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Best Lighting Design Software in 2026
- 28 apps
- Research read 4 Oct 2026
- How the order is worked out
- 1
BeamSync
Free plan MacWebWindows - 2
Augment3d
Free plan AndroidiPhoneMac+1 - 3
Beamplex Visualizer
Free plan Windows - 4
BlenderDMX
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 5
DIALux
Free plan WindowsDIALux offers a free starting point for lighting design and paid access to non-member luminaires and additional Pro features.
- 6
LightStanza
Free plan WebWindows - 7
L8
Free plan Windows - 8
Lightkey
Free plan Mac - 9
LuminaPlot
Free plan Web - 10
grandMA3 onPC
Free plan MacWindows - 11
Radiance
Free plan LinuxMacWindows - 12
ReluxDesktop
Free plan Windows - 13
Setplot
Free plan Web - 14
LXFree
Free plan Mac - 15
Capture
Paid MacWindows - 16
Depence
Paid Windows4.7 Visit site - 17
FocusTrack
Paid MacWindows - 18
AGi32
Paid Windows4.6 Visit site - 19
Carbon for Unreal
Paid MacWindows4.5 Visit site - 20
Vectorworks Spotlight
Paid MacWindows4.5 Visit site - 21
LIGHTCONVERSE
Paid Windows4.3 Visit site - 22
Lightwright
Paid MacWindows - 23
Vectorworks Vision
Paid MacWindows4.3 Visit site - 24
Visual Lighting
Paid WebWindows - 25
SoftPlot
Paid Windows
#1Places #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 on this list can be bought by the makers of the software on it. See the price