Free
Free
- One-time
- Free
- Verified
Blender has a free plan; it ranks #1 of 6 for 3D texturing, as of 20 Sep 2026.
Blender
- Cheapest paid
- —
- Free plan
- Yes
- Best ranking
- #1 of 6 · 3D texturing
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
Plans
Capabilities
3D
Assets
Motion and VFX
Painting and editing
Video editing
Platform and workflow
Facts
- Free tier
- Yes — Free and open source (GPL)
- Commercial use on free tier
- Yes
- Opt out of AI training
- Yes
- Output licence
- Your artwork is yours; the software is GPL
- Works offline
- Yes
- Public API
- Yes
- Pricing source
- www.blender.org · verified
Release history
| Date | Version | Summary | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blender Survey 2026 | Blender Foundation announces its annual user survey. | source | |
| Celebrating 20 Years of Open Movies | A thank you message for the community that made this possible. | source | |
| Blender Foundation Annual Report 2025 | The 2025 Blender Foundation report is now publicly available. | source | |
| Show your support for Blender projects | New update to Blender Development Fund now lets supporters to highlight favorite projects on the Roadmap page, boosting their visibility and demand. | source | |
| Blender 5.2 LTS Release | Blender 5.2 LTS brings node-powered physics, remote access to asset libraries, major rendering advancements and more with 2 years of LTS updates. | source | |
| Blender at SIGGRAPH 2026 | The Blender team is back in Los Angeles to present and take part at SIGGRAPH 2026. | source | |
| Blender in Annecy 2026 Recap | Recap of Blender at the Annecy Animation Film Festival 2026 | source | |
| Blender in Annecy 2026 | Blender attends the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026 and hosts a community meet-up. | source | |
| Introducing the Blender Roadmap | See where Blender is heading next and how you can get involved. | source | |
| Upcoming Blender Development Fund and AI Policies | An update after the latest Development Fund announcement. | source | |
| Anthropic joins the Blender Development Fund as Corporate Patron | The membership has been shifed to a singuar donation. | source | |
| Blender Lab Activity Report – Q1 2026 | Recap of the current research and development projects | source | |
| Blender 5.1 Release | Blender 5.1 focuses on refinement, bug fixes, and a few key features improving the entire pipeline. | source |