At a glance
Professional DMX software
Runs onWindows
Today's lighting systems offer great opportunities, but also require a powerful and intelligent control. Corresponding light panels are often priceless or not flexible enough to really exploit the potential of your system.
DMXControl allows you to utilize this potential without spending a lot of money. You can download and use the program completely free of charge . All you need is one of the many supported DMX interfaces, and you're ready to go!
So you are not forced to pay an expensive interface and thus the development of the software. DMXControl offers open interfaces, so that many people can participate in this freeware project.
Versions
DMXControl is available for download in two lines: the current line 3 and the old line 2 from 2014. There is no version 4 to this day — the latest release is DMXControl 3.3.3 of 29 September 2026. Which version is the right one depends almost entirely on the computer it has to run on.
The short answer
No. DMXControl 3 consists of two parts: the kernel that drives the fixtures, and the interface you operate. On a laptop the two talk to each other inside that one machine — the manufacturer only asks that “at least the localhost” be present. A network only comes into play when the kernel and the interface are meant to run on different computers; for that the manufacturer recommends LAN rather than Wi-Fi. For a single laptop at the gig it is a non-issue.
Download
Every button loads the file straight from the manufacturer’s server — no detour via their download page, no sign-up. Size, date and file name come from there and were verified on 11 October 2026.
Version 3.3.3 · 104.51 MB · 29 September 2026
The current version. For Windows 10 and 11.
File: DMXControl_3.3.3.1415_Setup.exe
Version 3.2.3 · 61.36 MB · 28 December 2021
The previous version of the same line — the way back if the new one stalls.
File: DMXControl_3.2.3.373_Setup.exe
The manufacturer no longer states separate system requirements for this version; its list applies from 3.3.2 onwards.
Version 2.12.2 · 17.28 MB · 1 June 2014
The old line for older Windows computers.
File: DMXControl_2.12.2_Setup.exe
The manufacturer’s list stops at Windows 8.1. In our own support experience this version also runs under Windows 10 and 11.
Tools
Version 3.0.1 · 1.18 MB
Tool for building your own device definitions (DDF) for DMXControl 3 — only needed when a fixture is missing from the library.
File: DDFCreator_3.0_Setup.exe
Note from the manufacturer: the DDFCreator 3 is based on a very old state of DMXControl 3, so current DDFs may not open in it.
Version 2.2.1 · 483.94 kB
The same tool for DMXControl 2.
File: DDFCreator_2.2.1_Setup.exe
Background
DMXControl is a lighting control program for Windows that has been around since 2004 and is developed by the non-profit association DMXControl Projects e.V. The program costs nothing, it is not tied to one particular interface, and there is no licence locked to a dongle.
What a lighting desk has in buttons and wheels, the mouse does here — and in return you get things small desks lack: an effect sequencer, scenes on the timeline of a music file, sound to light and, in line 3, programming by fixture properties instead of channel values.
A Windows computer, a DMX interface and a DMX cable to the first fixture. Plus a device definition for every type of fixture — DMXControl calls it a DDF. For the common fixtures those definitions are in the association’s online library; if one is missing, the DDFCreator builds your own.
The DMXC wiki lists USB2DMX PRO and USB2DMX OPTO among its supported interfaces — under DMXControl 2 via the output plugin “Enttec OpenDMX”, under DMXControl 3 via “Enttec Open DMX USB”, 512 channels out and in each (state of the list: 21 January 2026). The step-by-step setup under DMXControl 2 is further down under “Questions and answers”.
The AIR2DMX PRO speaks Art-Net over Wi-Fi. Both lines bring an Art-Net output plugin along: DMXControl 2 one universe, DMXControl 3 up to 16.
Software
Note! The USB driver must be installed beforehand.
See Windows USB driver installation
Note! The JMS USB2DMX interface must be plugged in.
Start -> Programs -> DMXControl -> DMXControl
-> Configuration -> Output plugins
Select the JMS USB2DMX interface.
-> select JMS USB2DMX interface -> check mark -> close window with X.
No further settings are required.
The USB2DMX interface is now installed and ready for use.
This program comes from its respective manufacturer and is maintained and downloaded there. JMS Pro Light does not distribute it.