by WayneDixon·Workflow
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Bone Widget stands out in the Blender Extensions library for pairing a reusable, editable shape library with bone color management in a single add-on.
Bone Widget is a Blender add-on that assists with creating custom bone shapes. It comes with an editable library: many shapes are pre-made and ready to apply to any rig, and you can add your own shapes to the library as you build out a rigging setup.
Starting with version 2.2, the add-on also manages bone colors in Pose Mode, and in Edit Mode if you enable that in the user preferences. Blender normally handles bone colors through 15 predefined Bone Color Sets, five blank ones, the default colors, or a custom color set, and Bone Widget lets you work with these alongside your own custom colors. It can also display different colors for Edit Mode and Pose Mode.
On the Blender Extensions platform it sits at popularity rank 227. Bone Widget is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer and is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. A demo video is available.
Bone Widget is best for blender riggers who want reusable custom bone shapes and control over bone colors.
Bone Widget is completely free to download and use.
Bone Widget is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, so it runs on 4.2 and later releases. The version listed here is 2.3.3, updated on October 30th, 2025. You can add it by dragging and dropping the extension into Blender, or by downloading it and installing from disk through Blender's extension preferences. For the latest builds and any version-specific notes, check the developer's GitHub page.
Bone Widget can be added by dragging and dropping the extension into Blender, or by downloading it and installing it from disk through Blender's extension preferences. The add-on is around 287 KB in size and works with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer. Its version history and source code are hosted on the developer's GitHub page, where you can also report issues.
Bone Widget manages bone colors for Pose bone widgets by default. It also includes a user preference to change Edit Mode colors, though that option is disabled by default. Note that if the Pose bone colors are set to 'default' and there is any color on the Edit bone, the Edit bone color will override the Pose bone color. You can pull colors from a theme, from the active bone, or set your own custom color.
Bone Widget is listed as free in this catalog and is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. For current licensing terms and any conditions tied to that license, check the developer's GitHub page. The source code and the issue tracker are hosted there as well, so you can review the project directly before installing. The add-on works with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer.
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