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Blender

free and open-source 3D computer graphics software
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Blender was established on January 2, 1998[1][2].

Blender

Summary

Blender is a 3D computer graphics software[1]. Blender ranks in the top 4% of 3d_computer_graphics_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,986 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Blender is the creator of Ton Roosendaal[3].
  • Blender's instance of is recorded as 3D computer graphics software[4].
  • Blender's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[5].
  • Blender's instance of is recorded as ray-tracing software[6].
  • Blender's instance of is recorded as 2D animation software[7].
  • Blender was published by Blender Foundation[8].
  • Blender's developer is recorded as Blender Foundation[9].
  • Blender's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[10].
  • Blender's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 3.0[11].
  • Blender's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[12].
  • Blender's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[13].
  • Blender's programmed in is recorded as Python[14].
  • Blender's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[15].
  • Blender's operating system is recorded as macOS[16].
  • Blender's operating system is recorded as Solaris[17].
  • Blender's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[18].
  • Blender's operating system is recorded as OpenBSD[19].
  • Blender's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[20].
  • Blender's operating system is recorded as IRIX[21].
  • Blender's operating system is recorded as Android[22].
  • Blender's operating system is recorded as Q34225[23].
  • Blender's operating system is recorded as DragonFly BSD[24].
  • Blender's operating system is recorded as Haiku[25].
  • Blender's operating system is recorded as AmigaOS[26].
  • Blender's operating system is recorded as MorphOS[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Blender was published by Blender Foundation[8]. Blender is the creator of Ton Roosendaal[3].

Why It Matters

Blender ranks in the top 4% of 3d_computer_graphics_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,986 views/month).[2] Blender has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Blender is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

2D computer graphics 3D computer graphics A Day of Maintenance AmigaOS Android BeOS Big and Ugly Rendering Project C++ DragonFly BSD Flare: Empyrean Campaign FreeBSD Haiku heXon IRIX macOS Microsoft Windows MorphOS OpenBSD OpenGL ES Palimpsest Particle emitter Python SCP-Nightmares SkyOS Toiletrooms Ton Roosendaal

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . blender.org. blender.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . blender.org. blender.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . blender.org. blender.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . blender.org. blender.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wiki.blender.org. wiki.blender.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wiki.blender.org. wiki.blender.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wiki.blender.org. wiki.blender.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . blender.org. blender.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . blender.org. blender.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . openbsd.su. openbsd.su. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1994-01-02T00:00:00Z
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    Bibsys id → 1037942
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