Fixture Labels

Case labels straight from the show file.

Flight case labels for every fixture in the rig. Open the show, untick anything you don't need, and print.

Coming soon to the Mac App Store. Needs macOS 14 or later.

Three black fixture labels showing a header, the show name, unit number, fixture type and DMX address — Labels printed from a patch sheet: unit number, fixture type and DMX address, with the show name under the header.

Open the show you already have.

There is nothing to export and nothing to retype. Fixture Labels reads the patch from the file the console already saved, so the labels come from what is patched, not from a list someone typed up. Check the list against the show before printing a full rig.

grandMA2 show filesThe .show.gz file, read directly.
grandMA3 show filesThe .show file, read directly.
MVRMy Virtual Rig files from consoles and drawing software that export them.
ChamSys MagicQThe .shw show file.
CSV patch sheetsFrom Eos, Hog, Avolites, Vectorworks, Lightwright or a sheet you made yourself. The columns are found by their names.
Pick what printsTick fixtures one by one, or work through them by layer. Only the ones you tick get a label.

What goes on the label.

Each label carries the unit number above the DMX address in big type, so it can be read from the floor with the case lid open.

Your name or your logoA text header, or your company logo. The show name can sit underneath as a subtitle.
DMX the way you say itShown as 3.001, U3 / 1 or 1025.
Fixture typeOptional, in the corner of the unit box.
Custom gobo boxA tick box for fixtures carrying a custom gobo, on the labels you choose.
ColourBlack labels by default. On a colour printer, pick the surround colour to match your stock.

A blue fixture label for unit 101, a Robe MegaPointe at DMX 1.001 — The same label with a blue surround, for a colour printer.

An A4 sheet of 24 fixture labels, three across and eight down — A4 label sheet, 24 labels of 64 × 33.8 mm.

Print it the way you work.

Brother QL label printersFixture Labels talks to the printer itself over USB, so there is no Brother driver to install. It cuts after each label on continuous rolls and fills die-cut labels edge to edge.
DYMO LabelWritersThe LabelWriter 400, 450, 4XL, 550 and 5XL, also straight over USB.
A4 label sheets64 × 33.8 mm sheets, 24 to a page. Start at any label to finish off a part-used sheet, and nudge the print up, down or sideways to suit your printer.
Any printer, or PDFPrint on plain A4 or US Letter through the normal Mac print dialog, or save a PDF to print later or send to someone else.

Label printers.

Direct printing has been tested on our own Brother QL-700. The other models below are supported from the makers' published command manuals but haven't printed on our bench yet. If yours gives you trouble, tell us and we'll sort it out.

Printer	Status
Brother QL-700	Tested on real hardware
Other Brother QL models (QL-500 to QL-1115NWB)	Supported, not yet tested on hardware
DYMO LabelWriter 400, 450, 4XL, 550 and 5XL	Supported, not yet tested on hardware
Any printer through the Mac print dialog, or PDF	Works with A4 label sheets or plain paper

Price.

Fixture Labels is a subscription, paid yearly or monthly through the Mac App Store. Either plan starts with a one week free trial, and the App Store shows the price in your own currency before you subscribe. Cancel any time in your Apple Account settings.