by SummonAngelus·Workflow
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Earns its place for consolidating ARKit blendshape tasks — adding the standard set, linking drivers, mirroring shapes and setting shapekeys active — into a single sidebar panel.
ARKit Blendshape Helper is a Blender add-on from SummonAngelus that facilitates the process of working with ARKit blendshapes and shapekeys. Its controls live in the 3D View sidebar under an ARKit H tab.
The Add ARKit function drops in the 52 ARKit blendshapes along with 18 unmirrored extra shapekeys, which are meant to be worked on with symmetry and later split into their Right and Left parts. Driver Link adds a driver setup to secondary meshes, and the Select tool picks the driver and driven meshes. The Mirror button splits an unmirrored shape into its Left and Right shapekeys, while Set Active applies a shapekey across multiple meshes at once. Predefined folders keep the ARKit shapes organised, with an Other folder for custom shapekeys.
Version 0.7.5, updated in March 2026, is tagged as a Rigging add-on and requires no special permissions. It's compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, and is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.
ARKit Blendshape Helper is best for blender artists working with ARKit blendshapes and shapekeys.
ARKit Blendshape Helper is completely free to download and use.
ARKit Blendshape Helper is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, covering the current long-term-support release and later builds. Once enabled, its controls appear in the 3D View sidebar under the ARKit H tab. The latest version, 0.7.5, was updated in March 2026 and is tagged as a Rigging add-on. It requires no special permissions to run. If you're on a version older than 4.2, you'll need to update Blender before installing.
ARKit Blendshape Helper installs like other Blender extensions: drag and drop the downloaded ZIP into Blender, or use Install from Disk in the extensions preferences. After installation, enable the add-on and open the 3D View sidebar, where the ARKit H tab holds its tools. The package is small, around 6.0 KB, so the download and setup are quick. It targets Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, so confirm your Blender version supports it before installing.
ARKit Blendshape Helper places its tools in the 3D View sidebar under a tab labelled ARKit H. From there you can add the ARKit blendshapes and extra shapekeys, link drivers to secondary meshes, select driver and driven meshes, mirror unmirrored shapes into Left and Right versions, and set a shapekey active across multiple meshes. Predefined folders organise the ARKit shapes, alongside an Other folder for your own custom shapekeys.
ARKit Blendshape Helper is listed as free in this catalog and is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. That license lets you use, modify and redistribute the add-on under its terms. For current licensing details and any updates, check the developer's page. The project is maintained by SummonAngelus, with issue reporting handled through its GitHub repository. As of version 0.7.5, the extension requires no special permissions.
ARKit Blendshape Helper's Mirror function splits an unmirrored shape into its separate Left and Right shapekeys. The add-on adds 18 of these unmirrored extra shapekeys alongside the 52 standard ARKit blendshapes, and they're meant to be worked on with symmetry before being split. When a shape is ready, clicking the Mirror button separates it into the two sides. Related tools let you link drivers to secondary meshes and set a shapekey active on multiple meshes at once.
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