For Linux, you’ll need a distribution with glibc 2.28, which includes Ubuntu 18.10, Debian 10, Fedora 29, or RHEL 8. On Intel macOS devices you’ll need to be running at least Catalina, and on Apple Silicon devices you’ll need Big Sur. More creatives are getting access to powerful tools as technology continues to develop. Blender 3.5 has new minimum requirements for Mac and Linux. However, that is slowly changing more and more as Blender grows. There were many talks offered at Blender Conference 2022 and you can check them out here, as well.īlender is definitely growing in popularity, and the community is a key part of that, but it still maintains its "outsider" cred. Blender 3.1 continues to grow the base features of what has become one of the most-loved CG software around. If you missed the conference, you can check out the Blender Conference 2022 Recap. The add-ons will remain free, which is great news.
Now you'll be able to go to one place, sort of an "app store," and find the add-on you need. But it's a little bit too scattered, making it difficult to easily find an add-on to use on a specific project or in general.
The Extensions Platform will allow Blender to control the add-on market, which has grown to over 26,000. Blender 3.5 is feature packed, touching almost every corner to make Blender better in every way: GPU accelerated viewport compositor. They add more features to the app and help enhance and even speed up workflows. Add-ons in Blender are arguably nearly as important as the software itself, and many users and the developers themselves all agree that they make Blender a terrific app to use.