Why not open it in the TV’s own browser?

It will run there and keep moving, but most smart TVs have no microphone, so it cannot hear the music and will not react to it. A laptop, tablet or phone connected to the TV by HDMI or screen mirroring gives it ears. Put that device where it can hear the room clearly rather than pressed against a speaker.

Will the screen go to sleep during the party?

Ambient Mode asks the browser to keep the display awake, which current laptop and Android browsers allow, as does Safari from iOS 16.4. If a browser refuses, the page tells you as soon as you tap Start, so you can set the display timeout to Never before guests arrive rather than finding a black screen at midnight.

Can I choose the look?

Yes. There are six — Deep Ocean, Solar Flare, Aurora, Nebula, Bass Tunnel and Void — and you step through them with the arrows, which fade away after a few seconds. To open straight into one, add it to the link, for example vortexia.live/ambient?look=bass-tunnel.

Is the microphone recording anything?

No. It only measures the sound so the visual can react to it. Nothing is recorded, stored or sent anywhere.

Does it need a powerful computer?

No. All six looks use the lighter 2D engines, so an ordinary laptop or a recent tablet can drive a TV or projector at full screen.

Yes. Ambient Mode needs no account and has no paid version. It carries a small Vortexia watermark, and that is the whole price.

AUDIO-REACTIVE VISUAL · UPDATED 2026-09-28

Turn Your TV or Projector into a Live Visual

Name: Vortexia
Author: Vortexia

Free, no account, no app — it moves with the music in the room

Turn a TV or projector into a visual that moves with the music. Free, no account, no app — run it on a laptop, tablet or phone connected to the screen.

Open the dashboard · Watch it live · All presets · Pricing

What is Turn Your TV or Projector into a Live Visual?

For a house party, open vortexia.live/ambient on a laptop, tablet or phone, connect it to your TV or projector with an HDMI cable or screen mirroring, and tap Start. One tap keeps the screen awake, switches on that device’s microphone and goes fullscreen, so the visual follows whatever the room is playing: bass, mids and treble each drive a different part of the motion, and a kick drum lands as a pulse. There is no account, no download and no app, and it runs at the screen’s full quality with a small Vortexia watermark. Use a device that can hear the speakers rather than the TV’s own browser: most smart TVs have no microphone, so the picture would still move but could not follow the music.

How to use Turn Your TV or Projector into a Live Visual

Connect a device to the screen. Plug a laptop into the TV or projector with HDMI, or mirror a tablet or phone to it. Place it where its microphone can hear the speakers.
Open Ambient Mode. In that device’s browser, go to vortexia.live/ambient. There is nothing to install and no account to make.
Tap Start. One tap keeps the screen awake, turns on the microphone and goes fullscreen.
Pick a look. Step through the six looks with the arrows, or open one directly with ?look= in the link. The controls fade after a few seconds.

Specs & output

Engine	Neon Pulse
Render Mode	inferno
Iteration Depth	65
Default Zoom	1.80
Colour Shift	60°
Output (Free)	720p / 30fps + watermark
Output (Plus)	1080p / 60fps, no watermark
Output (Pro)	4K / 60fps, brand-kit logo overlay
Audio Source	Browser tab audio (FFT, real-time)
Last Updated	2026-09-28

Frequently asked questions

Why not open it in the TV’s own browser?: It will run there and keep moving, but most smart TVs have no microphone, so it cannot hear the music and will not react to it. A laptop, tablet or phone connected to the TV by HDMI or screen mirroring gives it ears. Put that device where it can hear the room clearly rather than pressed against a speaker.
Will the screen go to sleep during the party?: Ambient Mode asks the browser to keep the display awake, which current laptop and Android browsers allow, as does Safari from iOS 16.4. If a browser refuses, the page tells you as soon as you tap Start, so you can set the display timeout to Never before guests arrive rather than finding a black screen at midnight.
Can I choose the look?: Yes. There are six — Deep Ocean, Solar Flare, Aurora, Nebula, Bass Tunnel and Void — and you step through them with the arrows, which fade away after a few seconds. To open straight into one, add it to the link, for example vortexia.live/ambient?look=bass-tunnel.
Is the microphone recording anything?: No. It only measures the sound so the visual can react to it. Nothing is recorded, stored or sent anywhere.
Does it need a powerful computer?: No. All six looks use the lighter 2D engines, so an ordinary laptop or a recent tablet can drive a TV or projector at full screen.
Is it free?: Yes. Ambient Mode needs no account and has no paid version. It carries a small Vortexia watermark, and that is the whole price.

About the author

The Vortexia team — Makers of the Vortexia engine.

The Vortexia team builds a browser-based, GPU-accelerated audio-reactive visual engine used by streamers and DJs on Twitch, Kick, YouTube Live and TikTok Live.