Node Reference

Last updated 27 March 2026

Complete index of all nodes available in the Backstage Node Editor, organised by category.

Each node page documents its input and output pins, parameters, and behaviour.

→ Full Node Index — view all nodes in one table

Categories

Category	What it contains
Asset	Convert and render assets dynamically
Audio	Control audio devices, mixers, streams, and LTC
Brainsalt	Brainsalt hardware and legacy integrations
Capture	Datapath capture card control
Control	Flow control, gates, logic, sync
Datatype	Store and emit typed values (Int, Float, String, etc.)
Filesystem	Read, write, watch, and delete files
IO	Serial port communication
Math	Arithmetic, comparison, mapping, filtering
Meta	Patch encapsulation and serialisation
Network	OSC, UDP, TCP, ArtNet, sACN, ZMQ, NDI
Outputs	Dynamic output and mesh warp control
Resource	List and query scene resources
Scene	Control surfaces, groups, and properties
Sequence	Control sequences, steppers, and playback
String	Build, parse, search, and transform strings
System	Load/save projects and graphs, system control
ThirdParty	Scalable Display integration
Time	Clocks, timers, timecode (LTC, PTP, ASIO), delays
UI	In-graph UI elements (buttons, lists, asset viewer)
Unspecified	Comments, logging, debugging
Video	File recorder, EDID control

Right-click anywhere on the graph canvas to add a node
Hover over any input or output pin to see the accepted datatypes
Press F1 with a node selected to open its reference page directly
Use Spacebar to zoom to fit the full graph; Shift+Space to zoom to selection