Blender – Full 3D Creation Suite

Blender is dramatic overkill for basic dev needs, and that's exactly why it's worth knowing about. When you want hero images, product renders, or stylized 3D scenes for your projects, Blender gives you studio-level capabilities without licensing drama. The learning curve is real, but the payoff is huge: fully custom visuals that don't look like they came from the same five stock photo sites everyone else uses.