Visualizer

Reacts to whatever your PC is playing — Spotify, YouTube, games. No mic needed.

At a glance

OutputLiveRendered by the engine and streamed over Bluetooth as its data changes (about 5–9 frames a second).

Settings5every one editable live in the studio, or by an agent with update_app_settings

Sourcelive.pysrc/deskdot/apps/live.py

Settings
Setting	Type	Default	Options / range
Style`style`	choice	Spectrum bars	Spectrum barsMirroredRadial burstWaveformSpectrum firePulse rings
Palette`palette`	choice	Rainbow	RainbowHeatSingle colour
Colour (single-colour palette)`color`	colour	#00ff8c	any colour (#rrggbb)
Peak dots`peaks`	on/off	On	on / off
Sensitivity`gain`	number	1.0	0.3 – 3.0

render a frame to PNG (no panel needed)

$ uv run deskdot preview visualizer --settings '{"style":"mirror"}' --out visualizer.png

show it on your panel (engine running)

$ curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:8765/api/apps/visualizer/activate

Or ask your agent: “Show Visualizer on my panel”. It calls show_app with "visualizer". New here? Set up DeskDot first.

Your webcam on the LEDs — follows your face, with pop-art, neon, thermal and 1-bit looks.

Your uploads — photos are LED-calibrated, pixel art stays crisp.

Latest Plex or Jellyfin additions as posters, plus who's streaming now.

Spotify / YouTube Music / any player: album art, karaoke lyrics, vinyl, spectrum and more.