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Stable build based on Blender 5.2.2 LTS, source 02993970c8cd, published 2026-09-28 (UTC+8; September 27 in GitHub UTC). Windows x64 is the fully validated baseline (Release tests 129/129). Linux and macOS packages ship in the same release.

Tests 129/129 · Win Engine NPR = Eevee Also Linux · macOS

Windows x64 · fully validated baseline

blender-5.2.2-npr-port-win64-02993970c8cd-20260928-053554.zip

Size≈ 523 MiB
Bytes548,503,600
PlatformWin x64
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Linux and macOS ship on the same 02993970 line via GitHub Release. They did not run the full Windows 129/129 Release test matrix. Prefer the Windows package for production-critical paths, or re-validate on your platform.

Platform File Size SHA256
Linux x64 blender-5.2.2-npr-port-linux64-02993970-20260927.tar.xz 334,977,208 afde4865d05fdf2d7531e57bd26963639e5b028b0c4d0a8cc7427251fcf6875b
macOS blender-5.2.2-npr-port-macos-02993970-20260927.dmg 380,036,136 d069b10b7d61c6c0ef7ad710cfdb6aff53e8267fbd1a7491fa6c3e35ba767158
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Notes

Release notes

New

  • Blender 5.2.2 LTS baseline, including upstream 5.2.1 / 5.2.2 fixes.
  • Principled NPR V2: per-light shadow classification, Total / Max Lighting, controlled highlights, depth rim lighting and anisotropic indirect reflections; legacy materials remain compatible.
  • NPR Surface Diffusion and NPR Rim: dedicated NPR add menu, screen-space surface diffusion and standalone rim shaping.
  • Outline Shell Output: independent material variants, forward/deferred routing, culling, depth, stencil and shadow control.
  • Light shader parameters: dynamic Light Info outputs, animation, drivers, data remapping and GLSL Function access.
  • Per-layer EXR color spaces: inherited / explicit OCIO targets, color metadata and Non-Color data layers.
  • DLSS NR and Super Resolution: separate viewport/render SR quality, custom input scale, auxiliary passes, AOVs, coverage and Cryptomatte reconstruction.

Fixes

  • Corrected DLSS SR reconstruction alignment, motion vectors and history reset; auxiliary outputs no longer directly force native fallback.
  • Corrected NR defaults, small-render fallback, runtime deployment and recovery; removed the redundant Value Info UI.
  • Retained Outline Shell shadows from objects hidden from the camera.
  • Specialized Principled NPR shader paths by enabled features to reduce default-material compilation cost.
  • Fixed missing shadow caster atlas bindings for NPR For Each Light in deferred NPR and EEVEE Color Bake, which caused OpenGL shader compilation failures.

Authoritative notes: this GitHub Release. Full history: blender-npr-release-changelog.md.

Support

Support scope

Render engine

Cycles is included, but NPR Port extensions support EEVEE only.

  • Windows x64: fully validated baseline; passed 129/129 Release tests.
  • This count comes from the release-time test record, not a new Blender test run for this documentation update or a guarantee for every GPU / driver combination.
  • DLSS: the current runtime path requires Windows, Vulkan, a compatible NVIDIA GPU / driver and the relevant runtime binaries. Linux / macOS packages do not imply equivalent DLSS support.
  • Linux / macOS: same-release companion builds; not covered by the full Windows test matrix — re-validate critical paths.
  • When reporting issues, include platform, full filename, splash version, and minimal reproduction steps.

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Platform Validation File Size SHA256
Windows x64 Full 129/129 ...win64-02993970c8cd-20260928-053554.zip 548,503,600 b606a95cf4b5c35f150e05ba8ed8aee2cb12fb3153c2ad6f0114a42fa61bfcda
Linux x64 Companion ...linux64-02993970-20260927.tar.xz 334,977,208 afde4865d05fdf2d7531e57bd26963639e5b028b0c4d0a8cc7427251fcf6875b
macOS Companion ...macos-02993970-20260927.dmg 380,036,136 d069b10b7d61c6c0ef7ad710cfdb6aff53e8267fbd1a7491fa6c3e35ba767158

Previous stable packages

Date Hash Release
2026-09-11 680997dc4ccb v5.2.0-npr-port-win64-680997dc4ccb-20260911-220732
2026-08-11 fd9fabb4f531 v5.2.0-npr-port-win64-fd9fabb4f531-20260811-235604
2026-08-01 1257abb95445 v5.2.0-npr-port-win64-1257abb95445-20260801-065135
2026-07-27 2c437ecb7c1b v5.2.0-npr-port-win64-2c437ecb7c1b-20260727-054725
2026-07-20 f0da4307f3ec v5.2.0-npr-port-win64-f0da4307f3ec-20260720-020117
2026-07-16 bab5a63ca3b8 v5.2.0-npr-port-win64-bab5a63ca3b8-20260716-223405