Where can I get Blender test builds?

Question

I know that Blender.org provides downloads for official releases. I see on forums that people use newer versions of Blender. Where can I get newer version of Blender (nightly builds, alpha versions... etc).

Answer 1

GIT/Development builds:

• The Buildbot:
  There is a buildbot that builds from the git repo daily. You can get git (development) builds for all operating systems that blender supports here.

• Compile from source:
  Another option is compiling blender from source, see the wiki. While this may seem like a lot of effort, once its setup, it can be less trouble then having to continually download large files, and you can test new features minutes after they're committed.

Release candidates:

You can get past releases and current test-builds/release candidates here.

Linux:

There are some additional options for linux besides GraphicAll.org and the ones listed above.

• Ubuntu:
  You can use a PPA such as the irie PPA. (See this question on AskUbuntu for instructions)

• Archlinux:
  The blender-git package in the AUR

Answer 2

You can get daily builds for Linux, Windows and Mac from graphicall.org. Here you can also find GSOC and custom builds (Yafaray, Luxrender support etc).

Answer 3

You can get official daily builds here https://builder.blender.org/download/