Summary

As you can see, Blender has been around for years. It’s free to download and use, even for commercial purposes. The Blender Foundation organizes the software’s development and anyone can contribute to it by programming, reporting bugs, donating money, and purchasing the foundation’s products. Two of the most attractive features with open-source software are the ability to play with the core code of the software to make it fit your needs and the opportunity to interact with its developers and its diverse, open-minded community.

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