
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