VELUX America released free apps for iPhones,iPods,iPads,&Android Phones that allow users to easily visualize rooms bathed in daylight from both traditional and tubular skylights.

Chan Hoyle,national marketing and communications manager for VELUX,said that the apps give homeowners,homebuilders,remodelers,decorators,architects,installers and others a hand-held tool that shows exactly how different skylights will look in a specific location."You simply take a picture with your device of the room location you're considering for a skylight.Then choose from a built-in photo gallery of skylights to place,position,and size the units.You can see exactly how it would look in your chosen location."

You can email the finished image to friends,family,a real estate professional,or to a supplier for their thoughts and,when you're ready,there's a GPS-based installer locator for easily finding the qualified installer closest to you.