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Bforartists 5.0.0: The Node Editor Upgrade + Compositor Assets v1 release

Bforartists 5 begins: the Node Editor Upgrade and Compositor Assets v1.

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This build may have asset shelf header properties broken.

To fix, close all editors with the broken asset shelf, respawn the editor and it will be fixed. Then save the startup.

This release is focused on new Compositor assets that come out of the box, new smart asset updates and apply operators, and much much love to the node editors.

This is part of all the latest from Blender 5.0.0 and 5.1.0 to the date - with 242 new tokens of love from us and a large chunk also from Blender!

⚠️ Warning: *.BlendFile formats from this version onwards will not be backwards compatible with earlier versions of Blender 4.5.x or Bforartists 4.4.x. It's a one way trip!

What's new

  • 99 new Compositor assets, including shapes, patterns, lens effects, color adjustments, filters and more
  • New customizable colored backgrounds on nodes
  • New icons in collapsed icon headers
  • New customizable Node Editor Overlay for canvas center
  • Enhanced Asset Shelf user experience: New packed mode, and love to context menu operators for Armature Pose assets
  • Group Operators in Node Toolshelf: Node group operators moved to toolshelf for better accessibility
  • New icons for frames with new frame operators
  • New Apply operators: Apply with remesh, join, and boolean on selected meshes with one click

The full release notes

Every change, the task log and the downloads for Bforartists 5.0.0 are on its release page.

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November 25, 2025
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