Turn your Novation Launchpad Pro into a live animated LED display.
Launchpad Pro Idle Controller is a Windows-only desktop app that runs smooth full-grid idle animations directly on your Launchpad Pro. It is distributed as a prebuilt .exe, so you can download it, launch it, and use it without installing Python or setting up the source code.
If you want your Launchpad to stay visually active on your desk when you are not using it, this app is built for exactly that.
Download the latest Windows .exe from the Releases section of this repository.
- Download the latest
.exe - Plug in your Novation Launchpad Pro
- Run the app
- Sellect your Midi
- Enjoy the animations
This application currently supports Windows only.
No macOS or Linux build is included at this time.
This app sends animated RGB lighting effects across the full 10x10 Launchpad Pro grid, turning the controller into a generative LED display.
It includes multiple built-in animations and color presets, ranging from soft ambient effects to more energetic and hypnotic patterns.
The goal is simple: make your Launchpad Pro look alive even when it is idle.
- Windows-only prebuilt
.exe - No Python installation required for normal users
- Full 10x10 Launchpad Pro animation support
- Multiple built-in animation modes
- Multiple built-in color palettes
- Smooth real-time LED rendering
- Great for idle display, desk lighting, and MIDI hardware setups
A rotating spiral that creates a hypnotic tunnel-like motion across the full grid.
A moving snake animation with shifting colors and fading tail effects.
Circular wave patterns that expand outward from the center.
A smooth flowing rainbow gradient that moves across the Launchpad.
Random twinkling lights that fade in and out for a subtle ambient look.
Soft drifting color bands inspired by northern lights.
Falling vertical trails inspired by digital rain effects.
A classic demoscene-style plasma effect built from overlapping sine waves, creating smooth morphing color blobs across the grid.
The app includes a variety of built-in palette options:
- Ocean
- Fire
- Forest
- Neon
- Sunset
- Ice
- Candy
- Monochrome
- Lava
- Deep Space
- Rose Gold
- Toxic
- Arctic
- Ultraviolet
- Ember
- Cyber
Each palette gives the animations a completely different look and feel.
- Windows
- Novation Launchpad Pro
- USB connection to your computer
Make sure the Launchpad Pro is connected and not already being used by another MIDI application.
Close any DAWs, MIDI routing tools, or background software that may already be using the Launchpad.
Because this is an independently distributed executable, Windows SmartScreen or antivirus software may sometimes show a warning. Only continue if you downloaded the file from the official repository or release page.
Most MIDI controllers sit dark when they are not being played.
This app gives the Launchpad Pro a second life as an ambient LED display, desk centerpiece, and programmable visual toy. It is meant for people who like MIDI gear, generative visuals, and creative hardware projects.
Although the app is distributed as a bundled Windows executable, the underlying project is built around modular animation classes and palette presets, making it easy to extend with new visual modes later.
Each animation generates a 10x10 RGB frame, which keeps the system straightforward to customize and expand.
Possible future improvements:
- animation switching UI
- automatic palette cycling
- random mode shuffle
- audio-reactive effects
- MIDI-reactive visuals
- brightness controls
- tray/background mode
- support for more Launchpad models
Built for people who like MIDI controllers, LED visuals, desk setups, and creative hardware projects.