Blender

Official account for Free Open Source 3D creation suite.

4.8•29 reviews•

237 followers

Official account for Free Open Source 3D creation suite.

4.8•29 reviews•

237 followers

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Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, video editing and 2D animation pipeline.

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The community submitted 29 reviews to tell us what they like about Blender, what Blender can do better, and more.

4.8

Based on 29 reviews

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Reviewers see Blender as a remarkably versatile 3D tool that can handle modeling, rendering, animation, compositing, editing, game work, and even file conversion, with many praising its steady improvement, add-ons, tutorials, and strong community. The main complaint is usability: several say the interface feels cluttered, complex, and slow to learn, and a few think animation or developer APIs lag behind stronger areas like modeling. Makers of Netlify and Umbrel specifically credit it for asset design, industrial prototyping, realistic material tests, and video production.

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•2 reviews

Blender has been my number one tool throughout my 6+ years as a 3D artist. I started working in game development with Blender 2.8 (it was in beta), back when people used to make fun of anyone using Blender for gamedev. Less than a year later, the entire 3D team at the company was pushed to learn it — and now they use only Blender. It’s hands down the best software for 3D modeling, motion tracking, animation, video and audio editing, cartoon painting, compositing, sculpting… and probably a few more things I’m forgetting. Oh, and the best part? It’s free.

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free tier (1)video editing (1)3D modeling (1)animation (1)motion tracking (1)

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51 views8mo ago

•11 reviews

Blender has been a real revelation for me in the world of 3D modeling and animation. Its capabilities are astounding, ranging from creating simple models to complex animations and visual effects. The powerful rendering engine is particularly impressive, allowing for high-quality images and videos. The interface can seem daunting for beginners, but over time, I grew accustomed to it and appreciated its flexibility and customizability. The large community and abundance of free tutorials make the learning process more accessible and enjoyable. Blender has become an indispensable tool in my arsenal for game creation, and I am glad I chose it

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37 views2yr ago

•7 reviews

Blender is powerful, especially considering that its model is free to download (open source licensed). I develop plugins for Blender, this is where it sometimes can frustrate. The API has a few gotchas that really catch out new comers and sometimes things are not immediately obvious from documentation. All in all though, the tool is powerful, stable and has a large team of full time dedicated developers that are making constant improvements

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22 views3yr ago

•7 reviews

"I've been using Blender for over ten years for all kinds of 3D-related work. I firmly believe in the project and see that over the years it has developed into a tool that competes seriously with industry standards. I use it every day and trust that it will continue to evolve in the wonderful way it has so far. Hopefully, they'll give the UI/UX a review soon. Then it would be almost perfect."

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15 views3yr ago

•3 reviews

What's great

Its just too complex to operate.

The UI is so cluttered and confusing, I at times get overwhelmed.

Will recommend the founders & designers to make the UI more minimaslistic.

That will make the tool far easier to use.

What needs improvement

Make the UI minimaslistic

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18 views5mo ago

•1 review

Despite of the fact I spend 90% of my work time using Zbrush for sculpting, Blender is great alternative to any industry standard software that allows to wear many hats as 3d artist.

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7 views1yr ago

•2 reviews

So many features ! A need to have in a toolbag !! My first use of Blender was to use it as a converter for various files formats ! And, after some time, I decided to start a journey to learn, and, with Blender, what a pleasure : WE ALWAYS LEARN NEW THINGS, new ways of making, baking, "cooking" 3D stuff in a more efficient and productive way, ginving "reality" to most of the ideas we can have !!

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8 views2yr ago

•4 reviews

Best opensource tool I have ever seen. In short: you can do a complete 3D movie. 3D Animation. You can also use it for 3D printing etc. The only downside: you need to know what you want to do & you need time to learn in order to get into a creative flow. But a lot of helpful tutorials can be found.

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7 views2yr ago

•1 review

Blender is a great modeling program—I use it all the time! It’s incredibly versatile. However, I wish the developers would focus more on modeling rather than texturing, sculpting, and geometry nodes, as there are more specialized programs for those tasks.

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7 views1yr ago

•2 reviews

El mejor programa Opensource ojala freecad y otros programas de diseño y dibujo tuvieran esta comunidad de desarrollo. Además los plugins y programas de terceros a costo reducido permiten seguir mejorando y transformando esta herramienta.

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4 views1yr ago