See the 2021 Blender roadmap

Check out the major features coming up in the open-source 3D software in this year's Blender 2.93 and Blender 3.0 releases.

Friday, April 23rd, 2021

See the roadmap for Blender's Animation 2025 project

Intial release schedule announced for the major overhaul of Blender's rigging and animation systems.

Tuesday, July 18th, 2023

See the 2023 Blender development roadmap

See which major features are due in the open-source 3D software in 2023 - and which are delayed.

Tuesday, May 9th, 2023

See the 2022 Blender development roadmap

Blender Institute names its four main development targets for the open-source 3D software in 2022.

Tuesday, January 18th, 2022

Check out the Blender 3.x product roadmap

See the key changes planned for the open-source 3D software from Blender 3.0 to Blender 3.7 in 2023.

Thursday, October 28th, 2021

Check out the Blender 3.0 and LTS product roadmap

Next big update to the open-source 3D software due in 2021, with long term support releases every year.

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020

5 key features in Blender 4.4

Check out the key changes in the latest version of the open-source 3D app, including important updates to animation and the CPU compositor.

Tuesday, March 18th, 2025

5 key features in Blender 4.2

Read our pick of the latest features in the open-source 3D software, from new digital sculpting tools and GPU compositing to 'Eevee Next'.

Tuesday, July 16th, 2024

Eevee Next finally arrives in Blender

Discover how to port old scenes to use the long-awaited overhaul of the Eevee renderer ahead of its release in Blender 4.2 next week.

Friday, July 12th, 2024

Blender Foundation unveils Project Baklava

Check out Blender's work-in-progress layered animation system, including the roadmap, tech demos - and some very early UI mockups.

Friday, February 16th, 2024

Otoy unveils the Octane 2024 product roadmap

Check out the features due in the GPU renderer in 2024, including MaterialX support, new AI assistant OctaneGPT, and light field baking.

Tuesday, November 28th, 2023

Blender's new Vulkan rendering backend has gone live

'Highly experimental' replacement for OpenGL for real-time and viewport rendering now available in alpha builds of Blender 4.1.

Wednesday, October 18th, 2023

5 key features in Blender 3.6

Read our pick of the new features in the open-source 3D software: from Simulation Nodes and GPU ray tracing to neat hidden bonuses.

Tuesday, June 27th, 2023