Blender: Plugins & Addons

Notable addons extending Blender.

• AMD Radeon ProRender. AMD's physically based GPU/CPU render engine for Blender.
• AnimAide. Free animation helper tools for Blender.
• Array Tools. Create translation, scale and rotation arrays with offset or global parameters in any direction.
• Arsenal. Blender-integrated game engine written in Rust.
• Auto Terrainer Paid. Turns any low-poly mesh into customizable terrain like mountains, valleys and islands in Blender.
• AutoMask. Machine-learning automatic rotoscoping addon for Blender.
• Bangingcuts. Cuts audio and video clips on audio peaks, removing silences. On recent Blender, install the install.py file instead of the zip.
• Blender Addons. Helper addons by Antonio Vazquez.
• Blender Colab. Python script to render Blender scenes on Google Colab. Cycles only.
• Blender Data Visualisation. Loads data into Blender and builds visualisations.
• Blender Debugger For Vscode. Addon for remote-debugging Blender from VS Code or Visual Studio.
• Blender For Unreal Engine. Exports Blender content to Unreal Engine.
• Blender Kitti. Renders large point clouds and voxel grids in Blender.
• Blender Metaverse Addon. Toolset for creating content for metaverse platforms like High Fidelity.
• Blender NLA Midi Copier. Creates MIDI-driven animations from Blender's Nonlinear Animation view.
• Blender Pyblish. Pyblish publishing-pipeline integration for Blender.
• Blender Sculpt Tools. Base-mesh sculpting tools for Blender, ZSphere-style.
• Blender to Unity FBX. Unity export addon.
• Blender Vscode. VS Code extension for Blender addon development.
• Blender XR. VR and mixed-reality interface for editing Blender scenes with a headset and controllers.
• Blender2Godot. Exports a Blender scene to a Godot Engine project.
• BlenderCAM. Open source CAM toolpath generation for CNC inside Blender.
• BlenderSynth. Blender scripting for generating synthetic datasets at scale.
• BlendyPose. Webcam motion capture inside Blender.
• Blign. Align and distribute objects in Blender with many options.
• Bone Widget. Helps make custom bone shapes for Blender rigs.
• Bonsai. OpenBIM/IFC architectural authoring add-on for Blender. Formerly BlenderBIM.
• BookGen. Generates rows of books on shelves in Blender.
• Building Tools. Building-generation addon for Blender.
• Bystedts Blender Baker Paid. Streamlines texture baking in Blender.
• CAD Sketcher. CAD-style precision sketching with constraints for Blender.
• Camera Shakify. Adds realistic camera shake to Blender cameras.
• Capsule. Export manager for sharing assets between Blender and Unreal/Unity.
• CharMorph. Open source character creation tool for Blender, a rewrite of the now-unmaintained MB-Lab.
• COA Tools. 2D cutout animation suite for Blender, similar to Spine or Spriter.
• Crowdrender Freemium. Distributed rendering across machines.
• Curtis Holt Store Paid. Curtis Holt's storefront for Blender addons and learning products.
• Data FX. Loads and visualizes CSV data within Blender.
• Daz to Blender Bridge. Transfers Genesis 8 and 3 characters from Daz Studio into Blender.
• DreamUV. Manipulate UVs directly in the 3D viewport.
• Drop It. Drops objects quickly onto the ground or a surface in Blender.
• Easy HDRI. HDRI management addon.
• Easy Proxy. Creates VSE proxy files easily via FFmpeg.
• EasyBake. One-click texture baking UI in the Blender 3D viewport.
• EdgeFlow. Adds two edge-loop operators for cleaner topology in Blender.
• Embark Blender Tools. Game-dev workflow tools for Blender, with standardized import/export and new object types.
• Engraver Paid. Carves decals into 3D models in Blender.
• Export Paper Model from Blender. Add-on for unfolding meshes into printable paper models.
• EZ Baker. Simpler alternative to Blender's default texture-bake system.
• F Spy Blender. Official fSpy Blender importer.
• FaceBuilder Paid. Builds photorealistic 3D face and head models from a few neutral-expression photos in Blender.
• FLIP Fluids Paid. High-quality liquid simulation plugin for Blender.
• FontSelector. Font management inside Blender.
• Gaffer (Blender addon). Light-management panels for fast lighting setup and tweaking in Blender.
• Geometry Nodes Pipes Paid. Geometry Nodes addon for generating complex pipe layouts in Blender.
• Geometry Script. Python scripting API for Blender Geometry Nodes, making node trees easier to build and share.
• Glsl Texture. Create textures from GLSL fragment shaders in Blender.
• GoB. GoZ-style bridge for ZBrush-Blender mesh interchange.
• Graswald Paid. Grass and plants library.
• GreaseWriter. Auto-animates grease pencil strokes to emulate hand-drawn text.
• HDRI Sun Aligner. Automatically rotates a sun to match the brightest point in an HDRI environment texture.
• Hi Phy Engine Paid. High-fidelity physics engine addon with a unified solver for rigid body, cloth, hair, soft body and MPM snow/sand, with intersection-free continuous collision detection.
• INOX. Rust game engine integrated in Blender.
• IOR Reference. Blender addon listing IOR values for materials.
• JARCH Vis. Generates common architectural-visualization objects in Blender.
• Jet Fluids. Jet fluid-engine simulator integration for Blender.
• JewelCraft. Jewelry design toolkit add-on for Blender.
• Kaleidoscope. Adds Spectrum and Intensity nodes to speed up material creation in Blender.
• KeKit. Production modeling toolset for Blender.
• Laser Slicer. Slices a Blender object and exports SVG sections for laser cutting.
• LeoMoon LightStudio Paid. Studio lighting system for Blender.
• Lib SM64 Blender. Integrates libsm64 into Blender, with Fast64 integrations.
• Lodify. Level-of-detail and proxy system for Blender.
• Loom. Simplifies rendering image sequences and frame ranges, with batch rendering utilities.
• Lumiere. Interactive lighting addon for Blender.
• Magic UV. UV manipulation toolset that fills gaps in Blender's UV tools.
• Maps Models Importer. Imports 3D models from Google Maps into Blender.
• MB Lab. Character creation (archived, succeeded by CharMorph).
• MDSANIMA RenderTime. Estimates total animation render time from a single frame's render time.
• Mesh Align Plus. Precisely align, move, and measure objects and mesh parts.
• Mesh Heal. Extra Blender operators for healing and repairing surface meshes.
• Mesh Maze. Generates a maze on any mesh in Blender.
• MeshSync. Live-link plugin syncing Blender and other DCCs into Unity.
• MifthTools. Mesh-exchange tools for 3DCoat, Houdini and Modo.
• Mixamo Converter. Blender Plugin that Converts Mixamo animations to work in Unreal Engine 4 with root motion.
• Mixer by Ubisoft. Real-time collaboration addon for Blender from Ubisoft Animation Studio.
• Modeling Cloth. Real-time cloth-like behavior on meshes in Blender.
• Modifier List. Enhanced modifier UI for Blender, with a sidebar tab and popup.
• MPFB. Open source human generator for Blender, a full rewrite of MakeHuman as an addon.
• Mr Mannequins Tools. Exports animations and weighted meshes compatible with the Unreal third-person mannequin without retargeting.
• Multi User. Real-time collaborative editing inside Blender.
• Needle Engine Freemium. Builds interactive web apps from Blender scenes.
• OctaneRender Prime for Blender Freemium. Octane GPU render engine for Blender, free tier.
• Parallel Render. Renders Sequencer output multithreaded from the Render sidebar.
• PBR Texture Mapper. One-click PBR node setup in Blender.
• Phobos. Creates URDF, SDF and SMURF robot models in Blender.
• Point Cloud Visualizer. Display, edit, filter, render and export colored point-cloud PLY files.
• Poliigon Blender Addon. Browse, download and import Poliigon textures, models and HDRs from inside Blender, with material generation from texture sets.
• Power Sequencer. Faster editing tools for Blender's Video Sequence Editor.
• PresetterProfessional. View, visibility, 3D cursor and snap presets for Blender.
• Principled Baker. Bake PBR textures from the Principled BSDF in a few clicks.
• Projectors. Create and modify projector lights in Blender.
• ProSidebar. Adds extra properties and operators to the 3D View Sidebar.
• PSOFT Pencil+ 4 Paid. NPR line rendering.
• QBlocker. Interactive blockout and object creation tool for Blender.
• QuickSwitch. Quickly switch workspaces and view the render menu in the viewport.
• RandoMesh. Adds randomized geometry to any mesh in Blender.
• reflow. Blender addon to change scene fps.
• Render Useful. Command-line tools for Blender renders.
• Rig on the Fly. Dynamic rigging tool that speeds up Blender animation workflow.
• Rigid Body Bones. Adds rigid-body and spring physics to bones in Blender.
• Scene Strip Tools. Preview VSE scene strips directly in the 3D View.
• Screencast Keys. On-screen keystroke display for Blender screen recordings.
• Screenwriter. Write screenplays in the Blender Text Editor using Fountain markup, with correct formatting on export.
• Sculpt Alphas Manager. Quickly switch alpha textures for sculpt brushes in Blender.
• Search Online References. Search selected text across Blender API/Python docs, Stack Exchange, source code and GitHub.
• Shot Manager by Ubisoft. Adds a true shot entity to Blender scenes for previs and layout.
• Sketchfab Blender Addon. Import and export models between Blender and Sketchfab.
• SliceMesh. Automates mesh slicing in Blender.
• Spaceship Generator. Procedurally generates 3D spaceships.
• Spring Bones. Adds springy dynamic motion to bones in Blender.
• Subsimport. Create and edit subtitles for movies or music in Blender.
• SuperPoke. Iterative poking tool for Blender meshes.
• Sverchok. Node-based parametric modeling for Blender, aimed at architects.
• TextCounter. Text-animation addon for counters and GUI simulations in Blender.
• TexTools. Free UV and texturing toolset for Blender.
• The Grove 3D Paid. Grows natural 3D trees for visualisation and film, with seasonal simulation.
• Theme Switcher. Switch the active Blender theme without leaving the 3D View.
• Tilecam. Renders tileable images in Blender.
• Tissue. Computational and parametric design addon for Blender.
• Transform Tools. Transform, crop and fade video strips in Blender's VSE.
• Tree Gen. Procedural tree-model generation in Blender.
• Typewriter. Typewriter text animation for font objects in Blender.
• UcuPaint. Manage texture layers for EEVEE and Cycles in Blender.
• USDZ. Blender addon to export USDZ files.
• UV Packer. Free automatic UV-packing addon for Blender.
• V HACD. Decomposes a 3D surface into near-convex parts for accurate collision meshes.
• Verge3D Paid. Toolkit for building interactive 3D web experiences from Blender.
• VSEQF. Overhauls Blender's VSE for quick keyboard-and-mouse editing with real-time feedback.
• Welder. Generates weld seams between meshes in Blender.
• Wiggle Bones. Jiggle-bone physics for Blender rigs.
• WoT Tank Viewer. Blender plugins to view 3D models from World of Tanks.
• WritingAnimation. Generates writing animation for selected Bezier curves in Blender.