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.
User Interface
Coordinator: William Reynish
Owners: William Reynish, Pablo Vazquez, Campbell Barton, Brecht Van Lommel
Projects: under development or planned
Paper cuts: small projects for new and existing contributors
| 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
Coordinator: Campbell Barton
Owners: Campbell Barton, Bastien Montagne, Howard Trickey
Projects: under development or planned
| 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
Coordinator: Jeroen Bakker
Owners: Campbell Barton, Bastien Montagne, Jeroen Bakker
Projects: under development or planned
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Sculpting | Pablo Dobarro |
| Texture Painting | Campbell Barton |
| Texture Nodes | End of life, to be replaced with shading nodes |
Animation
Coordinator: Sybren Stüvel
Owners: Joshua Leung, Alexander Gavrilov, Sybren Stüvel, Hjalti Hjálmarsson, Jason Schleifer
Projects: under development or planned
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Animation Editors & Tools | Joshua Leung, Alexander Gavrilov, Sybren Stüvel, Sergey Sharybin, Dalai Felinto, Campbell Barton |
| Inverse Kinematics | Brecht Van Lommel |
Grease Pencil
Coordinator: Antonio Vazquez
Owners: Antonio Vazquez, Charlie Jolly, Daniel Lara, Matias Mendiola
Projects: under development or planned
Eevee & Viewport
Coordinator: Clément Foucault
Owners: Clément Foucault, Jeroen Bakker, Dalai Felinto
Projects: under development or planned
| 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
Coordinator: Brecht Van Lommel
Owners: Brecht Van Lommel, Sergey Sharybin, Stefan Werner, Lukas Stockner
Projects: under development or planned
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
Coordinator: Bastien Montagne
Owners: Bastien Montagne, Sybren Stüvel
Projects: under development or planned
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Data-Blocks Management | Bastien Montagne |
| Append & Link & Override | Bastien Montagne |
| Asset Manager | Bastien Montagne |
| COLLADA | Gaia Clary |
| Alembic | Sybren Stüvel |
| File Browser | Bastien Montagne |
| DNA & RNA | Campbell Barton, Bastien Montagne, Brecht Van Lommel |
Python & Add-ons
Coordinator: Campbell Barton, Bastien Montagne
Owners: Campbell Barton, Bastien Montagne, Brendon Murphy
Projects: under development or planned
| 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
Coordinator: Sergey Sharybin
Owners: Sergey Sharybin, Jeroen Bakker, Richard Antalík, Sebastian Koenig, Sean Kennedy
Video Sequencer Projects: under development or planned
| Owners | |
|---|---|
| Video Sequencer | Richard Antalík |
| Compositor | Jeroen Bakker, Sergey Sharybin |
| Motion Tracking | Sergey Sharybin |
| Libmv | Sergey Sharybin |
| Audio | Jörg Müller |
Nodes & Physics
Coordinator: Jacques Lucke
Owners: Jacques Lucke, Sergey Sharybin, Brecht Van Lommel, Sybren Stüvel
Projects: under development or planned
| Owners | |
|---|---|
| Function Nodes | Jacques Lucke |
| Dependency Graph | Sergey Sharybin |
| Rigid Body | Sergej Reich |
| Particles & Hair | End of life, to be replaced with new systems |
| Cloth | Luca Rood |
| Fluid & Smoke | End of life, to be replaced with Mantaflow |
| Mantaflow | 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.
Projects: under development or planned
| Owners | |
|---|---|
| Linux | Sergey Sharybin, Bastien Montagne |
| Windows | Ray Molenkamp, Brecht Van Lommel |
| macOS | Arto Kitula, Brecht Van Lommel |
| Build System | Campbell Barton |
| Automated Tests |