No subscription and no monthly fee. You buy the whole NightScape Lab darkroom once (stacking, the star tools, the foreground sky merge, star trails, and the Lightroom plugin) and it's yours to keep.
Secure checkout · instant license key. No trial: the demos and before/after proof are your test drive. And every purchase is backed by a 30-day, no-questions money-back guarantee, so buying it is risk-free.
A capable, buy-once tool, in a field where much of the competition moved to subscriptions or sells the darkroom in pieces.
| Option | What you'd pay | Also needs |
|---|---|---|
| NightScape Lab | $129 once | Photoshop 2023+ (Mac & Windows) |
| Starry Landscape Stacker | ~$40 once | macOS only, stacking only: no stars, merge, or trails |
| Sequator | Free | Windows only, stacking only |
| RC Astro Photoshop bundle (NoiseX + StarX + GradientX + StarShrink) | $189.80 once | Photoshop, and you still need a stacker |
| PixInsight | ~$323 | A months-long learning curve |
| Free route: a stacker + GraXpert + StarNet++ | Free | Three separate apps, manual hand-offs, no Lightroom round-trip |
No trial. Instead, the demos, the before/after comparisons, and the honest proof crops across this site show exactly what the tools do. Then you buy the panel and own it. One price, no clock ticking, and it's backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee (below), so there's no risk in finding out.
Simply. If NightScape Lab isn't for you, email hello@nightscapestacker.com within 30 days of purchase for a full refund, no questions asked. Your license is deactivated and the money comes back the way it came.
Buy it, use it for a full 30 days, and if it isn't for you, email for a complete refund. No questions asked. The risk is on me, not you.
Yes. $129 buys it outright, with free updates within the version you purchase. No subscription and no recurring fee.
A simple license key with seat management. Enter it once in the panel and you're activated. Your images never touch a server; only the license check goes online.
macOS and Windows, inside Photoshop 2023 (v24.0) or newer, with a Lightroom Classic plugin included. Everything processes locally on your machine.
Just Photoshop. Lightroom Classic is optional (it's the convenient on-ramp, not a requirement). The installer sets up the panel, the local engine, and the Lightroom plugin. No separate stacker, no plugin bundle.
Reach out any time via Support. It's a small, direct operation. You'll talk to the person who made the tool.
30-day money-back guarantee. If it's not for you, email for a full refund, no questions asked.