Show Distro gives one operator control of the running order, presenter notes, media cues, timer, presenter views, outputs, and Main + Backup presentation computers.
Founding beta for Apple silicon and Intel Macs
Show Distro compares the new Keynote or PowerPoint file with the version you rehearsed. Cues, notes, and presenter settings that still match carry forward; anything that moved is held for review.
Bring in Keynote, PowerPoint, or PDF without converting it into a second presentation format.
Attach presenter layouts, scripts, notes, timers, media, room cues, and output routes.
Send the same reviewed deck and show setup to both machines before LOAD or GO.
Keep the queue, timing, presenter views, commands, and machine state together on the local show network.
See what still matches, resolve anything that moved, then send the approved revision to Main and Backup.
The operator, Main and Backup presentation computers, presenter, and director all follow the same deck, cues, notes, and timing.
See the complete operator workflow →Add native decks alongside scripts and notes. When a new version arrives, compare it with the rehearsed deck and review anything that no longer matches.
Attach external media, countdowns, presenter messages, show sections, output routes, and audio, lighting, HTTP, TCP, UDP, or OSC cues.
Build presenter confidence layouts and an independent teleprompter. Director can monitor Program, Presenter, Light Table, sections, timing, and messages.
Use the Show Distro Control app or the direct Stream Deck plugin. A local Companion beta module and optional authenticated OSC, UDP, and TCP inputs are also available.
Run Show puts the active deck, slide notes, section map, video cues, presenter view, timer, and presentation computers in front of the operator.
See what is live, what comes next, and which presentation computer is driving.
Keep presenter notes, section jumps, and attached video cues within reach.
Run the clock and check Main and Backup without leaving the control pane.
Internet access is not required to run a prepared show. Enrollment, updates, Box, and other optional connected services remain separate from show operation.
We are inviting live-event professionals to rehearse Show Distro with the Macs, displays, presentation apps, network, and backup plan they already use.
No. PowerPoint and Keynote continue to run the native presentation while Show Distro adds the production layer around it. PDFs can also play directly.
Show Distro compares the new file with the current presentation, preserves production mappings that still resolve decisively, and flags changed or ambiguous material for operator review before promotion and redistribution.
No. Once the show is prepared, installed-license verification and show operation work locally. Box, enrollment, updates, web content, and other connected services are separate from the critical showtime authority path.
Show Distro coordinates and verifies a Main and Backup show group, with guarded recovery behavior. It is not a substitute for rehearsing the exact rig, network, signal path, and fallback plan.
The founding beta includes Apple silicon and Intel Mac builds. Exact Macs, macOS versions, display paths, adapters, and presentation-app versions still need rehearsal before live use.