Render Transparent PNGs in Blender Cycles and EEVEE Render Engines: How-To

The settings for the “Cycles” and “EEVEE” rendering engines are as follows for saving rendered images with transparent backgrounds (PNG format, for example).

How to render transparent PNG images in Blender version 2.9 and 3 Cycles render engine

1. Go to Properties Editor > Render Properties > Film tab
2. Check Transparent so that the World background is transparent. Product Rendering Tools add-on has this and many other features that make your work easier.
3. Go to Output Properties, then down to the Output Tab. Copy the settings in the image below to your Blender project render settings.

How to render transparent PNG images in Blender version 2.9 and 3 EEVEE render engine

1. Go to Properties Editor > Render Properties > Film Panel
2. Check Film > Transparent so that the World background is transparent
3. Go to Output Properties, then down to the Output Tab. Copy the settings in the image below to your Blender project render settings.

How to render transparent PNG images in Blender 2.79 Cycles

1. Go to Properties Editor > Render Context > Output Panel
2. Choose RGBA so that the alpha from the renderer is saved in the png
3. Go to Properties Editor > Render Context > Film Panel
4. Check Film > Transparent so that the World background is transparent

NB: If you are looking for a way to render transparent videos in Blender, check out ‘How to render transparent animation videos in Blender’s Cycles and Eevee render engines’