{"id":70621,"date":"2020-06-03T16:51:02","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T14:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/?page_id=70621"},"modified":"2025-08-07T17:03:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T15:03:58","slug":"lts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/lts\/","title":{"rendered":"LTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-2 has-white-color has-text-color\">LTS Releases Currently Maintained<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"pages-list-block_1fc750b14e27bf39f6ac4155d44c79ae\" class=\"cards card-layout-card-transparent card-aspect-ratio-landscape cards-3 pages-list container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/lts\/4-5\/\" class=\"cards-item cards-item-fade-on-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/blender_splash_45_artwork_crop_1-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Blender 4.5 LTS\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-title\">Blender 4.5 LTS<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe last LTS release of the Blender 4.x series, supported until July 2027.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"more-item\">READ MORE <i class=\"i-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/lts\/4-2\/\" class=\"cards-item cards-item-fade-on-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/splash_render-final_2k.webp\" alt=\"Blender 4.2 LTS\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-title\">Blender 4.2 LTS<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe first long-term support release in the 4.x series. Supported until July 2026.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"more-item\">READ MORE <i class=\"i-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default mt-5 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-2\">Previous LTS Releases<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"pages-list-block_357812f766d1d645f529b056cec442c3\" class=\"cards card-layout-horizontal card-aspect-ratio- cards-1 pages-list container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/lts\/3-6\/\" class=\"cards-item cards-item-fade-on-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/blender_splash_36_pet_projects_artwork.jpg\" alt=\"Blender 3.6 LTS\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-title\">Blender 3.6 LTS<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe last long-term support release of the 3.x series. Supported until June 2025.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"more-item\">READ MORE <i class=\"i-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/lts\/3-3\/\" class=\"cards-item cards-item-fade-on-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/piotr-krynski-scanislands-blender-33lts-crop.jpg\" alt=\"Blender 3.3 LTS\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-title\">Blender 3.3 LTS<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe first long-term support release of the 3.x series. Supported until September 2024.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"more-item\">READ MORE <i class=\"i-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/lts\/2-93\/\" class=\"cards-item cards-item-fade-on-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/blender_293_splash_erindale_16x9.jpg\" alt=\"Blender 2.93 LTS\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-title\">Blender 2.93 LTS<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe second installment of the LTS program. 18 releases supported until June 2023.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"more-item\">READ MORE <i class=\"i-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/lts\/2-83\/\" class=\"cards-item cards-item-fade-on-hover\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/blender_283_splash_ian_hubert_16x9.jpg\" alt=\"Blender 2.83 LTS\" class=\"img-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-title\">Blender 2.83 LTS<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tInitially released in June 2020, Blender 2.83 LTS is the first long-term support version released.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards-item-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"more-item\">READ MORE <i class=\"i-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group box mt-4 h-100 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Blender LTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Blender LTS program is aimed at ensuring that long-lasting projects can be executed using a stable Blender version, which will provide critical fixes throughout a 2-year time span.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The LTS version will not have any new features, API changes or improvements. Any critical fix that is applied to the latest stable version, will be regularly ported over to active Blender LTS releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/2020\/02\/release-planning-2020-2025\/\">Learn more<\/a> about Blender LTS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group box mt-4 h-100 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enterprise Support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large px-2 pt-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntu.com\/blog\/blender-support-from-canonical\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/canonical_aubergine_hex.png\" alt=\"Canonical\" class=\"wp-image-77645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/canonical_aubergine_hex.png 761w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/canonical_aubergine_hex-512x68.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Canonical offers professional, enterprise-grade support services for the Blender LTS releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Learn more about this product at <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ubuntu.com\/blog\/blender-support-from-canonical\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ubuntu.com\/blog\/blender-support-from-canonical\" target=\"_blank\">ubuntu.com <\/a>and read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/press\/canonical-offering-blender-support\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/press\/canonical-offering-blender-support\/\">announcement on blender.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Blender LTS program is aimed at ensuring that long-lasting projects can be executed using a stable Blender version with official support for 2 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123469,"featured_media":69893,"parent":110,"menu_order":48,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-generic.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-70621","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123469"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70621"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70621\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94975,"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/70621\/revisions\/94975"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}