Blender Foundation releases Blender 2.83 LTS

The open-source 3D software's first ever Long Term Support release comes packed with new features. Check them out here.

Thursday, June 4th, 2020

Blender Foundation releases Blender 2.82

Significant update overhauls Blender's simulation tools and adds support for UDIMs and USD export.

Friday, February 14th, 2020

Blender Foundation releases Blender 2.81

The leading open-source 3D package gets another big update. Check out the key features here.

Thursday, November 21st, 2019

Blender 2.80 ships

Major update to the open-source 3D software ships after four years of planning and development. Discover its key features here.

Wednesday, July 31st, 2019

First release candidate for Blender 2.80 now available

The almost-final version of the long-awaited major update to Blender is now free to download.

Friday, July 12th, 2019

Blender 2.80 is now in beta. See the top 5 features here

Videos: See five things to love about the open-source 3D app, from the new UI to rendering and 2D animation tools.

Friday, November 30th, 2018

Sneak peek: Blender 2.8 new principled hair shader

Neat new Cycles shader is based on work done by Disney for Zootopia, also used in V-Ray Next.

Monday, July 23rd, 2018

Sneak peek: Blender 2.8

Updated: Read the full design document for the new workflow and 2D animation features, and Eevee, the real-time render engine.

Monday, October 9th, 2017

Sneak peek: Blender 2.8's new Grease Pencil features

Open-source 2D animation toolset gets its own dedicated workspace, new work modes and fill options.

Wednesday, June 14th, 2017

See the proposed dev schedule for Blender 2.8

Mainly bugfixes for a year, then a major update in 2016 - which may not be 100% backwards-compatible.

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015

KeenTools releases FaceTracker for Blender

Much-anticipated facial mocap plugin for Blender gets its official release. Now supports animation retargeting to Rigify rigs.

Friday, November 22nd, 2024

Free tool: Reallusion's Blender Auto Setup plugin

Newly rebranded plugin transfers 3D characters, shaders, rigs and animation from Character Creator and iClone to Blender.

Monday, November 18th, 2024

KeenTools releases FaceTracker for Blender free in beta

Intuitive add-on can generate an animated 3D reconstruction of an actor's head from video footage, for animation. VFX or motion graphics.

Thursday, August 22nd, 2024