Desktop app for av integrators and system commissioning engineers

SwitchCommander

Set up AV network switches in minutes, without typing a single CLI command.

Version 0.1.0, released October 2, 2026 · Windows, macOS, Linux · What's new

The Write tab: port profiles shown as coloured ports, with the exact commands previewed on the right

What it's for

A desktop app for AV integrators. Plug into a switch with a console cable or connect over SSH or Telnet, see exactly what is on it, and push a clean, AV-ready configuration from a simple form. No more copying CLI snippets from PDFs on a job site.

Built for AV

IGMP snooping and queriers per VLAN, QoS presets for Dante, Shure and Q-SYS, and EEE off so devices stay online.

See before you send

Every command is previewed, the running config is backed up first, and the app stops at the first rejected command.

Repeatable

Save a configuration as a file and load it onto the next switch on the job.

Features

Read what is on the switch

Running config pulled and saved to a file in one click.
MAC address table with IPs from ARP or a subnet scan, exportable to CSV for as-builts.
Multicast groups per VLAN with the ports that joined and a best guess at what they carry: PTP, Dante, AES67, sACN or AVoIP.
Querier status per VLAN.

Write a configuration from a form

Switch: hostname, gateway, inter-VLAN routing, jumbo frames.
AV essentials: Green Ethernet, EEE and Smartport off; IGMP snooping on.
VLANs with IP, IGMP snooping, querier and immediate leave.
QoS presets for Audinate Dante, Shure and Q-SYS (Q-LAN).
Port profiles like Dante, Control or Uplink trunk, assigned by clicking ports.
DHCP server pools and management access (SSH, Telnet, web).

And also

Built-in terminal showing every command sent; type your own at any time.
In-app Help with connection tips, factory logins and what each setting does.
Updates itself each time it starts.

The multicast view: groups per VLAN, what each one probably carries, and the ports that joined it

The MAC table view with IP addresses resolved from the switch's ARP table

Supported switches

Manufacturer	Models	Read	Write
Cisco	Catalyst 1200 / 1300, CBS250 / CBS350, SG250 / SG350 / SG550X, SG300	Yes	Yes
Aruba	2530 / 2540 / 2930F / 2930M / 3810, CX 6000 to 6400	Yes	Coming soon
Netgear	M4250 / M4350 (AV Line), M4300	Yes	Coming soon
Extreme	X440-G2 / X460-G2 / X465 / X590, 5320 to 5720, VSP 4900 / 7400	Yes	Coming soon
Ubiquiti	EdgeSwitch, UniFi US / USW Pro / USW Enterprise	Yes	No

Connect with a USB console cable, SSH or Telnet. Web-only or cloud-only switches (Aruba Instant On, Netgear Smart, UniFi Lite / Flex / Ultra) have no command line, so SwitchCommander cannot manage them.

Buy a licence

Your licence key arrives by email. Paste it into the app's Activate screen the first time it opens. Changing computers? Use Help › Move to another computer, then activate on the new one. More in the licence FAQ.

Buy SwitchCommander · $30.00

One licence key, activated on one computer at a time.

Licences are checked at launch and keep working offline for up to 30 days.

Download

Latest version: 0.1.0 (October 2, 2026). You only download it once; after that it keeps itself up to date.

Need a hand installing? See the install guide. Found a problem or have an idea? Send us a message.