Published on October 8, 2025 by Erlend Jones & William VikerLast updated on August 28, 2026
Product UpdatesRelease NotesButtonsv1.4
Did you know you can use Buttons in production without a license? 😮
Our free tier supports one surface and route 16x16 ports (2110, IPMX, baseband, ..), making it really easy to get started and explore the power of Buttons. Use it in production today!
Release Notes & New Features
You've been asking for it - and our Q4-2025 release is finally here, and it's packed with new features and improvements. Here's a look at what's new since v1.2.
Cue lists - Recall cues step by step
Plan your cues in a list and recall them step by step, with feedbacks and actions, just like in QLab or similar software. Mix and match workflows, cues and regular buttons. Perfect for routine tasks and planned shows. You add actions to each cue just like you create regular buttons. Conditional actions are fully supported!
Conditional Actions & Feedbacks - If this, then that
When you create an action or cue list cue, you can now add a condition to it based on variables, feedbacks or expressions. This makes it easy to create complex logic and automations, without all the clutter.
New variable type: Connection
You can now make dynamic patched actions that trigger the connection based on a variable. This is really powerful if you have multiple production control rooms and multiple studios/racks you want to control dynamically.
More Big Features
SSL Certificates for the Editor Protect browser-to-server communication. Upload your own certificates or use self-signed certificates.
NMOS Registry Support Connect to an NMOS Registry to adopt resources directly from your network infrastructure.
NMOS Substitution Table Replace unusable IPs/hostnames or ports reported by resources accessed from outside their network - perfect for remote production workflows.
Multi-thread Rendering Surfaces now use multi-threaded rendering to dramatically increase performance and scalability.
Custom Icon Library and Management Upload your own icons and use them on buttons, folders, ports, and more. Build your own visual language.
Enhanced Position Editor Tree Easier navigation between sections, edit icons directly, and improved overall workflow.
Custom Port Selection for the WebUI Select a custom port and network interface to run the editor from - perfect for complex network setups.
Position Variables Persistence Current values are now persisted across restarts, so your state is maintained even after a system reboot.
Dismiss Popovers on Click Automatically close a popover when a button inside is pressed, making interactions more intuitive.
Dashboard Improvements More space for status monitoring of all resources - perfect for keeping tabs on large setups.
New Workflow Nodes
We've added a comprehensive set of new workflow nodes to give you even more power and flexibility:
StringMerge
Easily merge text variables without needing complex expressions.
WorkflowRouter
Setup input and output variables that can be routed with the router sections from any position.
StaticValue
Just a constant value that can be connected and used as an input.
NFC Reads
Whenever an NFC card gets read, you'll get access to the last event - either for the entire system or a single position.
Expression
Create complex logic in textual form. Do math, lookups, logic operations, and more.
Case Switch
Outputs a single state based on a selection state. The selected input state is forwarded to the output.
Clamp
Restrict a value with max and min clamp values.
Event Gate
Only pass events through if the conditional input is true.
State Gate
Only pass state through if conditional value is true (falls back to cache).
Event Switch
Outputs a value based on what incoming event was most recently received.
Internal Feedback
Respond to feedbacks from the internal features of the system, like salvo being fulfilled.
OSC Listener (Server)
Receive OSC commands from external devices or applications. Customize ports and endpoints.
Priority Stack
Determine what order certain states changed to true. Can be used to determine the winner of a race. Select from 4 strategies: Latest, Most recent, Top, or Bottom.
Other Improvements
New internal actions
GitHub repo and bug report button added to connections
Support for importing unbuilt and packaged connections
Options to customize the router section styles
Better selection look for the selected encoder
Improvements to the Workflow Scheduler Node
Global custom sorting added to the native router
Support for Riedel Mediornet in the Router Section
Support for Imagine LRC Routers in the Router Section
Reworked quick-navigation between positions, cue lists, and shared sections
Reworked variable editing dialog
Improved style of the Web Routing View
Tag UI: Label selection follows selected bundle/label
NMOS: Show registry nodes in discovery list
Improved and much faster connection establishment with surfaces
Position: Add encoder selector labels to the variable browser
Custom Surfaces with >255 buttons not working properly
1.4.1
Fixes an issue with the SchedulerNode in workflows not always firing if the system is running on high CPU while execution. Now it will rather fire at a later time to make sure an execution is not skipped.
1.4.2
Fixes an issue with numeric sorting on Japanese language settings on Windows
Fixes an issue with rendering of buttons in the Web Editor.
Fixes an issue with creation of buttons inside scrolled sections.
Fixes an issue with connections-configurations, where input fields may not update to the latest selected item in a combo-field with input and select option.
Fixes an issue with too many pages being rendered for a scrollable section.
Removes some verbose log-messages
Fixes an issue where the position-renderer would not self-heal in the event of a failure.
1.4.3
Fixes an issue with too many pages being rendered in a scrollable section.
1.4.4
Fix an issue with restarting of the surface-service
1.4.5
Fixes an issue with persisting data in Workflow Variable Nodes
Fixes an issue with Workflow Variable Nodes getting extra "" around strings
1.4.6
Fix an issue with rendering the very first button in the editor
1.4.7
Fixes an issue with ports appearing in the ExecuteView after they have been removed
Makes sure the Workflow label is shown with the ports in the Execute View and the Router Sections
1.4.8
Fix an issue where expressions would overwrite other changes
Fix an issue with missing scroll-buttons on a shared section
Fix an issue with missing nmos source ports
Fix an issue with updating firmware on surfaces
Make sure changed section-variables gets pushed to the live position on "Apply"
1.4.9
Fix an issue with Stream Deck Network Dock, where a connected device could show up multiple times in Buttons
1.4.10
Fixes a crash when connecting to Stream Deck Mini connected via a Stream Deck Network Dock
Fixes an issue with using actions with missing defaults in Workflows
Removes the "Not ideal" warning for manually adding NMOS Registries
1.4.11
Fixed an issue where external route actions not propagating back into Buttons for the AJA Kumo routers
1.4.12
Fix Mac Intel installer
Fix an issue where the Blackmagic Videohub router would not properly provide visual feedback when the destination is locked on take
Add Router support for Imagine Communications Logical Router Control (LRC) routers
1.4.13
Added the ability to hide specific output rows in data repeater tables
Fixed an issue where workflows could deadlock when nodes returned undefined values (e.g., uninitialized OSC Server outputs)
Workflow Router nodes now accept any input type, improving compatibility with various data sources
Fixed scrolling not appearing correctly when the number of sources/destinations exactly filled the available grid space
Fixed repeat index calculation when using action- and feedback-repeaters
Improved search result scoring and sorting
Fixed a sorting bug that could cause inconsistent ordering of items
Hidden items in repeater tables now display with an orange eye icon for better visibility
1.4.14
Fix missing button variable propagation. Fixed button variables not being propagated correctly; improved variable type change handling to re-initialize the value
Fix OSC server startup - Fixed an issue with OSC server startup failure and address reuse issue.
1.4.15
Fix an issue with release actions being fired just after page navigation.
Security Patches
1.4.16
Fix Safari paste issues — Resolved clipboard paste not working correctly in Safari
Fix incompatible module installation — Buttons no longer offers to install modules that are incompatible with the current version
1.4.17
Fix potential startup hang on poor network connections
Fix an issue with the Expression Editor not loading
Performance improvements for internal system communication
Security Updates
1.4.18
Fixes an issue with refreshing labels from Meidornet
Reduces the amount of logs persisted in memory
Thank you for being part of the Bitfocus community. Thanks a lot to everyone who contributed with valuable feedback and suggestions. We hope you enjoy these new updates!
