How to use ThatTeslaLightshow

From your song to a show running on your Tesla in a few minutes. Build it here, put it on a USB drive, and play it in the car.

1. Build2. Format USB3. Copy the show4. Run it
In the app

1 · Build your show

A

Upload your song

Click + New Show, then upload any audio file (MP3, WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG…). We automatically convert it to the Tesla-ready format and detect the beat for you.
B

Pick your Tesla & a style

Choose your model (Model 3, Y, S, X, or Cybertruck) and a light-show style — Energetic, Wave, Pulse, Ripple, and more. Watch it animate live in 3D.
C

Customize (optional)

Switch to Edit mode to paint individual lights beat-by-beat in the timeline, or place closure commands (windows, doors, charge port). Then preview against your song.
D

Export

Click Export. You'll get a ZIP file (or a download link by email). Unzip it — inside is a folder named LightShow containing lightshow.fseq and lightshow.wav.
On your computer

2 · Format a USB drive

Your USB drive must be exFAT or FAT32 — not NTFS. It also must not contain a TeslaCam folder. Formatting erases the drive, so back up anything on it first.

On Windows

  1. Plug in the USB drive and open File Explorer.
  2. Right-click the drive → Format…
  3. Set File system to exFAT (or FAT32 for drives 32 GB or smaller).
  4. Leave Quick Format checked, click Start, then OK.

On macOS

  1. Plug in the USB drive and open Disk Utility (Applications → Utilities, or search with Spotlight).
  2. In the sidebar, click View → Show All Devices, then select the top-level drive (the device, not the volume under it).
  3. Click Erase.
  4. Format: ExFAT (or MS-DOS (FAT) for FAT32). Scheme: Master Boot Record.
  5. Click Erase, then Done.
On your computer

3 · Copy the show onto the drive

A

Unzip the export

Double-click the ZIP you downloaded. You'll get a LightShow folder.
B

Drag the LightShow folder to the USB root

Copy the entire LightShow folder to the top level of the USB drive (not inside another folder). The folder name must be exactly LightShow (capital L, capital S).
C

Check the contents

Inside should be lightshow.fseq and lightshow.wav — the names must match each other. You can keep multiple shows on one drive (e.g. summer.fseq + summer.wav).
In your Tesla

4 · Run it on your Tesla

A

Plug in the drive

Insert the USB into a front USB/USB-C port or the glovebox port, then wait a few seconds.
B

Open Light Show

On the screen, go to Toybox → Light Show and tap Schedule Show.
C

Select your show

Pick your show from the drop-down and enjoy. Put the car in Park with the doors closed for the full effect.
Troubleshooting: if the popup says "Light Show" instead of "Custom Light Show," the USB format or folder isn't right — re-check the format (exFAT/FAT32), the LightShow folder name, and that there's no TeslaCam folder.
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