Dual-camera capture
Run the front and back cameras together on supported hardware.
Apps
Light Paint 2.0.5 · Released October 10, 2026
Paint with light. Record it in real time.
Paint with light using your iPhone or Android in real time, and record it. Light Paint is free for everyone, with Pro and Production features for advanced work and production use.
iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Updated for iOS 27, with aperture on supported iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max lenses, side Camera Control adjustments, and front-and-back capture on compatible hardware. English + 11 languages.
One app. Any scale.
From the backyard to the biggest stage.
Let children discover what light can draw. Build something fearless in the street. Then take the same live camera system into a full production. LightPaint grows with the idea.
Same app · same camera · more room
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Start in the backyard.
A phone, a tripod, and something that makes light.
02
Take it into the street.
The same live camera becomes a bigger canvas.
03
Make it the production.
One camera feeding the performer, operator monitor, show controls, and full LED wall.
Built Into LightPaint
Light Painting Studio
See the movement before you make the exposure. Rehearse with a 3D performer, inspect the light from another angle and try Frame Blending. Then take the setup into the real camera.
Explore the Studio
Available now
From first exposure to finished work.
Explore the latest App Store previews: live capture, shooting profiles, Studio, external display and storage, scene guidance, editing, and sharing.
iPhone · iPad · Apple Watch
Paint on the phone.
Direct it from your wrist.
Set the phone on a tripod and step into the painting. Apple Watch lets you preview the camera, capture a photo, start or stop a recording, and adjust supported settings. On iPad, the live view and editing workspace give you more room to shape the performance.
iOS 27 support includes the side Camera Control button on compatible iPhones and aperture on supported iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max lenses. Camera controls depend on the device and selected lens.
Explore LightPaint for Android
LightPaint is built for Android phones with manual camera settings and the GPU and processor capacity for live light blending. Download LightPaint now on Google Play.
Capture, control, and export
LightPaint 2.0 Features
The current app includes camera profiles, Apple Watch control, scene analysis, music, editing, export, and a moderated community.
Apple Watch control
Control the camera from your wrist without disturbing the shot.
AI scene analysis
Get a camera profile tuned to the scene in front of you.
Original music
An in-house SoulBox catalog you can safely use in exported videos.
Human-reviewed community
Every shared photo and video is reviewed before publication.
Twelve languages
Guides, help, and legal content are native, cached, and available offline.
Pro featureLightPaint external storage
External storage that stays connected to the whole shoot.
LightPaint Pro can write media to compatible USB drives, memory cards, SSDs, and hard drives. Add a USB-C PD powered hub to keep external storage and HDMI output running together.
- USB, cards, SSDs, and hard drives
- USB-C PD power for connected rigs
- Storage and HDMI at the same time
Feature guides
See how each part of the app works.
Learning, camera, music, media, editing, and display—each guide covers the actual controls, workflow, limits, and output options.
Learning Studio
Rehearse before the room goes dark.
Learn light painting with an interactive 3D guide, real-scene lighting, guided shapes, custom words, motion capture, and camera-ready profiles.
Camera & Auto Tune
Easy to start. Ready for manual control.
Master LightPaint Auto Tune, manual shutter and ISO, digital EV, Frame Blender, trail controls, and reusable light painting camera profiles.
Music
Paint to the beat. Finish with music.
Explore LightPaint’s growing royalty-free music catalog, in-camera playback, playlists, lyrics, visualizers, favorites, and Apple Music listening.
External Storage
Keep painting. Save to external storage.
LightPaint Pro writes media to compatible USB-C drives, memory cards, SSDs, and hard drives, with simultaneous storage and HDMI through a powered hub.
Video Editor
Turn live trails into a finished film.
Edit LightPaint videos with a layered timeline, trim and speed tools, titles, color, LUTs, transitions, cleared music, and flexible 4K export.
Media Gallery
Keep every trail, take, and finished film.
Explore the LightPaint media gallery with albums, projects, favorites, bookmarks, video frame grabs, automatic Moment movies, and HDMI display.
From field monitor to full production
The camera stays here. The picture goes anywhere.
Connect LightPaint to a field monitor, projector, capture card, television, or LED wall. The cable carries the finished camera picture—not a mirror of the controls on your phone.
Portable projection setup
Phone camera · field monitor · portable projector · building-scale pictureExternal Display
See the portable setup, field-monitor presets, projection workflow, and exactly what Free and Pro include.
Free output · Pro clean outputProduction Display
Show Mode, blackout, freeze, alignment tools, your logo, every Pro feature, and commercial display rights.
One annual license · everything includedStart creating for free
Light Paint is free for everyone.
Paint with light for free. Pro unlocks advanced features, and Production adds tools for production use.
Take the app with you
Download LightPaint.
Capture and create light paintings on iPhone, iPad or a compatible Android phone.
Available now on Google Play.
Scan With an iPhone or iPad to Open the App Store.