Shape the catalog
Create songs, search the catalog, and build or reorder setlists before rehearsal.
Editor guideLive performance manager
Run the set. Stay with the song.
Prest connects REAPER or Ableton Live to a touch-first browser interface for setlists, transport, lyrics, and chords on your private stage network.
Free software No cloud account Private local network
One show, two phases
Prepare deliberately. Perform at a glance.
Prest keeps the editing work and the stage controls distinct, while the DAW remains the playback host.
Prepare the DAW
Use separate REAPER projects, one marker-based REAPER project, or one Ableton Live Set with locators.
Compare integrationsRun Performance
Choose the active setlist and song, control transport, follow progress, and keep lyrics and chords in view.
Performance guideCarry a backup
Export the song and setlist catalog to a Prest backup file, then import a copy when needed.
Backups and dataHow it works
The browser is the control surface. The DAW is still the host.
Playback host
REAPER or Ableton Live
Your projects, locators, transport, and timed song data.
Prest runtime
Runs beside the DAW
Serves the interface and translates browser actions for the host.
Stage devices
Browsers on the LAN
Open Prest from a computer, tablet, or phone on the same network.
A private network is part of the setup.Prest has no authentication. Any device on the network can control transport and open projects. Use a band-owned router or hotspot, never public or shared venue Wi-Fi.
DAW support
Choose the workflow that matches your session.
The browser experience is shared, but project preparation differs. Prest does not imply parity where the hosts work differently.
| Workflow | REAPER | Ableton Live |
|---|---|---|
| Project source | Folder of project files or one project divided by markers | One Live Set divided by locators |
| Host connection | Native Prest plugin with embedded runtime | Python Remote Script starts the Prest bridge |
| Timed text | Extracted from the prepared REAPER project | Clip names on Lyrics and Chordtrack tracks |
| Guide | Use Prest with REAPER | Use Prest with Ableton Live |
Free and inspectable
Prest is GPL-licensed software under active development.
Public installation packages and a source repository URL have not been published in the available project metadata. The site will not send you to a guessed download.