Napari Release November 2025 Direct
: A significant "Meso" update was released for the napari-ndev backend , refactoring the system to use ndevio for improved image reading and dropping support for Python 3.9/3.10 to align with modern standards.
: A major effort began in late November ( GitHub Issue #8447 ) to remove all first-generation plugin code. This makes npe2 the exclusive standard, simplifying the codebase and reducing maintenance overhead. napari release november 2025
: Building on the "Right-Handed" 0.6.0 release, November updates included optimized Rust-based triangulation for the Shapes layer . This significantly improved performance when rendering complex polygons with holes, making it easier to handle large-scale manual annotations. : A significant "Meso" update was released for