Modules
Modules
This is an overview of the modules that Blender contributors organize themselves in. New contributors to the Blender project can find the right point of contact for design or code review here.
Module owners have responsibility for the module and make decisions when needed. The list of developers reflects which developers are active in each module. Anyone actively contributing code can be listed as a developer, there is no formal process to join.
Read more about the roles of module owners and members.
Blender
Blender Foundation Chairman: Ton Roosendaal
Development Coordinators: Dalai Felinto, Nathan Letwory
Lead Architect: Brecht Van Lommel
Admins: Brecht Van Lommel, Campbell Barton, Bastien Montagne, Sergey Sharybin, Dalai Felinto
The admins take decisions regarding the overall Blender project, when no consensus can be reached among contributors.
Development Management
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Feature / code / design review | Brecht Van Lommel |
| Release, bug tracker, communication | Dalai Felinto |
| Documentation, forum, new contributors / onboarding, infrastructure | Nathan Letwory |
User Interface
Owner: Julian Eisel
Members: Brecht Van Lommel, Campbell Barton, Julian Eisel, Pablo Vazquez, William Reynish
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| User Interface | Pablo Vazquez, William Reynish, Campbell Barton, Brecht Van Lommel, Julian Eisel, Harley Acheson |
| Window Manager | Campbell Barton, Brecht Van Lommel, Julian Eisel |
| Drawing & OpenGL | Clément Foucault |
| Internationalization | Bastien Montagne |
| Tools & Operators | Campbell Barton, Julian Eisel |
| Outliner | Brecht Van Lommel, Dalai Felinto |
Modeling
Owner: Campbell Barton
Members: Bastien Montagne, Howard Trickey
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Meshes, Modifiers | Campbell Barton, Bastien Montagne, Howard Trickey |
| NURBS, Curves, Text | Campbell Barton, Bastien Montagne, Sergey Sharybin |
| Metaballs | |
| Transform & Snap | Campbell Barton, Germano Cavalcante |
| UV Editor | Brecht Van Lommel, Campbell Barton |
| OpenSubdiv | Sergey Sharybin |
Sculpt, Paint & Texture
Owner: Pablo Dobarro
Members: Bastien Montagne, Campbell Barton, Julien Kaspar, Sergey Sharybin, Jeroen Bakker
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Sculpting | Pablo Dobarro |
| Texture Painting | Campbell Barton |
| Texture Nodes | End of life, to be replaced with shading nodes |
Animation & Rigging
Owner: Sybren Stüvel
Members: Alexander Gavrilov, Hjalti Hjálmarsson, Jason Schleifer, Joshua Leung, Luciano Muñoz Sessarego, Juan Pablo Bouza
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Animation Editors & Tools | Joshua Leung, Alexander Gavrilov, Sybren Stüvel, Sergey Sharybin |
| Inverse Kinematics | Brecht Van Lommel |
| Constraints | Alexander Gavrilov |
Grease Pencil
Owner: Antonio Vazquez
Members: Charlie Jolly, Daniel Lara, Matias Mendiola
Eevee & Viewport
Owner: Clément Foucault
Members: Jeroen Bakker, Germano Cavalcante, Dalai Felinto
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Eevee | Clément Foucault |
| Workbench, Overlays | Clément Foucault, Jeroen Bakker |
| GPU, OpenGL, Vulkan | Clément Foucault, Germano Cavalcante |
| Multiview | Dalai Felinto |
| Virtual-Reality | Dalai Felinto, Julian Eisel |
Render & Cycles
Owner: Brecht Van Lommel
Members: Lukas Stockner, Sergey Sharybin, Stefan Werner
Cycles Project Wiki
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Cycles | Brecht Van Lommel, Sergey Sharybin, Stefan Werner, Lukas Stockner |
| Render APIs | Brecht Van Lommel |
| Freestyle | Tamito Kajiyama |
| Baking | Dalai Felinto, Brecht Van Lommel |
| Color Management | Brecht Van Lommel, Sergey Sharybin |
Data, Assets & I/O
Owner: Bastien Montagne
Members: Sybren Stüvel
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Blender Read & Write File | Bastien Montagne |
| Data-Blocks Management | Bastien Montagne |
| Append & Link & Override | Bastien Montagne |
| Asset Manager | Julian Eisel |
| COLLADA | Gaia Clary |
| USD & Alembic | Sybren Stüvel |
| File Browser | Bastien Montagne |
| DNA & RNA | Campbell Barton, Bastien Montagne, Brecht Van Lommel |
Python & Add-ons
Owner: Campbell Barton
Members: Bastien Montagne, Brendon Murphy
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Python API | Campbell Barton, Bastien Montagne, Andrew Hale, Jacques Lucke |
| Add-ons | Campbell Barton, Bastien Montagne, Brendon Murphy, Jacques Lucke, Sybren Stüvel |
| Console Editor | Campbell Barton |
| Text Editor | Campbell Barton |
VFX & Video
Owner: Sergey Sharybin
Members: Jeroen Bakker, Richard Antalík, Sean Kennedy, Sebastian Koenig
Projects: under development or planned
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Video Sequencer | Richard Antalík |
| Compositor | Jeroen Bakker, Sergey Sharybin |
| Motion Tracking | Sergey Sharybin |
| Libmv | Sergey Sharybin |
| Audio | Jörg Müller |
Nodes & Physics
Owner: Sebastián Barschkis
Members: Brecht Van Lommel, Jacques Lucke, Sergey Sharybin, Sybren Stüvel
Projects: under development or planned
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Particle Nodes | Jacques Lucke |
| Dependency Graph | Sergey Sharybin, Sybren Stüvel |
| Rigid Body | Sergej Reich |
| Particles & Hair | End of life, to be replaced with new systems |
| Cloth | Sebastian Parborg |
| Fluid & Smoke | Sebastián Barschkis |
| Softbody | None |
| Node Editor | Brecht Van Lommel |
Platforms, Builds & Tests
Platform maintainers typically perform the following tasks:
- Release builds.
- Build 3rd party libraries for releases.
- Keep the build-system working.
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Linux | Sergey Sharybin, Bastien Montagne |
| Windows | Ray Molenkamp, Brecht Van Lommel |
| macOS | Arto Kitula, Brecht Van Lommel |
| Build System | Campbell Barton |
| Automated Tests |