: The Blender Foundation's Previous Versions page provides direct access to these archives, ensuring your old .blend files remain accessible.

Despite the advancements in Blender 4.x and beyond, 2.79 has a dedicated user base for several reasons:

: Some long-time users prefer the older interface and the original right-click select default.

Compared to modern standards, 2.79 is remarkably lightweight:

: Many specialized scripts and import/export tools were never updated for the Python API changes introduced in 2.80.