Official account for the Free and Open Source 3D creation suite. Free to use for any purpose, forever.
During the end-of-year campaign that ran last month, the Blender Project received over 27,000 one-time donations, 10x the regular monthly amount!
Thank you to everyone who donated, started a Development Fund membership, or kept one active.
And a special thanks to everyone who encouraged others to donate by making videos or sharing messages on social media, it truly made an impact. #b3d
Forgot to donate? Go to https://fund.blender.org
Many fixes for the major release!
🔶 Blender 5.0.1 is out! It fixes 132 issues found in the previous release. If you’re on 5.0.0, it’s highly recommended to update.
✨Changelog https://developer.blender.org/docs/release_notes/5.0/corrective_releases/
⬇️Download https://blender.org/download
The Blender project remembers Germano Cavalcante, long-time Blender contributor. Our hearts go out to his family and friends in Brazil. https://www.blender.org/news/remembering-germano-cavalcante/ #b3d
Flamenco v3.8 was just released! Some of the release highlights:
- Settings editor in the web interface.
- Multiple jobs, tasks, and workers can can be selected simultaneously, making mass-requeueing and worker management simpler.
- Compatibility with Blender 5.0
- Progress bars on jobs & tasks, to show how far along they are.
- ... and more!
📣 Save the date for the very first Blender Conference in Asia! BCON Shenzhen will happen 13-14 December. Get your tickets and check out the speakers at https://bcon.origincg.cn/en/2025/ #b3d #BCONShenzhen
Blender Foundation and the online developer community proudly present Blender 5.0!
ACES, Adaptive Subdivision, HDR, Storyboarding, Geometry Nodes, 588 bugs fixed, and so much more.
📖Changelog & Download: https://blender.org/download/releases/5-0/
📺 Video Recap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wEqD-jK0DU #b3d
Did Blender help you this year? Help back!
If every active user contributed $5 this month, Blender would be funded for the entire year 2026.
Professional 3D software. No subscriptions. No limits. Just your support.
Do your part. Donate today.
https://www.blender.org/news/give-back-to-blender-fundraiser-for-2026/ #b3d
Blender 5.0 has entered Release Candidate stage! 🚀
Please take some time to try it, test your add-ons, files (backup first!), and report any bugs you find.
⬇️ Download: https://builder.blender.org/download/daily/
📖 What's New: https://developer.blender.org/docs/release_notes/5.0/
🐞 Report: Help→Report a Bug
Announcing Blender Lab: an innovation space within the Blender project, where designers and developers can work together on future-defining projects. Learn more at https://www.blender.org/news/introducing-blender-lab/ #b3d
It’s time to update your Blender! Two new releases are available today. 🚀
🔶 Blender 4.5.4 LTS addresses 63 issues since 4.5.3
🔹 Blender 4.2.15 LTS addresses 13 issues since 4.2.14
📖 Download and read what's changed: https://www.blender.org/download/lts/
Join the official Blender Survey 2025!
Let's get a picture of the community and help shape the future of Blender together. 🧡
Blender 5.0 is in Beta! 🚀
Featuring artwork by Juan Hernández
Please take a moment to test your files, update your add-ons, and report any issue you may find by going to Help → Report a Bug.
👉 Download https://builder.blender.org/download/daily/
📖 What's New https://developer.blender.org/docs/release_notes/5.0/
#b3d
Blender Conference 2025 wrapped up a few days ago! Thank you to the speakers, to the attendees, and to the entire organization team for making it special.
Check out the recap at https://www.blender.org/press/blender-conference-2025-recap/
This year BCON25 photobooth is legendary! Special thanks from the Blender team to Sacrebleu Productions for sharing their Academy Award with the community to celebrate the success of Flow. #b3d #BCON25 #Flow
During the Blender Conference 2025 keynote, Ton Roosendaal announced to step down as chairman and Blender CEO per January 1st 2026, passing on his roles to Blender COO Francesco Siddi. Watch the full presentation at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXm0-ilIknE #b3d
Press release: https://www.blender.org/press/blender-foundation-announces-new-board-and-executive-director/
📣 Blender Conference 2025 is here!
📅 Follow the program: https://conference.blender.org/2025/schedule/
📺 All presentations will be uploaded to the official Blender YouTube channel as usual: https://www.youtube.com/@BlenderOfficial
The Blender Foundation annual report 2024 is out! Read about the supported activities, the people, and the long term mission and vision of the organization. https://www.blender.org/news/blender-foundation-annual-report-2024/
Welcome Bolt Graphics to the Blender Foundation’s Development Fund as a Corporate Patron!
This will enable general Blender development, with the goal of continuously improving content creation tools that will benefit the entire community. fund.blender.org #b3d #DevFund
Blender Conference is just around the corner, which means it's time to vote for the Suzanne Awards! ⭐
Cast your vote for your favorite festival entries and help decide this year's Suzanne Awards winners! https://conference.blender.org/2025/festival/entries/vote/ #b3d #BCON25
Welcome Wacom to the Blender Foundation’s Development Fund as a Corporate Patron!
A key contributor for the optimization of pen and touch performance and the development of a next-generation Blender experience for Android tablets. https://fund.blender.org
Press release: https://www.blender.org/press/wacom-joins-the-blender-development-fund-as-corporate-patron/
