Warning
Active Development / Beta Notice: NovaXLR is currently in active development. You may encounter bugs, unexpected behavior, or UI quirks. If you find any issues, please open an issue on GitHub with reproduction steps and logs so we can resolve them promptly!
NovaXLR is a modernized, next-generation audio mixer and routing controller suite for TC-Helicon GoXLR and GoXLR Mini devices on Windows. Engineered for streamers, content creators, and audio power users, NovaXLR delivers studio-grade control with a sleek Obsidian dark aesthetic, true full-window dynamic responsiveness, and native Elgato Stream Deck integration.
- Refined Dark Aesthetics: Deep obsidian backdrop (
#080a0e), translucent glass panels, cyan/blue indicator lighting, and clean typography. - Modern Integrated TitleBar: Frameless window design with brand badge, active profile indicator, integrated minimize/maximize/close controls, and live update notification pill.
- Symmetrical System Grid: Clean, balanced 4x2 command layout for quick access to Mic Setup, Settings, Device Options, and Updates.
- Full-Window Scaling: Edge-to-edge layout stretching cleanly across 1080p, 1440p, 4K, and ultrawide monitors without black side bars or artificial letterboxing.
- Zero Viewport Scrollbars: All core mixer panels, sliders, and profile managers flex dynamically to fit your screen resolution without awkward outer page scrolling.
- Proportional Hardware Visualizer: Real-time vector hardware visualizer that scales dynamically to window height and width.
- Zero-Latency WebSocket Control: Communicates directly with the NovaXLR background daemon for instantaneous key action and real-time state feedback.
- Dynamic Key Feedback: Stream Deck button icons and text automatically update in real-time when channels are muted, faders change, or profiles switch.
- Stream Deck + Dial Support: Rotary encoder dial support for adjusting volume levels with continuous tactile feel and push-to-mute.
- Automated Version Checking: Checks GitHub Releases automatically and notifies you directly on the titlebar whenever a new release is available.
- 1-Click Download & Install: Installs updates seamlessly right from within the application.
NovaXLR includes an official Elgato Stream Deck plugin (com.iammrwrath.novaxlr.sdPlugin) providing full physical hardware control:
| Action | Icon | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Profile Switch | PROFILE |
Switch directly between your custom NovaXLR profiles with live active indicator. |
| Mic Profile Switch | MIC |
Swap microphone presets (Broadcast, Voiceover, Discord, Gaming). |
| Channel Mute | MUTE |
Toggle mute state on any channel (Mic, Chat, Music, Game, System, etc.) with real-time red/cyan status. |
| Fader Mute | FADER |
Toggle mute on physical Faders A, B, C, or D. |
| Routing Toggle | ROUTE |
Dynamically toggle routing between any audio input and output matrix cell. |
| Cough Button | COUGH |
Latching or momentary cough/mute button. |
| Voice FX Preset | FX |
Instantly trigger Voice FX presets 1 through 6. |
| Bleep Censor | BLEEP |
Trigger the swear bleep censor tone while held or toggled. |
| Volume Control / Dial | VOL |
Adjust volume up/down by percentage, or use Stream Deck + dials to rotate and adjust. |
- Download
NovaXLR.streamDeckPluginfrom the Latest Release. - Double-click the
.streamDeckPluginfile. Elgato Stream Deck will automatically install and activate the plugin under the NovaXLR category!
Download the latest version of NovaXLR directly from GitHub Releases:
| Package | Download Link | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NovaXLR Windows Installer (Recommended) | ⬇️ Download NovaXLR-1.2.8.exe |
Complete setup with desktop app, daemon, and drivers |
| NovaXLR Stream Deck Plugin | ⬇️ Download NovaXLR.streamDeckPlugin |
Official Elgato Stream Deck plugin |
Tip
In-App Updates: If you already have NovaXLR installed, simply open the app, click Updates (or the version chip on the titlebar), and click Download & Install Update!
NovaXLR proudly stands on the shoulders of the open-source community. We express our deepest gratitude to the creators and maintainers of the foundational projects that made NovaXLR possible:
-
GoXLR Utility (by Craig McLure (@FrostyCoolSlug) and the GoXLR-on-Linux Community):
The core open-source hardware reverse engineering, high-performance Rust daemon, USB communication layer, and audio routing architecture that form the bedrock of this utility. -
Dinnerbone and open-source contributors for essential protocol decoding and foundational work.
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Upstream Repository: https://github.com/GoXLR-on-Linux/goxlr-utility
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License: MIT License (preserved in full in LICENSE)
- Lead Maintainer: @iammrwrath
- Bug Reports & Feature Requests: Open an Issue
- Releases & Updates: GitHub Releases
NovaXLR is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for complete details.