Lightwright™ 4 Software


  • LIGHTWRIGHT™, written by Professional designer John McKernon, is the quintessential tool for tracking all aspects of selecting and arranging, numbering and comparing, assigning and footnoting lighting paperwork.
  • Lightwright™ has been used on over 90% of all Broadway shows over the last 10 years!
  • Lightwright was named as one of the "Products that Changed our World" by lighting Dimensions Magazine in 2002.

New in Lightwright 4

  • Up to 30,000 worksheet rows
  • Up to 6,000 purposes, 6,000 positions, 6,000 colors, etc.
  • 62 Universes of DMX
  • 100 Moving Light libraries per show
  • Now stores accessories, weights, symbols and template holder sizes
  • Work notes database includes work note, status and category
  • Integrated focus charts including complete notes, sketches and photos
  • Worksheet rows collapse with a single click to reduce data clutter
  • Decimal attributes for channels, dimmers, and unit numbers
  • Worksheet changes flagged automatically
  • User-definable watermarks to customize printouts
  • Bookmarks and new keyboard shortcuts speed navigation
  • OSX native for Macintosh
  • New reports, error checks, and user-definable categories

Name Cat. # List Price
Individual Lightwright 4 3850 449.95
Institutional Lightwright4 3855 899.95
Individual Upgrade* from LW3 to LW4 3860 174.50
Institutional Upgrade from LW3 to LW4 3865 349.00
Student Version Lightwright 4** 3870 135.00
Student to Individual LW4 Upgrade 3875 314.95
Replacement Lightwright 4 CD 3880 14.95

*Upgrades must be in the same name and serial number as the original buyer.
**Licensed in the name of one individual student. Not upgradable to future versions of LW. "Student license is for a period of three years." Requires valid student ID to be verified by dealer prior to purchase.


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purchase Lightwright

System Requirements

Microsoft Windows®

Apple Macintosh®