by David-Bühler·Workflow
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This add-on earns its place for a single, well-defined job: it hands you three post-render actions plus a dedicated Render Image to Disk button so stills reach your output folder before the machine powers off. It weighs 4.0 KB and requires no special permissions.
Shutdown after render is a Blender add-on that powers your PC down automatically once a render completes. Its controls live in the Render Properties tab, at Properties > Render > Shutdown after Render, and you switch the function on with the Power icon at the top of the panel.
A Shutdown-Type dropdown sets what happens when rendering ends. Shutdown, the default, turns the PC off completely; Hibernate shuts it down while remembering the state of open applications so they reopen at next startup; and Quit closes Blender. The commands behind shutdown, hibernation, and canceling the shutdown can be customized in the add-on's preferences.
Because Blender does not save rendered stills to the output folder automatically the way it does with animations, the add-on adds a Render Image to Disk button in the render top menu. It renders the active scene and then saves the image to the path set in Output Properties. The add-on is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer and needs no special permissions.
Shutdown after render is best for blender users who want their PC to shut down, hibernate, or close Blender automatically once a render completes.
Shutdown after render is completely free to download and use.
Shutdown after render supports Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, per its listed compatibility, so older releases fall outside its stated support. The current version available is 0.4.0, and the add-on reports that it requires no special permissions to run. Once installed, its panel appears in the Render Properties tab, at Properties > Render > Shutdown after Render, where you activate the function using the Power icon at the top of the panel. From there you choose the action you want from the dropdown.
Shutdown after render installs like other Blender extensions: drag and drop the file into Blender, or download it and use Install from Disk. After installation, its panel appears in Render Properties under Properties > Render > Shutdown after Render. Press the Power icon at the top of that panel to enable the shutdown-after-render function, then choose the action you want from the Shutdown-Type dropdown. The extension is small, at 4.0 KB, and needs no special permissions to run.
Shutdown after render offers three actions in its Shutdown-Type dropdown. Shutdown, the default, powers the PC down completely. Hibernate shuts the PC down but remembers the state of open applications and reopens them once you start the computer again. Quit closes the Blender application instead. Beyond these presets, the commands used for shutdown, hibernation, and canceling the shutdown can be customized in the add-on's preferences, so you can adjust the exact commands the add-on runs for each option.
Shutdown after render includes a Render Image to Disk button in the render top menu because Blender does not automatically save rendered stills to the output folder the way it does with animations. The button renders the active scene as normal, then saves the image to the path set in the Output Properties. This matters when you plan to shut the PC down after rendering. The developer also notes that a File Output node in the compositor is another option.
Shutdown after render is listed as free here and is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. For current licensing terms and any conditions, check the developer's page on GitHub. The add-on requires no special permissions to run, and its full version history and changelog are published on the developer's GitHub repository alongside the download. The most recent version listed is 0.4.0, which added a shell argument to allow commands with multiple arguments.
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