Realism without the headaches.
Chaos® Corona is the only renderer created specifically for architectural visualization. Be an artist, not a technician, and achieve photorealism with greater ease than other rendering software.
Easy to use
Usability is Chaos Corona’s most powerful feature. Render setup is as simple as pressing “Render”. Most new users learn Corona in just one day — and fall in love with it in two.
Affordable
We aim to keep Chaos Corona affordable and accessible to as many people as possible, without compromising on its development and features.
Part of an ecosystem
As a Corona user, you are backed by the award-winning Chaos family. Expand your capabilities with Chaos tools guaranteed to integrate smoothly with your favorite render engine.
What’s new in Corona 10
Easier workflow and greater creativity with control over channels affected by a Decal, cameras working inside volumes, improved DOF highlights, improved Caustics, fast and detailed Listers, and more.
Find out more on our what’s new page,
or take a deeper dive into version 10’s features in our release blog!
Showcase
Corona has been developed to meet the needs of architectural, automotive, and product visualizers. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the work of our users.
What’s new in Corona 12?
Corona to Vantage scene export. Import your Corona scenes into Chaos Vantage to render test images in seconds. Create animations in Vantage and enjoy the lightning-fast speed of GPU real-time rendering.
Curved Decals. Easily bend labels around curved objects like bottles and spherical items without distortions.
New Virtual Frame Buffer (VFB 2). Use the new VFB features like improved A/B image comparison, multiple LightMix setups within one render, and deferred bloom and glare calculations.
Corona Pattern improvements. Create new and incredibly realistic materials with the help of Corona Pattern. Geometric objects can now be used to define the shape of the crop box, allowing designers to employ snapping tools and more to get the perfect pattern.
Scatter Instance Brush (Corona for 3ds Max). Enjoy full creative control over the scattering process with a brush tool to refine procedural instances.
Corona Sky improvements. Enhance day-to-night transitions with even lower sun angles adding an extra layer of realism.
New Density parameter in Corona Sky. Customize your cloud density in one click.
Corona Material Library is now available on Chaos Cosmos, which will save you time when switching between asset libraries.
Enjoy a more streamlined workflow with the new Cryptomatte by material.