by LunarKitten·VFX
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Easy Clouds earns its place in the blender_extensions catalog by turning cloud creation into a one-button task while still exposing node groups for deeper customization. It holds a 5.0 rating across 7 reviews, and development continues with a modifier panel on the roadmap.
Easy Clouds is a procedural cloud add-on for Blender, developed by LunarKitten. It focuses on customizable clouds that can be created quickly, with one-button options for a single cloud or a full cloud layer.
Beyond the ready-made buttons, Easy Clouds ships convenient node groups so you can build your own clouds. Version 2.2 added a Create Sphere button for spherical clouds, useful for hand-crafting certain details or whole clouds, and earlier updates separated the Cycles and EEVEE shaders. After enabling the add-on, its panel appears in the 3D view sidebar under the Tool tab.
Easy Clouds is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, and requires no special permissions. It's distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, with source hosted on the developer's Codeberg repository. The add-on has been downloaded 49,637 times on blender_extensions.
Easy Clouds is best for blender artists who want to create procedural, customizable clouds quickly while keeping the option to build their own using node groups.
Easy Clouds is completely free to download and use.
Easy Clouds supports Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, so it runs on current LTS releases and later versions. The current release is version 2.2.0. To use it, enable the add-on, then open the 3D view sidebar and select the Tool tab, where the Easy Clouds panel appears. It requires no special permissions. If you run into problems on a specific Blender build, the developer tracks issues on the Codeberg repository linked from the add-on's page.
Easy Clouds places its controls in the 3D view sidebar. After enabling the add-on, open the sidebar in the 3D viewport and switch to the Tool tab, where you'll find the Easy Clouds panel. From there you can create a single cloud or a cloud layer with one button, add a spherical cloud with the Create Sphere button, and work with the included node groups to build your own clouds.
Easy Clouds is listed as free in this catalog. It's distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, an open-source license, and its source code is available on the developer's Codeberg repository. For current licensing terms and any options to support continued development, check the developer's page. The add-on also requires no special permissions to run in Blender.
Easy Clouds version 2.2 introduced a Create Sphere button that generates a spherical cloud, which you can use to hand-craft certain details or entire clouds. That release followed earlier work in version 2.1 that separated the Cycles and EEVEE shaders. The developer has noted a modifier panel and improved bounding boxes via geometry nodes among planned items on the backlog.
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