Light the scene
before you step on set.

A lot of things, but our favorites: a UI that is intuitive and easy to use. Polycam support, so a location you scanned this morning is a set you can light tonight. And an engine built for light accuracy first, with a deep library of true fixtures carrying their real values: output, beam spread, color temperature.

KaveLight is a previsualization (previz) app built for filmmakers on Mac. Build or import your set, place the lights you would actually rent, frame the shot, and watch a physically grounded render come together as you work.

KaveLight is for directors, DPs, gaffers, and anyone involved in planning lighting, blocking, and framing before a shoot.

KaveLight runs on Apple Silicon Macs, M1 or newer, with macOS 15 or later. We do not currently have plans for a Windows version.

Sign up and we email you the download link right away. Sign in with the same address and your 14-day free trial starts, no card needed.

Every plan covers 2 Macs:

• Monthly: $24.95 a month
• Yearly: $249 a year (two months free)
• Perpetual License: $819 once, every future update included

Every account gets a 14-day free trial, no card needed. It starts when you open KaveLight. After the trial, KaveLight locks until you choose a plan; your files stay on your Mac. Cancel anytime in the app.

Early-bird price through November 1: 20% off Yearly ($199.20 the first year) and the Perpetual License ($655.20).

Yes: 50% off your first year of Yearly ($124.50, then $249 a year). Email support@kavelight.com with the email you use for KaveLight and proof that you are a student (your school email address or a photo of your student ID), and we will send you a link.

KaveLight includes a growing library of real production fixtures with real-world parameters like output, beam angle, and color temperature in Kelvin. The Camera Monitor uses path tracing, so bounce, spill, falloff, and shadow behavior respond more like real light.

Yep! Drag and drop USDZ, FBX, OBJ, glTF, or Collada files straight into the viewport. Polycam and RoomPlan scans of real locations come in too, and KaveLight can rebuild a scan into a clean, relightable set. And if your production designer works in SketchUp, a quick Collada export drops right in.

In Polycam, export the scan as Floor Plan and choose USDZ. Then drag that file straight onto the KaveLight canvas. That is it.

The Floor Plan export is the one that matters. It tags every element it detected, so the room arrives as real walls, floors, doors and windows you can select, move and light individually. Export the raw mesh instead and you get one frozen lump of geometry: fine as a backdrop, but you cannot open a door or re-texture a wall.

Yep! Once you are signed in, KaveLight can keep working offline for up to two weeks at a time.

Use the Feedback menu inside the app.