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Orders and payments are handled by the secure ordering system of our reseller Plimus. Your license key is emailed to you after your payment is authorized. Please make sure to provide a valid email address and to set up your spam filters to accept emails coming from plimus.com and hdrsoft.com.

Important Note: You will not receive a CD when you purchase from this page. In case you would like to offer Photomatix as a gift or need a CD, please see the Photomatix box and CD page.
Important Advice: If you have not tried the software yet, please download and try it before purchasing. The trial never expires and is the same as the licensed software, except that it adds a watermark to the processed image.
 
   
 
 
 Photomatix Pro   (standalone) Price:  US$ 99 

Standalone program for HDR Tone Mapping and Exposure Fusion, including automatic image alignment and ghost removal, selective deghosting tool, reduction of noise and chromatic aberrations, and powerful batch processing.

Also includes Lightroom plugin to export to Photomatix Pro.
[Features list]   [download]
Free upgrades for at least two years.
If you bought an older version of Photomatix Pro, please click here. If you bought a license of Photomatix Essentials, then please click here.
One license is valid on both Windows and Mac. It is also valid for registering Photomatix Essentials.
 
  
 
 
 Photomatix Pro Plus Bundle   (standalone + plug-ins) Price:  US$ 119 
Bundle of separate products:
+  Photomatix Pro standalone (which includes plugin to export from Lightroom)
+  Plug-In for Apple Aperture  
+  Plug-In for Photoshop CS2/CS3/CS4/CS5/CS6   [requirements]
+  Merge to 32-bit HDR Plug-in for Lightroom 4 (see note below)
[Features comparison]
 
Note: The Merge to 32-bit HDR Plug-in is an additional Plug-in if you are interested in using Lightroom's tone mapping. The Lightroom Plug-in that exports to Photomatix is free and is included in Photomatix Pro.
If you are only interested in the Photoshop plug-in as additional product, please check whether you need the Tone Mapping plug-in.
One license includes free upgrades for at least two years and is valid on both Windows and Mac. Mac users who have Photoshop and Aperture may use one license for both plug-ins.
(Note: $119 is a bundle price. The Plug-In for Aperture alone or the Plug-In for Photoshop alone costs $79. The Merge to 32-bit HDR Plug-in for Lightroom costs $29. Please see below if you would like to only purchase one of the plug-ins.)
  
 
 
 Photomatix Essentials   (standalone) Price:  US$ 39 

Easy to use standalone program for HDR Tone Mapping and Exposure Fusion, including automatic image alignment and ghost removal.

[Features comparison]   [Should I try Photomatix Pro or Essentials?]   [download]
Free upgrades to all future versions of Photomatix Essentials.
One license is valid on both Windows and Mac.
 
  
 
 
 Photomatix Plug-In for Apple Aperture Price:  US$ 79 

Edit Plug-In for Aperture 2 or 3. Offers HDR Tone Mapping and Fusion.

[Features comparison]   [download]
Includes free upgrades for at least two years.
If you already bought Photomatix Pro, please see how to upgrade to the plug-in here.
 
  
 
 
 Tone Mapping Plug-In for Photoshop CS2/3/4/5/6 Price:  US$ 79 

Filter Plug-In of Photoshop CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5 or CS6 for tone mapping 32-bit HDR images (the plug-in does not include Exposure Fusion).

[Do I need the plug-in?]   [Differences with Photomatix Pro]
[Features comparison]   [download]
Please read the plug-in's requirements before buying and try it to make sure it fits your needs.
If you are interested in both the plug-in and Photomatix Pro, please see the bundle pricing.
Includes free upgrades for at least two years.
 
  
 
 
 Merge to 32-bit HDR Plug-in for Lightroom Price:  US$ 29 
Plug-in for Lightroom 4. Merges bracketed photos into a a Floating Point TIFF file ready for tone mapping with Lightroom (and not with Photomatix). Includes automatic image alignment and ghost removal.
[Features comparison]   [download]
Free upgrades to all future versions
Note: This plug-in does not offer Photomatix HDR Tone Mapping. The Lightroom plug-in that creates HDR photos with Photomatix is included for free in Photomatix Pro.
If you bought a Photomatix Pro license before the Merge to 32-bit HDR Plug-in was released, you can get the Plug-in for free from this page.
 
  
 
 

A license of our product is tied to a user. One license entitles you to install the software on other computers and register it with same license key, provided you will be the user of the software on the other computers.

All our software includes free download and registration backup services.

 
 
 
Special pricing:
· Academic pricing for university students and teachers.
· Charities and churches may be entitled to a free license. Please send eligibility documents to edu@hdrsoft.com if you belong to such organization in a position of responsibility (and please be patient, it may take several days before we handle your request).
· Apple employees are also entitled to a free license and Adobe employees as well.
 
 
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