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Blender @blender.org · 9d

Blender Conference 2025 wrapped up a few days ago! Thank you to the speakers, to the attendees, and to the entire organization team for making it special.

Check out the recap at www.blender.org/press/blende...

#b3d #bcon25

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Blender @blender.org · 16d

Hi! Yes, bank transfer is possible. Find more details at: fund.blender.org/donate-once/

Thank you! 🧡

Blender Development Fund

Join the Development Fund and support Blender Foundation to work on core Blender development.

fund.blender.org

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Blender @blender.org · 21d

This year BCON25 photobooth is legendary! Special thanks from the Blender team to Sacrebleu Productions for sharing their Academy Award with the community to celebrate the success of Flow. #b3d #BCON25 #Flow

The Blender team at BCON celebrating Flow's Academy Award. Thanks Sacrebleu Productions! Photo by Jelmer de Haas.

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Blender @blender.org · 22d

During the Blender Conference 2025 keynote, Ton Roosendaal announced to step down as chairman and Blender CEO per January 1st 2026, passing on his roles to Blender COO Francesco Siddi. Watch the presentation at www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXm0... #b3d

Press release: www.blender.org/press/blende...

Keynote — Blender Conference 2025

"Keynote" by Ton Roosendaal, Francesco Siddi at Blender Conference 2025 The traditional opening of Blender Conference. – Learn more about Blender Conference 2025 at…

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Blender @blender.org · 22d

📣 Blender Conference 2025 is here!

📅 Follow the program: conference.blender.org/2025/schedule/

📺 All presentations will be uploaded to the official Blender YouTube channel as usual: www.youtube.com/@BlenderOffi...

#b3d #BCON25

Blender Conference 2025 — conference.blender.org

Blender Conference 2025 - The event of the year celebrating the Free and Open 3D Creation Software

conference.blender.org

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Blender @blender.org · 24d

The Blender Foundation annual report 2024 is out! Read about the supported activities, the people, and the long term mission and vision of the organization. www.blender.org/news/blender...

#b3d

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Blender @blender.org · 27d

Welcome Bolt Graphics to the Blender Foundation’s Development Fund as a Corporate Patron!

This will enable general Blender development, with the goal of continuously improving content creation tools that will benefit the entire community. fund.blender.org #b3d #DevFund

Bolt Graphics joins the Blender Development Fund

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Blender @blender.org · Sep 1

Blender Conference is just around the corner, which means it's time to vote for the Suzanne Awards! ⭐

Cast your vote for your favorite festival entries and help decide this year's Suzanne Awards winners! conference.blender.org/2025/festiva... #b3d #BCON25

Blender Conference 2025 — conference.blender.org

Blender Conference 2025 - The event of the year celebrating the Free and Open 3D Creation Software

conference.blender.org

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Blender @blender.org · Aug 29

Read the press release: www.blender.org/press/wacom-...

Wacom joins the Blender Development Fund as Corporate Patron — Blender

Wacom, the pioneer of digital pen and tablet technology, is joining the Blender Development Fund as Corporate Patron.

www.blender.org

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Blender @blender.org · Aug 29

Welcome Wacom to the Blender Foundation’s Development Fund as a Corporate Patron!

A key contributor for the optimization of pen and touch performance and the development of a next-generation Blender experience for Android tablets. fund.blender.org

#b3d #DevFund

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Blender @blender.org · Aug 8

Read the press release at www.blender.org/press/pico-j... #b3d

PICO joins the Blender Development Fund as Corporate Patron — Blender

Blender Foundation is delighted to announce PICO as the latest Blender Development Fund Corporate Patron member.

www.blender.org

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Blender @blender.org · Aug 8

Welcome PICO to the Blender Foundation’s Development Fund as a Corporate Patron!

A key contributor to improve and support Blender's OpenXR development. fund.blender.org #b3d #OpenXR #DevFund

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Blender @blender.org · Aug 6

Read about the past, present, and future development efforts that have made Blender available on Windows on Arm. Special thanks to Qualcomm - a Blender Development Fund Patron member.

code.blender.org/2025/08/blen... #b3d #devfund

Blender for Windows on Arm — Blender Developers Blog

Past, present and future work to make Blender available for Windows on Arm.

code.blender.org

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Blender @blender.org · Aug 4

It's time to update your Blender! 🚀

🔶 Blender 4.5.1 LTS addresses 89 issues present in the initial release.

👉 Download: blender.org/download
📖 Changelog: developer.blender.org/docs/release... #b3d #DevFund

blender.org

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Blender @blender.org · Jul 28

Join the Blender team at SIGGRAPH 2025 in Vancouver this August! Along with a beautiful demo space in the exhibit area, Blender will be featured in various events and presentations. Find out more at www.blender.org/press/blende... #b3d #siggraph25

Blender at SIGGRAPH 2025 — Blender

The Blender team will attend SIGGRAPH 2025 in Vancouver, and participate in a number of activities.

www.blender.org

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Blender @blender.org · Jul 24

Help make blending on-the-go a reality. code.blender.org/2025/07/beyo... #b3d #DevFund

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Blender @blender.org · Jul 22

Enjoy ep. 09 of Blenderheads and get to know Nathan, a former Blender artist turned developer, as he stands on the brink of a major life change. 🏠 ✈️

#b3d #blenderheads #officelife #documentary
youtu.be/sHpv291cZY8

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Blender @blender.org · Jul 22

Watch the ninth episode of BLENDERHEADS, a series that dives into the people behind the Blender project. 🧡 www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHpv... #b3d #blenderheads

BLENDERHEADS Ep.09

YouTube video by Blender

www.youtube.com

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Blender @blender.org · Jul 15

Blender Foundation and the online developer community proudly present Blender 4.5 LTS!

Vulkan, faster EEVEE, improved compositor, Geometry Nodes, nearly 500 bugs fixed, and so, so much more.

👉 Release notes: www.blender.org/download/rel...

📺 Video recap: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPhA... #b3d

4.5 LTS — blender.org

With 2 years of updates, full Vulkan support, and quality-of-life improvements, Blender 4.5 LTS is every Blenderhead’s best friend.

www.blender.org

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Blender Studio @studio.blender.org · Jul 13

DOGWALK, Blender Studio’s open project made with @blender.org and @godotengine.org, has been released! Play the game for free on Steam and Itch.io and access production assets, documentation and the source of the game by signing up on studio.blender.org #b3d.

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Blender @blender.org · Jul 10

Blender 4.5 LTS has reached Release Candidate! 🚀

Now's the time for you to test it and report any issues to help make this release as stable as possible.

👉 Download it here: builder.blender.org #b3d

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Blender @blender.org · Jul 9

Welcome Chaos Group to the Blender Foundation’s Development Fund as a Corporate Gold sponsor! fund.blender.org #b3d #DevFund

Chaos Group, new sponsor of the Blender Development Fund.

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Blender @blender.org · Jun 9

Have you worked on a cool project using Blender recently?

Share it at the upcoming Blender Conference 2025 in September! There’s one week left before the call for submissions closes. Check it out: conference.blender.org/2025/call-fo... #b3d #bcon25

Blender Conference 2025 — conference.blender.org

Blender Conference 2025 - The event of the year celebrating the Free and Open 3D Creation Software

conference.blender.org

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Blender @blender.org · May 29

Blender Studio will be attending the Annecy International Animation Film Festival from June 10th-13th.
Have an accreditation, any type? Register to join our community event on Tuesday June 10th! 🥐 ☕

#b3d #annecyfestival #BlenderStudio #annecy2025
www.blender.org/press/blende...

Blender at Annecy 2025 — blender.org

Blender attends the Annecy Festival 2025 and organizes a community meetup for studios!

www.blender.org

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Blender @blender.org · May 28

📣 Blender is looking for people to join the team! Read our new job postings and get in touch - let's collaborate!

➡️ UX Designer | Dev Manager | Render and Graphics Engineers ✍️

#b3d #cganimation #rendering #uxdesign #jobs #apply
www.blender.org/jobs/

Jobs — blender.org

Join a team of passionate developers redefining the future of 3D creation.

www.blender.org

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