by Easy Team·Workflow
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Easy Layer Manager earns a spot in the Superhive library for pulling layer management into the viewport, where a draggable HUD handles creation, sorting, search, multi-selection, merging, and object assignment without the Outliner. Version 1.1 rounds it out with HUD resizing, layer isolation, and HiDPI scaling.
Easy Layer Manager is a Blender add-on from Easy Team that adds a viewport-based layer system, replacing the Outliner workflow. Layer control lives in a draggable HUD, so you can organize a scene without opening the Outliner.
From the HUD you can create layers instantly, reorder them with drag-and-drop, and use a search bar to filter layers or objects. Multi-selection with Shift and Ctrl lets you batch-toggle visibility, render visibility, selection, and lock. Assign selected objects to the active layer with one click, expand layers to manage the objects inside, and merge selected layers into one with automatic object merging. Selecting a layer or object highlights it in the Outliner, and a view mode switcher moves between Shaded, Wireframe Shaded, Wireframe, and Bounding Box.
Version 1.1 adds a resizable HUD, an Isolate Layer option via Alt+click on the visibility eye, and HiDPI/Retina scaling with Auto, Standard, and Retina display modes. It is compatible with Blender 4.5 and later and is released under the GPL license.
Easylayermanager is best for modeling, sculpting, asset creation, environment work, animation, and game development in Blender, particularly on large or complex scenes where the Outliner gets hard to manage.
Easylayermanager is completely free to download and use.
Easy Layer Manager is compatible with Blender 4.5 and later. The listing also records a supported Blender version range of 4.2 to 5.0, and the installation note covers Blender 4.2 and up. It is marked as a Blender Extension with an Add-on extension type. For the current supported versions, check the developer's page before installing, since add-on compatibility can shift as Blender releases move forward.
Easy Layer Manager installs through drag and drop in Blender 4.2 and later. If the toolbar button does not appear after installing, disable and re-enable the add-on from Preferences > Add-ons, which is described as a one-time step. Once active, the layer controls are available from the viewport HUD rather than the Outliner, so you can manage layers directly inside the viewport.
Easy Layer Manager includes a view mode switcher that moves between Shaded, Wireframe Shaded, Wireframe, and Bounding Box with a single button. The switcher is one of several tools the add-on provides, alongside fast layer creation, drag-and-drop sorting, a built-in search bar, multi-selection with Shift and Ctrl, and one-click object assignment to the active layer. All of these run through the viewport-based layer interface that Easy Layer Manager places over Blender's scene, so the layer workflow stays inside the viewport rather than the Outliner.
Easy Layer Manager added an Isolate Layer option in version 1.1. Alt+click the visibility eye icon to isolate a layer, which hides all others instantly, then click again to restore them. The same 1.1 update introduced a resizable HUD, dragged from the handle in the bottom-right corner, and HiDPI/Retina display support with Auto, Standard, and Retina modes. The HUD now scales correctly on HiDPI and Retina displays.
Easy Layer Manager is listed as free here. For current licensing, pricing, and any purchase terms, check the developer's page directly, since those details can change over time. The add-on is released under the GPL license and is noted as a Blender Extension with an Add-on extension type, and it lists Cycles as the render engine used. A demo video is also available.
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