How to Get Started
- Developers: information for new Blender developers.
- Scripters: how to contribute addons scripts and plugins.
- Translators: help translate Blender into your language.
- Designers: help design Blender’s features and user interface
- Users: find out what’s happening, test latest builds and provide feedback.
See the Developer Documentation for more information about the development process, code documentation, how to build Blender and more.
Python Scripting
Blender uses the Python programming language for its scripting API.
The Blender Python API is based on Python 3. It is integrated deeply, used for writing addons, generating user interface layouts, and import and export of many file formats. It covers all user-accessible data and functionality.
What’s Happening?
- Roadmap and Projects under development for upcoming releases.
- Developer Blog about code, design, plans and features.
- Download Daily Builds to give feedback on features before they are released.
- Release Notes for upcoming features explain what is new in these daily builds.
Report Bugs, Submit Code
Development infrastructure for bug reporting, Blender developers and other contributors.
Contacting Developers
- Meet with coders and users IRC, #blendercoders on FreeNode
- Mailing lists are the main communication channel for various Blender projects.
- Module Teams organize work on various aspects of Blender.
- Developer meetings every Sunday, @ 2pm UTC in #blendercoders.
Google Summer of Code
Blender regularly participates in Google’s Summer of Code grants program for students.
If you’d like to get involved, check Google’s site for schedules and details, or check on the results of previous years.