{"id":490,"date":"2018-09-22T20:43:34","date_gmt":"2018-09-22T19:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/?p=490"},"modified":"2026-01-23T19:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:26:29","slug":"user-preferences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/user-preferences\/","title":{"rendered":"Where is User Preferences?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amongst the many features that have changed with newer versions of Blender is Blender User Preferences<\/b>. Previously in Blender 2.79 -\/+ the control panel window could be accessed from File \u00bb User Preferences<\/i>. For Blender 2.8+\/2.9+ this is now Edit \u00bb Preferences<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Design note<\/b>: the User Preferences<\/i> menu option is now just Preferences<\/b>, the properties window now Blender Preferences<\/b> instead of Blender User Preferences<\/i>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So far as the available properties, settings and options are concerned much of those from Blender 2.79 have been carried over with additional properties that accommodate the updated rendering systems, Look Dev and Rendered for real-time viewport rendering, and offline Eevee, Workbench and\u00a0 Cycles engines.<\/p>\n

Design note<\/b>: updates to Blender now may mean a number of features and properties formally available have been removed or are now obsolete (typically included but de-prioritised), as a result opening old *.blend projects created in previous versions will likely work but may exhibit compatibility issues<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"User<\/a>
\nUser Preferences is now just Preferences<\/b> and can be accessed from the main Edit menu in Blender.<\/i>
\n\"User<\/a>
\nUser Preferences is now called Blender Preferences<\/b> but still provides access to all the applications underlying properties, options and settings.<\/i><\/p>\n