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Lightpaint Live: Mercury on Windows Pc

Developed By: Posit Labs

License: Free

Rating: 3,1/5 - 33 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 1.0.8
Size 21.6 MB
Release Date December 26, 16
Category Photography Apps

App Permissions:
Allows access to the vibrator. [see more (6)]

What's New:
Clarified UI regarding demo version. [see more]

Description from Developer:
Experience the magic of real-time light painting!

Free version includes...

Exposure compensation and front camera.

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Pro version includes...

Shutter delay timer. Set up yo... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Lightpaint Live: Mercury and install on Windows PC. Lightpaint Live: Mercury is free Photography app, developed by Posit Labs. Latest version of Lightpaint Live: Mercury is 1.0.8, was released on 2016-12-26 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of Lightpaint Live: Mercury is 3,1. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 33 users, 13 users had rated it 5*, 9 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Lightpaint Live: Mercury on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Lightpaint Live: Mercury on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Lightpaint Live: Mercury on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Lightpaint Live: Mercury using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Lightpaint Live: Mercury" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Lightpaint Live: Mercury on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Lightpaint Live: Mercury" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 1.0.8.

Download Lightpaint Live: Mercury 1.0.8 on Windows PC – 21.6 MB

Experience the magic of real-time light painting!

Free version includes...

Exposure compensation and front camera.

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Pro version includes...

Shutter delay timer. Set up your shot before the exposure starts.

Use of both the front or back camera.

Resolution presets for balancing quality and speed.

Optional flash at the start of a shot. Great for close-up portraits!

Decay mode to slowly fade the light. This is a good way to just have fun with the light, and try new things without having to reset the shutter.

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Want to use a bigger screen? Cast the app to a screen or projector with Google Cast (https://www.google.com/cast/).

Connect a bluetooth keyboard to use as a remote control.

spacebar: trigger (start/stop/reset)
d: decay toggle
+/-: increase/decrease exposure
Esc: back / cancel

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We recently closed the open beta, since most users should be using the stable version of the app. If you'd like to participate in the closed beta (test new features, help test bug fixes), send a message to josh@lightpaintlive.com.
Clarified UI regarding demo version.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to record audio.