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Hey fellow Helix/HX folks — long-time user here. Been gigging with a Helix since 2015, then switched to an HX Stomp later for portability. Wanted to share something I've been building. I kept wanting a preset editor I could open on whatever was in front of me — laptop, iPad, phone, whatever — without installing anything or having the unit plugged in. Couldn't quite find that anywhere, so I built it myself. Figured some of you might find it useful too. Helrig (helrig.com) — free, runs entirely in your browser: Drag in a .hlx from any of them — Helix Floor, LT or Rack, HX Stomp, Stomp XL, HX Effects, even Helix Native — or pull presets straight out of a .hxb backup or .hls setlist. Start from blank or load a sample to poke around Full signal chain and parameter editing, snapshots included Search blocks by their Line 6 name or by the gear they're modeled after — tube screamer, Fender reverb, JCM-800, whatever you actually think in Auto-detects the device on import and matches the DSP budget/footswitch layout automatically DSP budget enforcement like HX Edit — won't let you overbuild past what the device can actually run Hover a path's DSP icon to see the cost of every block on it, or open the full usage report for the chain — honestly my favorite feature; it's saved me from guessing more times than I'd like to admit Convert a preset between devices, and it tells you exactly what it had to change to fit — rather than quietly mangling it Undo and redo with a named history — "Add Deluxe Comp", not forty rows of "Edit" Share a preset with a link if you want to; the rest of your library stays private and you can revoke it any time Nothing gets uploaded — the file stays in your browser the whole time, no account needed There's an optional account that adds a cloud library — setlists, labels, version history — if you want presets synced across machines. Entirely optional; the editor is identical without it. Direct USB sync to the hardware is in progress but not live yet — right now it's file-in, file-out. Unofficial/independent project, not affiliated with or endorsed by Line 6 or Yamaha — just a fan-built tool made with a lot of respect for what they've built with Helix/HX, still the best guitar gear after almost 11 years. Rough edges still get fixed fast — if something looks wrong or a block/parameter shows up unlabeled, tell me and I'll dig into it. Feature requests welcome too, including "I wish HX Edit did X" type stuff — that's usually where the good ideas come from.

This is the one I've been most excited to build. For years, I've watched people share presets constantly — links dropped in threads, files passed between bandmates, screenshots posted in forums and groups. It always felt like all of that deserved a real home instead of living scattered across posts and DMs. So now it has one. The Community Library is that home: a real, browsable place at helrig.com/community for every preset someone's chosen to share with the rest of us. If you make tones and want other people to actually find them — this is the place. How it works: press Share… next to Save on any preset, and pick one of two things. A Private link is just for whoever you send it to — no account needed for them to open it, edit it, or download it. Publish to the Community Library instead, and it goes up for everyone — browsable, searchable, sortable — under your own name or anonymously, whichever you'd rather. Publishing doesn't cost you a saved-preset slot either. However many you want to put out there, the door's open. Either way, the link isn't just a bare URL — paste it anywhere, and it shows the actual signal chain as a preview, so people see the tone before they even click. Here's one of mine to start things off — an SRV preset: https://helrig.com/p/DSf372-o4FFU-B3ZhCkRBg Go publish something. Let's build this thing out together. Helrig is a one-person project — not affiliated with or endorsed by Line 6 or Yamaha.