References Overlays
PureRef for Blender. You can add references in the 3D Viewport.
Version History
2.3.2
Compatibility
Blender
4.2
LTS
and newer
Changelog
- Update pillow wheels version
- macOS Apple Silicon, Intel
- Windows
- Linux
Approved
2.3.1
Compatibility
Blender
4.2
LTS
and newer
- 17.9 MB
- 1
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June 19th, 2026
Changelog
- Update pillow wheel
Awaiting Review
2.3.0
Compatibility
Blender
4.2
LTS
and newer
- 14.2 KB
- 2457
-
May 4th, 2026
Changelog
- Fix install Pillow (Required run Blender In Administrator mode)
- Add relative path location
Approved
2.2.9
Compatibility
Blender
4.2
LTS
and newer
- 13.9 KB
- 30
-
May 4th, 2026
Changelog
- Fix install pillow not working
Approved
2.2.8
Compatibility
Blender
4.2
LTS
and newer
- 14.4 KB
- 11288
-
August 23rd, 2025
Changelog
Feature
- Add Global Move - 'Ctrl + W'
Approved
2.2.7
Compatibility
Blender
4.2
LTS
and newer
- 14.1 KB
- 352
-
August 21st, 2025
Changelog
Feature
- Fit the image size to the 3D view distance
Approved
2.2.6
Compatibility
Blender
4.2
LTS
and newer
- 13.8 KB
- 1253
-
August 6th, 2025
Changelog
Tweak
- Toggle References Overlays - 'Alt + Z' (Previous Hotkey is not friendly in macOS)
- Fix toggle references won't update viewport
Approved
2.2.5
Compatibility
Blender
4.2
LTS
and newer
- 13.8 KB
- 866
-
July 29th, 2025
Changelog
Feature
- Add Grayscale mode - Hotkey "Alt + G"
- Add Image resize
Tweak
- Add Color space option to the menu
- Load Image will reuse the image that exists
Approved
2.2.4
Compatibility
Blender
4.2
LTS
and newer
- 13.0 KB
- 232
-
July 28th, 2025
Changelog
- A small tweak to a feature that references show in orthographic.
Approved
2.2.3
Compatibility
Blender
4.2
LTS
and newer
- 13.0 KB
- 22
-
July 28th, 2025
Changelog
Feature
- Add references that show only in orthographic
- Improve UI
Approved
2.2.2
Compatibility
Blender
4.2
LTS
and newer
- 12.3 KB
- 149
-
July 26th, 2025
Changelog
BugfIx
- Fix selecting error
Approved
2.2.1
Compatibility
Blender
4.2
LTS
and newer
- 12.2 KB
- 84
-
July 26th, 2025
Changelog
Tweak
- Better mouse selection of the reference.
- Shifting Control Hotkey change - "Alt"
- Add precision mode to shifting control
- Press "Shift" for Precision Mode
Bug Fix
- Fix the paste reference location is not correct.
- Fix Opacity flickers.
Approved
2.2.0
Compatibility
Blender
4.2
LTS
and newer
- 12.2 KB
- 119
-
July 25th, 2025
Changelog
Feature
- Add a shifting control to the reference (You can zoom and change the offset to the reference)
- Add a crop option to allow cropping the reference.
- Add a full lock option just like PureRef - Hotkey "Ctrl + T"
Shifting Control Hotkey
- Press 'Shift' while moving the reference
- Zoom in - 'Scroll Up'
- Zoom Out - 'Scroll Down'
- Rest Zoom - 'S
- Rest Anchor - 'R'
Cropping the reference
Bugfix
- Fix mouse selection of the reference is not accurate (rotated reference)
- Fix copying reference from the other screen data
- Fix locking reference would ignore the mouse event.
- Fix the hidden reference glitch.
Approved
2.1.0
Compatibility
Blender
4.2
LTS
and newer
- 10.5 KB
- 170
-
July 24th, 2025
Changelog
Feature
- Vulkan API is now supported.
- Add FPS Tempo for sequence & movie reference
- Add 'ALT' hotkey to lock the reference
Approved
2.0.1
Compatibility
Blender
4.2
LTS
and newer
- 10.4 KB
- 137
-
July 24th, 2025
Changelog
Tweak
- Vulkan API permits usage but with certain restrictions (such as rotation, opacity adjustments, and depth set being unavailable).
- Clipboard image saving functionality should save images using the date as the file name.
- A new tag name for reference instead of relying on the image name. The 'Show Name' option should display the tag name. (You can set the tag name.)
- Add auto-adjustment of the reference with the region.
Approved