Awesome Audiovisual

Website: https://github.com/stingalleman/awesome-audiovisual#readme
Category: Themed directories
Tags: awesome-lists, audio, video

Overview

Awesome Audiovisual is a curated, open GitHub directory of software, libraries, tools, and resources for professional and hobbyist work in lighting, audio, video, and related show-control environments (events, installations, broadcasting, etc.).

Features

• Curated “awesome list” format

  • Organized list of high-quality audiovisual tools and resources.
  • Focused on professional and hobbyist use in lighting, audio, video, and show control.

• Structured by technical domains

  • Lighting
    • Lighting Software (includes both open-source and commercial / freemium tools).
    • Visualizers for simulating or previewing lighting setups.
  • Audio
    • Audio Software (mix of open-source, freemium, and commercial tools).
    • Audio Tools section for utilities and supporting workflows.
  • Video
    • References to specialized video/broadcast resources, including the ebu/awesome-broadcasting list.
  • Tools
    • General-purpose tools that support audiovisual workflows.
    • CAD tools (commercial) for planning and designing AV setups.
    • Timecode tools (open-source and commercial) for synchronization and temporal coordination.
    • Monitoring tools (primarily open-source) for observing system and signal status.
  • Libraries and Frameworks
    • Programming libraries (e.g., Node.js, Java) relevant to AV control and integration.
    • ArtNet libraries for lighting network protocols.
  • Hardware
    • Separate HARDWARE.md file listing AV-related hardware options.

• License and governance

  • Published under an open-source license (LICENSE file in the repository).
  • Includes a code-of-conduct.md defining community behavior expectations.

• Contribution and community

  • contributing.md with contribution guidelines for adding or improving entries.
  • Contributions via pull requests are encouraged.
  • General questions and discussion handled through a dedicated GitHub issue (General Discussion).

• Metadata for each listed resource

  • Indicators for:
    • ✓ open-source – clearly flagged open-source projects.
    • ⚠ not free – commercial software.
    • ⚠ freemium – partially free, paid upgrade options.
  • Language/stack hints for libraries (e.g., nodejs, java).

Pricing

• Awesome Audiovisual itself is a free, open GitHub repository.
• Individual tools and resources in the list may be:
  • Open-source
  • Freemium
  • Paid / commercial (marked as ⚠ not free)

Licensing

• The list and repository content are available under the license specified in the included LICENSE file. Individual tools listed have their own respective licenses and pricing models.