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Blender vs MeshLab
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Blender | MeshLab |
|---|---|---|
| Language | C++ | C++ |
| Licence | Other | GPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 21k | 5.9k |
| Latest | v5.2.2 | MeshLab-2025.07 |
| Last push | 2026-10-10 | 2026-08-25 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 356 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 87+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
MeshLab replaces Blender. Alternatives to Blender →
PartialCleans, repairs and measures scanned meshes, without a modelling or animation suite.
Blender
This repository publishes tags, not GitHub releases.
MeshLab
- MeshLab-2025.072025-07-22Note about the 2025.07d: these releases are built with double precision floating point numbers.
- MeshLab-2023.122023-12-12See the Discussion page for more details about this release.
- MeshLab-2022.022022-03-02
- Meshlab-2021.102021-10-29MeshLab-2021.10
- Meshlab-2021.072021-07-19MeshLab-2021.07
Blender
unsigned The latest release, v5.2.2, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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MeshLab
unsigned The latest release, MeshLab-2025.07, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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