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Blender 2.36 is the latest release from the Blender Foundation. For a list of new features and bugs fixed, please read the release notes here

 

To download Blender 2.36, please select your platform and location. The download archive contains a blender.html file with installation hints and a quick survival kit for new users.

 

Notes:

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Linux versions updated, compile fix for Python math module.

OSX 10.3 version updated, compile fix for plugin support.

US & AU mirror usually update 24 hours later

Static Linux version is for systems without HW OpenGL

Download optional Yafray render engine here

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Platform Location
Windows Installer 98/ME/2000/XP (4.7 MB) EU USA Australia
Windows Zipfile 98/ME/2000/XP (4.5 MB) EU USA Australia
Mac OS X 10.2 (5.9 MB) EU USA Australia
Mac OS X 10.3 (5.3 MB) EU USA Australia
Linux i386 2.2.5 (5.4 MB) EU USA Australia
Linux i386 static 2.2.5 (4.5 MB) EU USA Australia
Solaris 2.8 sparc (4.8 MB) EU USA Australia
Irix 6.5 mips3 (5.8 MB) EU USA Australia
FreeBSD 5.3 (3.5 MB) EU USA Australia

Regression files:

Blender 2.35 regression suite With instructions.

Blender 2.2/2.3 game engine tests.

Demo loop Loop with files that play and load automatically

Installation instructions

To install Blender, download the appropriate package for your platform to your computer. The Windows version comes with a self-extracting installer, for other operating systems you can unpack the compressed file to the location of your choice. There is a more detailed installation guide chapter in the Blender Documentation Project, to guide you through installing and starting Blender on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.