Please find our FAQS for year end here (Cloud) and here (Desktop)

BrightPay for Windows

For the 2026/27 tax year and beyond, only the new cloud version of BrightPay is available. BrightPay for Windows will be discontinued after 5th April 2026.

To download a previous tax year version of BrightPay for Windows, use a link below.

Previous Tax Years

Each tax year version of BrightPay is a fully HMRC recognised payroll software product (previously HMRC accredited).

25/26
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24/25
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23/24
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22/23
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21/22
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20/21
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19/20
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System Requirements

  • Windows 11 or Windows 10
  • .NET Framework 4.8
  • 1 Ghz Processor
  • 512 MB RAM (1+ GB recommended)

Most PCs have the .NET Framework version 4.8 already installed. For those which don't, the BrightPay setup program will automatically attempt to download and install it. To install BrightPay on a PC with no internet connection, you may need to download and install the .NET Framework manually.

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