What happened in QGIS this month? Can we rival ESRI Network Analyst? How did the Samburu migrate? And how was it mapped? Find out at this month's QGIS Open Day, our monthly recap of updates and interesting stories from the QGIS community. We will be broadcasting live this Friday. 

 See the link for the programme or subscribe to the QGIS YouTube channel for notifications.

Are you proud of your QGIS project? We want to hear about it! Each month, we organize a virtual open day featuring the most interesting developments and projects.  If you have something interesting to share or would like to propose a topic, reach out to administration@qgis.org.

Open days happen every month and are livestreamed on Jitsi and YouTube. 

On the last friday of every month we hold an online session for the QGIS Community. Presenters from around the world can share their experiences using QGIS for work and pleasure. We also have a regular 'what happened in QGIS this month?' session where you can catch up on the latest happenings in the project. See the link for the programme or subscribe to the QGIS YouTube channel for notifications.

A planned update to the plugins.qgis.org website is coming on 13 July 2026.  The version v4.0.0 will include major improvements and changes related to the security checks and plugins auto-approval; and a new feature for Qt6 compatibility check. Plugin developers can preview the planned changes now to confirm nothing affects publishing. 

Read the full preview and details on our blog post. Thank you for being part of the QGIS community.

QGIS installers previously included all PROJ reprojection grids—large TIFF files totaling up to 800 MB, making the full package 1.3 GB. This caused issues for users and high server bandwidth.

Future installers will exclude these grids. QGIS can download missing grids on demand, while full offline installers remain available for those needing offline deployment.

We are looking for an administrative assistant to help us amplify our impact! The QGIS project is largely managed by volunteers who are experiencing increasing administrative workloads as the project grows. To address this, we want to hire an administrative assistant to support our work. Is that something that interests you or someone you know? See our blog for more details!

Last call! The QGIS UC2026 Call for Papers closes April 12 at 23:59 (Europe/Zurich). We're looking for talks, workshops, and mini-workshops – all levels welcome, from end users to developers, academia to industry.

Don't miss your chance to present at Laax this October, submit now!

The 2026 QGIS User Conference is coming to Laax, Switzerland, and we'd love your support! 

For the first time, our annual QGIS Conference will be held in the Swiss Alps. This community-driven event brings together QGIS users, developers, and contributors from around the world. If your organisation benefits from QGIS and wants to give back, sponsoring the UC is a great way to do it.

Have a look at our sponsorship brochure for more detail.

QGIS 4.0 is out and we're raising funds to support what comes next. This year we're aiming to grow sustaining membership income by €100,000 to fund more bug fixing, faster pull request reviews, a project secretary for the PSC, expanded security work, and a larger grants programme.

Memberships start at €500/year. Every new member counts.

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). See you in Laax! 🏔️

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