Viewport with Light Linker holding illumination to intended objects
Linked hero Video

The light only hits what you meant.

Blender add-on

Control the light.

Groups and auto-link. New objects stay in the right collection.

£4.99

What is light linking?

Light linking helps you control where the light hits in the scene. Drag the split — left is unlinked, right is Light Linker holding the group.

Scene after using Light Linker to control which lights hit which objects
After after Still

Only the intended objects take the light.

Same scene before using Light Linker
Before before Still

The light hits whatever it can.

Before After

Gizmos.

Adjust intensity and temperature right in the viewport. Works on every light in the scene.

Light Linker gizmos shown in the Blender viewport
Gizmos gizmos Video

Every link, visible in the viewport.

Easy to use UI.

Linked lights sit right in the Add menu, next to regular lights — or add them from the N panel. Select your targets first for the quickest workflow.

Light Linker's panel UI in Blender
UI uis Video

Everything, one panel.

Lighting presets.

One click, a full lighting setup groups and links itself.

Applying a lighting preset in Blender with Light Linker
Presets presets Video

Pick a preset, the groups link themselves.

Groups. Then new lights stay in.

New objects and lights join the right collection. Less housekeeping in look-dev.

Host
Blender 4.x+
Use
Light linking
License
Commercial, one payment
Updates
Included for owners

Questions

4.x and newer. Light linking needs a recent Blender.
Yes. One payment, free owner updates.
Same add-on. This page uses Lemon Squeezy. Superhive is the Blender Market listing.
Preferences, Add-ons, Install. Enable Light Linker.

Keep the spill off.

Light Linker
Blender · lighting
£4.99