by Jishnu Jithu·Rendering
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Render Palette earns a spot in the superhive library for pulling scattered render, EXR and camera settings into one panel, with a pie menu added in the 2.0 rewrite for quicker access.
Render Palette is a Blender add-on that brings rendering controls together in one panel. It offers predefined resolution presets from 720p through 1080p, 1440p, 4K and 8K, render sample presets for low, medium and high or a custom count, and export to PNG, JPEG, TIFF, OpenEXR and MP4. You can set an output location, pick common or custom frame rates, toggle motion blur in both Cycles and Eevee, and autosave rendered images.
Beyond render settings, it automatically imports EXR files and applies the appropriate texture coordinates and world strength. Camera tools let you select a camera, toggle Depth of Field, adjust camera properties and orientation, create or align cameras, and switch views. Render presets can be created, saved, managed, and imported or exported to share configurations.
Version 2.1 adds support for Blender 4.4, and version 2.0 introduced a complete code rewrite along with a pie menu accessible via Ctrl + R for render, environment and camera settings. Render Palette is listed here as free; check the developer's page for current licensing.
Render Palette is best for blender artists who want resolution, sample, output and camera settings organised in a single rendering panel.
Render Palette is completely free to download and use.
Render Palette added support for Blender 4.4 in version 2.1, and version 1.8 previously brought compatibility with Blender 4.0. Because Blender releases can change how add-ons behave, the version you're running matters. For the full list of supported Blender versions and any installation notes, the developer's page and its documentation are the best place to confirm details. If you're on a build between or beyond those releases, check there before installing to make sure your version is covered.
Render Palette includes predefined resolution presets covering 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 4K and 8K, so you can switch output size without editing values by hand. For quality, it provides render sample presets labelled low, medium and high, or you can enter a custom sample count. You can also choose the frames per second for animation from common frame rates or set a custom value. These controls sit together in the add-on's rendering panel alongside format and output options.
Render Palette can export rendered output as PNG, JPEG, TIFF and OpenEXR image formats, plus MP4 for video. You can also set a preferred output location so files land where you want them. Autosave for rendered images is available too, and the render button shows a distinct icon when autosave is enabled. Motion blur can be toggled on or off in both the Cycles and Eevee engines. Together these cover the main output and save decisions for a render.
Render Palette added a pie menu in version 2.0 that you invoke with the Ctrl + R shortcut. Through it you can quickly reach key features via popup windows, including render, environment and camera settings. That same 2.0 update was a complete rewrite of the add-on code, bringing performance improvements and bug fixes while removing some earlier features. For more detail on what the pie menu exposes, the developer's documentation is the place to look.
Render Palette is listed here as free. Since licensing terms can change and may differ by distribution channel, the developer's page is the best source for current details before you download. It's worth noting that the LUT install option mentioned in version 1.8 is not available for users who obtained Blender from the Microsoft Store, so where you got Blender can affect which features you can use.
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