{"id":94207,"date":"2025-03-18T17:16:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T16:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/?p=94207"},"modified":"2025-03-18T17:16:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T16:16:36","slug":"blender-4-4-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/press\/blender-4-4-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Blender 4.4 Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\"?><html><body><p>Blender Foundation and the online developer community proudly present Blender 4.4!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context='{\"imageId\":\"69a8fffb71d42\"}' data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69a8fffb71d42\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/splash.webp\" alt=\"Splash artwork: Flow &copy; Dream Well Studio, Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five\nImage licensed under CC-BY-SA - https:\/\/flow.movie\/\" class=\"wp-image-93965\" style=\"width:752px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/splash.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/splash-512x256.webp 512w, https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/splash-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><button class=\"lightbox-trigger\" type=\"button\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-label=\"Enlarge\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\" data-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\"><\/path>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Splash artwork: Flow &copy; Dream Well Studio, Sacrebleu Productions, Take Five<br>Image licensed under CC-BY-SA &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/flow.movie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/flow.movie\/<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Featuring artwork from Flow, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FlT1t1uTPaU\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FlT1t1uTPaU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oscar-winning<\/a> film entirely made in Blender. Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/user-stories\/making-flow-an-interview-with-director-gints-zilbalodis\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/user-stories\/making-flow-an-interview-with-director-gints-zilbalodis\/\">user story with director Gints Zilbalodis<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"#showcase-reel\" class=\"is-heading-anchor\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"showcase-reel\">Showcase Reel<\/h2><\/a>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio rounded\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blender 4.4 - Showcase Reel\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TQElJP1AaS0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"#whats-new\" class=\"is-heading-anchor\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"whats-new\">What&rsquo;s New<\/h2><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>Blender 4.4 focuses on stability, with over 700 issues tackled through the &ldquo;Winter of Quality&rdquo;. Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/2025\/02\/winter-of-quality-2025\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/code.blender.org\/2025\/02\/winter-of-quality-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on the Code blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Major improvements include a new way to pack multiple data-block animations into one Action using Slots, a full CPU rewrite for the Compositor, Grease Pencil stabilization and feature parity, Video Sequencer text editing improvements, and, as always, better performance and a more refined user interface to enhance the user experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video summary on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-eqPs-boihU\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=iwpBgtKilvw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blender&rsquo;s YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio rounded\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What's New in Blender 4.4! Official Overview\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-eqPs-boihU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/releases\/4-4\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/download\/releases\/4-2\/\">release notes<\/a> for an in-depth look at what&rsquo;s new!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"#thank-you\" class=\"is-heading-anchor\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"thank-you\">Thank you!<\/h2><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>This work is made possible thanks to the outstanding contributions of the Blender community, and the support of the over 7300 individuals and 35 organizations contributing to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fund.blender.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blender Development Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Blending!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Blender Team<br>March 18th, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"dev-fund\" class=\"wp-block-group is-style-box is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center text-balance\" style=\"font-size:32px\">Support the Future of Blender<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center text-balance\">Donate to the <a href=\"https:\/\/fund.blender.org\/\">Development Fund<\/a> to support the Blender Foundation&rsquo;s work on core development, maintenance, and new releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c9732a01 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div id=\"js-donation-box\"><\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/fund.blender.org\/static\/fetch-donation-box.js?v=1.0.2\"><\/script>\n    <script>\n      fetchDonationBox({\n        jsUrl: 'https:\/\/fund.blender.org\/static\/js\/donation-box.js',\n        selector: '#js-donation-box',\n        url: 'https:\/\/fund.blender.org\/static\/donation-box.html',\n        darkMode: false,\n        bgGlossy: true\n      });\n    <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blender Foundation and the online developer community proudly present Blender 4.4!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":93941,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[39,130,30,118,127],"class_list":["post-94207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press","tag-blender","tag-devfund","tag-news-link","tag-press","tag-release"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=94207"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94214,"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/94207\/revisions\/94214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=94207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=94207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}