by Shynez·Workflow
Images © Shynez. Used for product review; image policy.
Background Timesheet earns its place in the Blender extensions library as a focused utility for anime-style timesheet work, attaching background keyframes to the active camera without requiring special permissions.
Background Timesheet is a Blender add-on from Shynez that handles multiple background images as a timesheet, in the style of an anime timesheet. It's typically used for 3D layout and 3D guide work in 2D anime projects, letting you make background image keyframes from several image files.
The tool lives in the Animation category of the 3D viewport's Sidebar. You set the scene's current frame to where you want it, click Add, and select an image file, then change the current frame or click a list item in the camera view. Adding an image inserts background timesheet keyframes onto the active camera and changes the render resolution to adjust the image size. A Reset Keyframes button clears up most common keyframe issues.
It's written in Python and runs on Blender 4.2 LTS, with versions 5.0 and above unsupported. Version 0.7.1 sets the curve interpolation of background timesheet keyframes to CONSTANT. The add-on requires no special permissions and is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.
Background Timesheet is best for 3D layout and 3D guide work in 2D anime projects.
Background Timesheet is completely free to download and use.
Background Timesheet is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS. Versions 5.0 and above are listed as unsupported, so it's aimed at the 4.2 LTS release rather than newer builds. The current release is version 0.7.1, and the add-on requires no special permissions to run. If you're on 4.2 LTS you should be able to install it directly, while anyone on a newer Blender version should check the developer's page for compatibility before relying on it in a project.
Background Timesheet appears in the Animation category of the 3D viewport's Sidebar. To use it, set the scene's current frame to the point you want, click the Add button, and select an image file. From there you can change the current frame or click a list item in the camera view to move through your images. Adding an image inserts background timesheet keyframes onto the active camera, and a Reset Keyframes button is available for most common keyframe issues.
Background Timesheet changes your render resolution to adjust the image size when you add a background image. This is noted as expected behaviour, since the tool sizes the render output to the image you bring in. Keyframes are inserted onto the active camera at the same time. If you run into keyframe problems along the way, the add-on includes a Reset Keyframes button that handles most common issues, so you can clear things up without rebuilding your timesheet from scratch.
Background Timesheet is listed as free here in the catalog. It's released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, and the add-on requires no special permissions to run. For the latest on licensing and terms, the developer's page on GitHub is the best place to check. The source is written entirely in Python and hosted openly, so you can review or download the code directly from the developer's repository.
Background Timesheet version 0.7.1 fixes a bug so that the curve interpolation of background timesheet keyframes is now set to CONSTANT. This is the current release of the add-on, published earlier and updated with this fix. Earlier version history is available on the developer's page if you want to compare releases. The change keeps the interpolation of the background timesheet keyframes constant once they're inserted onto the active camera, rather than any other interpolation mode.
Also in Workflow for Blender.
by Alexander-Bicukow
Run Scripts From Folder is a Blender add-on that executes a chosen script from the folder paths set in Preferences under File Paths, Script Directories, letting you run scripts from the right window context.
by hakan-erunsal
MetahumanToManny is a Blender add-on that cleans up MetaHuman meshes and rigs so they bind to the UE5 Manny skeleton, handling vertex-group fixes, seam and weight cleanup, LOD hierarchy setup, and IK-bone generation.
by TinkerBoi
Action Commander is a Blender add-on by TinkerBoi for managing multiple actions in a blend file. It covers animation switching, FBX action import, shadow rig baking, and exporting actions to single or multiple FBX files.
by JohnNyquist
Align-Distribute Grease Pencil Strokes is a Blender add-on that aligns or distributes selected Grease Pencil strokes along the X or Z axis. It adds controls for stroke positioning in 2D animation and drawing workflows.
by Axnise
ShapeKey Axis Control is a Blender add-on that maps shape keys to a 2D Axis HUD joystick. Drag a target point across the X and Y axes to blend multiple shape keys at once.
by Salt Media
BlenderAe2 by Salt Media transfers 3D data and objects between Blender and After Effects in both directions, covering vertices, 3D layer transforms, camera data and layer synchronization.
by MACHIN3
Machin3Tools is a continuously evolving collection of tools and pie menus for Blender, gathered in a single customizable package. It ships in two base variants, Prime and DeusEx, with the DeusEx variant adding more advanced tools.
by MikhailRachinskiy
3D Print Toolbox is a Blender add-on with utilities for 3D printing. It analyzes mesh volume and surface area, checks and fixes geometry, hollows shapes, aligns models to the print bed, and exports to STL, PLY, and OBJ.
by glukoz
UVPackmaster 4 is a UV packing engine for Blender that packs UV maps on the CPU and GPU, using the Cuda and Vulkan APIs, and can run on the CPU and all system GPUs at once.
by MMD
MMD Tools is a Blender add-on for editing MikuMikuDance (MMD) models. It handles importing and exporting model, motion and pose data, along with chopping and joining parts, plus rigid body, material and motion editing.
by HaughtyGrayAlien
SimpleBake brings PBR and traditional texture baking to Blender from a single panel. Select objects, choose maps, and bake — no special node groups or new workflow, working with whatever materials you've already built.
