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The essentials for rehearsals and live shows, at a low price
€19.99excl. tax
one-time payment
- 1 host computer
- 1 device (1 browser window)
- Automatic stop and continuous playback
- MIDI controller support
- Fixed pre-roll (4 beats, not adjustable)
New Now on Windows
Control your Ableton Live setlist from the stage.
Build your show in Arrangement View like you always do. On stage, choose the song, loop a section or start and stop from a phone, a tablet, a computer or a MIDI pedal. Your Ableton project is never modified.
Try it in your browser, no install
Free, with no time limit: sessions of up to 15 minutes, a pause of 5 minutes between them, up to 5 sessions per 24 hours. No account or credit card.
- Windows or Mac, with every edition of Ableton Live 11 and 12: Intro, Lite, Standard, Suite
- No Max for Live needed
- No latency added to your session
- No internet needed, except to activate a license and for the free trial
- Guided first setup, about 10 minutes
Ableton plays. Your tablet and phone follow, section by section.
See Markerlist in action
How an Arrangement View session is controlled from the stage.
Try it yourself in your browser
Watch the demo
YouTube only loads when you press play.
No more walking back to the laptop.
Changing songs shouldn't mean going to the computer, finding the locator and pressing play while everyone waits. You keep working in Arrangement View, and Markerlist is the remote for the show.
- Step 1
Build in Ableton
Build your songs, sections and locators in Ableton Arrangement View as usual.
- Step 2
Connect Markerlist
Open the Markerlist control interface on the phone, tablet or computer you want to use on stage.
- Step 3
Run the show
Choose songs and sections, trigger loops and control playback without going back to the computer. The current song, what's next, tempo and time left stay in view.
From download to your first show
Plan about 10 minutes the first time. You need Ableton Live 11 or 12, any edition, and a project with your songs in Arrangement View.
- Step 1
Install Markerlist
Open the file you downloaded. On the first screen, choose Try for free: no account and no license key.
- Step 2
Connect it to Ableton
Markerlist can install two small scripts for you. Restart Ableton Live, then choose them as Control Surface in Preferences. The app walks you through it and tests the connection.
- Step 3
Mark your songs
In Arrangement View, put a locator at the start of each song and one named END_LIVE after the last song.
- Step 4
Press Start
Markerlist reads your locators and shows the address and the PIN of your control page.
- Step 5
Open it on stage
On a phone, tablet or computer on the same Wi-Fi, open the address, enter the PIN and tap your first song.
On Windows, a free tool called loopMIDI adds two virtual MIDI ports for precise stops. It is optional: without it, Markerlist still works in simple mode.
Watch the setup video (1:28)
Stuck on a step? Write to contact@markerlist.app and we will help you set it up.
What you control from the stage
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The order of the set lives in Markerlist. Your Ableton project is not touched.
- Drag the songs into order. Take one out of tonight's set and bring it back from the library later.
- Export a PDF with the song names, their durations and the total length of the set, for the team.
Drag & reorder and PDF export: Standard Solo and up
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- Loop a chorus or a bridge, then release the loop when you want to move on.
- Pick the section you want to jump to. Markerlist makes the jump at the right moment, so you don't have to edit the arrangement.
- Stop at the next locator, or let the music run on, depending on the show.
Section loops and cue: Standard Multi and up
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One screen with what you need during a song.
- Current song and section, what comes next, and how much of the set is left.
- Tempo, time signature, progress in the section and the state of the loop, without going back to the Ableton computer.
- Click and pre-roll are one tap away.
Live view mode: Standard Multi and up
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Mute or solo an Ableton track from the stage when something goes wrong.
- Silence a problem track, or isolate one, from your tablet or phone.
- It sits next to Ableton's mixer as a safety tool and does not replace it.
Track setup and control: Standard Solo and up
Use the device you already have.
Markerlist runs its control interface in a browser. Connect phones, tablets or computers to the same live show, while the Ableton host stays on your Windows PC or Mac.
iPad & tablet
Large, clear controls for a stage-side view of the set.
Phone
Keep the essential controls with you without carrying another piece of hardware.
Computer
Use a browser window on macOS or Windows as another control surface.
One open browser window counts as one connected device, with the number of simultaneous devices determined by your plan.
Messages
Send a note to every screen, or to one device: “Starting in 1 minute”.
Standard Multi and up
Roles
Give team members access to the information they need, and keep critical show controls with the authorized operator.
Standard Multi and up
Voice announcements
Markerlist announces the next section and the loop status out loud, so the band doesn't have to watch a screen.
Every plan
New in 1.5
Run the show from a MIDI pedal or pads.
Plug in a MIDI footswitch, pad controller or keyboard, press Learn, hit the button you want. Notes or CC messages.
- Ten actions: play, stop, previous and next song, song loop, section loop, release, click, chain and pre-roll.
- The section loop button works like the one on the tablet: one press loops once, two presses twice, three presses until you release, a fourth press switches it off.
- A controller with lights shows what is playing, looping and armed.
Included in every plan; each button follows your plan's rights, so section loops and release come with Standard Multi and Pro Multi. Program Change messages are not supported yet. On the backup computer of a redundancy pair the controller is ignored.
Try the pads. The lights follow the same rules as the LEDs on a real controller.
When the show can't stop.
Pro Multi adds a second Mac running a mirrored Ableton show, ready to take over when the main computer has a problem.
- Live mirroring
- The backup machine mirrors the show state, including setlist order, sections, loop cues and track controls.
- One-tap takeover
- If the main computer fails, the backup can become the active host without rebuilding the show or reconnecting the control devices.
- Silent backup
- The backup remains muted while on standby. Switching over is deliberate, so the backup does not unexpectedly reach the house mix.
- LTC backup
- Pro Multi also includes the LTC backup workflow for keeping the backup system synchronized when the primary Ableton machine is unavailable.
Main MacAbleton + MarkerlistActive · playing
Live mirror
Backup MacMirrored showStandby · muted
The backup mirrors setlist order, sections, loop cues and track controls, and stays muted until you decide.
The backup mirrors setlist order, sections, loop cues and track controls, and stays muted until you decide.One tap, and the backup is the show. Your tablet, phone and computer stay connected: nothing to rebuild.Plans and prices
No song licensing or monthly plan. Major updates are included for year one with Standard Solo, Standard Multi and Pro Multi, then available through an optional Evolution Pass.
Standard Solo
Duos and live performances
Solo artist: one controller for your show.
€39.99excl. tax
one-time payment
- 1 host computer
- 2 devices (browser windows)
- Automatic stop and continuous playback
- MIDI controller support
- Team pre-roll
- Ableton track setup and control
- Drag & reorder
- Setlist PDF export
- 1 year of major updates included
Standard Multi
Your whole team, in sync
Band or several people controlling the same show.
€69.99excl. tax
one-time payment
- 1 host computer
- 4 devices (browser windows)
- Automatic stop and continuous playback
- MIDI controller support
- Team pre-roll
- Section loops
- Section cue
- Ableton track setup and control
- Roles per device (read-only)
- Direct or team-wide messages
- Drag & reorder
- Setlist PDF export
- Live view mode
- 1 year of major updates included
Pro Multi New
Touring acts and big rooms: automatic failover if a computer goes down
Critical show: two-machine redundancy and LTC backup.
€129.99excl. tax
one-time payment
- Everything in Standard Multi
- Two-machine redundancy
- LTC timecode backup: sync keeps going even without Ableton
- Backup computer runs free, no second purchase
- 1 year of major updates included
€14.99excl. tax/yr
Evolution Pass: major updates from year 2 onward (year 1 is included with Solo and Multi)
Choose Evolution PassNot sure yet? Free trial
Discovery
Every Pro Multi feature, free, with no time limit on the trial: play in sessions of up to 15 minutes, as many days as you like, on 1 host computer and 1 device. Test it with your real set before choosing a plan.
Between sessions: a pause of 5 minutes. Up to 5 sessions per 24 hours.
Prices exclude tax. VAT or the equivalent is added at checkout, based on your billing country.
Features by tier
| Feature | Access | Standard Solo | Standard Multi | Pro Multi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stops & continuous playback | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Library & management | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| MIDI device control | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Voice announcements | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Drag & reorder | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Setlist PDF export | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Ableton track setup and control | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Team pre-roll | 4 fixed beats | Included | Included | Included |
| Section loops | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Section cue | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Multiplayer & sync | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Live view | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Roles per device | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Team messages | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Two-machine redundancy | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| LTC timecode backup | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
Frequently asked questions
Does Markerlist modify my Ableton project?
No. Markerlist controls your session externally and does not write changes into your original .als project.
Do I need Max for Live or a plugin?
No. Markerlist does not require Max for Live or a Markerlist plugin to be loaded into your Ableton project.
Does Markerlist work with Arrangement View?
Yes. Arrangement View is the core workflow: build your show in Ableton, then use Markerlist as the live control layer.
Which versions of Ableton Live work?
Every edition of Live 11 and Live 12 works: Intro, Lite, Standard and Suite. You do not need Max for Live, so editions that do not include it work too. The computer hosting the session can be a Windows PC (Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit) or a Mac.
What do I need to try Markerlist?
A Windows 10 or 11 PC or a Mac running Ableton Live 11 or 12 (any edition), a project with your songs in Arrangement View, and a phone, tablet or computer on the same Wi-Fi to use as the remote. Each song needs a locator at its start, and the show needs one named END_LIVE after the last song. The first setup takes about 10 minutes.
Windows shows a blue screen saying Windows protected your PC. What should I do?
Markerlist is new and its Windows installer is not code-signed yet, so Microsoft SmartScreen warns about it, as it does for any program it has not seen often. If you downloaded the installer from markerlist.app, choose More info, then Run anyway. The Mac version is notarized by Apple and opens normally.
What devices can I use?
The control interface runs in a browser on iOS, Android, Windows or macOS. The computer hosting the Ableton session runs Windows 10 or 11, or macOS.
Do I need an internet connection?
Not to run your show. A paid license is checked online once, when you activate it, and the free trial needs to connect at least once every 24 hours. Your devices talk to the host computer over your local network.
Does Markerlist slow down or add latency to my session?
No. Unlike a Max for Live device, which runs inside Ableton's audio engine and can be affected by its load, Markerlist controls your session from the outside through a dedicated MIDI and OSC channel. It adds nothing to your audio path.
What happens if the Wi-Fi drops during a show?
The device reconnects by itself and gets the exact state of the show back. A command sent during the outage is not executed late when the network returns.
Which MIDI controllers work?
Any controller that sends Note or CC messages: footswitches, pad controllers, keyboards. Program Change messages are not supported yet. MIDI control is included in every plan, and each button follows your plan's rights. It drives the main computer and is ignored on the backup computer of a redundancy pair.
Can I control Ableton tracks?
Yes. Markerlist provides essential track controls such as mute and solo, plus track-level controls available in the app. It is intended as a stage-side control and safety tool, not as a replacement for Ableton's visual mixer.
Can multiple people connect to the same show?
Yes. Multi plans allow several control devices to connect to the same show, with roles and permissions available on supported plans.
Can I use a backup computer?
Yes. Pro Multi adds two-machine redundancy, with a second Mac running a mirrored show and ready to take over when needed. LTC backup is also included.
Can I try Markerlist before buying?
Yes. Discovery is free and lets you test Markerlist with your own setup before choosing a paid plan.
Try it with your own set.
Download the free trial and run a real rehearsal with it. No account, no credit card.
Free, with no time limit: sessions of up to 15 minutes, a pause of 5 minutes between them, up to 5 sessions per 24 hours. Windows or Mac, with every edition of Ableton Live 11 and 12.
- macOS and Windows 10/11 · Ableton Live 11/12 (Intro, Lite, Standard, Suite)
- Doesn't require Max for Live
- Local network recommended for live use
- Coming soon: support for an additional DAW