Render Notifications

Stay in the loop while your scene renders.

Get updates when your Blender render starts, finishes or is cancelled — right to your desktop, Discord, or even your your custom apps or third-party services that support webhooks (e.g. Home Assistant for mobile notifications).

Whether you’re rendering stills or long animations, this add-on gives you peace of mind without constantly checking Blender.

Version 1.1.0

• Full migration to Blender’s new Extension System (compatible with Blender 4.1+).
• Dependencies are now bundled using Python wheels – no manual library installation needed in Preferences.

addon will now be installed via the Extensions tab in Preferences (explained below).

Version 1.0.0

Features

• Desktop notifications with optional custom .wav sounds
• Discord Webhook integration
  • Sends a message to Discord when the render starts, and edits it as rendering progresses.
    • When the render finishes or get cancelled, a second message is sent.
  • Supports preview images:
    • For single-frame renders: shows the final image
    • First and last frame previews for animation jobs
• Custom Webhook support
  • Perfect for tools like Home Assistant, IFTTT, or your own scripts
  • Sends structured JSON payloads full of stats about your render progress.

Usage:

You’ll see a new Notifications section in the render properties tab.

There you can choose the notification systems you want to use and what to be notified on.

Installation

1. Download the .zip file
2. Open Blender → Edit → Preferences → Add-ons → Install…
3. Select the zip file and enable the add-on
4. Open the Render Properties tab to configure notification options

Configuration

Once enabled, the add-on panel will appear in the Render Properties tab.

Setup

1. Install Required Dependencies

   

   Important: Blender will become unresponsive while installing these libraries. Open the Blender Console (Window → Toggle System Console) before hand to view installation progress.

   After the install completes:
   • Disable and re-enable the add-on to fully activate all settings.

   

2. Desktop Notifications
   • Optional: Enable custom notification sound
   • Attach a .wav file to use your own alert tone
3. Discord Webhook Integration
   • Paste your Discord Webhook URL
     • Get this from your Discord server → Channel Settings → Integrations
   • Optional: Set a custom sender name
   • Choose where to save preview frames:
     • Set either in Add-on Preferences or under Render Properties
     • If both are set, the path in Render Properties takes priority
4. Webhook Notifications
   • Paste your custom webhook URL (e.g., for Home Assistant, Zapier, or IFTTT)
   • Receives rich JSON payloads you can use for automation or alerts

What you'll get?

• The add-on zip file
• Home Assistant automation templates for mobile notifications using webhooks

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