by Christian-Makarski·Rendering
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BLeQ earns its spot in the Blender extensions library by handling one specific job: batching scene and camera renders so they run one after another without manual switching. The automatic skipping of invalid entries and the ESC or stop control make it practical for unattended batch runs across multiple perspectives.
BLeQ, or Blender Queue, is a Blender extension for automating the sequential rendering of multiple scenes and cameras. You create a queue of scene and camera combinations, start the queue renderer, and the extension works through each entry one after another, switching between scenes and cameras automatically as it goes.
Along the way it shows the Blender render preview, and the rendering process can be interrupted at any time with ESC or a stop button. It supports rendering animations, not just single frames. Entries that don't belong to the current blend file are skipped automatically, and entries with missing scenes or cameras are skipped as well, so a batch keeps running. Under the hood it uses Blender's native render callbacks for state management.
For additional features, BLeQ can be paired with a free standalone app of the same name, which acts as a central manager working across different Blender files and Blender versions.
BLeQ is best for projects with multiple camera perspectives or scenes that need to be rendered efficiently in a single batch run.
BLeQ is completely free to download and use.
BLeQ is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, so recent Blender releases can run it. The extension is written in Python and requires no special permissions to operate. It's small, only around 34.5 KB, and you can add it by dragging the downloaded file into Blender or installing it from disk through the extensions preferences. If you're on an older Blender version, you'd need to update before using it. The current version listed is 1.0.5.
BLeQ installs like other Blender extensions. You can drag and drop the downloaded add-on file directly into Blender, or download it and use Install from Disk in Blender's extensions preferences. Once installed, you add scene and camera combinations to the render queue, then start the queue renderer, and the extension renders all queue entries sequentially. It requires no special permissions to run, and it targets Blender 4.2 LTS and newer at version 1.0.5.
BLeQ lets you interrupt the rendering process at any time using ESC or a stop button, so you don't have to wait for a full batch to finish. While it works, it shows the Blender render preview so you can follow progress. It also skips entries automatically when they don't belong to the current blend file, and entries with missing scenes or cameras are skipped rather than halting the run. This keeps a queue moving even when some entries can't render.
BLeQ supports rendering animations, not just single frames, so each queue entry can output a full animation rather than one still image. You build the queue from scene and camera combinations, start the renderer, and it switches between scenes and cameras automatically as it works through the list. It uses Blender's native render callbacks for state management during the process, which suits projects with multiple camera perspectives or scenes rendered in a single batch run.
BLeQ is listed as free here and is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. The extension can also be upgraded with a free standalone app, also called BLeQ, which acts as a central manager working across different Blender files and Blender versions. For current licensing details and downloads, check the developer's page. The extension itself requires no special permissions to run in Blender.
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