Does it repaint my photo with AI?

No. It doesn't generate new pixels or change faces and products. New light and shadow are drawn over your original photo, so details stay as they are. Fine edges such as loose hair or glass can look less precise. To regenerate a photo with different lighting, use AI Relight.

Is my photo uploaded?

No. Analysis, lighting and download all happen in your browser on this device. The first time you analyse a photo, the editor downloads about 60–80 MB of analysis files, which your browser keeps for next time.

Is it free, and do I need an account?

Yes, it's free. You can open, light and download photos without signing in, and downloads have no watermark.

PNG, JPG or WebP at your photo's full size, for photos up to 16 megapixels. If a photo is larger than your device's graphics can handle, the download is reduced to fit.

Which photos work best?

Photos with soft, even light and a clear subject, such as portraits, products and interiors. Strong shadows already in the photo stay visible, and brightening very compressed photos can make blocky areas more noticeable.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes, in a recent mobile browser. Phones and tablets use up to 2 lights and 2 stickers to keep the preview smooth. The first analysis asks before downloading its files, so you can wait for Wi-Fi.

How is this different from AI Relight?

This editor never regenerates your photo, so details keep their original look, and it updates instantly as you move lights. AI Relight regenerates the image, which can change existing hard light but uses credits and may alter details.

Tools

Photo Lighting Editor: Light Your Photo with Draggable Studio Lights

Drag virtual lights onto a portrait, product or still life and watch the light wrap around it as you move. Start from Rembrandt, butterfly, neon or window-shadow looks, then fine-tune every light. Your photo stays on your device, and downloads are free.

Start with a photo

Drop a photo here, paste one, or choose a file.

JPG, PNG, WebP or AVIF · up to 25 MB and 16 megapixels

Or try a sample

Your photo is analysed and lit on this device and is never uploaded. The first analysis downloads about 60–80 MB, which your browser keeps for next time. Open-source licenses

Photo lighting editor examples: one photo, new light

Drag the divider to compare each original photo with the same photo lit in the editor.

Original portrait of a woman with curly dark hair in flat, even light against a grey wall — Rembrandt look: a warm key light from the upper left shapes her face and casts her shadow on the wall behind her.

The same portrait lit with warm light from the upper left, the right side of her face in deeper shade and her shadow on the grey wall — Rembrandt look: a warm key light from the upper left shapes her face and casts her shadow on the wall behind her.

Original photo of an orange water bottle on a light table against a grey wall — Afternoon blinds: slatted window light falls across an orange bottle and the wall behind it.

The same water bottle with diagonal stripes of warm light and shadow from window blinds across it and the wall — Afternoon blinds: slatted window light falls across an orange bottle and the wall behind it.

Original still life of a cream vase with a eucalyptus sprig beside three oranges on stone — Dappled leaves: warm sunlight through foliage throws soft leaf shadows across the wall to the right of a vase and oranges.

The same still life in warm sunlight, with soft leaf-shaped shadows on the wall to the right of the vase and oranges — Dappled leaves: warm sunlight through foliage throws soft leaf shadows across the wall to the right of a vase and oranges.

How to add lighting to a photo

Open your photo
Choose, drop or paste a JPG, PNG, WebP or AVIF photo. The editor reads the shape of the scene on your device in a few seconds.
Pick a look and move the lights
Start from a preset, then drag each light. Turn the rings around a selected light to change its brightness, colour temperature and range.
Compare and download
Check the result against the original with the comparison divider, then download a PNG, JPG or WebP at full size.

Lighting presets and controls

16 lighting looks

Classic portrait setups such as Rembrandt, butterfly, split and rim light, moods like film noir, golden hour and neon, and window and leaf shadow patterns.

Shape every light

Use up to 6 lights on a computer and 2 on a phone or tablet. Set each light's brightness, colour temperature from 2,500 to 10,000 K, height, range and softness, and choose a lamp, sun or rim light.

Shadow patterns

Cast leaves, palm fronds, window blinds, window panes or an arched window across the scene. The pattern follows the surface and softens with distance.

Line-art stickers

Place up to 4 line-art stickers that bend with the surface and pick up the same light and shadows as the photo.

Photo lighting editor or AI Relight?

Photo Lighting Editor (this page)

Paints new light over your photo in real time, on your device and for free. Nothing is regenerated, so faces, products and fine details keep their original look. It can't remove strong shadows that are already in the photo.

AI Relight

Regenerates the photo with new lighting. It can change hard existing light and set a new light direction, but it uses credits and may alter small details.

Only need brighter, warmer or more contrasty colour? Use the Image Adjuster.

Photo lighting editor FAQ

It adds new light to an existing photo. The editor works out which parts of the scene are nearer and how surfaces face, so virtual lights you drag over the photo brighten the sides facing them and cast shadows behind shapes. You can combine several coloured lights, shadow patterns and stickers, then download the result.

According to the dataset terms, for non-commercial research and educational purposes only.

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