# QGIS changelog

> The open-source geographic information system for viewing, editing and analysing spatial data.

- Vendor: QGIS
- Category: Design Tools
- Platforms: Desktop
- Official site: https://qgis.org
- Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qgis)
- Harvested from: GitHub (qgis/QGIS)
- Entries below: 10 (newest first)

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## Releases

### 3.44.13

- Date: 2026-07-31
- Version: 3.44.13
- Original notes: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/releases/tag/final-3_44_13
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qgis/releases/3.44.13
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/compare/final-3_44_12%5E...final-3_44_13

### 4.2.1

- Date: 2026-07-31
- Version: 4.2.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/releases/tag/final-4_2_1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qgis/releases/4.2.1
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/compare/final-4_2_0%5E...final-4_2_1

### 3.44.12

- Date: 2026-07-03
- Version: 3.44.12
- Original notes: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/releases/tag/final-3_44_12
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qgis/releases/3.44.12
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/compare/final-3_44_11%5E...final-3_44_12

### 4.2.0

- Date: 2026-07-03
- Version: 4.2.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/releases/tag/final-4_2_0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qgis/releases/4.2.0
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

- **changed** — Move QGIS settings storage location to a separate directory with automated one-time migration from QGIS3 to prevent configuration file corruption
- **added** — Add Load Style and Save Style options to the layer menu under Styles submenu
- **added** — Add categorized renderer for 3D symbols with similar controls to existing 2D vector renderers
- **added** — Add physically based material with texture support for base color, metalness, roughness, and ambient occlusion
- **added** — Add trim distance start and end parameters to hashes and markers line symbol layers
- **added** — Add data-defined control for metal rough base and emission color
- **added** — Add data-defined control over phong and metal rough texture scale, rotation, and offset for 3D polygons
- **added** — Add optional solid emission color with strength control to metal rough material
- **added** — Add opacity support to metal rough materials

#### Changelog for QGIS 4.2 ¶
Release date: 2026-07-03
QGIS (https://qgis.org) is the world’s most popular (open source) desktop Geographical Information System (GIS). It is used by people around the world to view, edit, analyse, and share spatial data. It can produce professional-grade cartography products and supports hundreds of spatial data formats. QGIS is a member project of OSGEO, the Open Source Geospatial Foundation that is democratising access to spatial platforms (https://osgeo.org).
We are pleased to announce the new major release of QGIS 4.2, which builds on the solid foundation of the Major Version 4.0 update that transitioned the core of QGIS onto the modern Qt6 framework. This release also bundles loads of performance optimizations and newly introduced features, including multiple enhancements to 3D capabilities and processing tools.
For a whirlwind tour of all the new functionalities introduced in this release, you can view the highlight reel video on YouTube.
QGIS is a community effort, and we would like to extend a big thank-you to the developers, documenters, testers, and the many folks out there who volunteer their time and effort (or fund others to do so) to make these releases possible. From the QGIS community, we hope you enjoy this release!
If you wish to donate time, money, or otherwise contribute towards making QGIS more awesome, please wander along to QGIS.ORG and lend a hand!
QGIS is supported by donors and sustaining members. A current list of donors who have made financial contributions, large or small, to the project can be seen on our list of donors. If you would like to become an official project sustaining member, please visit our sustaining member page for more details. Sponsoring QGIS helps us to fund our regular developer meetings, maintain project infrastructure, and fund bug-fixing efforts. A complete list of current sponsors is provided below - our very big thank you to all of our sponsors!
QGIS is free software, and you are under no obligation to pay anything to use it - in fact, we want to encourage people far and wide to use it regardless of their financial or social status - we believe that empowering people with spatial decision-making tools will result in a better society for all of humanity.
##### Breaking Changes ¶
###### Feature: Move QGIS4 settings storage location with automated migration from QGIS3 ¶
In order to prevent configuration file corruption between changes made to user settings on both QGIS3 and QGIS4 on the same system, the QGIS 4 settings are now completely siloed into a separate directory.PLEASE NOTE: This will affect automated installation scripts, profile management, and enterprise deployments.On initial startup, QGIS4 will perform a copy of user profile data from the existing QGIS3 path and clone the settings to a new QGIS4 path. Automated deployments and profile management scripts must be updated to target this new location. This resolves reported issues #61636 and #60088.Please note:
- This is a ONE TIME ONLY migration
- The migration losslessly preserves existing settings of the LOADED USER PROFILE
- Subsequent profile changes will not sync between QGIS3 and QGIS4
This feature was developed by Nyall Dawson
##### User Interface ¶
###### Feature: Add layer menu to load and save styles ¶
This adds Load Style… and Save Style… options directly to the layer menu under the Styles submenu. This will provide users with a quick way to load/save style on a layer, without the need to open another interface or menu.
This feature was developed by Jan Caha
##### Symbology ¶
###### Feature: Add categorized renderer for 3D Symbols ¶
Categorized and rule-based rendering is now available for QGIS 3D Symbology.Both implementations are similar to the existing vector renderers for 2D styling, so that users have familiar controls for 3D scenes, whilst multiple API enhancements have been applied to support this powerful set of functionalities.
This feature was funded by

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### 4.0.3

- Date: 2026-05-29
- Version: 4.0.3
- Original notes: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/releases/tag/final-4_0_3
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qgis/releases/4.0.3
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/compare/final-4_0_2%5E...final-4_0_3

### 3.44.11

- Date: 2026-05-29
- Version: 3.44.11
- Original notes: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/releases/tag/final-3_44_11
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qgis/releases/3.44.11
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/compare/final-3_44_10%5E...final-3_44_11

### 4.0.2

- Date: 2026-05-01
- Version: 4.0.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/releases/tag/final-4_0_2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qgis/releases/4.0.2
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/compare/final-4_0_1%5E...final-4_0_2

### 3.44.10

- Date: 2026-05-01
- Version: 3.44.10
- Original notes: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/releases/tag/final-3_44_10
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qgis/releases/3.44.10
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

https://changelog.qgis.org/en/qgis/version/3.44

### 4.0.1

- Date: 2026-04-03
- Version: 4.0.1
- Original notes: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/releases/tag/final-4_0_1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qgis/releases/4.0.1
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/compare/final-4_0_0%5E...final-4_0_1

### 3.44.9

- Date: 2026-04-03
- Version: 3.44.9
- Original notes: https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/releases/tag/final-3_44_9
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/qgis/releases/3.44.9
- Labels: Platforms: Desktop

https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/compare/final-3_45_8%5E...final-3_44_9