NovaStrikes
🔓 Open Source & Genuinely Free
Superhive requires an active paid subscription to publish free products, so this listing is $1 with a 100%-off coupon available at checkout for anyone who wants it at no cost. Prefer to grab it directly? Full source is on GitHub — free forever, no coupon needed.
Every Version Includes
✅ Pre-render estimate ✅ Live render tracking ✅ Auto-logged history ✅ CSV export ✅ Windows · Mac · Linux
Stop guessing
render times.
One click predicts your full render before you commit. A live tracker counts down the real thing. Every render logs itself.
Know before you commit
One click runs a quiet background test and predicts your full render time — per frame and total — before your GPU is locked up for the next six hours. Works with Cycles, EEVEE, and adaptive sampling.
A countdown you can trust
Once the real render starts, a separate tracker measures actual frame times and gives you a genuinely accurate ETA — not a guess, just math on numbers that are already true.
One of several scenes tested during development. See the FAQ for the honest range across different scenes.
Every render, remembered
Engine, resolution, samples, device, duration — logged automatically, every time. Export the whole thing to CSV and actually see whether that GPU switch was worth it.
One honest heads-up
The pre-render estimate briefly pauses Blender while its two test passes run — a Blender API limitation, not a bug. You'll always see a confirm dialog first. The live tracker never freezes anything. A non-blocking fix is planned.
Built for people who actually render
Know if 250 frames fits an afternoon or needs overnight — before you commit the GPU.
Give clients a real, tested number instead of a guess when they ask how long it'll take.
See if that GPU switch or denoiser change actually helped, with logged numbers, not memory.
Learn how resolution, samples, and engine choice actually affect render time.
Frequently asked
How accurate is the estimate, really?
Varies by scene — in testing it landed anywhere from about 4% to roughly 25% off, depending on complexity and sampling method. It's a genuine prediction, not an order-of-magnitude guess, but treat it as an estimate, not a promise.
Does it change my render settings permanently?
No. Resolution and sample values are restored to your originals the instant the estimate finishes — directly verified, including under adaptive sampling.
Is this actually free? What's with the $1 price?
Superhive requires an active paid subscription to publish free products, so this is listed at $1 with a 100%-off coupon available for anyone who wants it at no cost. Every feature is fully unlocked either way — buying instead of using the coupon is just optional support.
Install in 30 seconds
- Download the zip from Superhive
- Edit → Preferences → Add-ons → Install from Disk
- Select the zip and enable the addon
- Open Render Properties → Render Insights
Version & Compatibility
v1.0.0 · Blender 4.2+ · Windows, macOS, Linux
License
GNU GPL v3. No warranty. Attribution appreciated, not required.
AI assistance disclosure
Built with AI coding agents (Antigravity), directed by NovaStrikes through a hand-written specification. Every bug — calculation errors, scene-state restoration, freeze behavior — was caught through hands-on testing across real scenes, then diagnosed and fixed through direct collaboration with AI tooling (including Claude, used for code review and fix verification). Not shipped without scrutiny.
Questions? Reach out via the contact link in Preferences.
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