by Akhil_Alukkaran·Workflow
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Cam Tools earns its place in the Blender extensions library by pulling camera framing, management, grouping, and per-camera resolution into a single N-Panel workflow. It's GPU- and OS-independent with no external dependencies, and version 1.2.0 adds View Slots for saving and recalling viewport views.
Cam Tools is a camera toolkit for Blender aimed at speeding up scene framing, composition, camera organization, and per-camera render settings. You can add cameras directly from the viewport view with framing that matches what you see, and new cameras are automatically placed in a master "Cameras" collection with sequential names like Camera_01 and Camera_02.
Cameras are handled through an alphabetically sorted UI list where you can select, activate, duplicate, and delete them, along with batch selection and a one-click Clear Selected utility. You can group cameras into custom sub-collections from the 3D Viewport and use a dropdown filter to isolate specific shot groups. Per-camera resolution overrides (Cam-Res) apply custom resolutions and scales to individual cameras without changing global render settings.
Additional controls include Auto-Level Verticals through an automatic lens-shift system, local-space mirror X/Y controls, a DOF panel with a Distance to Target readout when using a focus object, and composition guides, passthrough, and passepartout. Version 1.2.0 adds View Slots, which save and recall viewport views like bookmarks.
Cam Tools is best for blender artists working with multiple cameras across a scene who need per-camera resolution overrides, camera grouping and organization, and quick framing from the viewport.
Cam Tools is completely free to download and use.
Cam Tools is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, so it runs on current 4.2+ releases. The add-on is GPU- and OS-independent and has no external dependencies, which means it doesn't rely on a specific graphics card or operating system to function. It's distributed through the Blender Extensions platform as well as the developer's GitHub repository. If you're on a version older than 4.2, check the developer's page for details before installing, since support targets 4.2 and later.
Cam Tools is GPU- and OS-independent and requires no external dependencies, so it should install and run without extra libraries or a particular graphics setup. It's a lightweight camera add-on for Blender that adds tools for framing, camera management, grouping, resolution overrides, and viewport display directly inside Blender's interface. Because there are no outside requirements, setup stays simple across different systems. For the current compatibility details and any requirements, refer to the developer's GitHub page linked with this listing.
Cam Tools installs through the Blender Extensions platform, which is the recommended route, or by downloading the release .zip and using Install from Disk. In Blender, go to Edit → Preferences → Extensions → Install from Disk, then enable Cam Tools in the list. A manual option is also available by downloading the repository as a ZIP and installing it as an add-on. Once enabled, its interface appears in the 3D Viewport under the N-Panel in a Cam-Tools tab.
Cam Tools is listed as free here and is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. That license covers how the add-on can be used, modified, and redistributed. For the most current licensing terms and any future changes, check the developer's GitHub page linked with this listing. The add-on is distributed through the Blender Extensions platform and the developer's repository, where you can also find version history and report issues.
Cam Tools 1.2.0 introduces View Slots, a feature that saves and recalls viewport views like bookmarks, with a switcher to toggle between Cameras and View Slots. The update also fixes panel freezing on large scenes with many cameras and resolves background stuttering caused by a timer writing data unnecessarily. It additionally clears up leftover settings from older versions that were causing conflicts. For the full version history, see the developer's GitHub page linked with this listing.
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