Poly Hammer releases Meta-Human DNA add-on for Blender
Intriguing new tool lets you create or edit Unreal Engine MetaHuman characters directly inside Blender. Now available in beta.
Monday, March 31st, 2025
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Check out new open-source 3D character generator CharMorph
Promising free Blender add-on generates rigged 3D characters with skin materials and hair, suitable for games, animation or VFX work.
Monday, March 24th, 2025
GIMP 3.0 is out after seven years in development
Long-awaited update to the open-source image editor adds non-destructive layer effects and better interoperability with Photoshop.
Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
Check out open-source Blender character generator MPFB 2
New free plugin based on veteran standalone app MakeHuman creates custom 3D characters, complete with skin and clothing.
Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
Check out free Blender scattering add-on OpenScatter
Promising open-source add-on lets you scatter plants and rocks in your scenes according to elevation, texture masks or guide curves.
Sunday, March 2nd, 2025
Free add-on Paint System 'turns Blender into Photoshop'
Updated for version 1.2: Intuitive layer-based texture painting add-on for Blender now supports shader layers and texture baking.
Wednesday, February 12th, 2025
Free tools: Render Manager and Light Editor for Blender
VFX artist Robert Rioux's handy add-ons streamline the process of managing lights and render layers within complex production scenes.
Tuesday, February 11th, 2025
These simple free tools convert Maya shaders to Blender
VFX artist Robert Rioux's handy open-source tools convert the aiStandardSurface shader to Blender's Principled BSDF.
Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
Tik Manager 4 is a lightweight, robust open-source pipeline tool
Promising project management tool for VFX, animation and games is intuitive enough for non-TDs, but robust enough for bigger projects.
Monday, January 6th, 2025
Get the Blender Studio's free Brushstroke Tools for Blender
Neat free extension lets you apply painterly brushstrokes to the surface of 3D models while texturing them, and control the strokes procedurally.
Tuesday, November 12th, 2024
Nvidia open-sources PhysX, unveils PhysX SDK 4.0
Real-time physics system now available under a 3-clause BSD licence on PCs and mobile devices.
Tuesday, December 4th, 2018