# Blender (open-source CAD and 3D modelling app)

> Blender is a free, open-source CAD and 3D modelling app for Windows, macOS and Linux. Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It has 20,749 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-2.0-or-later license, and people use it instead of Maya and 3ds Max.

Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing, motion tracking and video editing.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/blender/blender |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 20,749 |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later (open source) |
| Replaces | Maya, 3ds Max, Cinema 4D |
| Language | C++ |
| Website | https://www.blender.org |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | CAD & 3D modelling |
| Latest release | none on GitHub |
| Last commit | Oct 8, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/blender/blender/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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