Pro projection mapping on your laptop. Warp video onto walls, columns and objects — masks, chroma key, live scenes, two projectors.
Built for people who project
The desktop app adds real projector output on a second display, multi-projector, offline use and the phone remote.
MapCast ships with the features people buy MadMapper and HeavyM for — installed as a real desktop app that opens in seconds and just works.
Drag four corners to lock video onto any flat surface — mathematically correct keystone, not a fake skew.
Bézier / Coons-patch edges bend video around columns, arches and curved walls. Arc, dome, cylinder presets included.
Rectangle, ellipse or freehand polygon masks with soft feathered edges. Cut the projection to the exact shape of your object.
Knock out a background color per surface and grade brightness, contrast, saturation and hue to match the wall.
Save layouts as scenes, trigger them with keys 1–9, crossfade between them, or auto-advance on a timer for a full VJ set.
A true borderless output window on every connected projector — live-synced. Native app unlocks real multi-display and soft-edge blending.
Drop in MP4/WebM video and images, or start instantly with six generative loops — plasma, tunnel, neon waves and more. Zero files needed.
Drive brightness, scale and scene switches from the music, and fire scenes from a MIDI pad or DMX console. On the roadmap for every plan.
Trigger scenes, blackout, freeze and fade from your phone across the room — iPhone & Android, no app-store download.
MapCast installs as native software on your computer, so it can drive real projectors and multiple displays. Your phone becomes a free wireless remote.
Download, install, open. Everything on this page — GPU-accelerated, offline-ready, built to run a live show.
Full mapping needs a laptop and a projector — so on phones MapCast is a controller, not the whole studio.
The big tools are powerful — and priced for studios. MapCast covers what most projects actually need, for a fraction of the cost, and you own it.
| MapCast | MadMapper | HeavyM | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $249 / yr or $39 / mo | from €399 perpetual or from €39 / month, excl. tax | one-time licence or rent-to-own monthly |
| Platforms | macOS today Win & Linux in development | Mac / Win | Mac / Win |
| Perspective + curved warp | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Masks + chroma key | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Live scenes + hotkeys | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Free phone remote made by us | Yes | Third-party OSC app | Not offered |
| Learning curve | Minutes | Steep | Medium |
| Monthly option | Yes — $39 | Yes — from €39 | Rent-to-own, 6 months |
MadMapper and HeavyM are trademarks of their respective owners, used here only to identify them. Competitor figures were read from madmapper.com and heavym.net on 31 July 2026 and may have changed since — check their sites for current pricing. Both offer a free or watermarked version.
Same MapCast either way — every feature, every update, the free phone remote. The yearly plan is the cheap one: it costs less than seven months of monthly.
MapCast Studio is a real desktop app you download and install on your Mac — that's what lets it drive projectors and multiple displays and run fully offline. There's also a free browser demo you can open right now, and a free phone companion (Remote + Lite) that installs to your home screen with no app store.
Not yet. MapCast ships today as a signed, notarized macOS app (.dmg, Intel and Apple Silicon). Windows and Linux builds are in development — subscribe now and you get them free when they land, or try the browser demo on any machine in the meantime.
Yes. The free MapCast Remote turns your iPhone or Android into a wireless controller on the same network — fire scenes 1–9, blackout, freeze and crossfade from across the room while your laptop drives the projector.
Plug the projector in as a second display and MapCast opens a clean, borderless output window on it — no controls, just the finished visual, synced live while you edit on your main screen. The native app supports multiple projectors at once.
Same app and the same features either way. Monthly is $39 and you can cancel any month, which suits one season, one tour or one installation. Yearly is $249, which works out at $20.75 a month: you pay for about six months and get twelve, and it adds priority support and the Windows and Linux builds free when they land. If you will project for more than six months, yearly costs less — after seven months of monthly you would have spent more than a whole year.
MP4 (H.264) and WebM work best. Phone clips in .MOV/HEVC convert to MP4 with any free converter. You can also start with the six built-in generative loops and use no files at all.
Absolutely. If MapCast doesn't fit your setup, email within 14 days for a full refund on either plan, and you can cancel a subscription any time. No hard feelings.
MadMapper is a deep studio tool and does more at the very high end. MapCast covers what most real projects need — warping, masks, chroma key, scenes, multi-projector output — for a fraction of the price, with a free phone remote. For clubs, churches, holiday displays, retail windows and installations, it's usually all you need.
$249/year (save 47%) or $39/month. macOS, free phone remote, 14-day money-back.
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