Blender

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.

What’s new? These features are worth trying first:

🔹 Cycles texture cache - Cut memory use and startup time on texture-heavy scenes.

🔹 Hair/Cloth dynamics - Node-based physics simulations powered by Geometry Nodes are ready for the test drive.

🔹 Loop Tools - Circle, space, and flatten from the beloved add-on, now built into Blender.

🔹 Online asset library - Host libraries remotely, browse them inside Blender, and download assets on demand.

🔹 Rendering – new Thin Wall mode in Principled BSDF is here to render leaves, paper and other meshes with minimal thicknesses in a more photoreal way.

🔹 Geometry Nodes - New Bevel node, Geometry bundles, lists, a new sample sound node to pull frequency data from audio, Empty objects now support Geometry Nodes and so much more.

🔹 Grease Pencil - A brand new Fill tool and updated brush library.

What’s on the splash screen?

This mighty, roaring animal is Panthera spelaea, depicted in artwork by Joanna Kobierska, a 3D artist focused on extinct fauna. The piece is based on a lion sculpt by Ken Barthelmey.

⬇️ Download: builder.blender.org/download/daily/

📖 Full release notes: developer.blender.org/docs/release_notes/5.2/

🧡 Support future Blender development: fund.blender.org/

#b3d

12 hours ago (edited) | [YT] | 1,252

Blender

Following Blender development is now more straightforward. Today we are introducing a dedicated Roadmap page where artists, contributors, and the wider community can follow ongoing projects and in-development features.

Move from a high-level overview to technical details in one click: each entry links to the relevant tracker issue, pull request, design discussion, or development blog post.

For artists and studios, the Roadmap clarifies what is actively being built and what to expect in upcoming releases. For contributors, it highlights where help is needed most and how to connect with existing project threads.

View the roadmap: code.blender.org/roadmap/

Blender is developed by a global community of contributors. If you would like to get involved, visit developer.blender.org/

#b3d #DevFund

1 week ago | [YT] | 1,705

Blender

Watch SINGULARITY by ‪@BlenderStudio‬
A painterly space adventure open movie in 4K HDR! 🧡🪐

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 1,486

Blender

New job opening! 📣 Blender is looking for a Communications Lead to join the team. Help share exciting news about Blender development, Blender Studio productions, and everything happening around the Blender project and its community.🧡

Read more and apply at www.blender.org/jobs/communications-lead/ #b3d #jobs

2 months ago | [YT] | 1,013

Blender

Rain check! 🌦️
This week Blender Today will happen on Friday. Tune in for the latest updates in Blender development! Still good news for today: New releases of Blender 4.5 LTS and 4.2 LTS!

Download and see the changelog at blender.org/lts #b3d

3 months ago | [YT] | 651

Blender

Make BCON Austin possible this April! The Blender event for North America needs 250 more attendees to happen. Spread the word! Student discounts are available. Thank you Autotroph for organizing.

🎟️ Tickets: bconna.org/2026/

#b3d #BCONNA

3 months ago | [YT] | 87

Blender

If you enjoy Blender Today, you may like *Blender Tomorrow*! 👀

Learn about the design behind up-and-coming features in Blender, with Pablo Vazquez and Dalai Felinto straight from the design room at Blender HQ.

3 months ago | [YT] | 149

Blender

Meet the splash for the upcoming Blender 5.1!

🎨 Featuring artwork from Singularity, by ‪@BlenderStudio‬ studio.blender.org/projects/singularity/

#b3d

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3 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 6,105

Blender

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: blender.org/download/lts/

7 months ago | [YT] | 655

Blender

📣 Join the official Blender Survey 2025!

Let's get a picture of the community and help shape the future of Blender together. 🧡

👉 blender.org/news/blender-survey-2025/

7 months ago | [YT] | 561