Text Helper 2.0.0
Text Helper 2.0.0
Requires Blender 5.2+.
Highlights
- Multi-line character limit: default 20,000 characters; configurable in add-on preferences (256–50,000, Blender hard cap 50,000). N-panel sidebar shows
current / limit. - Extension platform readiness: lazy undo/redo handler registration; consistent text-limit enforcement for horizontal and vertical text; official
blender --command extension buildpackaging. - Add Text operator creates FONT curves via low-level API (no
bpy.ops.object.text_addwrapper). - Manifest: extension tag set to
User Interface.
Since 1.9.17 (cumulative)
This major release includes all improvements developed through 1.9.x:
- Viewport header toolbar (formatting, font/weight popovers, spacing sliders)
- Font search with pinyin/kana helpers, favorites, filters, async glyph checks
- HUD inline slider editing, theme-aware colors, multi-select batch editing
- i18n: Japanese and Traditional Chinese UI; operator tooltip translation fixes
- Font picker performance, Bfont handling, weight grouping, and many bug fixes
See README.md for the full 1.9.x changelog.
Install
- Download
TextHelper-2.0.0.zipbelow - Blender: Edit → Preferences → Get Extensions → Install from Disk…
- Enable Text Helper