Ready for action.
Install from DMG¶. 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.
Blender is cross-platform, it runs on every major operating system: Windows 10, 8.1 and 7 macOS 10.13+ Linux. All efforts to make Blender work on specific configurations are welcome, but we can only officially support those used by active developers. Download Blender for Mac to do 3D modeling, rendering, animation on your Mac. Blender has had 6 updates within the past 6 months. Blender minimal version: 2.8. Mac users warning: currently the addon does not work on Mac with Blender 2.80 to 2.82. Please do not report the issue here, it's already solved with Blender 2.83. Check the bug report. Wiki - FAQ - Quick start guide - Flowchart Functionalities overview.
Whether it’s on a USB stick, sitting on a folder on your desktop, or fully installed, Blender runs out of the box.
- ✅ No installation needed.
- ✅ No internet connection required.
✈ Truly portable, take it with you wherever you go!
Runs anywhere.
Blender is cross-platform, it runs on every major operating system:
Windows 10, 8.1 and 7
macOS 10.13+
Linux
macOS 10.13+
Linux
All efforts to make Blender work on specific configurations are welcome, but we can only officially support those used by active developers.
For Windows there is an installer available if you wish to add an icon on the desktop, associate .blend file extensions, etc.
Hardware Requirements
Minimum
- 64-bit dual core 2Ghz CPU with SSE2 support
- 4 GB RAM
- 1280×768 display
- Mouse, trackpad or pen+tablet
- Graphics card with 1 GB RAM, OpenGL 3.3
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Recommended
- 64-bit quad core CPU
- 16 GB RAM
- Full HD display
- Three button mouse or pen+tablet
- Graphics card with 4 GB RAM
Optimal
- 64-bit eight core CPU
- 32 GB RAM
- Full HD displays
- Three button mouse and pen+tablet
- Graphics card with +12 GB RAM
Supported Graphics Cards
- NVIDIA: GeForce 400 and newer, Quadro Tesla GPU architecture and newer, including RTX-based cards, with NVIDIA drivers (list of all GeForce and Quadro GPUs)
- AMD: GCN 1st gen and newer (list of all AMD GPUs)
- Intel: Haswell and newer (list of all Intel GPUs)
- macOS: version 10.13 or newer with supported hardware
⚠️ Always make sure to install the latest drivers from the graphics card manufacturer website.
ℹ️ These requirements are for basic Blender operation, Cycles rendering using the GPU has higher requirements.
Previous Versions
- Blender 2.8x require macOS 10.12+
- Blender 2.79 runs on all systems that support OpenGL 2.1 and above, with recent graphics drivers. For macOS, version 10.9 and later are supported.
- Blender 2.76 and earlier require OpenGL 1.4 graphics cards. For Windows, XP and later are supported.
This guide covers the following topics:
Note
This guide relies heavily on command-line tools.It assumes you are the least familiar with the macOS Terminal application.
Installing Dependencies¶
Install those packages or make sure you have them in your system.
Downloading the Repository¶
Simply check out the Blender Manual’s repository using:
The repository will now be downloaded which may take a few minutes depending on your internet connection.
Setting up the Build Environment¶
- Open a Terminal window.
- Enter the
blender_docs
folder which was just added by the SVN checkout: - Inside that folder is a file called
requirements.txt
which contains a list of all the dependencies we need.To install these dependencies, we can use thepip
command:
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Every now and then you may want to make sure your dependencies are up to date using:
Continue with the next step: Building.