The controller
A small WLED controller is the brain that turns SimLight Golf's signal into light.
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Every shot,
in light.
SimLight Golf turns your golf sim into a room that lights up the instant you strike it. Clean and green when you flush it, bending with the shape of every shot when you don't.
Instant download · Windows · One-time $149, free maintenance updates
What it really costs
You buy the SimLight Golf software from us. The hardware - lights, controller, and power - you buy yourself. We point you to exactly what to get.
SimLight Golf software
$149
Your hardware
From $130
All in
~$300
Most installs land between $130 and $185 in hardware. About $300 all in, before tax.
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See it
See it in a real room.
Watch the lights instantly react to every shot, captured live.
What lights up
A room that reacts the way the shot felt.
Every effect is driven by your real shot data: ball speed, horizontal launch angle, spin, total carry, and offline carry. Switch off GSPro's on-screen data tiles and read your shots in the light instead.
Tap an effect to play it on the strip
Pure strikes: a flushed shot fires the room with clean, confident green.
Plus: Ball detected
The strip greets your ball the instant it's on the mat, in your color, so you always know it's your turn.
Works with any launch monitor that reports ball-ready to GSPro.How it works
Up and running in three steps.
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Get the hardware
A strip of lights, a controller, a power supply, and a diffuser. We point you to what to buy, then you mount it in your bay. See what you need.
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Install SimLight Golf
Download, install, point it at your lights. Runs in the background.
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Hit a shot
Open GSPro, swing, and watch the room come alive.
What you need
Everything you need for the lights.
SimLight Golf is the software. Here's exactly what to get.
Before you buy, make sure you have
- A Wi-Fi network. Your PC and the lights' controller need to be on the same one (a wired connection works too).
- A spare power outlet near where the strip mounts, for the LED power supply.
- A Windows 10 or 11 PC running GSPro. SimLight Golf runs quietly alongside it.
Windows 10/11 (64-bit), about 200 MB free. SimLight adds almost no load, so anything that runs GSPro smoothly is plenty.
Almost everything sizes to one number: your install length, usually the width of your screen, or wherever you plan to mount the strip. Size the strip and the diffuser to that.
The LED strip
The addressable strip that runs across your room. Length depends on your bay but is generally the width of your screen. The strip is cuttable to length during install, and SimLight Golf figures out where the middle is later.
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Powers both the controller and the LED strip.
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What turns a row of blinding dots into the smooth glow you see in the videos. Worth getting right. Grab the one we use, or read how to choose.
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Choosing your diffuser
The diffuser is the difference between "a strip of LEDs" and "a wall of light." As a rule, the bigger the profile, the smoother and softer the glow, but the best choice depends on where you can mount it. For the best look, aim for a spot where the strip faces either 45° down toward the ball area or 90° from your screen, looking straight out into your bay.
Flexible silicone (like Orbisify)
Bends and wedges into place, perfect for tucking the strip between ceiling panels, into a seam, or around a curve. Reach for this when you don't have a clean flat surface or want the strip hidden in a gap you already have.
Rigid aluminum and/or plastic channels
Sturdier, sharper lines. Common shapes: 45° corner profiles for shooting down toward your ball, rectangular surface-mount for shooting straight out, and flush/recessed for the cleanest built-in look. If you'd rather not weigh it up, the 45° aluminum channel we run (and our beta testers bought) is a safe default. Mount it with the included screws and brackets, or 3M tape.
Where beta testers mounted theirs
Diffuser profiles range from cheap to expensive. Cheaper ones are generally smaller and, as a result, look worse (the flexible silicone option linked above being the exception), while pricier ones are generally larger and look better. Whichever you choose, order it at least as long as your installed strip.
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Compatibility
Will it run on your setup?
You need
- Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)
- GSPro golf simulator software
- Your PC and LED controller on the same network (Wi-Fi or wired). Ethernet works too but isn't required.
Good to know
- Wi-Fi quality may affect the performance. We recommend bench-testing the electrical parts (power supply, controller, and LED strip) with SimLight Golf first, to make sure your network is up to it.
- Good practice: hook it all up before you climb a ladder. And before your Amazon return window closes 🙂
- The optional ball-detected effect (the strip greets your ball on the mat) works with any launch monitor that reports ball-ready to GSPro. Every other effect runs on GSPro alone, whatever launch monitor you use.
From the beta
What the testers said.
Five golfers ran SimLight Golf in their own sims for a month, across different rooms and launch monitors. A few of their words.
My first thought was that it might feel a bit gimmicky. Totally unfounded. Now it's in, I really like it.
Honestly way cooler than I thought, and the install ended up so clean.
I can't tell you how much I love the ready light. It makes explaining it to new people so much easier.
The lights didn't distract me at all while I played, which was the thing I'd been worried about.
One price
Yours to keep.
What's included
- The full SimLight Golf app and your license key, delivered instantly.
- Free maintenance updates.
- Email support.
Future versions with major new features will be paid upgrades, but always discounted for existing owners.
Remember: the $149 is the software. Plan on hardware from $130 (most installs land between $130 and $185), bought separately.
Stay in the loop
Not ready yet? Stay posted.
New effects, product updates, and the occasional setup tip, straight to your inbox.
Today SimLight Golf works with GSPro, and the ball-detected effect works with any launch monitor that reports ball-ready to GSPro. Support for more simulator software is on the way. Tell us what you run and help us decide what to add next.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Do I need GSPro?
Yes. SimLight Golf reads your shots from GSPro, so it's required.
Do I need a specific launch monitor?
No. SimLight Golf isn't tied to any particular launch monitor. It's driven by GSPro, and every effect runs off the shot data GSPro produces. The one nuance is how that data gets into GSPro in the first place: different launch monitors feed it in different ways, and those paths don't always behave identically. We've run into quirks with certain combinations, and there may be others we haven't seen yet, so we only vouch for setups we've actually tested. Confirmed working: the Uneekor family, the Foresight family, Square Golf, ProTee VX, and monitors connected through GSPro's Open API. If yours isn't listed it may still work fine. Reach out and we'll help confirm it and add it to the list.
Do you sell the lights and hardware?
No. SimLight Golf is software. We point you to exactly what to buy and where, so you get parts we know it works with, without the guesswork. See what you need.
So what does the whole thing cost?
The software is $149. The hardware runs from about $130 (most installs land between $130 and $185), depending mostly on your diffuser. So roughly $300 all in, before tax, once.
Is it hard to set up?
No. Install the app and point it at your lights with a step-by-step setup wizard, and you're done. Installing the lights themselves in your bay is a small evening or weekend project.
Windows says the installer isn't safe. Is something wrong?
No. The installer is code-signed, but brand-new software still trips Windows’ blue SmartScreen warning until it builds up a download history, which is normal for any new app. Click More info → Run anyway. If your browser quarantines the file, open Windows Security → Virus & threat protection → Protection history, find SimLight Golf, and choose Allow. If one browser blocks the download, another usually works.
Some of my LED strip won't light up.
Almost always normal: the strip only fully lights once SimLight Golf has configured the controller. If you tested with just the WLED phone app you may see only the first section light. Run the SimLight Golf setup wizard and it sorts itself out.
Can I use LED strips I already have?
You need a genuine addressable strip on a WLED controller. Pre-made strips with their own app or remote (Govee and the like) use closed protocols and can’t do the real-time, per-LED streaming SimLight Golf relies on. See what you need.
What do I get for $149, and are updates free?
You get the full app, your license key, and free maintenance updates. Major future versions with big new features are paid upgrades, always discounted for existing owners.
What if it doesn't work for me?
If SimLight Golf won't run with your setup, email us within 14 days of buying and we'll refund you.
Can I use it for multiplayer?
Yes. Each player gets their own color, and the room shows whose turn it is.
Does it work for online play?
GSPro online and multiplayer rounds (scramble, match play, and the like) do drive the lights, so your strip reacts to shots and scores as you play. That said, online play is still something we're actively refining: a few multiplayer edge cases (like how team scores light up across players in a scramble) are still being worked out. If you play online a lot, tell us what you run so we can prioritize it.