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Dynamic Flow makes water move without waiting
Dynamic Flow is a low cost Blender add-on that creates real time, terrain-aware water without baking or physics simulation.
Blender topology patch tool Quad Filler reaches 1.0 release
Quad Filler 1.0 is released for Blender, automating clean quad patching between open edge chains with expanded modes and hotkey support.
Fast Lines for Blender: Stylized Outline Generator Released
RUIDO VFX’s Stylized Outline Generator for Blender adds quick anime-style outlines without shaders or Grease Pencil rigs.
Hover, Don’t Click: Outliner Preview Lands in Blender
Free Blender add-on Outliner Preview shows 360° model thumbnails on hover in the Outliner.
Shapekeys: The angle on your mesh
CamKeys automates ShapeKeys by camera angle in Blender. Users say it mimics per-object FOV , the docs say it drives morphs.
New add-on for Blender brings onion skinning layering into full 3D
the new “3D Onion Skinning” add-on for Blender gives you ghosted frames in 3D so you can see motion timing and spacing without flipping frames manually.
Ucupaint 2.4.0 with alpha channel and decal-constraints
Ucupaint 2.4.0 adds dedicated alpha channel, decal-stick option, UI overhaul and faster VDM baking.
Procedural Roads Ahead: Blender Add-on “Roads” Lays Asphalt with Vertices
Blender add-on “Roads” builds procedural roads from vertex extrusions. Fast, planar, parametric and $10.
Free Blender add-on “Outset Boundary” lets you expand faces with one click
Free Blender add-on “Outset Boundary” offers an outset tool for expanding faces rather than insetting them, nice for quick margins.
Retopoflow 4.0 for Blender
Orange Turbine’s Retopoflow 4.0 brings full Edit Mode integration in Blender and support for curves/NURBS/metaballs, but one tool is still missing in this release.
Grid Modeler 1.40: Subtle but Smart Upgrades Boost Precision in Blender
The best Blender updates are often the quiet ones. With version 1.40, Grid Modeler refines everyday precision tasks — the kind that make hard-surface modelling faster, cleaner and a little less frustrating.
normalMagic 1.0: Advanced Mesh Normal Control in Blender
SpaghetMeNot releases normalMagic 1.0 for Blender, a toolkit of 16 modifiers that give artists complete control over mesh normals. With features like Surface Insert, Boolean Pro, Smooth Normals, and Normal Transfer, the add-on introduces new modelling workflows, fixes common shading issues, and integrates as a Blender asset library.
Pencil Pro sharpens Blender with hand-drawn precision
Pencil Pro v1.1 turns Blender meshes into living pencil sketches: faster, procedural, screen-space, edge-aware. Works on any mesh, no UVs.
Pivot with Precision: Pixie Pivot Adds Maya‑Style Controls to Blender
TL;DR: Pixie Pivot lets Blender users yank control of pivots and gizmos like Maya: snap, align, rotate and origin‑shift with precision.
Painting inside the box: MatPlus gives Blender a Substance-style makeover
MatPlus embeds a Substance-style, layer-based painting system inside Blender, with masks, UDIMs, baking and bundled PBR materials.
Timelapse Orbit 2.0 Keeps Blender WIPs Showreel-Ready
Timelapse Orbit 2.0 automates viewport tracking in Blender to streamline documentation and showreel creation during process video capture.
UVPackmaster 3.4 Adds One-Click Auto Repacking to Blender
UVPackmaster 3.4 for Blender introduces one‑click Auto Repacking, texel‑density control, vertex‑color grouping and option sets.
YT-Tools for Blender: Bringing Modo Workflows Back to Life
Former Foundry engineer Yoshiaki Tazaki has released YT-Tools, a Blender add-on that re-creates much of Modo’s modeling workflow. Priced at 20 USD and designed for Blender 4.0+, it restores falloffs, contextual selection, and interactive slicing for artists who miss Modo’s speed and precision.
Blend Normals at Scale with Smart Mesh Blend Add-On
Smart Mesh Blend is a Geometry Nodes-based add-on for Blender and Bforartists that blends normals across collections using a drag-and-drop wizard setup.
Your Phone, Blender’s Puppet: Blender Object Controller & Camera Controller Add-Ons now with Live View & World Tracking
Blender Object Controller and Camera Controller Beta receive updates: new UDP and live camera streaming, world tracking, timeline and keyframe controls, and more.
One Click Damage 2.5 Tricks up Blender’s Sleeve
VFXGuide’s One Click Damage 2.5 for Blender (4.5+) features procedural wear layering, masking, sync, and HERO Module enhancements.
Packer‑IO with Blender integration!
Packer‑IO 1.3 merges scale‑aware UV packing, multithreading, and smarter hole‑filling with UnwrellaConnect for Blender.
OpenVAT Adds VAT Encoding to Blender—Real-Time Asset Ready
OpenVAT encodes animated Blender geometry into VATs with normals, PNG/EXR output and real‑time engine support for Unity, Unreal, and Godot.
Blender’s 2024 User Survey Results: The Good, the Bad, and the ?
Over 7,000 Blender users shared their thoughts in the 2024 survey, highlighting satisfaction levels and areas for improvement.
Wrap Gen: Because Your Mesh Deserves a Hug
Wrap Gen for Blender lets you procedurally wrap custom geometry around objects using curves and geometry nodes—no manual tweaking required.
RetopoFlow 4 Beta: Now With Less Pain Per Polygon
RetopoFlow 4 Beta for Blender is out - with improved usability, updated PolyStrips, and tighter integration. But it’s still a beta, so handle with care.
BagaPie 11: Blender’s Node Wrangler Gets 20 New Tricks
BagaPie 11 introduces 20 new tools, including parametric generators for doors, windows, and bolts, enhancing Blender's modeling and scattering capabilities.
HairFlow: Bad Hair Days Are Simulated Now
HairFlow simulates hair in Blender using simulation nodes—wind, gravity, collisions, even goosebumps. Realtime playback included.
UDIM Planet: Free Globe Toolset Orbits Blender, Max, Maya, Houdini, Unreal and C4D
Free add-on "Figments UDIM Globe" maps UDIM textures to globe objects—UVs are auto-generated, PBR-ready.
Normal Problem? Normal Solution: Free Blender Add-on “Shading Normal Editor” Now Available
Stylized shading made easier: "Shading Normal Editor" for Blender fixes normals for shading effects—free and ready for download.
MPFB 2: Blender’s New Character Generation Sidekick
MPFB 2 integrates seamlessly with Blender, enabling artists to create custom 3D characters with ease.
OpenScatter: Scattering Objects in Blender Just Got Breezier
OpenScatter, a free Blender add-on, offers advanced object scattering with features like texture masks, guide curves, wind animation, and object collision.
Mesh Cleaner for Blender
VFX artist Rob Dickinson releases Mesh Cleaner, a free Blender add-on that fixes common 3D model errors with a single click.
Assetify v.2: Turning Blender Assets into Game-Ready Gold
Streamline your Blender workflow with Assetify's automated texture baking, UV unwrapping, and multi-format exporting.
Ucupaint 2.2: A Fresh Coat of Paint for Blender Texturing
Ucupaint 2.2 introduces a revamped UI with direct layer channel adjustments.
Blender Gets Lit: Free Tools to Manage Your Render Passes
VFX artist Robert Rioux releases Render Manager and Light Editor add-ons to streamline complex scene management in Blender.
Tiny Hair Shader: Making Blender Hair Shine
Tinocky (of Tiny Eye Fame) introduces Tiny Hair Shader, a procedural tool for Blender enabling easy creation of stylized hair with adjustable properties.
Blender’s New Add-on: Because Waiting Forever Isn’t a Workflow
Samuel Francis introduces the Animation Render Time Estimator, a free Blender add-on that predicts total render times for animations.
“Node-It”: Organize Your Blender Shaders with (Almost) Zero Fuss
Blender add-on "Node-It" simplifies shader workflows with automated organization, color coding, and labeling tools. Designed to save time and frustration.
Delta Quad: The Add-On That Tames N-Gons in Blender
Delta Quad, a Blender add-on, turns N-gons into clean quads with ease, optimizing 3D modeling workflows for professionals.
Import-Maya-Shaders: Bridging Maya and Blender
Tired of re-creating shaders from scratch? Import-Maya-Shaders offers a free solution to convert Maya's aiStandardSurface shaders to Blender's Principled BSDF—just don't expect it to handle your shader spaghetti.
BlenderCraft: Bringing Minecraft-Style Worlds to Blender
BlenderCraft merges Minecraft-style environments with Blender’s tools. With 300+ blocks, a draggable inventory, and procedural magic, it’s a voxel dream.
Paint Your Blender: Free Add-On Brings Photoshop-Like Layers
A new free Blender add-on lets you paint directly on 3D objects using Photoshop-like layers. Precision meets simplicity for digital artists.
Cell Fluids 2.0 Released: A Splashy Update for Blender
Cell Fluids 2.0 brings new features for fluid simulation in Blender, targeting VFX and real-time workflows. Check it before jumping in!
Blender to Unreal Exporter: Free Tool Promises Simpler Workflows
A free Blender-to-Unreal Engine exporter aims to streamline workflows between the popular 3D creation tool and Epic's game engine.
Breakdown Maker for Blender: Get your showreel ready!
Breakdown Maker, a $25 Blender add-on, simplifies VFX breakdowns by automating render pass exports and offering professional animation presets.
LayerPainter Update Enhances Painting Workflow in Blender
The LayerPainter add-on for Blender gets updated with improved UI, new features for texture painting, and added functionality for VFX workflows.
3dgs Render 2.0 Adds 3D Gaussian Splats Editing to Blender
3DGS Render 2.0 introduces Blender support for 3D Gaussian splat editing, streamlining real-time graphics workflows for VFX and game development.
MIO3 UV for Blender: Advanced UV Unwrapping and Mesh Transformation Tools
MIO3 UV Blender add-on offers efficient UV-to-mesh transformation, with
Blender Pack Saves Your Back: 2,000+ Interior Assets for 3D Artists
Skip the furniture store—this 2,000-item Blender pack brings diverse, ready-to-use interior assets straight to your VFX pipeline.
Blender Plug-ins by Jesse Miettinen Now Free to Download
The Developer made his Blender plug-ins free, offering new tools for artists to streamline their workflows.
MetaTailor 2.0: Procedural Character Generator
MetaTailor 2.0 improves procedural character generation with a new Blender plugin, better workflow customization, and enhanced support for CG pipelines.
Do some damage with this Blender toolset!
The Damage Bundle tears and scratches and scrapes - on the surfaces of 3D objects. A toolset for Blender.
The Blender plug-in Scatter 5.3 has been released!
One of the most exciting new features is multi-surface scattering! The plug-in is compatible with Blender 3.3.
New plug-in for Unreal Engine & Blender released!
Transfer Blender source files to the Unreal Engine with Blend File Importer from programmer NuclearFriend. Purchase price: a slim 7.99 US dollars.
Add-on makes asset handling more convenient?
You are a subscriber:to The Poliigon asset library - but find selecting and uploading assets too cumbersome? Then discover this Blender add-on now!
Preview of useful Blender add-on released!
Architecture artist Antoine Bagattini and his team invite you to a preview. Presets for compositing promise a streamlined workflow.
New version of “Blender to Arnold” released!
BtoA is released in version 0.4.5. The Creative Director from Luna Digital makes it possible to bridge the gap between Blender and Autodesk's Arnold rendering tool.
Pictofilmo releases Blender add-on for vehicles
This is what the car pearl can do: animate vehicles - without bones or rigging. So: place vehicles on lanes more efficiently!
Flip Fluids 1.4.0 is released!
More than just a coffee party: Simulate liquids with the new Flip Fluids - already with Blender 3.2. Simulation makes coffee a pleasure!
Plant a jungle with Blender’s geometry node!
This motion designer on Twitter shows you how to decorate your nature environments with curved tree formations in no time at all!
Conveniently create stop-motion animation in Blender
Step by step to the stop trick: Blender developers show you what to expect with Claymation.
Create realistic liquids with Blender add-on
Want to generate real water droplets along a curve? Simply download the free add-on - and fire up Blender 3.1!
Blog entry announces new Blender Sculpting features
What features can users expect with Blender 3.2 and 3.4? Above all, innovations in terms of sculpting and the real-time renderer Eevee! And what else?
Now comes the Corona Renderer for Blender
In future, you can also render such cosy beds with Blender 3.0, 3.1 and 3.2. Artist Adilkhan Yakubov will take care of the porting (and make the bed for you).
Blende(r)nd Destroy with this add-on
OCD - stands for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? But no, this OCD orders you orgies of destruction (on the 3D object)!
HdCycles | Tangent Animation
Use Blenders Cycles renderer in Houdini. HdCycles makes it possible.