Australian LD Gavan Swift has released Spotlight Maestro, a browser-based followspot cueing system that syncs to your lighting console and puts every operator on the same live cue sheet.

If you’ve ever watched a spot op frantically flip through a dog-eared paper plot mid-show, or spent tech reprinting sheets after every cue change, this one’s for you. Spotlight Maestro runs on a single networked computer and serves the plot to any device with a browser — tablets, phones, laptops — with zero installs on the operator end. When the console fires a cue, every screen in the venue scrolls to match.

The console integration is the real selling point here: Eos, grandMA2, and grandMA3 are supported natively, so cue tracking is automatic. For houses running other desks, you can drive it manually via keyboard, footswitch, or Stream Deck. Every edit syncs instantly across all connected devices with a full undo history — no save button, no version conflicts, no “which plot is current?” chaos.

Swift’s also thought through the edge cases that plague spot-heavy shows. The software generates calling scripts, prints PDFs of operator sheets and master plots, handles CSV import/export for existing spreadsheet plots, and can even feed spot data to show recording systems like VOR and KoalaCue. There’s a live summary view that sits right on an Eos magic sheet as a video object. The $60 per-production licensing (no subscription) covers unlimited operators and devices, which is refreshingly straightforward.

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Three operator layouts cover the spot position: a large tracking plot for a tablet in portrait, a traditional list view for a laptop, and a summary sheet with color loads, sizes, and the cast with photographs.

Built-in settings for remote-control followspots ensure those operators see exactly what they need.

Network-first design — never needs the Internet, works on fixed IP or DHCP, wired or wireless. If a second copy of the app appears on the same network, every connected device shows a warning.

“I built Spotlight Maestro after years of watching operators run shows from paper plots that needed constant updating and reprinting,” Swift says. “Every operator now reads from the same plot, live, on a tablet that is always up to date, and it follows the console so nobody has to hunt for the cue. Paper plots are consigned to the past.”

A free demo license that never expires, with a fully plotted sample show, is available for download. The app runs on macOS 11 or later and on Windows 11.

Learn more at spotlightmaestro.com.