Blender 5.3 is out! 🎉
Gaussian splats and DLSS denoising, light dispersion in Cycles, EEVEE material lighting nodes and panoramic camera, ripple editing in the VSE, a Compositor effects stack, the new Projects system, and more!
Explore the release notes: https://www.blender.org/download/releases/5-3/
Happy Blender 5.2 LTS release day!
Here is the plan of actions to celebrate:
⬇️ Download Blender 5.2 LTS: https://www.blender.org/download/
🎦 Watch the overview: https://youtu.be/g4OXlrxqIx0
📖 Read the release notes: https://www.blender.org/download/releases/5-2-lts/
Do you hear the roar on the splash screen? It’s the cave lion Panthera spelaea, recreated by Joanna Kobierska from a lion sculpt by Ken Barthelmey.
Today is the day! Blender 5.2 LTS has entered Beta.
What’s next?
🔸 Download 5.2 LTS Beta and test if your files work correctly.
🔸 Report bugs and help make this release stable for everyone.
🔸 Be first to try features the community will be talking about soon.
⬇️ Download: https://builder.blender.org/download/daily/
📖 Release notes: https://developer.blender.org/docs/release_notes/5.2/
The recent announcement about Anthropic joining the Blender Development Fund as a Corporate Patron member has raised concerns from the community around how we engage with AI topics.
This is how we plan to address the issue: https://www.blender.org/news/upcoming-blender-development-fund-and-ai-policies/
Note: partially reworded the social media announcement so it sounds less tone-deaf about the controversial nature of the membership.
Make sure to check out the full message on https://www.blender.org/press/anthropic-joins-the-blender-development-fund-as-corporate-patron/ and the funding policy at https://fund.blender.org/funding-policy/ to get the complete picture.
Welcome Anthropic as a Corporate Patron sponsor of the Blender Foundation’s Development Fund! This support will be dedicated towards general Blender core development. More details at https://www.blender.org/press/anthropic-joins-the-blender-development-fund-as-corporate-patron/
Everyone is talking about 5.1, but both Blender LTS just got better! 🚀
🔶 Blender 4.5.8 LTS fixes 13 issues present in the previous version.
🔹 Blender 4.2.19 LTS fixes 2 issues.
As usual, updating is highly recommended.
Download and read the changelog at https://blender.org/lts
Happy birthday, Blender! 🎂
Today, your own 3D software turns 2⁵! Here's to many more years of Freedom to Create.
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
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
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
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/
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
Help make blending on-the-go a reality. https://code.blender.org/2025/07/beyond-mouse-keyboard/ #b3d #DevFund
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Congratulations to Gints Zilbalodis and the entire Flow film crew for the Academy Award win!
Flow is the manifestation of Blender’s mission, where a small independent team is able to create a story that moves audiences worldwide.
Thank you for the shout out! 🧡 #b3d
Meet the splash for the upcoming Blender 4.4!
Featuring Flow, a film by Gints Zilbalodis. Golden Globe-winning film and 2025 Oscar nominee for Best Animated Feature Film and Best International Feature Film 🐈⬛ #b3d
Blender turns 30! 🎂
Support the future of Free and Open Source 3D creation at https://fund.blender.org