Every device, one click away.
The radial plugin menu for Ableton Live 12 on Mac and Windows. Load any device, plugin or rack onto your track in one click, without opening the browser.
Radia runs on your Mac or Windows PC. Send this page there to buy and install it.
↑ ↓ choose · ↩ load · esc back to the wheel
Point at the wheel to try it yourself: click a slice to open or load it, or start typing.
How it works
Three moves. Loaded.
Radia sits in your menu bar (or the system tray on Windows) and waits for Live. A faster way to load plugins in Ableton: no browser, no scrolling, no dragging.
- 1
Double-tap Shift
The wheel opens under your cursor.
- 2
Point at a device
Move toward it: the highlight follows your direction, so there's nothing to aim at.
- 3
Click, or press its number
Click, or press the relevant number, to load it straight into your Ableton project.
Point and click
Hotkeys
One key for every favourite
Custom keyboard shortcuts for Ableton Live: give the plugins, racks and settings you reach for most a key of their own. Press it in Live and it's on your track. No wheel, no search.
Search
Find anything in Live
Start typing on the wheel and it turns into a plugin search over everything installed: Live's devices, your VST3, VST and AU plugins, and the racks and Max for Live devices in your User Library. Each result says what it is.
Type a shortcut and the device arrives already set up. Try it in the preview: click it and start typing.
hp200 lp8k q5 | EQ Eight high-pass or low-pass, with resonance |
gain-3 pan25 | Utility gain and pan |
sat50 roar30 | Saturator or Roar drive |
verb35 200 | Hybrid Reverb wet and decay |
dly1/8 dly400ms | Delay synced or in milliseconds |
Make it yours
Your wheel. Your look.
Everything on the wheel is yours to change in Menu Settings: what's on it, what goes where, and how it looks. Try it here.
How it looks
Drag to reorder · double-click to rename · ⌫ removes · → opens a folder · ⌥↑↓ moves
Each slice gets the number key beside it. Click a folder to open it; click the middle to go back.
Built from what you use
One click: Radia reads what you load most in Live and puts the five you use most across the top of the wheel, with folders of the rest below. Live's own devices fill any gaps.
Right-click to swap
With the wheel open, right-click any slice and pick its replacement from the search list.
Suggestions
Keep loading something that isn't on your wheel and Radia offers to add it, in one click.
Pricing
Pay once. It's yours.
One payment for Radia for Live, for Mac and Windows. No subscription, no account.
Not sure yet? The free download is the full app, with 30 opens of the wheel to try it in your own sets.
14-day refund, no questions asked
- Radia for Live for macOS, Apple Silicon and Intel
- Radia for Live for Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit)
- The Live helper, installed in one click
- A licence key for up to 3 of your computers
- Quick-start guide (PDF)
- Free updates for version 1, installed in one click
- macOS 13 Ventura or newer, or Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)
- Ableton Live 12
Questions
Before you buy
Can I try it before I buy?
Yes. The free download is the full app, for Mac and Windows, and you get 30 opens of the wheel (each wheel open or hotkey counts as one). After that Radia asks for a licence key. Buy it, paste the key from your receipt into the Licence window, and carry on with nothing to reinstall.
How do I load plugins faster in Ableton Live?
With Radia, double-tap Shift in Live and a wheel of your favourite devices, plugins and racks opens under your cursor: click one and it's on the selected track. Start typing to search everything installed, or give your most-used plugins a hotkey of their own. It loads through Live's own browser, so there's no searching or dragging.
Can I make custom keyboard shortcuts for plugins in Ableton?
Live's Key Map Mode assigns keys to controls and clips, but not to loading a device. Radia's hotkeys do: give any plugin, rack or Live device a key, or a typed shortcut such as hp200 for EQ Eight with a high-pass at 200 Hz. Hotkeys only fire while Live is in front.
Is Radia an alternative to Live Enhancement Suite?
If you're after a quick menu for loading devices in Live, yes. Radia is built for that one job: a radial wheel of your devices and plugins (opened by double-tapping Shift, or with a double right-click if you prefer), a search over everything installed, typed shortcuts and hotkeys. It's made for Live 12 on Mac and Windows and loads through Live's own browser.
Does it work on Windows?
Yes. One purchase includes both the Mac and the Windows version, for Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit). The first time you run the Windows installer, Windows may show a "Windows protected your PC" screen: click More info, then Run anyway.
How many computers can I use it on?
Up to 3 of your own computers, Mac or Windows in any mix, with one licence key. Moving to a new one? Deactivate the old one in Radia's Licence window first and the key is free to use again.
Does it work with Live 11?
Mostly. Roar, Meld and a few shortcuts need Live 12, and Radia tells you when it spots Live 11.
What is the Live helper?
A small script that runs inside Live and loads devices through Live's own browser, which is why loading is instant. The welcome tour installs it in one click when you first open Radia. Without it, Radia still works by typing into Live's search for you.
Why does it need Accessibility access on a Mac?
That's how a Mac app notices a key like a double-tapped Shift while you're in another app. Radia only acts while Live is in front, and the welcome tour opens the right settings page for you. On Windows there's nothing to switch on.
Can I open it without Shift?
Yes. In Menu Settings you can open the wheel with a double-tap of any modifier key (Shift, Control, Option or Command on a Mac; Shift, Ctrl or Alt on Windows), with a double right-click, or by holding a modifier and pressing Return or clicking.
How do updates work?
Radia checks for a new version once a day, or whenever you choose Check for Updates. When there is one, it offers to install it: one click and it updates itself and opens again. Updates to version 1 are free.
Does Radia collect any data?
No. There's no account and no tracking. Radia talks to Live on your computer, and what you load most is read from Live's own records there, never sent anywhere. It goes online only to check this site for updates (and download one when you choose to install it), about once a day to check your licence key with Lemon Squeezy, the store that sells it, and when you press Send in Feedback & Bugs, to send your message to support (with Radia's diagnostics, for a bug report).