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The Log4J vulnerability has been dominating recent tech news. Consequently, we’ve received many request asking whether QGIS is affected. Therefore, we’d like to clarify: QGIS is not a Java application. QGIS is built using C++ and Python. QGIS therefore does not use any Java component,…

Dear community, Due to some rather severe issues in the 3.16.13 and .12 Windows MSI installers, we decided to temporarily revert back the available download to the latest release without those issues, 3.16.11. The website rebuild has been performed and you’ll see everywhere that…

We are pleased to announce the release of QGIS 3.22 ‘Białowieża’! Installers for all supported operating systems are already out. QGIS 3.22 comes with tons of new features, as you can see in our visual changelog. QGIS 3.22 Białowieża is aimed at celebrating the 100-year anniversary of…

Dear QGIS Users On Friday, 24 September 2021 we will be holding our monthly QGIS Open Day! Programme My QGIS. Each of us has a specialty in QGIS and our own workflows and tricks join this months QGIS Openday to learn from each other. Where to watch Please see the event wiki page at for all the…

Being part of an open community like QGIS is a unique experience. We get to engage with and become friends with people from many different backgrounds and walks of life. Each person brings their unique flavour to the project and helps create something that is more than just the sum of its parts. The…

We are pleased to announce the release of QGIS 3.20 ‘Odense’! Installers for all supported operating systems are already out. QGIS 3.20 comes with tons of new features, as you can see in our visual changelog. The Danish user group also provides additional background information about…

It is with a heavy heart that we announce that on 2021-05-31, our friend and colleague Håvard Tveite has passed away at the age of 59 after a period of illness. Håvard was a very active member of the QGIS community, providing valuable input to the documentation, developing numerous plugins, and…

We are extremely pleased to announce the 8 winning proposals for our 2021 QGIS.ORG grant programme. Funding for the programme was sourced by you, our project donors and sponsors! Note: For more context surrounding our grant programme, please see: QGIS Grants #6: Call for Grant Proposals…

With the QGIS Grant Programme 2020, we were able to support ten proposals that were aimed to improve the QGIS project, including software, infrastructure, and documentation. The following reports summarize the work performed in the proposals. We’ll update this blog post as more reports come…

Dear QGIS Users On Friday, 26 March 2021 we will be holding our monthly QGIS Open Day! What is a QGIS Open Day you may be wondering to yourself? It is an initiative to replace the wonderful community meetups we used to hold every six months when times were different. Like our in-person meetings, the…