Blender Dev 0.3.0

Released: 2026-03-08

Blender Status Bar Widget: New indicator in the IDE status bar showing connection status to Blender.
Support for Multiple Source Folders: Projects can now designate and manage multiple folders as Blender source directories.
Automatic Python Interpreter Setup: Streamlined environment configuration for new projects.
Offline Telemetry: Added local-only telemetry for debugging and error reporting.
Internationalization: Full i18n support for 11 languages (Spanish, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Chinese).
Unit & Integration Testing: Added a comprehensive test suite, including headless integration tests for TCP heartbeat and reload logic.
Sandbox Management: New tool window for clearing and managing Blender sandboxed environments.
Bidirectional Heartbeat: Implemented a more robust TCP client with bidirectional heartbeat and automatic retry logic for connection stability.

Localization Refactor: Standardized all resource bundle keys and migrated from BlenderBundle to LangManager (extending DynamicBundle).
Improved Blender Downloader: Refined extraction logic and updated the selectable version list to focus on LTS releases.
Path Resolution: Centralized and improved cross-platform path handling using Kotlin NIO.2 (java.nio.file.Path) utilities.
Documentation Migration: Moved comprehensive guides to a new Sphinx-based documentation site.
License Change: Updated project license to officially use GNU GPL v3.
Configuration Discovery: Switched to dynamic detection and copying of Blender configuration subdirectories (system vs. user) to handle different OS layouts.

macOS Compatibility: Prevented installation of Blender 5.0+ on Intel-based Macs and integrated tryWhich for better executable detection.
Manifest Validation: Switched extension Manifest IDs to snake_case to comply with Blender requirements.
Run Configuration Stability: Fixed absolute path handling for sandboxed installations and corrected CLI argument syntax for preset configurations.
UI Stability: Resolved crashes in the version management tool window and improved New Project Wizard validation.
Logging: Added log rotation for better disk usage management and expanded debug output for connection handshakes.