What is awesome-blender?

Awesome Blender is a community-maintained collection of links to add-ons, tools, tutorials, and resources for the Blender 3D software. It is an "awesome list," a format where contributors gather and organize useful links in a single document. The list focuses mostly on open source and free resources, and targets 3D artists, hobbyists, developers, and researchers. The list is organized into several broad sections. The add-ons section covers plugins that extend what Blender can do, grouped by category: simulation and physics effects like fluid and particle systems, character and object generators, modeling utilities, animation tools, alternative render engines, texture and UV mapping helpers, game development utilities, and miscellaneous extras. Many entries are free and hosted on GitHub, others are sold on Blender Market or similar stores. The resources section points to external sites offering ready-made 3D models, motion capture data, textures, pre-made Blender materials, complete scene files, HDR environment images, art reference images, space imagery, sound and music libraries, and free stock assets. A standalone tools section covers desktop applications that work alongside Blender rather than inside it, including photogrammetry software, terrain generators, texture tools, point cloud and LiDAR viewers, and AI-powered generation tools. Tutorials are organized by topic from beginner introductions through modeling, geometry nodes, shader nodes, animation, UV mapping, texture painting, compositing, and motion tracking, with a separate section on paid premium tutorials and books. There is also a development section with resources on scripting Blender with Python, reading the Blender source code, and learning computer graphics fundamentals. The full README is longer than what was shown.