# NeoN VJ — Recognize music, display info

> Recognize music, display info (iPhone/iPad app by hidenori yasumoto.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/neon-vj/id6746332170 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [hidenori yasumoto](https://appshunter.io/developer/1816193998)
- Category: Music, Entertainment
- Price: $39.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 6 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Thai, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-02-20
- Data updated: 2026-08-20
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/neon-vj/id6746332170/reviews.md

## What is NeoN VJ?

Automatically recognize playing music and display track title, artist name, and album art in real-time. A professional tool that tells the floor "What song is playing now?" at DJ events and live venues.

**Perfect for:**
• Showing track info to attendees at DJ events
• Introducing song display at live houses, clubs, music bars, and restaurants
• Taking your music event production to the next level
• Sharing what's playing with your stream viewers

**Key Features:**

**Music Recognition**
• High-precision recognition powered by ShazamKit

**Display Customization**
• 7 layout presets
• Background image and event logo settings
• DJ name display
• Dark/Light font patterns

**Video Background (New in v2.0)**
• Automatically finds the recognized song's MV (music video) on YouTube and displays it as the background
• Requires a YouTube API key (free) obtained on Google Cloud (an in-app setup guide for first-time users is available)
• Video Quality selection supported (Auto / 720p / 480p)

**External Output**
• HDMI connection to large monitors and projectors
• NDI output for wireless integration with OBS / Resolume and other software
• Transparent layer support — composite directly in your software
• Display / Source mode switching
• Dedicated Source mode layouts
• Position adjustment controls

**Multilingual Support**
日本語, English, Español, Français, 한국어, ไทย, 简体中文, 繁體中文

[Please Check Before Purchasing]
This app uses Apple ShazamKit for music recognition.
Recognition accuracy may decrease during DJ play with BPM changes or while mixing.
Using the YouTube Video Background feature requires a YouTube API key (free) obtained on Google Cloud.
Please refer to the product manual for details.
https://neondjneon.com/manual-en.html


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 2.0 — 2026-07-21

[New Feature: YouTube Video Background]
NeoN VJ can now automatically find the recognized song's music video on YouTube and display it as the background.
• Requires a YouTube API key (free) obtained on Google Cloud. An in-app setup guide for first-time users is available
• Video Quality selection supported (Auto / 720p / 480p)
• API keys are automatically checked when saved, and if there's a problem the cause is shown

[Improvements & Fixes]
• Video background now automatically resumes playback when you reopen the app
• Fixed an issue where YouTube control buttons remained on screen after Siri or a phone call
• Stabilized song artwork retrieval
• Streamlined and sped up the settings screen, improved multilingual display
• Improved stability of external display and music recognition, plus many other fixes

### 1.5 — 2026-03-17

[New] NDI Output (External Integration)
• Wirelessly send track info via NDI protocol
• Alpha-channel transparent layer for direct compositing in OBS / Resolume and other software
• Toggle individual display elements (album art, track title, artist name, etc.)
• 9 layout presets

[New] Display / Source Mode Switching
• Display mode: Traditional display for direct projector output
• Source mode: Send clean content to external software (NDI / HDMI clean output)

[Improvements]
• Improved auto-sleep prevention
• Stability improvements

### 1.3 — 2026-03-11

- Screen no longer auto-locks while the app is in use
- Stability improvements

### 1.1 — 2026-02-20

No release notes.

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