Easy HRDI is a free Blender add-on that will help you to load and test your HDRI images quickly. This version is compatible with Blender 2.81 and above.

A video by Blender Daily Explaining how to use the add-on.

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Features:

• Preview all the HDR images in a folder of your choice.
• You have the ability to change the folder.
• Cycle through the images.
• Create your list of favorite folders.
• World nodes setup .
• Recursive file search.
• Automatic projection (Mirror ball/Equirectangular)
• Automatic cleanup for images (deleting unused images).
• Change the background without affecting the lighting.
• Basic color adjustments (Gamma, Saturation, Tint).

Installation:

It’s ok if you want to extract the zip file.

1. Open the user preferences, in the Add-ons tab press the “Install” button, then locate “EasyHDRI.py” or the “.zip” file then hit enter or double click.
2. The add-on has now been installed you can find it in the “3D View” category, to enable it check the box to the left of the add-on.
3. In the 3d view Properties a new tab will appear named “Easy HDRI”.