Josef Novotny Updates URL Beamer – A FREE Download

Josef Novotny has Updates URL Beamer, available as a FREE download.

What’s new in version 1.0.3:

• Improved layout behavior on iPad/standalone for better integration with iPadOS 26 and Stage Manager.
• Updated handling of the startup alert and edit menus (copy/paste) to align with current iPadOS system behavior.
• New option to hide the startup alert.
• Standalone mode: automatically loads the last used setting on next launch.
• Removed the “URL List”‘ button and moved this information to the documentation

Launch other apps from your DAW – AUv3 plugin for iOS musicians.

Tappable buttons trigger custom app URLs.

URL Beamer is an AUv3 plugin for iOS that launches other apps from within your audio host.

It provides tappable buttons that trigger custom URL schemes – ideal for quick app switching during live performance or studio workflow. You can insert it as either an Audio Effect or an Instrument in hosts like AUM, then launch external apps with a single tap.
Optionally, each button can also send a MIDI note (on a chosen channel), letting you control other plugins or trigger global functions inside the host.

Use it to switch apps, load presets, or control devices – all from a tiny plugin window.

Note: URL Beamer does not play sound or process audio. It is a utility plugin intended for workflow enhancements in iOS audio environments.

Features include:

• AUv3 plugin formats: Music Effect (aumf), Instrument (aumu)
• 4 or 8 customizable buttons per instance
• Buttons launch apps via custom URLs or universal links
• Optional MIDI Note output (Note + Channel)
• Basic MIDI Note input for button triggering
• Minimal layout – fits tightly into your setup
• File Manager for saving and loading settings
• AUv3 Plugin State Saving + AU Presets
• Parameter Mapping for remote MIDI control
• Designed for AUM – works in other AUv3 hosts too

For more information on URL Beamer, click here: 

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