# \#releases

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/tag/releases/15.md

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## [ParaView 6.2.0-RC2 is available and ready for testing](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-2-0-rc2-is-available-and-ready-for-testing/17724)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
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**Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-2-0-rc2-is-available-and-ready-for-testing/17724 "2026-09-12T15:10:16Z")

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We are proud to announce the release of ParaView 6.2.0 Release Candidate 2. You can download it from www.paraview.org/download. Both ParaView’s repository and the ParaView superbuild repository now have “v6.2.0-RC2” tag…

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## [ParaView 6.2.0-RC1 is available and ready for testing](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-2-0-rc1-is-available-and-ready-for-testing/17667)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-2-0-rc1-is-available-and-ready-for-testing/17667 "2026-07-28T18:47:03Z")

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The ParaView team is proud to announce the release of ParaView 6.2.0 Release Candidate 1. You can download it from www.paraview.org/download. ParaView’s repository will soon be tagged with “v6.2.0-RC1” and the ParaView …

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## [ParaView 6.1.1 released](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-1-1-released/17582)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 10:47am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-1-1-released/17582 "2026-05-26T10:47:11Z")

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The ParaView team is proud to announce the release of ParaView 6.1.1! :partying\_face: :tada: :floppy\_disk: Download it now from www.paraview.org/download. If obtaining source from git, ParaView’s repository and the Para…

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## [ParaView 6.1.0-RC2 is available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-1-0-rc2-is-available-for-download/17494)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-1-0-rc2-is-available-for-download/17494 "2026-04-02T11:16:34Z")

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The ParaView team is pleased to announce the release of ParaView 6.1.0 Release Candidate 2. Download it now from www.paraview.org/download. ParaView’s repository and the ParaView superbuild repository have both been tag…

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## [ParaView 6.1.0 has been released!](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-1-0-has-been-released/17500)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 11:12am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-1-0-has-been-released/17500 "2026-04-02T11:12:09Z")

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:tada: The ParaView team is proud to announce the release of ParaView 6.1.0! :partying\_face: :floppy\_disk: Download it now from www.paraview.org/download. If obtaining source from git, ParaView’s repository and the Para…

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## [ParaView 6.0.0 has been released](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-0-0-has-been-released/17036)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-0-0-has-been-released/17036 "2026-03-04T16:23:55Z")

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:tada: The ParaView team is excited to announce the release of ParaView 6.0.0! :partying\_face: :floppy\_disk: Download it now from www.paraview.org/download. If obtaining source from git, ParaView’s repository and th…

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## [ParaView 6.1 release schedule](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-1-release-schedule/17309)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-1-release-schedule/17309 "2026-02-11T00:21:41Z")

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Here is the plan for the upcoming ParaView 6.1 release: 1/7/26: Release split; no new features will go into the release branch for ParaView 6.1.0 after this date. 1/7/26 to 2/6/26: Release candidates for ParaView 6…

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## [ParaView 6.0.1 has been released](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-0-1-has-been-released/17218)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-0-1-has-been-released/17218 "2025-09-29T13:47:53Z")

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:tada: The ParaView team is pleased to announce the release of ParaView 6.0.1! :partying\_face: :floppy\_disk: Download it now from www.paraview.org/download. If obtaining source from git, ParaView’s repository and th…

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## [ParaView 6.0.0-RC1 released!](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-0-0-rc1-released/16694)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 7:29pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-6-0-0-rc1-released/16694 "2025-05-22T19:29:59Z")

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The ParaView team is thrilled to announce the release of ParaView 6.0.0 Release Candidate 1. Download it now from www.paraview.org/download. ParaView’s repository has been tagged with “v6.0.0-RC1” and the ParaView super…

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## [ParaView 5.13.0-RC1 is available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-13-0-rc1-is-available-for-download/14897)

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**Author:** [@Ryan\_Krattiger](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ryan_Krattiger)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 1:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-13-0-rc1-is-available-for-download/14897 "2024-06-21T01:43:17Z")

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:tada::tada::tada: The ParaView team is very happy to announce that ParaView 5.13.0-RC1 is available for download at: https://www.paraview.org/download/ In addition, ParaView’s git repository and superbuild repositor…

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## [ParaView 5.12.1 released and available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-12-1-released-and-available-for-download/14722)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-12-1-released-and-available-for-download/14722 "2024-05-28T11:35:08Z")

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On behalf of the ParaView development team, I am pleased to announce that ParaView 5.12.1 has been released and is now available for download. This is a bug fix release. Please see the full release notes for more details…

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## [Catalyst 2.0.0 is available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/catalyst-2-0-0-is-available-for-download/14274)

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**Author:** [@coreylee](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/coreylee)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 1:06pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/catalyst-2-0-0-is-available-for-download/14274 "2024-04-04T13:06:06Z")

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The Catalyst team is pleased to announce that Catalyst 2.0.0 has been released and is available for download from Gitlab. Please see the release notes for details on new features in Catalyst 2.0.0. Thanks! The Cataly…

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## [ParaView 5.12.0 is available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-12-0-is-available-for-download/14085)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-12-0-is-available-for-download/14085 "2024-03-04T15:49:45Z")

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The ParaView team is pleased to announce that ParaView 5.12.0 has been released and is available for download from www.paraview.org/download. In addition, ParaView’s git repository and superbuild repository have been ta…

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## [ParaView 5.12.0-RC2 is available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-12-0-rc2-is-available-for-download/13658)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2024, 3:28pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-12-0-rc2-is-available-for-download/13658 "2024-01-09T15:28:54Z")

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The ParaView team is pleased to announce that ParaView 5.12.0 Release Candidate 2 is available for download at: https://www.paraview.org/download/ In addition, ParaView’s git repository and superbuild repository have …

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## [is shear stress calculated by paraview tangential?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-shear-stress-calculated-by-paraview-tangential/12529)

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**Author:** [@Ahmadna94](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Ahmadna94)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/is-shear-stress-calculated-by-paraview-tangential/12529 "2023-07-21T20:21:08Z")

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In my post-processing workflow with ParaView, I am calculating shear stress on each point using the velocity field. I would like to confirm whether the shear stress calculated by ParaView represents the tangential compon…

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## [Draw Cylinder & Curved Shapes in VTKUnStructuredGrid](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/draw-cylinder-curved-shapes-in-vtkunstructuredgrid/12541)

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**Author:** [@anshakeel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/anshakeel)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/draw-cylinder-curved-shapes-in-vtkunstructuredgrid/12541 "2023-07-19T21:24:15Z")

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Q1: I’m trying to generate VTK data. I have some Data that have cylindrical shapes like pipes and bends. I would like to convert them to VTK format. To achieve this, I am using VtkUnstructuredGrid.I searched thoroughly o…

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## [Creating a mesh editing plugin for paraview ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/creating-a-mesh-editing-plugin-for-paraview/11774)

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**Author:** [@Mehdi\_Hamidi](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Mehdi_Hamidi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2023, 9:26am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/creating-a-mesh-editing-plugin-for-paraview/11774 "2023-04-10T09:26:29Z")

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Hi, I intend to create a mesh editing plugin for ParaView that will allow users to perform interactive editing of mesh objects in real-time. The goal is to avoid the need to transport the vtk/msh mesh from one software …

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## [Questions Architecture Related Paraview-Web](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/questions-architecture-related-paraview-web/11317)

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**Author:** [@anshakeel](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/anshakeel)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/questions-architecture-related-paraview-web/11317 "2023-02-09T16:18:56Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to understand the architecture of Paraview, Paraview-web and Trame. My Main Focus is to Enable 3D Web Visualization. I have tried multiple Examples of Trame, Paraview Visualizer and ParaView-lite. I ha…

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## [Paraview 5.5.2](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-5-2/10307)

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**Author:** [@mabrouka](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mabrouka)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2022, 3:20pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-5-2/10307 "2022-09-13T15:20:44Z")

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I\`m trying to show lagrangian particles on paraview from OpenFoam, but I get this error on this version of paraview. Thanks for your help!

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## [ParaView 5.11.0-RC1 available for download ](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-0-rc1-available-for-download/10219)

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**Author:** [@vbolea](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vbolea)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2022, 12:43am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-11-0-rc1-available-for-download/10219 "2022-08-30T00:43:23Z")

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:tada::tada::tada: The ParaView team is very happy to announce that ParaView 5.11.0-RC1 is available for download at: https://www.paraview.org/download/ In addition, ParaView’s git repository and superbuild repositor…

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## [ParaView 5.10.0 available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-10-0-available-for-download/8725)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-10-0-available-for-download/8725 "2022-01-10T14:56:20Z")

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On behalf of the ParaView team, I am pleased to announce that ParaView 5.10.0 is available for download at https://www.paraview.org/download ParaView’s git repository and the ParaView superbuild repository now have the…

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## [ParaView 5.9.1 available for download ](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-9-1-available-for-download/7243)

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**Author:** [@vbolea](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/vbolea)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2021, 8:24am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-9-1-available-for-download/7243 "2021-05-18T08:24:19Z")

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:tada::tada::tada: The ParaView team is very happy to announce that ParaView 5.9.1 is finally available for download at https://www.paraview.org/download/ In addition, ParaView’s git repository and superbuild reposit…

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## [How can I calculate the distance between two 3D cloud points and how to view coincidence points between two surfaces.](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-calculate-the-distance-between-two-3d-cloud-points-and-how-to-view-coincidence-points-between-two-surfaces/7007)

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**Author:** [@Pppp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Pppp)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-calculate-the-distance-between-two-3d-cloud-points-and-how-to-view-coincidence-points-between-two-surfaces/7007 "2021-04-20T13:08:24Z")

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How can I calculate the distance between two 3D cloud points and how to view coincidence points between two surfaces.

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## [How can I map distances between joint areas in contact using ParaView 5.9.0 ?](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-map-distances-between-joint-areas-in-contact-using-paraview-5-9-0/6559)

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**Author:** [@Pppp](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Pppp)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2021, 1:52pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-can-i-map-distances-between-joint-areas-in-contact-using-paraview-5-9-0/6559 "2021-02-26T13:52:33Z")

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How can I map distances between joint areas in contact using ParaView 5.9.0 ?

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## [ParaView 5.9.0 Release Candidate 1 available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-9-0-release-candidate-1-available-for-download/5756)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-9-0-release-candidate-1-available-for-download/5756 "2020-11-18T00:26:07Z")

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The ParaView team is pleased to announce that ParaView 5.9.0-RC1 (Release Candidate 1) is available for download at https://www.paraview.org/download/ In addition, ParaView’s git repository and superbuild repository h…

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## [ParaView 5.8.1 now available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-1-now-available-for-download/5039)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-1-now-available-for-download/5039 "2020-08-05T16:42:05Z")

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On behalf of the ParaView development team, I am pleased to announce that ParaView 5.8.1 is available for download. ParaView 5.8.1 has 60 bug fixes for issues found in ParaView 5.8.0 and previous versions. Full release n…

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## [ParaView 5.9 release cycle starting late August](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-9-release-cycle-starting-late-august/5028)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-9-release-cycle-starting-late-august/5028 "2020-08-04T15:26:19Z")

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Hi folks, We are just a few weeks away for the start of the ParaView 5.9 release cycle, likely to begin August 28. Once ParaView’s master branch is forked for v5.9.0, only bug fixes will be allowed in to the 5.9 release…

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## [ParaView 5.8.1-RC2 is now available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-1-rc2-is-now-available-for-download/4901)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 1:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-1-rc2-is-now-available-for-download/4901 "2020-07-20T13:43:20Z")

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The ParaView development team has made ParaView 5.8.1-RC2 available for download and testing. ParaView 5.8.1 has many bug fixes for issues found in ParaView 5.8.0 and previous versions. Please try it out and report any…

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## [ParaView 5.8.1-RC1 is now available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-1-rc1-is-now-available-for-download/4606)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-1-rc1-is-now-available-for-download/4606 "2020-07-15T12:43:41Z")

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The ParaView development team would like to announce the availability of ParaView 5.8.1-RC1 for download and testing. ParaView 5.8.1 has a multitude of bug fixes for issues found in ParaView 5.8.0 and previous versions. …

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## [ParaView 5.8.0 is now available for download](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-0-is-now-available-for-download/3592)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/cory.quammen)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2020, 2:37pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/paraview-5-8-0-is-now-available-for-download/3592 "2020-03-03T14:37:02Z")

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On behalf of the ParaView development team I am pleased to announce that ParaView 5.8.0 binaries and source code archives are now available for download at https://www.paraview.org/download Full release notes for 5.8.0…

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