Blender
Free desktop editor for making and editing 3D game models, rigs, animations and renders. Export assets for your chosen engine; the editor does not supply gameplay or a ready-made game.
Make it yours
- Check the exact licence before modifying, remixing or sharing any files.
Try one change first; integration and visual fit still need testing. Licensing summary, not legal advice. Before publishing or selling, check the creator's linked licence for your exact download, plan and intended use. Terms and restrictions may differ.
What’s inside
- Desktop 3D modelling and sculpting tools
- Rigging, animation and rendering tools
- Native .blend projects plus publisher-listed model/image interchange
Best for
- Creators making or editing 3D game assets
- Teams needing a free desktop modelling and animation editor
Formats & dimensions
Creator-listed formats: BLEND, glTF 2.0 (GLB/GLTF), FBX, OBJ, PNG
Recorded dimensions: 3D
Formats can differ by edition. Check the selected download and your engine’s importer before adding files.
How it can improve your game
- Create or customise original game assets before importing them into your existing engine.
- Export models and renders instead of replacing a working game or gameplay system.
Know before you build.
You must own or separately license all inputs and third-party content.
Retain copyright, licence, applicable component and no-warranty notices; supply the GPL to recipients. For modified covered software, mark modifications/dates and preserve GPL rights for the covered work as a whole; satisfy appropriate legal-notice requirements. For binaries, provide complete Corresponding Source through a GPL-compliant method; a bare general upstream homepage is insufficient. Provide required Installation Information for applicable User Products. Do not impose additional restrictions on recipients' GPL freedoms; observe applicable patent and other GPL conditions. Check bundled dependencies and any independently licensed content separately; no trademark or promotional-art reuse is established.
Own or separately license the template's inputs and other components. Retain copyright, licence, applicable component and no-warranty notices; supply the GPL to recipients. For modified covered software, mark modifications/dates and preserve GPL rights for the covered work as a whole; satisfy appropriate legal-notice requirements. For binaries, provide complete Corresponding Source through a GPL-compliant method; a bare general upstream homepage is insufficient. Provide required Installation Information for applicable User Products. Do not impose additional restrictions on recipients' GPL freedoms; observe applicable patent and other GPL conditions. Check bundled dependencies and any independently licensed content separately; no trademark or promotional-art reuse is established.
Scope: Your own artwork, exported game models, renders and .blend/data files created with Blender; excludes third-party input assets, scripts, fonts, trademarks and the Blender application.
Publisher distinguishes default GPL-2.0-or-later source files from GPL-3.0-or-later Blender binary distributions with compatible individual components. Own artwork/data files are separate. Published scripts using Blender's Python API must use a GPL-compliant licence according to the publisher. Third-party assets/add-ons and website promotional imagery are not covered by the own-output permission.
Read the official licence & usage terms ↗Licensing summary, not legal advice. Before publishing or selling, check the creator's linked licence for your exact download, plan and intended use. Terms and restrictions may differ.
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Limitations & compatibility
- Source-reviewed editor listing only; no installation, engine import, exported-asset or BINX integration has been tested.
- Import/export support is publisher-listed, not certification that every material, rig, modifier or animation round-trips correctly.
- The GPL licence of Blender software does not automatically license your imported assets, fonts, add-ons or project components.
- Published Blender Python-API scripts have separate GPL-compliant distribution obligations; this is not a general proprietary add-on permission.
- No website artwork, screenshots, logos, sample projects or animation media have been imported or cleared for reuse.
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