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Free and Open Source
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For that reason Blender is Free and Open Source software, forever. Learn more
Everything You Need
Rendering
Create jaw-dropping renders thanks to Cycles, high-end production path tracer. Blender comes with a powerful unbiased rendering engine that offers stunning ultra-realistic rendering.
- Cycles Rendering
- FreeStyle Rendering
- Eevee Rendering
Modeling
Sculpting, retopology, modeling, curves. Blender’s modeling toolset is extensive.
- Full N-Gon support
- Edge slide, collapse and dissolve
- Grid and Bridge fill
- Python scripting for custom tools and add-ons
Sculpting
Digital sculpting tools provide the power and flexibility required in several stages of the digital production pipeline.
- Dedicated Workspace
- Brushes
- Dynamic Topology
- Masking
Animation & Rigging
Designed for animation, Blender is being used for award-winning shorts and feature films.
- Animation Toolset
- Rigging
- Constraints
- Drivers & Shape Keys
- Motion Paths
Simulation
Featuring industry-standards libraries like Bullet and MantaFlow, Blender offers powerful simulation tools.
- Fluid, Smoke & Fire
- Hair
- Cloth
- Rigid Bodies
- Particles
Elevate Your 3D Experience
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VFX
- Compositing
- Motion Tracking
- Real-time Preview
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Story Art
- Grease Pencil
- Modes
- Effects
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Editing
- Preview
- Audio Mixing
- Grade
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Scripting
- Add-ons
- Extensions
- Import & Export
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Interface
- Customization
- Keymap
- Preferences
Free Software Never Looked This Awesome.
Part of the Industry
Blender is a member of ASWF, Khronos, Linux Foundation and OIN. It's also well supported by major hardware vendors such as AMD, Apple, Intel, and NVIDIA.
The Ecosystem
Countless communities and thriving businesses are built around Blender.
Together, these tutorial makers and content creators, add-on developers and global marketplaces form an ever-expanding ecosystem.
It's about People.
Designers, developers, engineers, artists. All driven by passion. All using Blender to make an impact.
Connecting Blender Community
Weekly live show highlighting what's new in Blender and its community. Hosted by Pablo Vazquez since 2018.
Showcasing Blender at industry events
The Blender team is back from the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2018 and MIFA, the industry marketplace which takes place during the festival.
Creating Worlds at BCON19
World Building in Blender Conference 2019 (BCON19) - Ian Hubert
The demo scene with Nodevember
Nodevember is a whole month dedicated to everything 'nodes'. It is about creating something procedural every (other) day and sharing it online.
Blender Studio
Benchmarking Version Control Solutions for Creative Collaboration
A performance comparison between Git and SVN for short movie productions
Rigging Shaders
Learn about our method to control properties of shaders on linked animated characters.
Fighting (with) Grease Pencil
Animating a boxer in 2D, using Grease Pencil, from a 3D animator's perspective.
Wing It! A Lesson in the Mixture of Layout and Previs
Director of Animation Hjalti shares his knowledge and experience on layout and previs, key steps in productions.
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Blender Development
Blender 4.3 Beta is here!
Development of Blender 4.3 has reached the Beta stage. Please test and report any issues you may find!
Results from Google Summer of Code 2024
Discover the final reports of the six exciting projects of GSoC 2024.
VSE Workshop: August 2024
Write up on the workshop around the Video Sequence Editor that took place at the Blender HQ in August 2024.
Online Assets Workshop Report
Remote Asset Libraries design and improvements on assets organization.
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The Freedom to Create.