Download the latest version of Blender for Mac - 3D animation, modeling, and rendering app. Read 48 user reviews of Blender on MacUpdate. Although being an open source software, Blender is suitable for even professional modelling. A good example of its capabilities is the animation movie Big Buck Bunny. Blender itself is programmed with Python thus being available for Windows, OS X and Linux platforms.
Check the Downloading Blenderpage to find the minimum requirements and where to get Blender (if you have not done so yet).
Blender for macOS are distributed on disk images (dmg-files).To mount the disk image double-click on the dmg-file.Then drag Blender.app
into the Applications folder.
Depending on the Security and Privacy preferences of your Mac,before opening Blender for the first time, macOS will request your approval.
Tip
How to Make a Portable Installation
To keep all configuration files and installed add-ons inside the Blender application bundle,create a folder named config
in the LOCAL directory.
On macOS there are various ways of updating Blender. This section covers the most common approach.
When a update for Blender is released, it can be downloaded directlyfrom the Blender website.Install the new version by overwriting the current Blender.app
in the Applications folder.You can rename Blender.app
or place it in a different folder to have more than one version at a time.
See also
The Splash screen Defaults page for informationabout import settings from previous Blender versions and on other quick settings.