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Lightpilot Pro

by Dmitrii Smirnov·Workflow

Images © Dmitrii Smirnov. Used for product review; image policy.

Why we like it

Earns its place in the superhive library by keeping multi-light work—active-light editing, table management, isolating, linking, and contribution control—inside the viewport instead of scattered across panels.

What is Lightpilot Pro?

LightPilot Pro keeps light control inside the Blender viewport. Select a supported light and edit power, size, spread, angle, blend, color, and temperature directly in the 3D View, using fast dragging for quick balancing or exact numeric entry when precision matters. The HUD keeps common lighting actions close to the shot so you can judge changes immediately.

Beyond single-light editing, a compact Scene Light Table manages visible lights from one place: select from the table, sort by columns, filter by light type or state, rename lights, and toggle them without breaking the viewport workflow. Isolate mode temporarily focuses on one light's contribution and is designed to restore the previous enabled and disabled state when it is switched off.

For selective lighting and lookdev, the HUD surfaces Light Link and Shadow Link information and offers contribution toggles for Diffuse, Glossy, Transmission, Volume, Camera, and Shadow. Direct color control and a Kelvin temperature workflow live in the same HUD. LightPilot Pro is version 2.12.0, runs on Blender 4.5+, and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.

Who is Lightpilot Pro best for?

Lightpilot Pro is best for lighting, product visualization, look-development, and motion design artists, and Blender users working with multiple light sources.

How much does Lightpilot Pro cost?

Lightpilot Pro is completely free to download and use.

Key features

  • Viewport HUD for editing the active light directly in the 3D View
  • Value editing for power, size, spread, angle, blend, color, and temperature, with fast dragging or exact numeric entry
  • Scene Light Table to select, sort by columns, filter by type or state, rename, and toggle visible lights
  • Isolate mode that focuses on one light's contribution and is designed to restore the previous enabled and disabled state
  • Direct color control and Kelvin temperature workflow in the same HUD
  • Light Link and Shadow Link information plus contribution toggles for Diffuse, Glossy, Transmission, Volume, Camera, and Shadow
  • Support for Point, Spot, Area, and Sun lights

Tags

#Blender#lighting#viewport HUD#Scene Light Table#lookdev#isolate mode#light linking#add-on

Frequently asked questions

Does LightPilot Pro work with Blender 4.5?

LightPilot Pro requires Blender 4.5 or newer, so it runs on Blender 4.5 and later releases. It is distributed as an add-on in the 3D View / Lighting Workflow category, and the current version is 2.12.0. Once the add-on is enabled, you select a supported light object and the viewport HUD becomes available for editing that light directly in the 3D View. For the most accurate compatibility details as Blender continues to update, check the developer's page before installing.

How do I install LightPilot Pro in Blender?

LightPilot Pro installs from a ZIP file inside Blender. Open Blender, go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons, click Install from Disk, select the LightPilot Pro ZIP file, and enable the add-on. Return to the 3D Viewport and select a supported light object to bring up the HUD. From there you can adjust the values that matter for the active light type, then open the Scene Light Table to filter, sort, rename, and toggle your visible lights as the shot develops.

Which light types does LightPilot Pro support?

LightPilot Pro supports Point, Spot, Area, and Sun lights. Select one of these types and the viewport HUD lets you edit the values that matter for it, including power, size, spread, angle, blend, color, and temperature. You can drag for quick balancing or type exact numeric values when precision matters. The Scene Light Table then manages your visible lights collectively—sorting by columns, filtering by light type or state, renaming, and toggling—so multi-light setups stay readable during a lighting pass.

Is LightPilot Pro free, and what license does it use?

LightPilot Pro is listed as free in this catalog and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license. For current licensing terms and any changes, check the developer's page directly. The add-on covers active-light editing through the viewport HUD, scene-wide management via the Scene Light Table, isolate mode with state restore, Kelvin temperature control, and render contribution toggles for Diffuse, Glossy, Transmission, Volume, Camera, and Shadow, along with Light Link and Shadow Link visibility.

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