PC Sync: lights that follow your screen
PC Sync drives a Hue entertainment area from your Windows PC — from a display, or from what the PC is playing. It needs compatible Hue entertainment hardware and Mote Pro, which is a one-time purchase rather than a subscription and is not yet available to buy.
Three modes
- Video
- Drives a configured entertainment area from what is on the display you choose, so lights behind the screen follow the picture.
- Games
- The same display pipeline, selected separately so it can be tuned for games.
- Music
- Reads system-audio loopback — what the PC is playing. It does not use the microphone, so nothing in the room is listened to.
What you need
- Windows 10 or Windows 11 on an x64 PC
- A compatible Hue Bridge on the same local network
- A compatible Hue entertainment area, created and positioned in Mote Desktop
- An entertainment credential, provisioned when the area is first set up
- Mote Pro, to start a session
Where it stops
PC Sync depends on hardware Mote Desktop does not control, so it is worth knowing the edges before you count on it.
- Which displays, HDR modes, and audio devices work depends on Windows, your drivers, and your hardware. That behaviour is still being finalised through acceptance testing, so treat your own setup as the test.
- Music mode uses system-audio loopback rather than the microphone. Audio routed away from the system mixer will not reach it.
- PC Sync runs against one bridge. Syncing across several bridges at once is not part of the first release.
- Without Pro, Mote Desktop shows the requirements and the upgrade entry point but cannot start a session.
Start with the free app
Mote Desktop is free on the Microsoft Store, and entertainment areas can be created, positioned, and tested without Pro. That is the way to find out whether your hardware is ready before anything is charged for. See the full feature and tier comparison, or follow the Windows setup guide to pair a bridge first.
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