Previous releases of Blender are available at http://download.blender.org/release. Here you can also find:
Check http://download.blender.org/source/chest/ for interesting source code from the past. it has old Blender versions as well as interesting in-house software from the company that developed Blender; dutch studio NeoGeo.
This is the february 2002 release, the last commercial Blender version.
If you need the game engine features fully compatible with the Blender GameKit book, please download Blender 2.25. You may also want to download and install a key file, to unlock the additional 'publisher' features that were previously available only as a commercial product.
Note: the Mac OSX version then was still beta, you might choose to use the latest release instead.
| Platform | Location |
 Windows (1.7 MB) |
Europe USA Australia |
 Mac OS X (1.7 MB) |
Europe USA Australia |
 Linux (1.7 MB) |
Europe USA Australia |
| FreeBSD (1.6 MB) |
Europe USA Australia |
| Irix (2.5 MB) |
Europe USA Australia |
| Solaris (2.7 MB) |
Europe USA Australia |
Download Publisher key file
(right-click, select 'Save Target As...' or 'Download Link Target')
To unlock additional 'Publisher' features of Blender 2.25, you will need to install the key file. Previously, the key file was only available as a commercial product, however you can now download a key file free of charge.
To install the key, start up Blender. In the File menu (top bar, left), select 'Install Key' . Use the Blender file selection window to browse to the location where you saved the key, select the key file with the left mouse button, and press the "LOAD" button.
If the install was successful, a new splash screen will appear, a new ?P? icon in the top header will be visible, and extra 'Publisher' functionality will be unlocked.
And here you can download the release notes and user documentation for the entire 2.2x series up to 2.25.