.blend Blender scene
Other formats
| MIME type | application/x-blender |
|---|---|
| Description | Blender scene |
| Category | Other formats |
| Signature (magic bytes) | 42 4C 45 4E 44 45 52 (BLENDER) |
| Other extensions | .blender |
Frequently asked questions
What is a .blend file?
A .blend file is a “Blender scene” (MIME type application/x-blender).
How do I open a .blend file?
With the program that created the file. On Linux, xdg-mime query default with the MIME type shows the default application, and xdg-open opens the file with it.
How can you tell a genuine .blend file?
By the bytes at the start of the file, the signature (magic bytes): 42 4C 45 4E 44 45 52 (BLENDER). On Linux and macOS, file --mime-type example.blend checks the real type regardless of the extension.
Which MIME type belongs to .blend?
The MIME type is application/x-blender. In the Apache web server: AddType application/x-blender .blend; in nginx: types { application/x-blender blend; }.