🔄 Restart Ableton Live

Restart Live without ever leaving Live.

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✨ What it does

Right-click a track, clip, scene, clip slot, or Arrangement selection → Restart Ableton Live…

🪟 One-click confirm	A clean restart dialog, no terminal, no Activity Monitor
💾 Safe by default	Unsaved changes? Live shows its native save dialog first
📂 Picks up where you left off	Reopens the current project when possible
🎯 Version-aware	Uses the same Live app version that launched the extension

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📦 Install

1. Download restart-ableton-live-1.1.0.ablx from Releases
2. Open Ableton Live 12 Beta
3. Go to Preferences → Extensions
4. Drag the .ablx file into the Extensions list
5. Restart Ableton Live when Live asks you to. Yes, seriously.

Take a breath. Enjoy the ritual. This should be the last time you ever restart Live manually.

Done. Right-click anywhere in Live to use it.

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✅ Requirements

• Ableton Live 12 Beta — the Extensions API is currently in beta
• macOS — uses AppleScript + open to quit and reopen Live
• Windows — uses PowerShell + CloseMainWindow() to quit and reopen Live

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🛠️ Build from source

git clone https://github.com/4TheDoctor/restart-ableton-live.git
cd restart-ableton-live
npm install

Create .env with your Extension Host path:

EXTENSION_HOST_PATH=/Applications/Ableton Live 12 Beta.app/Contents/Helpers/ExtensionHost/ExtensionHostNodeModule.node

npm start        # dev mode — loads into Live with hot reload
npm run package  # builds .ablx for distribution

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📄 License

MIT © The Doctor