{"id":95680,"date":"2026-01-30T16:32:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/?p=95680"},"modified":"2026-02-04T18:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:30:11","slug":"projects-to-look-forward-to-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blender.org\/development\/projects-to-look-forward-to-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects to Look Forward to in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It is that time of year again. You may be enjoying a scorching hot summer, the serenity of snow, or something in between. For those of you staying inside, buckle up. There is a lot to look forward to!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2025 Releases<\/h2><\/a>\n\n\n\n
Before we start with the fresh new targets, let’s take a moment and admire what was put out into the world last year. With no surprises, the release schedule went as planned<\/a> with three annual major releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Support the Future of Blender<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Donate to the Development Fund<\/a> to support the Blender Foundation’s work on core development, maintenance, and new releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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2025 Releases<\/h2><\/a>\n\n\n\n
Before we start with the fresh new targets, let’s take a moment and admire what was put out into the world last year. With no surprises, the release schedule went as planned<\/a> with three annual major releases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Blender 4.4<\/a><\/h2><\/a>\n\n\n\n
March 18th, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Storytelling<\/h2><\/a>\n\n\n\nAs a follow-up to Story Tools and Compositor node-modifiers, expect more video sequencer improvements<\/strong> – GPU support, sequencer effects, media bins, ripple and three points editing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

World Building and Asset Creation<\/h2><\/a>\n\n\n\nImproved texture workflow with 3D brush<\/strong>, and the beginning of layered textures<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Storytelling<\/h2><\/a>\n\n\n\n
As a follow-up to Story Tools and Compositor node-modifiers, expect more video sequencer improvements<\/strong> – GPU support, sequencer effects, media bins, ripple and three points editing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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