by Amandeep·Workflow
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Ranked 83 on superhive, Clean Panels earns its spot by offering several distinct routes to the same add-on panels — viewport icons, top-bar dropdowns and pie menus — so add-on-heavy users can shape panel access around their workflow.
N-Panel Organizer - Clean Panels gives Blender users four ways to reach their installed add-ons. Focus Panels let you sort favorite add-ons into categories, assign an icon to each, and enable or disable them from icons in the viewport, with a pie menu for switching between categories quickly. A filtering method added in V3.0 works independently of Workspace filtering and is more flexible.
Drop Down Panels group your favorite tabs into categories that pin to the top bar for faster access; a panel can still be reached for some functions even when its add-on is disabled in the current workspace. PopUp Panels bring tabs and panels up through a pie menu, and there is an option to remove the N panel tab. Version 7.0 arrives with a complete redesign.
Some add-ons may not work with the dropdown and single-panel popup types depending on how they were coded, and there is a known issue with K-Cycles. The developer runs a Discord server for feedback and bug reports, and documentation is available.
N-Panel Organizer - Clean Panels is best for blender users running many add-ons who want to organize and control how add-on panels are accessed.
N-Panel Organizer - Clean Panels is completely free to download and use.
N-Panel Organizer - Clean Panels keeps some panel access available through its Drop Down Panels even when an add-on is disabled in the current workspace. Its Focus Panels method lets you sort add-ons into categories and enable or disable them from icons in the viewport, while dropdowns can still surface a disabled add-on's panel for certain functions. This gives you a way to reach specific tools without re-enabling the whole add-on in the workspace you're working in.
N-Panel Organizer - Clean Panels notes that some add-ons may not work with its dropdown and single-panel popup types because of how their developers coded them. There is also a known issue between Clean Panels and K-Cycles, with the cause not yet identified. If you run into an add-on that misbehaves in dropdowns or popups, the developer asks users to report it so they can try to reach that add-on's developer for a fix. Feedback through their Discord server helps flag these cases.
N-Panel Organizer - Clean Panels reached version 7.0 with a complete redesign, and the developer describes setup as easier than in earlier versions. Across its history the add-on has grown through user feedback and bug fixing, and V3.0 introduced a filtering method that no longer depends on Workspace filtering. For the full details on what changed in the latest release, the developer's page and Discord server are the places to check.
N-Panel Organizer - Clean Panels is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing and any current offers can change over time, so check the developer's page for the latest terms before you download. The add-on is made by Amandeep, who runs a Discord server for sharing future developments and gathering user feedback. Documentation is also available to help with setup and everyday use of the tool.
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