October 17, 2021
New macOS backend unveiled as Apple becomes a Corporate Patron of the Blender Development Fund. Read More »
October 7, 2021
Major update to the 3D texture painting software updates the brush engine, and adds support for Python 3 and new USD workflows. Read More »
September 26, 2021
Library Drop 02 adds 135 new materials to the real-time rendering toolkit, focusing on realistic fabrics. Read More »
September 15, 2021
3D software gets updated UI, new Capsules and presets workflows, direct import of vector files, new options for stylising animations. Read More »
September 15, 2021
Latest update to the suite of After Effects plugins for visual effects tasks adds neat new procedural gun muzzle flare generator Bang. Read More »
August 18, 2021
Still available in current builds for a 'short time', but users are advised to switch to the Substance apps. Read More »
August 12, 2021
Redshift 3.0.51 update streamlines the GPU renderer's user interface. Blender plugin gets support for OSL shaders and UDIM textures. Read More »
July 7, 2021
Successor to Lumberyard is an unusual open-source 'AAA-capable' modular game engine that includes Amazon's new Atom renderer. Read More »
June 24, 2021
Set of effects plugins for editors and compositors adds electricity, stop motion and analog effects, plus Metal support for Mac users. Read More »
June 22, 2021
GPU renderer for 3ds Max, Blender, C4D, Houdini and Maya gets new OCIO 2-based colour management system, including ACEScg support. Read More »
May 6, 2021
Effects plugins for compositing and editing apps get native support for Apple's M1 processors and multi-frame rendering in After Effects. Read More »
April 30, 2021
Updated: Blender, Cinema 4D, Houdini and Maya users can now run the renderer on Macs with M1 processors as well as AMD GPUs. Read More »
April 13, 2021
Subscriber-only update to the 3D animation software adds new asset browser and scene manager, and new physics-enabled layout tools. Read More »
April 9, 2021
Amazon's free game engine to get new 'high-performance physically based renderer' with an interesting modular design. Read More »
March 21, 2021
Get 25 free scan-based procedural materials of natural environments and debris, all in .sbsar format. Read More »
March 19, 2021
3D texturing app to get Python 3 support, new USD workflows and updated brush engine, but macOS edition cancelled. Read More »
March 9, 2021
Metal-native GPU renderer is now free for a year on any Mac capable of running macOS 11.2 Big Sur. Read More »
December 2, 2020
See what's new in the next major updates to the GPU renderer and its new RNDR+ subscription deal. Read More »
November 26, 2020
Free material authoring tool gets system for exporting layer masks to DCC apps and game engines, plus 65 new bundled Smart Materials. Read More »
November 17, 2020
Download the long-awaited Blender plugin and Metal edition of the GPU renderer for current Macs. Read More »
