How do I go back to a previous version of blender?
1 Answer. What you can do is download the blender 2.79 zip (portable) file. Unzip the file into your program files folder (if you are on windows). Then run the blender.exe that is in that folder.
Can I have multiple blender versions installed?
You can install multiple versions of Blender alongside without them interfering. They will each have their own Preferences and scripts folder. On windows, there will be a folder for each version. You can also use a Blender version without “installing” it by downloading the portable version.
What version is blender on?
Blender (software)
| Blender version 2.93 LTS (2021) | |
|---|---|
| Initial release | January 2, 1994 |
| Stable release | 2.93.4 / 1 September 2021 |
| Preview release | 3.0.0-alpha / 16 April 2021 |
| Repository | git.blender.org/gitweb/gitweb.cgi/blender.git |
Is there a way to download the latest Blender?
If you ever run into a situation where a project does not open with the current version, you can always download an older one (dating to blender version 1.0) from the blender.org website Blender is for the most part backwards compatible, that means files created with previous versions will generally open problem free in future versions.
How to get the previous version of Blender back?
What you can do is download the blender 2.79 zip (portable) file. Unzip the file into your program files folder (if you are on windows). Then run the blender.exe that is in that folder. Thanks for contributing an answer to Blender Stack Exchange!
What happens to old project files in Blender?
Files you created will remain untouched. Blender has maintained backwards compatibility for the most part. Most older projects will open with current versions (unless they are really old, meaning version 2.4 or previous ones, where a lot of the program changed). Once in a while you might find some scripts and add-ons that might not run correctly…
What is the current release schedule for Blender?
The current release process schedule aims at frequent and predictable releases, for users and developers, using a release cycle defined here. Below is a list of splash screens from previous Blender versions, you can even go further on your walk down memory lane and download these versions.