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Daily svn snapshots

You can download daily builds from the latest Blender svn version here.

Regression Files

Regression files are .blend examples showing systematically all features we test before doing a release. This is a good reference for bug hunting, but also a valuable demo overview for new users.

New! 
Blender 2.60 regression suite (70+ demo files).

Blender 2.57 Bullet Physics tests

Installation instructions

To install Blender, download the appropriate package for your platform to your computer. The Windows version comes with an optional self-extracting installer, for other operating systems you can unpack the compressed file to the location of your choice.  

Provided the Blender binary is in the original extracted directory, Blender will run straight out of the box. No system libraries or system preferences are altered.

Blender 2.61

Blender 2.61 is latest release from the Blender Foundation. To download it, please select your platform and location. Blender is Free & Open Source Software.

Blender 2.61 was released on December 14th 2011

Windows 32 bits

Blender 2.61 Installer (27 MB)

Requires Windows XP/Vista/7, built with Python 3.2

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Blender 2.61 Zip Archive (37 MB)

Requires Windows XP/Vista/7, built with Python 3.2

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Windows 64 bits

Blender 2.61 Installer (31 MB)

Requires Windows XP/Vista/7 64bit

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Blender 2.61 Zip Archive (42 MB)

Requires Windows XP/Vista/7 64bit

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Linux x86-32

Blender 2.61 (40 MB)

Requires glibc 2.7, includes Python 3.2, FFmpeg
Suits most recent Linux distributions

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Linux x86-64

Blender 2.61 (41 MB)

Requires glibc 2.7, includes Python 3.2, FFmpeg
Suits most recent Linux distributions

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Mac OS X

Blender 2.61, PowerPC (48 MB)

Requires Mac OS X 10.5+
Suits PowerMac G5, Powerbook G4, iMac G5

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Blender 2.61, Intel 32 bits (50 MB)

Suits Mac Pro, MacBook, MacBook Pro, iMac (intel)

Mac OS X 10.5+ 32 bits

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Mac OS X 10.6+ 64 bits

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