About Flared2 – Cinematic Lens Flares In Real-Time

Flared2 generates cinematic lens flares directly in Blender’s viewport for both Eevee and Cycles, allowing off‑camera lights to affect the effect without using a compositor. The addon provides real‑time visualization, letting users add and adjust flares instantly. It ships with more than 60 preset configurations and offers roughly a hundred adjustable parameters. Two modes are available: a 2D fixed‑size mode and a 3D mode where size changes with distance. Generators include point lights, sun beams, glow, streaks, ghosts, starbursts, halos, and lens dirt, plus features such as obstacle detection, anamorphic scaling, and blinking control. Built entirely with geometry nodes, Flared2 is fully procedural and does not require baking. Flares can be rendered on a separate layer or exported as external files, and they remain functional even if the addon is removed.

Features

• Real-time viewport visualization in both Eevee and Cycles, with no compositor needed
• Over 60 default presets, plus the ability to create and share your own
• 2D mode with fixed size and 3D mode where size varies based on distance
• Generators for point lights, sun beams, glow, streaks, ghosts, starbursts, halos, hoops and lens dirt
• Real-time obstacle detection, parametric anamorphic mode and advanced blinking control
• Fully procedural, built with geometry nodes, with no baking required
• Render flares on a separate layer or export as separate files for external compositing

Best for

Blender artists who need cinematic lens flares visible in the viewport for both Eevee and Cycles without a compositing step.