Hi, we are DIAL. We develop the lighting design software DIALux evo but we do even more.
DIAL is the company behind DIALux. It was founded in 1989 and has since offered a wide range of competences in the field of software development, lighting design, lighting technology and building automation.

With DIALux we simplify lighting design for you.
DIALux evo
DIAL develops the world's leading lighting design software, free of charge and available in 26 languages. More than 750,000 professional users plan, calculate and visualise light with DIALux evo – with real products from more than 190 renowned luminaire manufacturers (brands).
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Lightshift
The platform for freelance jobs in the lighting industry. Busy lighting designers who need help with a project can find the right support among hundreds of professionals or register themselves as freelancers free of charge and without obligation.
Lightshift
DIALux Academy
In the DIALux Academy, participants learn what they need to know for lighting design. DIAL shows how to plan and control light and imparts technical know-how. Participants also learn how to implement projects quickly and efficiently with DIALux. In seminars and online formats.
DIALux Academy
Light lab
In its in-house photometric lighting laboratory, DIAL measures luminaires and lamps from and for manufacturers. In the process, lighting competence is confirmed and photometric quantities are determined. In addition, DIAL offers individual services and express measurements.
Light lab


Currently, 90 employees work in an energy-efficient new building in the middle of Lüdenscheid – the city of light. The building is fully automated, the architecture and overall technical concept designed by DIAL. There are further locations in Italy, the USA and Taiwan.
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