Eric Klein
almost 4 years ago
Thanks for the great rating!
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It is needless to say that you can also achieve greatest results from vanilla Blender, but K-Cycles really accelerated my rendering pipeline on my old Laptop that luckily still has an NVidia GPU. I can easily switch on the Cycles previews in the viewport to get a quick overview of the art direction of my works, and the icing on the cake is all the great Post-FX, light mixing etc.
All of this could be achieved by purchasing several addons and optimizing your scenes individually, and I know that it is a "bummer" for many people that this is some kind of annual update purchase addon, but it is obvious that the updates are not necessary for your older or recent projects as long as you don't need the newest functions of the recent Blender versions.
All in all a great addon!
I haven't done an in-depth performance comparison with the regular Blender version, but I primarily use it for its excellent and user-friendly PostFX, especially for animations. The ultra denoiser also works quite well. It's a great addon, thank you.
Great alternative version of blender to speed up renderings. Some cool post fx tools as well.
Super helpful creator, who is always active on the Discord if anyone encounters problems.
Great, very happy with this as an alternative to default Cycles.
Great purchase! The seller helped me out when I messaged him about some trouble I have having with installing it on my Mac. The trouble installing it was on my mind and he gladly walked me through it in a very timely manner! This Blender build is really worth the price. The people complaining about having to buy the yearly update need to realize the work and time that goes into making this custom build. You also get a FREE YEAR of updates with your purchase. This year alone we had Blender 3.5, 3.6 and Blender 4.0 is possibly coming out in November..... If you think about it , it's actually pretty cheap for the faster renders, constant updates and the Post FX options that you are getting.
Oh it works for me, thanks guys
Thanks for supporting Apple Silicone! Updates follow the official Blender release cycle within a few days. Render quality and speed is improved compared to standard Blender. I use it every day so for me, it is a great value.
Eric Klein
almost 4 years ago
Thanks for the great rating!
A great product and well worth the cost.
Eric Klein
almost 4 years ago
Thanks for the feedback and rating!
I'm genuinely surprised at how well K-Cycles runs on my old 1060 - I can only imagine what it would be like if I weren't cheap as can be and updated it! But the whole thing is fantastic, and I love it. It installed seamlessly, and as far as I can tell, isn't having any issues with anything else I've got installed in Blender. Cut render times down to a fifth of what they were on the project I'm currently working on. Also, the Ultra Lighting system is fantastic for organization and efficiency, and the built-in Post FX are intuitive and easy to use in a way that the compositor has never been for me. Will definitely be back for an updated version in 2023!
Eric Klein
almost 4 years ago
Thanks for the great comment, that's definitely appreciated!
K-Cycles is integral to my workflow where I create long animations on a monthly basis. I can render beautiful Cycles frames at a high quality while gaining significant frame time savings of around 10s-20s (which is around 40% of my normal Cycles render time).
K-Cycles Windows 2026 supports Windows OS with Cuda, Optix (Nvidia RTX and GTX), HIP (AMD RNDA2, RNDA3 & RNDA4) and CPU rendering. Includes plan free updates for Blender versions 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2 ending November 1, 2026.
K-Cycles Mac 2026 supports Mac OS from 13.0 to the latest for M1, M2, M3, M4 and M5. Includes plan free updates for Blender versions 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2 ending November 1, 2026.
Multi-seat license for up to 5 users. supports Windows OS with Cuda, Optix (Nvidia RTX and GTX), HIP (AMD RNDA2, RNDA3 & RNDA4) and CPU rendering. Includes plan free updates for Blender versions 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2 ending November 1, 2026.
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| Sales | 8300+ |
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107 ratings
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| Published | over 5 years ago |
| Blender Version | 5.0 - 5.2 |
| Render Engine Used | Cycles, Eevee |
| License | GPL |
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