Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Lumen Tool

A 3D portrait lighting simulator

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Lùmen▲9

   Native Mac app for GRBL laser engravers, no subscription

   May 2026 · lumen.dimix.it · its alternatives →

2. 2
   AI Shadows▲497

   Generate realistic shadows for professional-looking photos

   2023 · pixelcut.ai · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Lumen▲185

   Magic auto brightness based on screen contents

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Luminar Brush: AI Illumination Tool▲10

   Professional illumination tool

   2025 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Lumen5▲164

   Smart social video creator for your business

   2019 · lumen5.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Lumenator Pro▲86

   Peripheral monitoring for MacOS

   2025 · lumenator.app · its alternatives →

7. 7RT
   Real-time image generation with SDXL Lightning▲444

   2024 · fastsdxl.ai · its alternatives →

8. 8
   3D Transformer▲406

   Turn your frame into a beautiful 3D mockup online & in Figma

   2021 · 3dtransformer.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Luminar 2018▲218

   Make perfect photos in less time

   2017 · skylum.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Shadergradient 1.0▲234

    Create beautiful moving gradients on Framer and Figma

    2023 · shadergradient.co · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Luminar 3▲168

    Photo editing app with AI built in

    2018 · skylum.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Lumyer▲170

    The easiest way to animate your photos

    2017 · lumyer.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Apollo Immersive Illumination▲74

    3D lighting for portrait mode

    2018 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Luminar for Windows Beta▲180

    Award-winning Mac photo editor comes to Windows

    2017 · skylum.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Luma AI▲124

    3D render products, landscapes and scenes wherever you are

    2023 · lumalabs.ai · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Luminar▲121

    New super-charged photo editor that adapts to your style.

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Lightform▲190

    The design tool for projected AR

    2018 · lightform.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Interactive physics simulations I built while teaching my daughter▲87

    I started teaching my daughter physics by showing her how things actually work - plucking guitar strings to explain vibration, mixing paints to understand light, dropping objects to see gravity in action. She learned so much faster through hands-on exploration than through books or videos. That's when I realized: what if I could recreate these physical experiments as interactive simulations? Lumen is the result - an interactive physics playground covering sound, light, motion, life, and mechanics. Each module lets you manipulate variables in real-time and see/hear the results…

    Jan 2026 · projectlumen.app · its alternatives →

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    Luthouse▲98

    Free premium LUTs for color grading digital cinema

    2019 · luthouse.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Lumu▲75

    A light meter for your smartphone

    2014 · lu.mu · its alternatives →

21. 21LG
    Ludigraphix, geometry-oriented vector drawing software for Mac▲106

    Welcome to open documentation page for Ludigraphix !

    2019 · ludigraphix.org · its alternatives →

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    Lume▲87

    Light painting app for your iPad

    2014 · lume.lichtfaktor.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Lumu Power▲89

    Turn your iPhone into a professional color and light meter.

    2017 · lu.mu · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Lumenis▲4

    Affordable AI Image generation

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →