Node Navigator

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Your needle in a haystack!

Node Navigator

Locate & zoom on any node Lists all frame groups Auto format entire node graph Filter by Frame name
Take out the guesswork Node Navigator is your all-in-one Node-Graph navigator assistant.
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Overview

"Meet Node Navigator, Find frames and nodes in your haystack. Your ultimate Blender material/geometry nodes assistant. Streamline your node editor with instant solo previews, loop-back socket routing, direct muting, and context-aware node zooming. Elevate your look-dev today!

Look Development
Frame & zoom on node locations categorized for you by frame group with descriptive naming conventions.
Active outline & Filter results
Highlight the node just like an active object, Filter by Frame name to tidy up the view
Shader & Geometry node compatible
Conveniently tucked away in the shader and geometry nodes workspace until you need it.
Light Compatible
Using a shader node group on our Light? Node Copilot will categorize that in the light properties for you.
World Environment
Sync to actively update side bar list as you add or removes nodes
Easy to use
Find you frame name or node and click the sight glass and then use the controls to do what you need.
Blender
3.6 – 5.2
Platforms
Windows • macOS • Linux
Includes
Node focused • Categorized • Simple layout
REGULAR UPDATES
Optimized with backwards compatibility and moving forwards to Blender 5++
June 14th 2026
Discord help
June 15th 2026
New Sync mode on or off to save resources in large node graphs
June 15th 2026
Added Filter by frame name to narrow results and clean up the UI
June 17th 2026
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  • Node Navigator is the most complete node layout and workflow optimization addon for Blender. It features instant viewport solo previewing, persistent layout presets, and advanced alignment tools to speed up your creation process.

    $5
  • Node Navigator Trial is a free, lightweight version of the node management addon for Blender. It features a flat list navigator, workspace-aware input/output locators, and tree metrics to start speeding up your node workflow.

    $1
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Details
Blender Extension Compatible Yes
Dev Fund Contributor
Published 3 months ago
Blender Version 3.6 - 5.2
Extension Type Add-on
Render Engine Used Cycles, Eevee
License GPL