by Chipp Walters·Workflow
Images © Chipp Walters. Used for product review; image policy.
Simple N-Panel earns its place for tackling a specific Blender annoyance, a cluttered N-Panel, rather than adding another tab to it. It holds a 5-star rating across 13 reviews on superhive.
Simple N-Panel is a Blender addon by Chipp Walters that moves the vertical tabs of your installed N-Panel addons into one popup menu. A heart icon in the 3D View header opens the menu, and a Shift + Accent Grave hotkey opens it at your cursor. You can change that shortcut in the addon preferences, and Shift-clicking the heart icon shows or hides the N-panel.
A Refresh option finds N-Panel tabs from your other installed addons and extensions automatically. In the preferences you can reorder panels and hide the ones you rarely use, and settings can be exported and imported. A dropdown option lets you refresh addons directly.
Compatible with Blender 4.2 through 5.0 and released under the GPL license, Simple N-Panel is aimed at artists and professionals who work with a large suite of tools. A demo video is available on the developer's page for a closer look.
Simple N-Panel is best for blender users managing a large collection of N-Panel addons who want them reachable from one menu.
Simple N-Panel is completely free to download and use.
Simple N-Panel supports Blender versions 4.2 through 5.0, and a recent update added a manifest and confirmed it works with 5.0. If you run a version in that range, the addon collects your existing N-Panel tabs into its popup menu. For versions outside that range, check Chipp Walters' developer page for the latest compatibility details before installing, since supported versions can change with future updates to the addon.
Simple N-Panel adds a heart icon to the 3D View header that opens a popup menu containing all your N-Panel addon tabs. You can also use the Shift + Accent Grave hotkey to open the menu at your cursor position, and that shortcut can be changed in the addon preferences. Shift-clicking the heart icon shows or hides the N-panel itself, giving you a couple of ways to reach the same tools.
Simple N-Panel includes a Refresh option that automatically detects N-Panel tabs from your other installed addons and extensions, so added tools appear in the menu without manual setup. In the addon preferences you can then reorder those panels and hide the ones you rarely use to build the layout you want. A dropdown option also lets you refresh addons directly, and your configured settings can be exported and imported.
Simple N-Panel is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing and pricing can change over time, so check Chipp Walters' developer page for the current terms before you download. The addon is distributed under the GPL license and is compatible with Blender 4.2 through 5.0, so you can confirm both the license and the supported versions there as well. It also holds a 5-star rating from 13 reviews.
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