Lumion for students
Design your future with Lumion—completely free for eligible students
Turn ideas into reality
As a student, you have the power to shape the future of our built world.
With Lumion by your side, visualizing your ideas becomes quick, easy, and stress-free.
Join 200,000 fellow students in mastering the industry-standard visualization software as you prepare for your future career.
See what's new in Lumion Pro 2025
Why architects love Lumion
Ryan Saidi
Architecture Graduate
Lumion Pro completely changed the rendering process and the time it took to complete my thesis project, allowing me to finalize everything just in time!
Emma Meriwether
Architectural Designer, Ford Architects
The journey of learning to render with Lumion shaped who I am and what kind of architect I would later become.
Konrad Wójcik
Creator of Architect Reflects
Lumion definitely helps me to visualize my ideas in a simple way. I get great quality, fast.
Daniel Berdichevsky
Associate, SCAPE
The ability to quickly produce realistic renders directly from our models, apply materials, planting, and entourage in Lumion has been great for us.
Before you jump in
For the best experience with Lumion Pro, you'll need a Windows PC or laptop with a powerful graphics card and a minimum 105 GB of free disk space.
Check the system requirements for the full details.
1 year free access
All the latest features and content of Lumion Pro 2025
Free access to Lumion View for SketchUp
Lumion Pro is compatible with all major CAD software.
To receive your free Student license you'll need to confirm your identity and student status. You can easily renew it each year for as long as you’re studying.
We’ve got just the tool for you!
With a valid Lumion Pro Student license, you also get access to Lumion View—the real-time rendering plugin for SketchUp. It’s fast, lightweight, and perfect for exploring conceptual designs as you model.
Get Lumion Student
Simply fill in the form to request your free license. We use a service called SheerID to confirm your identity and student status.
Once confirmed, you'll automatically receive an email with simple instructions to download Lumion.
Fill in the form
FAQ
Lumion Student is available for students enrolled at universities, colleges, and other higher learning institutions. We use SheerID to confirm your identity and student status. During the application process, you may be asked to provide additional information such as proof of enrollment.
Lumion Pro requires an up-to-date Windows 10 64-bit computer (or newer) with a fast graphics card, ample memory, and a stable internet connection. Make sure to check the system requirements.
Some additional resources you might find helpful:
Lumion Pro is not yet officially supported on Mac computers. We strongly advise running Lumion Pro on Windows PCs as they typically can be configured with more powerful hardware than Macs, which is needed for rendering faster and more efficiently. For more information about running Lumion on a Mac, please read this support article.
Lumion Pro is compatible with all major CAD and 3D modeling software.
Plus, with the free Lumion LiveSync plugin, you can easily create a real-time connection with your favorite CAD software to model and render at the same time. Whenever you make changes to your 3D model, they will seamlessly be reflected in Lumion.
Lumion LiveSync works with SketchUp, Revit, Archicad, Rhino, AutoCAD, Allplan, BricsCAD, Vectorworks, and more.
Lumion Student is free for the entire duration of your studies.
When you request a free Student license, the license is valid for 1 full year. You can easily reapply for a free Student license as long as you're still enrolled as a student.
Student licenses are for individual use only, which means it's not possible to request more than one license at a given time.
If you're an educator or faculty member, you may be able to request a free 3-year Faculty license instead. Please check this page for more information.
The free Lumion Student version is only for educational use and cannot be used with commercial or trial versions of the software. This means you cannot open projects from Lumion Student in other versions, or vice versa.
You can install Lumion Student on multiple computers. To access the software, you'll need to log in with your Lumion Account credentials. You can only be logged in on one device at a time.
Complete compatibility
Model and render in real time with Lumion LiveSync
