Along side the long-awaited GIMP 3 release we have another open-source icon doing a major release, Blender 4.4. The Blender 4.4 release is heavily focused on improving and refining the core experience using Blender, paying old technical debt, fixing bugs and more. That isn’t to say there aren’t new features here, like the new slotted Action system, vastly improved video editor and new sculpting brush and modeling tools.
Details of the release focus from the Blender 4.4 release notes:
Blender 4.4 is all about stability. During the 2024–2025 northern hemisphere winter, Blender developers doubled down on quality and stability in a group effort called “Winter of Quality.”
Winter of Quality
In just a few months, developers fixed over 700 reported issues, revisited old bug reports, and addressed unreported problems.
Alongside bug fixes, Winter of Quality also included tackling technical debt and improving documentation.
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You can learn more about the Blender 4.4 release in the video below.