1️⃣ What’s Already In Blender? Out of the box, Blender packs a punch. But it gets so much better with Add-Ons & Extensions! 📌 You’ll find them in: Edit > Preferences > Add-Ons

2️⃣ Extensions vs Add-Ons 🤔 From Blender 4.2+, "Get Extensions" was added 🌐 ➡️ Just above the Add-Ons tab ➡️ Browse & install extensions online or offline ➡️ Covers Add-Ons, Themes, Tools & more Why the separation? Extensions can include themes & extras beyond Add-Ons.

3️⃣ Browsing Extensions: Pro Tips 💡 In the Extensions tab: Filter by tags like "Modeling" or "Animation" Click Install to add an Add-On By default, it gets enabled too Customize settings under the Add-Ons tab

4️⃣ 5 Underrated Blender Add-Ons You’ll Love These aren't just “cool”—they’re actually useful, especially if you’re deep in animation, design, or visualization work. Let’s go 🚀

5️⃣ Add-Ons You Didn’t Know You Needed 🍪 🔹 1. Right Mouse Navigation Transforms Blender view into a game-style walk-through. Perfect for non-Blender users to explore your scene! 🎮 🔹 2. StoryPencil A full storyboarding toolset inside Blender. 📝 Fantastic with Grease Pencil...

🔹 3. Font Selector Preview fonts live on text objects. 🔹 4. Substance Textures Importer Seamlessly brings Substance Designer files into Blender. 🧵 🔹 5. Apply Modifiers With Shape Keys Solves a notorious Blender pain point—apply modifiers to meshes with shape keys. ⚙️

6️⃣ Honorable Mention: IKEA Browser 🪑 Browse & import IKEA furniture into Blender😂 ✔️ Product info ✔️ Price & website links ⚠️ Topology can be wild, so prep for clean-up! 🔗 Tip: All Add-Ons downloadable from Blender's official Extensions repo or GitHub!