by tinkerboi·Workflow
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Timeline Buttons earns its place in the blender_extensions library for a focused job: pulling the Timeline editor's playback and keyframing controls into editors that don't have them by default.
Timeline Buttons is a Blender add-on from tinkerboi that carries the Timeline editor's controls over to other animation-related editors. The Play button, Pause button, Autokey options, and Frame Range are added, so you keep those controls at hand while working in a different editor.
The affected editors are the Sequencer, Dopesheet, Graph, Driver, and NLA editors. Version 1.0.0 was the initial release, and the add-on is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer. It requires no special permissions and is written entirely in Python.
Timeline Buttons is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, with source available on the developer's GitHub page. Note that some larger animation-editor add-ons may already implement this feature, so it's worth checking whether another add-on you use already includes it.
Timeline Buttons is best for animators who move between the Sequencer, Dopesheet, Graph, Driver, or NLA editors and want Timeline playback and Autokey controls available in those editors.
Timeline Buttons is completely free to download and use.
Timeline Buttons is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer, so it runs on current LTS builds and later releases. The add-on is at version 1.0.0, its initial release, published in August 2024. It's written entirely in Python and requires no special permissions to run. For the exact versions supported and any updates beyond 1.0.0, the developer's GitHub page is the place to check.
Timeline Buttons brings controls from the Timeline editor into five other animation-related editors: the Sequencer, Dopesheet, Graph, Driver, and NLA editors. The controls it adds are the Play button, Pause button, Autokey options, and Frame Range. This keeps those controls available while you work in one of the supported editors rather than switching back to the Timeline. Keep in mind that some larger animation-editor add-ons may already include a similar feature.
Timeline Buttons is listed as free here in the catalog. It is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, which covers how you may use, modify, and redistribute the add-on and its Python source. For current licensing details and the code itself, the developer's GitHub page is the place to look. The add-on also requires no special permissions, so there's nothing extra to grant when you install it.
Timeline Buttons requires no special permissions, according to its extension listing. It's a small add-on, around 14.8 KB, written entirely in Python and released under the GPL v3.0 or later. Version 1.0.0 is the initial release, compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer. If you run into an issue installing or enabling it, the developer's GitHub page links to the source and issue reporting.
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