βοΈ New Annotation icons in the Toolshelf. The toolshelf icons update is happening! Now with consistent annotation icons.
03.03.2026 15:30 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0@bforartists.bsky.social
Bforartists is a fork focused on UI and usability made from the popular opensource 3D software Blender π₯ Download for free today! And enjoy. π Official Website https://www.bforartists.de/download/
βοΈ New Annotation icons in the Toolshelf. The toolshelf icons update is happening! Now with consistent annotation icons.
03.03.2026 15:30 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Bforartists is about AnimationπββοΈWith ability to key multiple single channels on all selected objects & bones while holding down ALT, or keying from the sidebar directly without a keyboard, with customizable animation toolbars and panels and top level key type control in headers.
17.02.2026 17:47 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0In our Discordπ community!
12.02.2026 21:58 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Bforartists is about Out-of-the-Box Assetsπ¦Download once, get started immediately. From Shader nodes, Geometry nodes to Compositor node group assets, lights, Smart Primitives, and more. This ever evolving pack grows every release.
12.02.2026 21:56 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Bforartists is about 3D Drawing. βοΈWe tune the Grease Pencil interface to be accessible, with common editing and animation in a sidebar on hand, consistent controls in the header, and nodegroups modifiers with additional screen space stroke width for your drawings.
11.02.2026 01:51 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Procedurally, why Bforartists? πThis has the Asset Shelf in all node editors with Shader, Compositor and Geometry Nodes assets out of the box, use an Add Node Sidebar for point and click creation, and access nodegroups relevant to the 3D View with another Object mode Asset Shelf!
02.02.2026 17:03 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Thanks for the share! Hope you like it, and find things more discoverable.
29.01.2026 16:15 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0One of the reasons this exists! For a point and click workflow with Blender power. Thanks for the recommendation!
29.01.2026 16:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0It's a start!
29.01.2026 16:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Glad you like this build! Made with much love.
29.01.2026 16:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0What makes Bforartists special? βοΈAdvanced 3D Modeling with parametric gizmo based primitives out of the box, extra apply operators that join, remesh or boolean a selection with one click, smart context aware delete, and dimensions on edit mode selections!
29.01.2026 16:06 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
πΎπ₯ Happy New year from Bforartists! Onwards to 2026 where we have many tasty dishes cooking for you! Thanks for the artwork. The community, the developers for keeping this very alive and for some of the biggest releases this year!
Love you all. ππ
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π Bforartists 5.0.1 has officially released! With many hot fixes for stability and polish from both Blender and us!
π₯Download Free now! Happy new year!
PS. We also have a new Bone Info geometry node.
π° Have you enjoyed Bforartists 5.0.0, based on the Blender 5.1 main? We have another build with many fixes incoming tomorrow!
29.12.2025 00:26 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Here we go again! Blender 5.0.1 released today. After the next merge we will work on this release most likely ready for you as a holiday gift! π
17.12.2025 13:25 β π 7 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0β¨What's new with Bforartists 5.0.0? It's the BIGGEST RELEASE OF THIS YEAR. Now you can watch about the new features here: youtu.be/v9gas2sFswI?...
11.12.2025 03:17 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0This Bforartists 5.0.0 version has another colorful update! Nodes now get a customizable background colour based on the node header color - tuned to taste! Get visual, see what a node type is at a glance. π
11.12.2025 02:38 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Good to see the updates. Hope scheduling comes soon!
08.12.2025 23:58 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
ποΈWhat else is new? We have exposed the Region Pie toggle and assigned it to the default Bforartists hotkey 'T', also taking into account the Asset shelf included in Object mode and all node editors.
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π With the Node Editor Upgrade version, we added icons to collapsed headers and a new customizable Canvas Center overaly, to not get lost!
05.12.2025 16:30 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
π I got 99 compositor nodes, but a hitch ain't one.
The Bforartitss 5.0 release comes with nodegroup assets ready to drag and drop for you out of the box.
Bforartists 5.0.0 is the Node Editor Upgrade! This is one of the biggest releases this year with over 242 tasks of love added to this build, with focus on Node Visual Esability and new assets - with all things great from Blender 5.0 too! π+π§‘
03.12.2025 01:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π With the new Bforartists 5.0.0 release, we have a new arty splashscreen proudly presented to you with work from @blue_nile_3d !
This release comes with new compositor assets (99!), new apply operators, customizable node background colors and much much more.
Splashscreen is kindly submitted for the Discord Splashscreen competition by Bluenile, thank you! A lovely arty piece.
π₯ Download for Free today! Let us know what you think of this big release!
πOfficial Website
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π£ Say hello to Bforartists 5.0.0! The first of the 5th series, a major milestone version of the toolset. With over 99 new compositor nodes, much love to the node editor customization and usability, more love to interface polish, icons, and details - now available for free.
29.11.2025 18:59 β π 9 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0ποΈ Just in! Blender 5.0 has released - and this means we are working hard to tie up loose ends to bring you a packed release! With more default assets out of the box, much Node editor love and many many details more!
19.11.2025 15:15 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0π We have been cooking! Here is a fun little tease, the node editor got SO much love this cycle for Bforartists 5.0.
13.11.2025 14:06 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0π°Coming soon! Blender 5.0 will launch. We are tying up some loose threads, packing up some sweets for you, and polishing documentation! Then Bforartists 5.0 will release too!
13.11.2025 14:05 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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- Starts 5th of November and end on the 20th of November
- Best originality and composition wins!
- Format must be in 16:9 at an ideal resolution of 1920px by 1080px with a jpg or png format.
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