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
new features
Open 3D Foundation releases Open 3D Engine 23.05
Big update to the open-source game engine adds node-based material system, OpenXR support.
Friday, May 5th, 2023
LightWave Digital announces LightWave 2023
First version of the 3D animation software in three years to ship in Q4 2023. Upgrade deals include company shares.
Friday, May 5th, 2023
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 8
Real-time lighting app gets neat new Scrim Light type mimicking real-world studio lighting set-ups.
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023
Boris FX releases free edition of Particle Illusion 2023
Free standalone edition of the GPU accelerated particle generator gets new 3D and fluid dynamics options.
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023
Get Antoine Bagattini's free Blender add-on BagaPie V10
Popular modifier gets new tool to package your Geometry Nodes set-ups into custom Blender add-ons.
Saturday, April 29th, 2023
LightWave Digital acquires LightWave
Updated: LightWave 2023 due for release in Q4 2023. Upgrade pricing includes 'shares in LightWave'.
Friday, April 28th, 2023
Silhouette 2023 gets new generative AI art tools
Sizeable update to the rotoscoping app also adds new film grain nodes and the Primatte chroma keyer.
Thursday, April 27th, 2023
Boris FX releases Mocha Pro 2023
Planar tracking app gets updates to roto, tracking and rendering to streamline work on complex shots.
Thursday, April 27th, 2023
Pixar releases RenderMan 25
Heavyweight VFX and animation renderer now includes Pixar's own AI-trained denoiser. Sizeable update to RenderMan XPU, too.
Tuesday, April 18th, 2023
Andersson Technologies releases SynthEyes 2304
3D tracking app gets new options for solving shots with anamorphic distance and with focus breathing.
Monday, April 17th, 2023
Boris FX releases Sapphire 2023.5
Check out the new features in the suite of effects plugins for compositing and editing software.
Saturday, April 15th, 2023
Zoo Tools Pro's latest tool puts ChatGPT inside Maya
Handy add-on Zoo Chat GPT lets you use the AI chatbot to control Maya with simple text commands.
Wednesday, April 12th, 2023