PulseCanvas Studio

PulseCanvas Studio Help

Set up PulseCanvas, make your first visual, and troubleshoot playback or exports.

Install PulseCanvas

  • Mac. Use an Apple silicon Mac with macOS 14 or later. For Creators Edition, open the DMG and drag PulseCanvas Studio into Applications.
  • iPhone and iPad. Get PulseCanvas from the App Store on iOS 18 or iPadOS 18 or later.
  • Apple Vision Pro. Find PulseCanvas in the App Store on your headset.

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Create your first visual

  1. In Studio, play the included soundtrack or choose Import audio to use your own music.
  2. Open the visualizer library to choose an effect. Change its palette or motion in Visual Style.
  3. Arrange scenes in the timeline, then use the video export controls to save an MP4 with your soundtrack.

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Troubleshooting

A saved project can’t find its soundtrack

Locate the original audio file when prompted. If it lives in iCloud Drive or another cloud folder, download it to the device first.

Radio won’t play a station

Check your internet connection, then retry the station. Try All Music to see if the issue affects one station or the whole library.

A video export is slow or fails

Check available storage and try 1080p at 30 fps. For a quick test, export again with the included soundtrack and a native Metal visualizer.

Still stuck?

For personal help, open or manage a support ticket. When reporting a bug, include your device, operating system, PulseCanvas version, and the steps to reproduce it.

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