BiteTheBytes releases World Creator 2026.1
Check out the new features in the terrain-generation software for games and VFX, including better support for tablets and pen displays.
Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Blender
Netflix Animation Studios donates €240k/year to Blender dev fund
Animal Logic-incorporating Netflix subsidiary becomes 'first major animation studio to support Blender's continued development'.
Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Lazy Composer 2 adds one-click film emulation to Blender
New add-on adds DaVinci Resolve-inspired controls for cinematic color grades, film grain and lens effects in Blender's compositor. Free edition.
Tuesday, January 27th, 2026
This $25 PDF lists PBR color values for 600 real-world materials
Games artist Grzegorz Baran's meticulously researched PBR Color Reference list is an vital source for look dev and shading artists.
Monday, January 26th, 2026
Dell backs the Blender Development Fund
Dell becomes the first major PC manufacturer to back development of the open-source 3D software, contributing €30,000/year.
Friday, January 23rd, 2026
Storm HydroFX 1.0 is a GPU-based standalone FLIP fluid simulator
Now production-ready: neat new tool creates VFX-quality fluid simulations for export to CG software in USD or Alembic format.
Wednesday, January 21st, 2026
UVPackmaster 4 for Blender is out
Popular GPU-accelerated UV packing add on gets new Dynamic Tiles system and more texel density controls. See all the changes.
Monday, January 19th, 2026
Vjaceslav Tissen releases Simply Cloth Studio 2.0 for Blender
Check out the new features in the latest version of the popular lightweight cloth simulation and 3D garment design add-on for Blender.
Monday, January 19th, 2026
Download over 1,300 free PBR texture sets with LotPixel Hub
Get scan-based PBR texture sets at up to 8K resolution, and import them directly into Blender with the new LotPixel download manager.
Sunday, January 18th, 2026
Check out real-time Blender water simulation add-on Dynamic Flow
Lightweight 'terrain-aware' tool generates realistic water flow around coastlines and river banks. Works with Eevee and Cycles.
Friday, January 16th, 2026
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 9.3
Check out the latest features in the real-time lighting design tool, including energy-conserving light scaling, and support for OCIO 2.5.
Thursday, January 15th, 2026
Dimension 5 launches D5 Render 3.0 and D5 Lite
Check out the new features in this major update to the GPU renderer and real-time visualization tool and its new lightweight edition.
Thursday, January 15th, 2026
Get over 1,000 free 3D sculpting brushes from BlenderKit
Get free brushes for detailing characters, clothing, machines and natural environments from the popular Blender asset library.
Thursday, January 8th, 2026