by zanqdo·Workflow
Images © zanqdo. Used for product review; image policy.
A small, single-purpose utility at 2.7 KB, Pataz Thumbnail Toolz earns its place for addressing a specific gap in the Asset Browser: copying and exporting local asset thumbnails. It was built by PATAZ Animation for real-world production.
Pataz Thumbnail Toolz is an add-on for Blender from developer zanqdo, developed by PATAZ Animation for real-world production. It provides tools for managing asset thumbnails directly within the Asset Browser. Once installed, its panel appears in the Asset Browser sidebar, which you open with the N key.
The add-on centers on two operations. Copy Thumbnail transfers a thumbnail from one local asset to another through a Copy Selected to Active button, which suits creating consistent visuals for different versions of an asset or applying a custom thumbnail to multiple items. Export Thumbnail saves any local asset's thumbnail as a high-quality .png file for use in documentation, websites, or personal libraries.
One limitation is worth noting: because of Blender's Python API, the add-on can only operate on assets located in the Current File asset library and cannot access thumbnail data for assets in external user libraries. It is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, released as version 1.0.0 in October 2025 under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.
Pataz Thumbnail Toolz is best for blender artists organizing thumbnails for assets in the Current File asset library, copying visuals between assets and exporting them as PNG files.
Pataz Thumbnail Toolz is completely free to download and use.
Pataz Thumbnail Toolz is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, so recent releases in that range are supported. The current release is version 1.0.0, published in October 2025. After installation, its panel appears inside the Asset Browser: open an Asset Browser window and press N to reveal the sidebar, where the Thumbnail Toolz controls live. For the exact supported versions on your setup, check the developer's page on GitHub before installing.
Pataz Thumbnail Toolz operates only on assets located in the Current File asset library. Because of a limitation in Blender's Python API, it cannot access thumbnail data for assets stored in external user libraries. In practice, both the source and target assets for a copy, or the asset you export a thumbnail from, need to live in the current file. If you work mostly with external libraries, keep this constraint in mind when planning your workflow.
Pataz Thumbnail Toolz can be added to Blender by drag and drop, or by downloading it and installing from disk. After installation, open an Asset Browser window and press N to open the sidebar, where the Thumbnail Toolz panel appears. From there you can use Copy Selected to Active to transfer a thumbnail between assets, or Save Thumbnail to Disk to export one as a .png file. The add-on requests permission to save and load files from disk.
Pataz Thumbnail Toolz is listed as free here in the catalog, and it is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. That license governs how you can use, modify, and redistribute the add-on. For the current licensing terms and any updates, check the developer's page on GitHub. The add-on is small in size and available to download and install directly into Blender 4.2 LTS and newer.
Also in Workflow for Blender.
by yasser-idris
Transform Tools Core is a Blender add-on for applying transformations through a dual-gizmo system. It defines a starting state and a target state, then transforms selected elements between the two matrices.
by Yey!
Bengine For Unity connects Blender's Geometry Nodes to Unity, letting you generate procedural meshes and levels inside the engine. It supports Sverchok nodes, Unity terrain, curves, and networking between Blender and Unity.
by abhi.01
Frame Flow Beta is a Blender add-on for the Node Editor that adds annotated frames, multiline comments, emoji and Unicode support, and customizable styling to help organize node setups.
by 61+
Multi Files Bookmark is a lightweight Blender add-on that lets you switch between multiple .blend project files in one Blender window, using a tab-style dock bar inspired by Chrome.
by bonjorno7
PowerLink is a standalone Blender add-on for linking and appending assets, built to work alongside PowerSave. It shows lists of blend files from a directory and allows rapid insertion of collections into your file.
by Salt Media
BlenderAe2 by Salt Media transfers 3D data and objects between Blender and After Effects in both directions, covering vertices, 3D layer transforms, camera data and layer synchronization.
by MACHIN3
Machin3Tools is a continuously evolving collection of tools and pie menus for Blender, gathered in a single customizable package. It ships in two base variants, Prime and DeusEx, with the DeusEx variant adding more advanced tools.
by MikhailRachinskiy
3D Print Toolbox is a Blender add-on with utilities for 3D printing. It analyzes mesh volume and surface area, checks and fixes geometry, hollows shapes, aligns models to the print bed, and exports to STL, PLY, and OBJ.
by glukoz
UVPackmaster 4 is a UV packing engine for Blender that packs UV maps on the CPU and GPU, using the Cuda and Vulkan APIs, and can run on the CPU and all system GPUs at once.
by MMD
MMD Tools is a Blender add-on for editing MikuMikuDance (MMD) models. It handles importing and exporting model, motion and pose data, along with chopping and joining parts, plus rigid body, material and motion editing.
by HaughtyGrayAlien
SimpleBake brings PBR and traditional texture baking to Blender from a single panel. Select objects, choose maps, and bake — no special node groups or new workflow, working with whatever materials you've already built.
