# \#software **URL:** https://blenderartists.org/tag/software/55.md [Latest](https://blenderartists.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://blenderartists.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://blenderartists.org/tags.md) --- ## [DJV Viewer 3.6.0 is out!](https://blenderartists.org/t/djv-viewer-3-6-0-is-out/1602053)
**Author:** [@sozap](https://blenderartists.org/u/sozap)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2026, 7:19am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/djv-viewer-3-6-0-is-out/1602053 "2026-09-19T07:19:08Z")
It’s pretty fresh : Features include: Support for high resolution and high bit depth images A/B comparison with wipe, overlay, and difference modes Timeline support with OpenTimelineIO Color management with OpenColo… --- ## [Audacity gets redesigned](https://blenderartists.org/t/audacity-gets-redesigned/1613864)
**Author:** [@Tvaroog](https://blenderartists.org/u/Tvaroog)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/audacity-gets-redesigned/1613864 "2026-09-03T20:19:01Z")
--- ## [Blender Launcher Hub - A standalone visual project library and background CMD render manager](https://blenderartists.org/t/blender-launcher-hub-a-standalone-visual-project-library-and-background-cmd-render-manager/1649559)
**Author:** [@NicholasBrittonBlend](https://blenderartists.org/u/NicholasBrittonBlend)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 5:02am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/blender-launcher-hub-a-standalone-visual-project-library-and-background-cmd-render-manager/1649559 "2026-08-06T05:02:54Z")
Hey everyone! As a 3D artist, I found myself constantly frustrated by the switching between different Blender builds (like 4.5, 5.0, 5.2, Goo Engine, K-Cycles, etc ) and waiting for it to load just to render a scene. So… --- ## [A web tool to stop losing render feedback in WhatsApp/email (full disclosure: I built it)](https://blenderartists.org/t/a-web-tool-to-stop-losing-render-feedback-in-whatsapp-email-full-disclosure-i-built-it/1647682)
**Author:** [@pb3drender](https://blenderartists.org/u/pb3drender)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 9:32am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/a-web-tool-to-stop-losing-render-feedback-in-whatsapp-email-full-disclosure-i-built-it/1647682 "2026-07-14T09:32:12Z")
Hey all, Long-time lurker, occasional poster. I wanted to share something I’ve been building, with full disclosure up front: I’m a Blender artist myself (mostly archviz/product renders), and this came out of my own f… --- ## [Unable to start Blender 5.1](https://blenderartists.org/t/unable-to-start-blender-5-1/1647420)
**Author:** [@Rohan\_Creation](https://blenderartists.org/u/Rohan_Creation)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 11:37am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/unable-to-start-blender-5-1/1647420 "2026-07-10T11:37:29Z")
Hi Blender, I have been facing an issue while starting up Blender 5.1 on my laptop. It’s showing me this error. Can anyone help me with this? What is this happening, and how can I fix it? --- ## [Blender → Twinmotion Live Sync — plugin, works with Blender 5 + TM 2026](https://blenderartists.org/t/blender-twinmotion-live-sync-plugin-works-with-blender-5-tm-2026/1638337)
**Author:** [@dub.in](https://blenderartists.org/u/dub.in)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/blender-twinmotion-live-sync-plugin-works-with-blender-5-tm-2026/1638337 "2026-06-07T21:23:29Z")
I’ve been working on a direct link plugin between Blender and Twinmotion that actually works reliably at the moment. What it does: Live geometry sync — changes in Blender appear in Twinmotion instantly Live transforms… --- ## [V-Ray VDB issue](https://blenderartists.org/t/v-ray-vdb-issue/1639467)
**Author:** [@maratein](https://blenderartists.org/u/maratein)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 12:40am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/v-ray-vdb-issue/1639467 "2026-05-03T00:40:47Z")
Hello everyone! I’m testing V-Ray for Blender and I like it very much. The only thing that I’ve noticed, but what can become a great probleb in the future: I can’t find any possibility to set imported VDB. As you can und… --- ## [Kdenlive 26.04.0 released](https://blenderartists.org/t/kdenlive-26-04-0-released/1639012)
**Author:** [@Withers99](https://blenderartists.org/u/Withers99)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 5:09am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/kdenlive-26-04-0-released/1639012 "2026-04-30T05:09:19Z")
Today the fee open source video editor Kdenlive announced the first major release of 2026, I haven’t updated to it yet but it looks like there are some useful new features. It’s also great to see such a wide variety o… --- ## [Tamga - a new 3d sculpting and stylized rendering tool](https://blenderartists.org/t/tamga-a-new-3d-sculpting-and-stylized-rendering-tool/1635243)
**Author:** [@levent](https://blenderartists.org/u/levent)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 11:56pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/tamga-a-new-3d-sculpting-and-stylized-rendering-tool/1635243 "2026-04-16T23:56:20Z")
I am a long time blender user with a lot of appreciation to this community I frequently read but not write to very much. I wanted to however post some news that I released a new sculpting tool that has features catered f… --- ## [AMD cards, under-developed for?](https://blenderartists.org/t/amd-cards-under-developed-for/1616030)
**Author:** [@DigitalFlower](https://blenderartists.org/u/DigitalFlower)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2025, 8:44am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/amd-cards-under-developed-for/1616030 "2025-10-21T08:44:14Z")
I recently bought an RX7600. I was aware that AMD cards perform poorly in blender compared with a similarly priced NVIDIA card. I knew my specific graphics card choice was not the best for Blender, but Blender is not the… --- ## [Blendflare - New Free Platform for Blender Resources (Feedback Welcome)](https://blenderartists.org/t/blendflare-new-free-platform-for-blender-resources-feedback-welcome/1624001)
**Author:** [@blendflare](https://blenderartists.org/u/blendflare)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/blendflare-new-free-platform-for-blender-resources-feedback-welcome/1624001 "2025-12-21T12:37:17Z")
Hey Blender community, we’re building Blendflare, a free platform to centralize and organize Blender resources. Inspired by BlendSwap, BlenderKit, and Blender’s demo scenes page, we wanted to create a place where the co… --- ## [Blender Version Selector](https://blenderartists.org/t/blender-version-selector/1311866)
**Author:** [@Willy\_Wonka](https://blenderartists.org/u/Willy_Wonka)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2025, 9:04am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/blender-version-selector/1311866 "2025-10-26T09:04:37Z")
Blender Version Selector Blender version selector automatically picks the correct Blender version when you double-click a .blend file based on which version of Blender the file was last saved in! Essentially this is use… --- ## [Support an Open Source Future for Modo - Join the Pixel Fondue Initiative](https://blenderartists.org/t/support-an-open-source-future-for-modo-join-the-pixel-fondue-initiative/1591719)
**Author:** [@Shimoon](https://blenderartists.org/u/Shimoon)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2025, 6:14pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/support-an-open-source-future-for-modo-join-the-pixel-fondue-initiative/1591719 "2025-09-16T18:14:27Z")
Hey Blender community, I wanted to share something that might resonate with many of you who care deeply about open tools, creative freedom, and the future of 3D. You may recently heard that Modo, from Foundry, has been… --- ## [Is this a Blender 4.5.2 bug - 40gb of RAM usage](https://blenderartists.org/t/is-this-a-blender-4-5-2-bug-40gb-of-ram-usage/1609806)
**Author:** [@Withers99](https://blenderartists.org/u/Withers99)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/is-this-a-blender-4-5-2-bug-40gb-of-ram-usage/1609806 "2025-09-09T13:53:41Z")
Hello there everybody, I was just using Blender and added a subdivision surface modifier, to an object that didn’t have many vertices. However as soon as I set the viewport to 2 Windows immediately brought up a message … --- ## [Blender bugs on linux?](https://blenderartists.org/t/blender-bugs-on-linux/1588366)
**Author:** [@Ninjacatgeorge](https://blenderartists.org/u/Ninjacatgeorge)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2025, 3:31am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/blender-bugs-on-linux/1588366 "2025-04-20T03:31:50Z")
Hi, this is a question for any Linux users, or anyone who has just one who has switched from windows or apple to Linux. have any of you encountered any bugs or issues with blender on Linux? --- ## [Arduino to Blender](https://blenderartists.org/t/arduino-to-blender/1581389)
**Author:** [@dmrrberke](https://blenderartists.org/u/dmrrberke)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/arduino-to-blender/1581389 "2025-02-26T18:53:45Z")
How can i solve this problem. I must take location data from arduino to blender serial.serialutil.SerialException: could not open port 'COM5': PermissionError(13, 'Erişim engellendi.', None, 5) --- ## [If I have Blender on a VM and my main operating system will it affect the performance?](https://blenderartists.org/t/if-i-have-blender-on-a-vm-and-my-main-operating-system-will-it-affect-the-performance/1579742)
**Author:** [@Cubez](https://blenderartists.org/u/Cubez)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 9:50am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/if-i-have-blender-on-a-vm-and-my-main-operating-system-will-it-affect-the-performance/1579742 "2025-02-17T09:50:05Z")
Hi! I’m a macOS user, so there are some softwares that are compatible with blender but their on Windows and windows only. I recently found out there’s something called a Virtual Machine or VM that can run other operating… --- ## [Blender faster in Linux Mint 22 with the NVIDIA open kernel drivers](https://blenderartists.org/t/blender-faster-in-linux-mint-22-with-the-nvidia-open-kernel-drivers/1561973)
**Author:** [@rogper](https://blenderartists.org/u/rogper)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2024, 9:15am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/blender-faster-in-linux-mint-22-with-the-nvidia-open-kernel-drivers/1561973 "2024-12-23T09:15:51Z")
Hey there friends! It’s just me or Blender got considerably faster with the Nvidia open kernel drivers in Linux Mint 22!? Just updated the PC this week and Blender feels way faster for me, the double at least! --- ## [My blender closing it self](https://blenderartists.org/t/my-blender-closing-it-self/1537665)
**Author:** [@bmw\_demon\_car](https://blenderartists.org/u/bmw_demon_car)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/my-blender-closing-it-self/1537665 "2024-07-05T20:46:55Z")
does anyone know why my blender is crashing or closes it self? --- ## [Plant Factory and Plant Catalog is amazing](https://blenderartists.org/t/plant-factory-and-plant-catalog-is-amazing/1535157)
**Author:** [@Tinto\_Pratama](https://blenderartists.org/u/Tinto_Pratama)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/plant-factory-and-plant-catalog-is-amazing/1535157 "2024-06-19T15:40:18Z")
I just downloaded the Plant Factory and Plant Catalog (its Free) its amazing. its a software to generate vegetation like speedtree. You have to download the plant catalog to used the premade asset the size a bit … --- ## [Lesser known useful tools in your workflow](https://blenderartists.org/t/lesser-known-useful-tools-in-your-workflow/1146204)
**Author:** [@ARC9](https://blenderartists.org/u/ARC9)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/lesser-known-useful-tools-in-your-workflow/1146204 "2024-03-11T12:54:46Z")
What tool/software/website/add-on you use in your workflow or occasionally and you think more people should know about? For me it’s those very fun for trying out random glitch effects for when you want to edit some… --- ## [Help tidying up old Blender versions (and methods to keep it neat)](https://blenderartists.org/t/help-tidying-up-old-blender-versions-and-methods-to-keep-it-neat/1514973)
**Author:** [@Hortica](https://blenderartists.org/u/Hortica)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2024, 9:19pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/help-tidying-up-old-blender-versions-and-methods-to-keep-it-neat/1514973 "2024-02-10T21:19:26Z")
Can someone help me clean up my blender versions? It got cluttered and I need to find a good method for keeping it tidy with new versions being released and downloaded. I need to understand where the files are located, … --- ## [How to minimize gltf file size for Web](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-minimize-gltf-file-size-for-web/1508838)
**Author:** [@Reine0017](https://blenderartists.org/u/Reine0017)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-to-minimize-gltf-file-size-for-web/1508838 "2024-01-10T00:03:04Z")
I want to minimize a GLTF file so it is small enough to be rendered nicely on websites. I use the useGLTF hook from @react-three/drei and here’s the results of the Object: This object is small enough. Asking more for… --- ## [My graphics tablet is blocking my blender](https://blenderartists.org/t/my-graphics-tablet-is-blocking-my-blender/1501217)
**Author:** [@Skilie\_3D](https://blenderartists.org/u/Skilie_3D)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/my-graphics-tablet-is-blocking-my-blender/1501217 "2023-12-19T20:50:45Z")
I bought a momentum MT100 graphics tablet and it’s working fine, but the software that comes with it crashes, my blender keeps giving small recurring crashes, I’ve already disabled Windows Ink But it didn’t help, does an… --- ## [Lightweight Distros For 12th/13th Gen Intel And Blender?](https://blenderartists.org/t/lightweight-distros-for-12th-13th-gen-intel-and-blender/1481822)
**Author:** [@A\_Mix\_Of\_Geek\_Stuff](https://blenderartists.org/u/A_Mix_Of_Geek_Stuff)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2023, 10:56am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/lightweight-distros-for-12th-13th-gen-intel-and-blender/1481822 "2023-09-09T10:56:05Z")
Hi. I’m not sure if I’ll get 12th gen, 13th gen, or a new amd pc. Which distroses would you recommend for Blender? It’d be cool if it’s a free one. so, apparently, my Os only has OpenGL 3.3. So I can’t even open Blen… --- ## [I used custom node software written from scratch to create this music video](https://blenderartists.org/t/i-used-custom-node-software-written-from-scratch-to-create-this-music-video/1469103)
**Author:** [@VisualizeBeyond](https://blenderartists.org/u/VisualizeBeyond)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/i-used-custom-node-software-written-from-scratch-to-create-this-music-video/1469103 "2023-06-16T00:13:27Z")
I’ve been working on a node system that runs outside of blender to create some custom effects. Originally I wrote the software to drive LED strips but realized I could adapt it for use with blender. It integrates with FL… --- ## [How can I set the default size of a new added square](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-can-i-set-the-default-size-of-a-new-added-square/1463505)
**Author:** [@Mr.Panthouse](https://blenderartists.org/u/Mr.Panthouse)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2023, 10:21pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/how-can-i-set-the-default-size-of-a-new-added-square/1463505 "2023-05-07T22:21:36Z")
Hello, Im creating models in blender using centimeters/milimeters. I have set my units to centimeters and made the default cube 20x20x20cm I then saved it as default template hoping this would take effect on everything… --- ## [POV-Ray and Blender 3.4.1](https://blenderartists.org/t/pov-ray-and-blender-3-4-1/1454135)
**Author:** [@anon94539955](https://blenderartists.org/u/anon94539955)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/pov-ray-and-blender-3-4-1/1454135 "2023-03-09T21:04:20Z")
I’ve run into a problem when trying to use POV-Ray in the latest Blender version, more specifically, I can’t seem to create a material without getting an error in return. --- ## [HID Macros - Software for sending keyboard macros activated from different USB devices - FREE](https://blenderartists.org/t/hid-macros-software-for-sending-keyboard-macros-activated-from-different-usb-devices-free/1265730)
**Author:** [@Nanomanpro](https://blenderartists.org/u/Nanomanpro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/hid-macros-software-for-sending-keyboard-macros-activated-from-different-usb-devices-free/1265730 "2023-02-04T12:47:58Z")
Hello. If you feel that your basic keyboard is not enough for you anymore because you need more functionality, then this program is for you. http://www.hidmacros.eu/ Here you can see a very interesting use for an add… --- ## [Independent pie menu tool for Windows](https://blenderartists.org/t/independent-pie-menu-tool-for-windows/1404010)
**Author:** [@Metin\_Seven](https://blenderartists.org/u/Metin_Seven)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://blenderartists.org/t/independent-pie-menu-tool-for-windows/1404010 "2023-01-08T15:46:08Z")
This open source tool lets you create pie menus for Windows, independent of the tool you’re using: [Next page](https://blenderartists.org/tag/software/55.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=software)