About Auto Reload

Auto Reload keeps external assets in sync while you work in Blender. It monitors images, movie clips, libraries, sound files and cache files for changes made outside the program and reloads them automatically in the current blend file. A timer runs at a user‑defined interval (every n seconds) to check for modifications. The control UI appears on the right side of the topbar, where a stopwatch button toggles the timer and a popover lets you select which file types are reloaded. Version 3.1.2 adds a safeguard that prevents GENERATED images with a filepath from being reloaded, correcting an issue with baked ucupaint maps. The add‑on is compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer and is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.

Features

• Automatic reload of modified external files: images, movie clips, libraries, sound, and cache files
• Timer that checks for modified external files every n seconds and reloads them inside Blender
• Menu on the right side of the topbar with a stopwatch button to activate or deactivate the timer
• Popover to select which file types get reloaded
• Version 3.1.2 prevents reloading images of type GENERATED with a filepath, fixing baked ucupaint maps
• Compatible with Blender 4.2 LTS and newer

Best for

Blender users who need external assets such as textures, video clips, libraries, sound or cache files to update automatically during a session.