Blender

Blender is a powerful, free, and open-source 3D creation suite used by artists, animators, and studios around the world. It covers the full pipeline—modeling, animation, rendering, simulation, video editing, and more—and is backed by an active open-source community and the non-profit Blender Foundation.

Recently, Blender hit the spotlight with Flow, an animated feature made entirely in Blender by a small team. The film won an Oscar and shows what’s possible with the software—even on a tight budget. You can watch the trailer, check out the behind-the-scenes, or read the interview with director Gints Zilbalodis.

Blender is used across games, film, and TV—by indie creators and big names alike. Studios like Ubisoft, Epic, EA, and Netflix have all used it in their pipelines.

Notable features include:

• 3D modeling and sculpting
• 2D animation with Grease Pencil
• Real-time rendering (Eevee) and ray tracing (Cycles)
• VFX: fluids, smoke, cloth, and particles
• Video editing and compositing
• Python scripting and automation

Blender has a huge library of tutorials to help you get started:

• Blender Guru – beginner-friendly tutorials
• Ducky 3D – stylized shader tricks
• CG Cookie – in-depth courses
• Blender’s official YouTube

You can also support development and access premium content via Blender Studio.

Try Blender

Note: Splash screen artwork is included with each Blender release. You can download the files and explore how they were made.