Grease Pencil Collections

Grease Pencil Collections runs on Blender versions 2.83 through 4.2. The developer notes that Blender 4.2 is the final version the addon is guaranteed to work with, so anyone on a release within that range can install it. If you're using a newer Blender build, check the developer's page before relying on it, since support beyond 4.2 isn't stated. Across the supported versions, the addon adds a folder structure for organizing your Grease Pencil layers.

Grease Pencil Collections is listed as free here in the catalog, and it's released under the GPL license. For current licensing terms and any purchase details, check the developer's page. The addon itself provides folder-based organization for Grease Pencil layers in Blender, letting you create folders, assign layers to them, and collapse the groups you don't need. Documentation is included to help you get set up with the workflow.

Grease Pencil Collections works by creating a folder, selecting the layer you want, and specifying its location within that folder. Groups can open and close, so background layers that don't need further attention can be collapsed and set aside while you continue organizing the rest of your composition. This gives the many layers a Grease Pencil composition generates a folder structure to keep them tidy. A demo video is available.

Grease Pencil Collections shares its folder-management approach with two other Inlet addons: Shape Key Collections, which provides a folder structure for shape key management, and Vertex Group Collections, which does the same for vertex groups. Grease Pencil Collections applies that same principle to Grease Pencil layers. If you already use one of the others, the workflow should feel familiar. Details on all three are available on the developer's page.