Pricing

Two tiers. Both yours forever.

Pick the tier that matches your rig. Both are perpetual licenses covering one machine each: no subscription, no license server in the audio path, no account required to run. Founders is the launch price on either tier until January 1, 2027; after that, new purchases go to the standard price.

Stage

For solo and live performers

$99$149Founders launch price, perpetual

Everything a gigging performer needs. 48 kHz is the standard rate for live work, and a solo rig is not 32 channels.

  • 48 kHz audio engine
  • Up to 8 inputs / 8 outputs
  • DAW Bridge: record to 4 DAW machines at once
  • Full Wiring authoring and the Stage view
  • VST3 and AU plugin hosting
  • Seven built-in processors and the guided rig setup
  • Instant song recall and Variations
  • Songs and setlists with the ChordPro stage display
  • Remote Stage view on any iPad, phone, or laptop over Wi-Fi, with an optional password
  • TypeScript scripting for show logic, safely sandboxed
  • MIDI Learn, scaling curves, hardware abstraction
  • Every 1.x release, free, forever
  • Founders keep the deepest discount on future major versions

$149 standard from January 1, 2027. License key by email within minutes; a one-time online activation binds it to your machine.

Studio

For studios and producers

$179$249Founders launch price, perpetual

Everything in Stage, plus the headroom recording work actually needs: high sample rates and high channel counts.

  • Everything in Stage
  • Full sample rates, up to 192 kHz
  • Up to 32 inputs and 32 outputs
  • DAW Bridge: record to 16 DAW machines at once
  • Every 1.x release, free, forever
  • Founders keep the deepest discount on future major versions

$249 standard from January 1, 2027. License key by email within minutes; a one-time online activation binds it to your machine.

We're a small team and we price fairly. Please buy one license per machine: studios, that's one license for each machine you run. No account and no license server, just a one-time online activation per machine.

Pay once, own this version forever. Every 1.x dot-release is included. Major versions ship as separate paid upgrades with substantial discounts for existing owners. No subscriptions, no surprises. And if the price is genuinely out of reach for you, tell us through the contact form: we would rather see you on stage.

How it's licensed

Commercial, professional first.

Stagewright is commercial software. You buy a perpetual license, you own that version forever, and each license covers one machine. We sell it directly because we want studios and working musicians to fund a tool built specifically for them, and maintained for the long run.

  • One license, one machine

    Each license covers a single machine. Studios buy one license per machine they run.

  • Activate once, run offline

    Paste your key and a one-time online activation binds the license to your machine. After that Stagewright runs fully offline, and no license server sits in the audio path.

  • Move it yourself

    Switching machines? Release the license from the in-app license panel and activate the new machine, up to four moves a year. No support ticket needed.

  • Emergency offline token

    Dead laptop at a venue, no internet in sight? An emergency offline token keeps you playing for about 7 days, available up to twice a year.

FAQ

Questions performing musicians ask first.

  • What does Founders mean?

    Founders is the launch price on either tier: Stage for $99 (instead of $149) or Studio for $179 (instead of $249), available until January 1, 2027. You pay once, you own this version forever, and every 1.x dot-release is included. From January 1, 2027, new purchases go to the standard prices. Founders customers stay Founders, including the deepest upgrade discount on any future major version.

  • Why not a subscription?

    Because the people we built this for do not want to rent their tools. They bought a $3,000 laptop specifically so they would not depend on a cloud service during a show. You pay once, you own that version forever, no license server lives in the audio path. When a major new version ships you decide whether the upgrade is worth it. No automatic billing, no surprise expirations.

  • Do I need an account or an internet connection?

    No account, ever. You go online once per machine: paste your license key into the app and a one-time activation binds the license to that machine. From then on Stagewright runs fully offline, and no license server sits in the audio path. Need to switch machines? Move the license yourself from the in-app license panel, up to four times a year. And if you are ever stuck with no internet, say a replacement laptop at a venue, an emergency offline token keeps you playing for about 7 days, available up to twice a year.

  • Why not a DAW?

    Because a DAW is the wrong shape for live. No timeline, no clip arrangement, no comping. Stagewright does one thing: host plugins on stage, glitch-free, fast to author, fast to switch. We have no plans to grow into a recording suite.

  • Which platforms are supported?

    macOS 11 (Big Sur) and later, both Apple Silicon and Intel native. A Windows version is planned. Linux is not on the supported list for this version.

  • Which plugin formats?

    VST3 and AU. VST2 is behind a flag for legacy patches. CLAP support is on the roadmap. Seven built-in processors (gate, compressor, reverb, keys, drum kit, guitar and bass amps) ship with the app, so a fresh install makes sound before you install anything.

  • Are the binaries signed?

    Yes. macOS builds are Developer ID signed and notarised by Apple (Team: Nubisco, LDA). Download the DMG, open it, drag Stagewright to Applications, and it launches with no security warnings and no workarounds. The planned Windows version will be code-signed as well. On first launch macOS asks for Microphone access, and for Screen & System Audio Recording only if you route audio through a virtual loopback device such as BlackHole; those are standard permission prompts, unrelated to code-signing.

  • Is there a trial?

    Yes. A free 30-day trial is available: the full Studio feature set on your real rig, with your real plugins. The one exception is the Wi-Fi remote Stage view, which unlocks with a license. After 30 days the app locks to a limited state (48 kHz, 2 channels) until a license is entered, and everything you built stays in your project files, waiting for one.

  • How does the remote Stage view work?

    Your licensed desktop app serves the Stage view over your own Wi-Fi. Any browser on the same network renders the real thing: live meters, tuner and metronome readouts, and controls that work in both directions. You connect by scanning a QR code from Settings or typing a friendly your-mac.local address, and a floating button takes the browser full screen. If you are on a network you do not control, set an optional password in Settings > Remote and every device is prompted before it can open the Stage. Nothing to install on the device, and the desktop always shows a REMOTE chip while devices are connected. It is included with every license; trial installs preview it with an unlock prompt.

  • The views have new names. What changed?

    In 1.14 the top navigation was reorganized around what you are actually doing: play (Stage, Set) and build (Wiring, Controllers, Script). Four tabs were renamed in the process: Front is now Stage, Back is now Wiring, Devices is now Controllers, and Logic is now Script. Nothing moved and nothing was removed, so your projects, bindings, and scripts all open exactly as they were. If you have followed older tutorials or our earlier docs, that is the mapping you need.

  • What if Nubisco disappears?

    Your work does not depend on us staying around. Project files are local JSON with an explicit schema version, so they keep opening with any tool that reads the format, with or without us. Your license is perpetual, and once a machine is activated the app runs fully offline, with no license server in the audio path, so a copy you bought keeps running for as long as your machine does. We are committed to not leaving paying customers stranded if the product is ever discontinued.