The best free Blender add-ons, by task
Blender Extensions has more than a thousand free add-ons. These are the ones people install most, sorted by the job they do.
Everything here is free on Blender Extensions and installs from inside Blender under Preferences, Get Extensions. Download counts and ratings are read every day. Updated 2026-11-13.
Modeling
LoopTools
by Community
Circle, Relax, Bridge, Flatten, Space and more for edge loops. The most downloaded add-on on Blender Extensions.
FreeBlender 4.2 and newer2.3M downloads★ 5.0 (150)
Bool Tool
by nickberckley
Quick boolean shortcuts and brush-style cutters for hard-surface work.
FreeBlender 4.5 and newer1.2M downloads★ 5.0 (65)
ND
by HugeMenace
A non-destructive modeling toolkit built on booleans, bevels and modifiers.
FreeBlender 4.2 and newer114K downloads★ 5.0 (140)
UV and texturing
Mio3 UV
by mio
A large set of UV editing tools: align, straighten, stitch, arrange and symmetrize.
FreeBlender 5.0 and newer319K downloads★ 5.0 (133)
UniV
by Oxicid
Fast UV tools with a focus on few clicks: unwrap, stack, pack and align.
FreeBlender 4.2 and newer113K downloads★ 5.0 (78)
Texel Density Checker
by IvanVostrikov
Measures texel density and sets it to the same value across objects.
FreeBlender 4.2 and newer112K downloads★ 5.0 (52)
Ucupaint
by ucupumar
Layer-based texture painting, like layers in a paint program, for Eevee and Cycles.
FreeBlender 4.2 and newer324K downloads★ 5.0 (150)
Nodes
Node Arrange
by Leonardo-Pike-Excell
Tidies a messy node tree with one click.
FreeBlender 4.2 and newer257K downloads★ 5.0 (100)
Node Pie
by Strike_Digital
Adds nodes from a pie menu instead of the long Add menu.
FreeBlender 4.2 and newer98K downloads★ 5.0 (60)
Bagapie
by Kiara_Bagattini
Ready-made geometry node tools: scattering, ivy, arrays and architecture pieces.
FreeBlender 5.0 and newer112K downloads★ 5.0 (31)
Rigging and animation
CloudRig
by Blender Studio
The rig generator Blender Studio uses on its films. Builds on Rigify.
FreeBlender 5.0 – before 6.0118K downloads★ 5.0 (37)
EasyWeight
by Mets
Workflow helpers for weight painting.
FreeBlender 4.2 – before 6.063K downloads★ 5.0 (31)
Camera Shakify
by Eat the Future
Adds real, captured camera shake to a camera.
FreeBlender 4.4 and newer180K downloads★ 5.0 (57)
AnimAll
by AnimAll
Lets you keyframe mesh, curve and lattice data directly.
FreeBlender 5.0 and newer82K downloads★ 5.0 (4)
Sculpting and retopology
Bbrush
by ACGGIT_LJ
Changes sculpt navigation so it works with only a pen and keyboard.
FreeBlender 4.4 and newer35K downloads★ 5.0 (43)
VDM Brush Baker
by robin.hohni
Bakes vector displacement brushes from a sculpted plane.
FreeBlender 4.2 and newer51K downloads★ 5.0 (13)
PolyQuilt Retopology Tool
by Dan-Gry
A retopology tool where one mouse button draws, extends and edits polygons.
FreeBlender 4.5 and newer179K downloads★ 5.0 (97)
Lighting and environments
Sun Position
by pioverfour
Places the sun by location, date and time of day.
FreeBlender 4.2 and newer154K downloads★ 5.0 (22)
Dynamic Sky
by Dynamic Sky
A procedural sky for Cycles and Eevee with presets.
FreeBlender 5.0 and newer145K downloads★ 5.0 (7)
Tri-lighting
by Community
Adds a three-point light setup around the selected object.
FreeBlender 4.2 and newer174K downloads★ 5.0 (6)
A.N.T.Landscape
by Community
Generates terrain meshes from noise.
FreeBlender 4.2 and newer515K downloads★ 5.0 (28)
Sapling Tree Gen
by Brad-Chamberlain
Generates trees from parameters, with leaves and a wind armature.
FreeBlender 5.2 and newer300K downloads★ 4.0 (19)
Interface and workflow
3D Viewport Pie Menus
by Community
Pie menus for modes, views, shading and more.
FreeBlender 5.0 – before 6.0190K downloads★ 5.0 (121)
Modifier Tools
by Community
Apply, show, hide or expand every modifier in the stack at once.
FreeBlender 4.3 and newer240K downloads★ 5.0 (12)
Copy Attributes Menu
by Community
Copies location, rotation, modifiers and other properties from the active object to the selection.
FreeBlender 4.2 and newer284K downloads★ 5.0 (27)
Screencast Keys
by nutti
Shows the keys you press on screen. For tutorials and recordings.
FreeBlender 4.2 and newer202K downloads★ 5.0 (36)
MeasureIt
by antoniov
Draws measurements in the viewport and in renders.
FreeBlender 5.0 and newer291K downloads★ 5.0 (27)
3D printing and file formats
3D Print Toolbox
by MikhailRachinskiy
Checks a mesh for printing problems such as thin walls, overhangs and holes, and helps fix them.
FreeBlender 4.2 and newer687K downloads★ 5.0 (54)
Import Autodesk MAX (.max)
by NRGSille
Imports meshes and materials from 3ds Max files.
FreeBlender 4.2 and newer267K downloads★ 5.0 (94)
VRM format
by saturday06
Imports, edits and exports VRM avatars.
FreeBlender 4.2 – before 5.4338K downloads★ 5.0 (21)
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