LightZone

LightZone 5.0.0

A professional-level digital darkroom and photo editor.

  • By LightZone Project
  • Open Source
  • Updated May 23, 2026
Download for Windows

About LightZone

A professional-level digital darkroom and photo editor.

What's new in 5.0.0

What's Changed

Fixed bugs

  • Faint white grid in saved _lzn.jpg by @ktgw0316 in #289
  • macOS: focus existing window on dock reopen + skin font NPE by @chrisbendel in #374

New features

  • Use LibRaw to decode unsupported cameras by dcraw by @ktgw0316 in #305
  • Flatpak support by @hfiguiere in #312

Performance improvements

  • Improve ZoneFinder performance by @cycomanic in #368
  • Upgrade to SIMDe 0.7.4 by @mr-c in #286
  • build: Respect user-defined CFLAGS by @ktgw0316 in #358

Code clean-up, CI improvements, etc

  • Fix whitespace anomalies by @luzpaz in #334, #353, #355, #356
  • Add commit to .git-blame-ignore-revs by @luzpaz in #352
  • Export native C functions by @cycomanic in #363
  • Fix various typos by @luzpaz in #333, #359
  • appstream: Update to pass validator by @hfiguiere in #373
  • Add seo config for autogenerated gh pages by @chrisbendel in #378
  • ci: Auto-publish GitHub Releases on tag push by @chrisbendel in #379

New Contributors

  • @mr-c made their first contribution in #286
  • @hfiguiere made their first contribution in #312
  • @luzpaz made their first contribution in #333
  • @cycomanic made their first contribution in #363
  • @chrisbendel made their first contribution in #374
  • @github-actions[bot] made their first contribution in #386

Full release notes »

Technical details

PublisherLightZone Project
Version5.0.0
Release date2026-05-23
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Installer typewix
Architecturex64
Package IDLightZoneProject.LightZone
Install scopeAll users

Install LightZone from the command line

Install with Windows Package Manager
winget install --id=LightZoneProject.LightZone -e
Update to the latest version
winget upgrade --id=LightZoneProject.LightZone -e
Uninstall
winget uninstall --id=LightZoneProject.LightZone -e
Silent install with the offline installer
msiexec /i "LightZone-5.0.0-20260523T052703-windows-64bit.msi" -q
Uninstall the MSI package
msiexec /x {556317C9-8D4B-3DFB-A9CF-2193AACE64A6} /quiet

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Install LightZone together with other apps in one command »

LightZone version history

4.2.4

Frequently asked questions

Is LightZone free?

Yes. LightZone is free and open-source software released under the BSD-3-Clause license.

What is the latest version of LightZone?

The latest version is 5.0.0, released on May 23, 2026.

Is it safe to download LightZone?

The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 775fd3341aa5a31c86802608b562cd96df06d85daa5399a1c41dd8af1e279dd9.

Which Windows versions does LightZone support?

LightZone runs on Windows and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.

How do I install LightZone silently?

Run the offline installer with msiexec /i "LightZone-5.0.0-20260523T052703-windows-64bit.msi" -q, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=LightZoneProject.LightZone -e --silent.

How do I uninstall LightZone?

Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find LightZone and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=LightZoneProject.LightZone -e.

Alternatives to LightZone

Other Photography programs for Windows from different developers.