Thomas Dye

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UK-based app developer and lighting technician, creator of the TDS Video CarPlay app

Thomas Dye is a UK-based software developer, lighting technician and production manager, known as the developer of TDS Video (also called TDS CarPlay), an iPhone app that plays videos and web pages on a car's CarPlay screen. He describes his work as sitting between live event production, show control, networking and Apple platforms.

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TDS Video and other software

TDS Video mirrors the iPhone's screen to CarPlay using the screen recording built into iOS, so videos from sites such as YouTube, or files stored on the phone, can be shown on the car's display; DRM-protected streaming services do not play. It was offered through Apple's TestFlight beta service from early 2025, reached the App Store briefly in April 2025 and was then removed by Apple, and was reported on by Apple news sites in Germany, France and the Netherlands. Its source code is public on GitHub, where the TDS-Carplay repository had more than 330 stars and 70 forks in November 2026.

His other public projects include QLab Connect, a read-only web monitor that shows the live cue state of QLab show-control software on backstage relay screens and dashboards; a front end for managing Apple devices built on MicroMDM; and tools for timecode, haptic playback and Wi-Fi captive portals. His website also describes self-hosted smart-home, video-streaming and sign-in systems he has built.

Live events and lighting

As a lighting and production technician, Dye says he has technically planned and delivered more than 15 full-scale productions, among them dance shows, awards ceremonies, corporate events and festivals, and has led teams of more than 25 technicians. His work covers production planning, lighting design and desk operation, LED video walls, QLab playback, timecode and DMX networking.

YouTube

His YouTube channel, with about 3,000 subscribers and more than 680 videos as of November 2026, covers coding, tech news, home networking, smart homes and grandMA2 lighting consoles.

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