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TLDR

A curated list of add-ons, tools, tutorials, and free resources for Blender 3D, covering plugins for simulation and animation, asset libraries, and learning materials from beginner to advanced.

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    Add-ons
      Simulation physics
      Modeling tools
      Animation rigging
      Render engines
    Resources
      3D model libraries
      Texture libraries
      HDR environments
    Tools
      Photogrammetry apps
      Terrain generators
      AI generation tools
    Tutorials
      Beginner intro
      Shader nodes
      Animation
      Compositing
    Development
      Python scripting
      CG fundamentals
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USE CASE 1

Find free or paid Blender add-ons for tasks like fluid simulation, character generation, or alternative rendering.

USE CASE 2

Discover libraries of free 3D models, textures, HDR images, and motion-capture data for your Blender projects.

USE CASE 3

Learn Blender through curated tutorials organized by topic, from beginner introduction to geometry nodes and compositing.

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In plain English

Awesome Blender is a community-maintained collection of links to add-ons, tools, tutorials, and resources for the Blender 3D software. It is an "awesome list," a format where contributors gather and organize useful links in a single document. The list focuses mostly on open source and free resources, and targets 3D artists, hobbyists, developers, and researchers. The list is organized into several broad sections. The add-ons section covers plugins that extend what Blender can do, grouped by category: simulation and physics effects like fluid and particle systems, character and object generators, modeling utilities, animation tools, alternative render engines, texture and UV mapping helpers, game development utilities, and miscellaneous extras. Many entries are free and hosted on GitHub, others are sold on Blender Market or similar stores. The resources section points to external sites offering ready-made 3D models, motion capture data, textures, pre-made Blender materials, complete scene files, HDR environment images, art reference images, space imagery, sound and music libraries, and free stock assets. A standalone tools section covers desktop applications that work alongside Blender rather than inside it, including photogrammetry software, terrain generators, texture tools, point cloud and LiDAR viewers, and AI-powered generation tools. Tutorials are organized by topic from beginner introductions through modeling, geometry nodes, shader nodes, animation, UV mapping, texture painting, compositing, and motion tracking, with a separate section on paid premium tutorials and books. There is also a development section with resources on scripting Blender with Python, reading the Blender source code, and learning computer graphics fundamentals. The full README is longer than what was shown.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
From the awesome-blender list, which free open-source add-ons handle fluid and particle simulation in Blender?
Prompt 2
List the best free PBR texture websites from awesome-blender that I can use in a commercial project.
Prompt 3
What Python scripting resources does awesome-blender recommend for someone writing their first Blender add-on?
Prompt 4
Which Blender add-ons in the awesome-blender list are best for exporting game assets?
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