Windows
LuxRender runs on all versions of Windows since Windows 2000, including XP, Vista and Windows 7, both 32 bit and 64 bit.
Unbiased rendering is very processor intensive, therefore fast processors with multiple cores will work best. However, the program will run on any modern processor.
LuxRender (v1.0RC1)
This is the release candidate for the next version of LuxRender.
OpenCL enabled version (for GPU acceleration)
These versions require OpenCL-enabled graphics card drivers from AMD or NVIDIA (Intel not supported). If you get a message about a missing "opencl.dll" file, either update your graphics drivers or try the Non-OpenCL version below.
No OpenCL version (CPU rendering only)
These versions do not require any special drivers.
LuxRender (v0.8)
This is the current stable version of LuxRender.
OpenCL enabled version (for GPU acceleration)
These versions require OpenCL-enabled graphics card drivers from AMD or NVIDIA (Intel not supported). If you get a message about a missing "opencl.dll" file, either update your graphics drivers or try the Non-OpenCL version below.
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Mac OSX
LuxRender runs on all recent computers running OS X 10.5 (Leopard) or 10.6 (Snow Leopard). The program does not run on older computers using a G4 or G5 processor or on OSX 10.4 or lower.
LuxRender (v1.0RC1)
This is the release candidate for the next version of LuxRender.
Please note that this release supports only OSX 10.6 and above on Intel processors and is OpenCL enabled for GPU assisted rendering.
LuxRender (v0.8)
This is the current stable version of LuxRender.
OpenCL enabled version (for GPU acceleration)
Please note that this release supports only OSX 10.6 and above on Intel processors.
No OpenCL version (CPU rendering only)
This release supports OSX 10.5 and above on Intel processors.
Linux
LuxRender (v1.0RC1)
This is the release candidate for the next version of LuxRender.
OpenCL enabled version (for GPU acceleration)
These versions require OpenCL-enabled graphics card drivers from AMD or NVIDIA (Intel not supported). If you have trouble running this version, try the Non-OpenCL version below.
No OpenCL version (CPU rendering only)
These versions do not require any special drivers.
LuxRender (v0.8)
This is current stable version of LuxRender.
OpenCL enabled version (for GPU acceleration)
These versions require OpenCL-enabled graphics card drivers from AMD or NVIDIA (Intel not supported). If you have trouble running this version, try the Non-OpenCL version below.
No OpenCL version (CPU rendering only)
These versions do not require any special drivers.
Please select the version of LuxRender you would like to download. The 64 bit version will only run on 64 bit operating systems, and the SSE version is for compatibility with older processors.
Instead of downloading LuxRender yourself, on certain distributions LuxRender can be installed using a package manager. To see which distributions include LuxRender, have a look at oswatershed.org.
If you prefer compiling LuxRender yourself or the provided versions don't work, please refer to the building on Linux wiki page.