If you're using the Macintosh version of the program, see the Mac bulbs page instead.

These add-on bulbs are free, and you can use as many as you want if you've paid for Holiday Lights. If you're using the trial version of Holiday Lights, you can use up to three add-on bulbs at the same time.

With the latest version of Holiday Lights, these bulbs also automatically work as screen saver animations.

Downloading and Installing Bulbs

Use the bar on the left to either search for specific bulbs or to browse through the bulbs. For example, you can type "Santa" and press the Find button to see all the Santa bulbs.

Once you've found a bulb you like, simply click on the bulb's name to download the bulb onto your desktop. If your Web browser asks what you want to do with the file, choose "Save File" or "Save this File to Disk".

Bulb files are designed so they cannot contain harmful viruses. For your own peace of mind, though, you may wish to use your virus-checking program after downloading a bulb and before installing it.

When you're ready to install a bulb, just double-click on the file from your desktop. Holiday Lights will tell you that the bulb has been installed.

After the bulb has been installed, you can delete the bulb file that you downloaded on your desktop (because Holiday Lights copies the bulb when installing it).

You must be using Holiday Lights version 4.0 or later to use these bulbs. If you see a message asking what program to use when you try to install the bulb, you have an older version of Holiday Lights; read our FAQ about updating to learn how to upgrade.

If you decide you don't like a bulb after you install it, simply click on the bulb name with the right mouse button in the Holiday Lights Bulb Factory and choose "Remove Bulb".