Your Helix editor. Any device, no install.Your Helix editor, connected to your pedal.
Edit presets for Line 6 Helix, HX Stomp and HX Effects in any browser, on desktop, iPad or phone, with nothing to install. Or plug in your pedal with Helrig for Mac, Windows and Linux, the desktop app, and Helrig for Android. Download Helrig →Edit presets for Line 6 Helix, HX Stomp and HX Effects. Plug in your pedal over USB and Helrig connects on its own: open the preset it is playing, edit it live, and save it back.
Drop a .hlx file here, or click to choose one
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Why Helrig
See the whole preset
Signal chain, snapshots, controllers and DSP per path on one screen.
Find blocks by the real gear
Type the pedal or amp a model is based on, like “RAT”, and find it whatever Line 6 calls it.
Every pedal, one library
Keep presets from all your Helix and HX units in one cloud library: 10 editable with a free account, every one with Pro. Convert a tone from one pedal to another.
Straight to your pedal
Helrig for Mac, Windows, Linux and Android edits your pedal live and saves to any slot, keeping a copy of what was there.
Helrig ConnectUndo anything
A named history of every change, so you can jump back to any step.
What players say
Using Helrig has encouraged me to practice more and brought back the feeling of manually tweaking a pedalboard in real-time to get the perfect tone, but with the added power of being able to use a mouse to make changes instantly and easily.
Helrig for Android does exactly what you hope it would do. Super easy to use interface, zero delays and works a dream. Thank you Yashar for delivering an awesome bit of kit!
It makes everything so much easier to see and map out in your presets. Brilliant.
From players who tested Helrig before release. Testers received a free license for that; a quote was never required.
Common questions
What is a .hlx file?
A .hlx file is a single Line 6 Helix or HX preset, exported from the device or from HX Edit. Helrig opens .hlx files directly in the browser and shows the whole signal chain inside.
Which Line 6 devices does Helrig support?
Helrig supports Helix Floor, LT and Rack, HX Stomp, HX Stomp XL and HX Effects, and presets made in Helix Native. Helix Stadium isn’t supported. Helrig also converts between them and reports every change it had to make.
Can I edit a Helix preset without HX Edit?
Helrig edits Helix and HX presets without HX Edit installed. Helrig runs in any modern browser — desktop, iPad or phone — so you can open and change a preset on a machine that has no Line 6 software.
Can I edit factory Helix presets?
Helrig edits factory presets exactly like user presets. Export the preset from your device as a .hlx file, open it in Helrig, edit it, then export and load it into a user slot — the factory original stays untouched.
What is the difference between a preset and a snapshot?
A Helix preset is the whole signal chain; a snapshot is one saved state of that chain's on/off switches and parameter values. Helix holds 8 snapshots per preset, HX Stomp 3. Helrig shows every snapshot.
How do I import presets from a Helix backup?
Helrig opens a .hxb device backup or a .hls setlist and lists every preset inside, so you can pick one straight into the editor. Signed in, you can import a whole backup into your library at once.
Are my presets uploaded anywhere?
Helrig parses and edits presets entirely in your browser; no preset is uploaded to be opened, converted or rendered. Nothing leaves your device unless you sign in and choose to save a preset to your own library, apart from usage counts (see Privacy).
Does Helrig cost anything?
Helrig's editor is free in any browser, with no account: opening, editing, converting and exporting presets cost nothing. The Helrig apps are free too; connecting to your pedal over USB, to edit it live and save presets to it, needs Helrig Connect, a one-time purchase, or Helrig Pro. Pro adds every new release and a cloud library where every preset stays editable. Every purchase can be refunded within 14 days.
Do I need an account to use Helrig?
Not for the editor or the apps. You can open, edit and export presets while signed out. An account keeps a private cloud library across your devices, and holds your Helrig Connect license, which connecting to your pedal over USB needs.
Can Helrig put a preset back on my hardware?
Yes, from the Helrig apps: Helrig for Mac, Windows and Linux, the desktop app, and Helrig for Android (connecting over USB needs Helrig Connect, a one-time purchase, or Helrig Pro). They save presets to the pedal over USB and edit the pedal live. The website does not connect to the hardware, so there Helrig exports a standard .hlx file that you load onto the device the usual way. Helrig for Android is out. An iPad app is planned; there’s no date yet.
Is there a Helix editor for Android?
Yes. Helrig for Android connects to your Helix or HX over USB from an Android phone or tablet: it reads presets, edits the pedal live and saves presets to it. The app is free; connecting needs Helrig Connect, a one-time purchase, or Helrig Pro. More about Helrig for Android · Helrig for Android on Google Play
More on the .hlx file format — what is inside a preset, and how it differs from .hxb and .hls. Or what Helrig can and cannot do without HX Edit.