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QGIS 4.0 Norrköping is released!
The wait is over! We are pleased to announce the new major release of QGIS 4.0. Installers for Windows, Linux, and Mac are already out.
What's new? On the surface, existing users should expect to engage with a QGIS experience familiar to what they have come to know and love from previous releases. Under the hood, however, 4.0 introduces significant changes to maintainability and usability.
http://blog.qgis.org/2026/03/09/qgis-4-0-norrkoping-is-released/
🎉 Big Changes Ahead: We're moving to Qt6 and Launching #QGIS 4.0!
https://blog.qgis.org/2025/04/17/qgis-is-moving-to-qt6-and-launching-qgis-4-0/
We are happy to announce that the QGIS User Conference 2026 will take place on 5–6 October 2026 in Laax, in the heart of the Swiss Alps.
https://blog.qgis.org/2026/01/08/qgis-user-conference-2026-in-laax/
We’re Hiring an Administrative Assistant
Please forward to anyone you think would be a good fit
Details: https://blog.qgis.org/2026/04/13/were-hiring-qgis-administrative-assistant-wanted/
Welcoming our latest flagship sustaining member – COSS
It is with great pleasure that we would like to welcome COSS as our latest flagship sustaining member! The COSS National QGIS collaboration launched in Finland to safeguard the sustainability of critical geospatial technology. About COSS COSS aims to ensure the sustainability of the open source QGIS geospatial software that is essential to many public organizations’ operations, maintaining up-to-date security…
http://blog.qgis.org/2026/03/17/welcoming-our-latest-flagship-sustaining-member-coss/
Calling for speakers
Our QGIS Open Day this month falls on 24th April.
We'd love to have you as one of our speakers. Come share your thoughts with the global community!
Sign up on the wiki: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/wiki/QOD-April-2026
or reach out to @selmavh on Telegram
We hope to see you there!
🗺 #QGISOpenDay
Getting ready for the #QGIS User Conference 2026?
We’ve just added conference rates to the recommended accommodation options in Laax.
👉 https://uc2026.qgis.org/accommodation
We’re looking forward to bringing the QGIS community together in the Swiss Alps — see you in LAAX! ⛰️💚
QGIS UC2026 tickets are now available! Join us in #Laax this October for the conference, workshops, outdoor day, and the QField day.
We'd love to see you there – grab your ticket at https://conference.qgis.org/tickets 🏔️
We are very pleased to announce that this year’s round of grants is now available. The call is open to anybody who wants to make a contribution to QGIS funded by our grant fund, subject to the call conditions outlined in the application form.
http://blog.qgis.org/2026/03/16/qgis-grants-11-call-for-grant-proposals-2026/
With the QGIS Grant Programme 2025, we were able to support 6 enhancement proposals that improve the QGIS project. The following reports summarize the work performed ...
http://blog.qgis.org/2026/03/15/reports-from-the-winning-grant-proposals-2025/
New QGIS documentation writer
Meet Hefni Azzahra – our new QGIS documentation writer, joining us from Indonesia! Hefni holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geodetic Engineering and brings a strong background in geospatial science and mapping to the QGIS project. She’s passionate about GIS and has a curious mind that loves exploring new tools and ideas -- a great match for the QGIS documentation team!
http://blog.qgis.org/2025/11/07/new-qgis-documentation-writer/
Save the date: QGIS User Conference 2026🇨🇭
📢 QGIS UC2026 CFP closes April 12! Submit your talk, workshop or mini workshop https://uc2026.qgis.org/presenting/
🗓️ see you in Laax, Switzerland | Oct 5–6, 2026
The #QGISUC2025 may be over but the contributor meeting has been going strong. Thanks to everyone who helped organize or joined as a participant!
🎉 Our plugin page https://plugins.qgis.org now has a fresh new look to match our branding overhaul as well as many improvements in the user experience.
We have split the resources area (for sharing styles, 3d-models, projects, qlr files, etc.) into its own site to make it more discoverable. You can find it at the new URL: https://hub.qgis.org
Please let us know what you think!
The Call for Papers for the 2026 QGIS User Conference is now open! We welcome talks and workshops of all levels, from end users to developers, from academia to industry. Topics can include QGIS use cases, new features, ecosystem tools, and more. Submit your proposal by 12 April 2026 at 23:59 (Europe/Zurich).
Details: https://feed.qgis.org/139/
See you in Laax! 🏔️
Less than two weeks left until the #QGIS User Conference 2025
We're excited to share with you the full conference program of talks and workshops, followed by the contributor meeting https://uc2025.qgis.org/schedule/
The #QGISUC25 starts in just one week. We're excited to meet all the organizers, speakers, and participants.
Looking for some interesting reading for the trip to Sweden? Check out our recently published open access paper about the #QGIS project: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666389925001138
