Render Sound Notification – Installation & Usage Guide

Version: 2.0

Author: Gabriel Moro

Blender Version: 3.0 and above

- Installation

Open Blender.

Go to Edit > Preferences > Add-ons.

Click Install at the top of the window.

Select the .zip file: render_sound_notification_gabriel_moro_v2_0.zip.

Enable the checkbox next to Render Sound Notification to activate the addon.

- Usage

This addon plays sound alerts when a render finishes or is cancelled.

Go to the Render Properties tab (camera icon).

Scroll down to the Render Sound Notification panel.

Configure your settings:

Render Complete Sound: Sound to play when rendering finishes.

Render Cancelled Sound: Sound to play if you cancel the render.

Volume: Set the playback volume.

RECOMMENDED Defaults:

Render complete:

C:\Windows\Media\Alarm03.wav

Render error:

C:\Windows\Media\Windows Hardware Remove.wav

To test your sound settings, click the "Test Notification Sound" button.

Sounds will automatically play after any render operation based on your settings.

- Notes

Default sounds are set to use Windows system sounds. You can change them to another file on your computer.

The addon uses Blender’s internal aud module to play audio.