{"id":1207,"date":"2026-07-14T13:27:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stagelight.app\/?p=1207"},"modified":"2026-07-14T13:27:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:27:23","slug":"celebrating-10-years-of-stagelight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stagelight.app\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/celebrating-10-years-of-stagelight\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating 10 Years of StageLight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10 years of StageLight &#8212; it is hard to believe how quickly time has passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I started this journey, I never expected that a small idea would grow into an app used by people all around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How it all started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than ten years ago, I was working on a project proposal in my main job: an app for controlling proprietary lighting fixtures for a large retailer. Unfortunately, we did not win the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At first, that was a big disappointment. Looking back today, however, it turned out to be the starting point for something much more exciting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I wanted to create something of my own &#8212; not just develop the final piece of a customer-specific solution, but build a product based on open standards, something that could be used by many people and continuously evolve over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That idea became StageLight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"StageLight Preview\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fdy2zKEsYIQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What started as a small personal project slowly grew into a lighting application used in many different areas around the world: e-learning, streaming and podcast studios, theaters, churches, school projects and events, film sets, architectural lighting, bands on stage, DJs, and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seeing how many different ways people use StageLight today is still one of the most rewarding parts of this journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ten years ago, I never imagined that this idea would become a product with such a diverse and passionate community behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">StageLight would not exist without you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 10-year anniversary is the perfect moment to say <strong>thank you<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">StageLight has never been built by one person alone. Many of the features that exist today started as ideas, requests, or suggestions from the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your feature requests helped shape the direction of StageLight.<br>Your beta testing helped find issues before releases reached everyone.<br>Your recommendations helped new users discover StageLight.<br>Your reviews, feedback, and social media posts helped spread the word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even your critical feedback has played an important role &#8212; because it helped make StageLight better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for your patience when things did not work perfectly, for sharing your experiences, and for being part of this journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking ahead: StageLight 4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, a 10-year anniversary is not only about looking back &#8212; it is also about looking forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next chapter is already taking shape: <strong>StageLight 4<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/stagelight.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cuelist-page-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stagelight.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cuelist-page-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/stagelight.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cuelist-page-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/stagelight.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cuelist-page-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/stagelight.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cuelist-page-1536x1151.png 1536w, https:\/\/stagelight.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cuelist-page-2048x1535.png 2048w, https:\/\/stagelight.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cuelist-page-920x690.png 920w, https:\/\/stagelight.app\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/cuelist-page-790x593.png 790w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of the feature requests you have shared over the years have already been implemented and are currently being tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some highlights include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Print Patch Sheet Fixture Labels as PDF<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A complete redesign of the Cue List page<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A new Fixture Library with integrated Fixture Editor<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>GDTF import support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2026and many more improvements coming soon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am excited to share more details about StageLight 4 with you in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thank you!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every download, every review, every email, every feature request, and every recommendation has helped StageLight become what it is today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for joining me on this journey over the past ten years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am looking forward to the next chapter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Here is to the next 10 years! \ud83d\ude80<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>StageLight is no longer just my app &#8212; it is also a little bit yours.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stagelight.app.link\/hQxnLaNkwv\">StageLight App<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/qQfpc2gPUF\">StageLight User Community<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stagelight.app\/wordpress\/index.php\/category\/news\/\">StageLight Newsletter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 years of StageLight &#8212; it is hard to believe how quickly time has passed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1208,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[53,17],"tags":[19,85,35,139],"class_list":["post-1207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news","tag-artnet","tag-cuelist","tag-fixtures","tag-stagelight4"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagelight.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagelight.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagelight.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagelight.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagelight.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1207"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/stagelight.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1213,"href":"https:\/\/stagelight.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1207\/revisions\/1213"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagelight.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stagelight.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagelight.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stagelight.app\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}