Perastage – planning tool for lighting professionals

Posted March 11, 2026 ‐ 1 min read ‐ Categories: GDTF, MVR, Perastage

Perastage is a fast desktop application for lighting designers and technicians. It organizes and visualizes show data using the MVR (My Virtual Rig) format and GDTF (General Device Type Format).

In addition to MVR and GDTF support, it features rider import from text or PDF, patch management, 2D and 3D views, printing, export, and more. Perastage also includes an optional Peraviz viewer and a DMX/Art-Net receiver built on top of the Godot engine. Perastage is currently active beta software, where the core workflows (MVR import/export, editing, layout/printing, and table tooling) are usable and under continuous stabilization. Some advanced and experimental tools remain build-gated or workflow-specific. Read more details here.