Blender Launcher V2

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Original Project By DotBow

This project exists because DotBow/Blender-Launcher has been inactive since October of 2022. It was archived on the 28th of November, 2023 and no longer receives updates.

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What is Blender Launcher?

Blender Launcher is a standalone software client that provides management for stable, daily and experimental builds of Blender 3D and its most popular forks Bforartists and UPBGE. It is a free open source project available for 64-bit Windows, Linux (GLIBC 2.31 and higher) and macOS operating systems.

Why do I need it?

The goal of Blender Launcher is to make it easier to stay up to date with the latest features and improvements of Blender 3D together with the security of stable releases. Since it is a minimalistic portable application, it is a nice tool for organizing the evolving, free, and open source 3D creation suite.

What features does it have?

First Version (Blender Version Manager by DotBow) Second Version (Blender Launcher by DotBow)

Core features:

• Automatic checking of latest builds.
• Fast access of favorite builds via tray context menu or by middle click on tray icon.
• Register .blend file extension for preferred build.
• Startup arguments for launching Blender.
• Template installation.
• Indication of running builds and its number of instances.

Blender Launcher V2 introduces a number of major improvements:

• Rewritten from the ground up for better stability and extensibility
• All official builds are available:
  • Stable releases
  • Daily builds
  • Experimental branches
• Support for popular Blender forks:
  • Bforartists - UI-focused fork
  • UPBGE - Game engine fork (Stable and Weekly builds)
• Faster starting times by caching data
• Support for high DPI displays
• Multiple power user features and quality of life improvements

How to start using it?

• 💾 Download the latest version from releases page
• 🚀 Follow the Installation instructions on the Documentation site
• 💬 Ask questions or make proposals in the Blender Artists Community thread or in our Discord

How to thank the developer?

😊 The best reward is feedback and a happy user face!

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💖 Thanks for using Blender Launcher! Have a nice day!