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*Fri, Sep 26, 2025*
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We're happy to announce the release of napari 0.6.5!
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napari is a fast, interactive, multi-dimensional image viewer for Python.
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It's designed for browsing, annotating, and analyzing large multi-dimensional
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For more information, examples, and documentation, please visit our website,
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https://napari.org.
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napari follows [EffVer (Intended Effort Versioning)](https://effver.org/); this is a **Meso** release containing awesome new features, but some effort may be needed when updating previous projects to use this version.
- add option to define startup script in settings ([#8188](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/8188))
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- Multilayer features table ([#8189](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/8189))
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- Add a tasks manager status for plugins actions and napari processes ([#8211](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/8211))
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### Define a startup script for custom launch behaviour
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Do you have a code snippet that you always find yourself running after you launch napari? No more! You can now put this code in a script and set its path in the new `startup script` setting ([#8188](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/8188)), and it will be executed every time napari opens. It's just a python script, so sky's the limit :) We found it particularly useful for adding custom colormaps, setting up the scale bar *just right*, or automatically launching our favourite plugin on startup.
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### Automatically tiled overlays and ColorBar overlay
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Canvas overlays such as `scale_bar`, `text_overlay`, and `colorbar` overlay are now automatically tiling ([#7836](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/7836)), preventing annoying overlap and making them easier to use without having to manage positioning. Wait, `colorbar` overlay you said? You heard it right! This is a new overlay ([#7832](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/7832))that shows a color bar legend, and it works with any layer which uses a colormap. All of this works seamlessly with multiple overlays and even grid mode:
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```py
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import napari
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viewer = napari.Viewer()
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# enable grid with stride 2 to get layers split two-by-two
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viewer.grid.enabled =True
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viewer.grid.stride =2
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# set the scale bar to gridded mode so it appears in each grid box
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viewer.scale_bar.visible =True
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viewer.scale_bar.gridded =True
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layers = viewer.open_sample('napari', 'lily')
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# enable color bars
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for layer in layers:
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layer.colorbar.visible =True
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```
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### Task manager will now try to prevent losing unfinished work
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We added a new task manager ([#8211](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/8211)) which automatically registers any running `thread_worker`, showing a confirmation dialog if you attempt to close napari while a task is running.
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### New `remove()` and `pop()` methods for Points and Shapes
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Points and Shapes can now be easily removed, not just added :P ([#8031](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/8031) and [#8072](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/8072)).
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### A new and updated guide on napari Preferences
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Our documentation on the napari Preferences has received a major overhaul! [Check it out here](https://napari.org/stable/guides/preferences.html#preferences)!
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TODO: does this link work?
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- Migrate non-user extras to dependency-groups ([#8227](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/8227))
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-[maint] Drop alpha mentions ([#8288](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/8288))
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- Auto generate release index with highlights and timeline ([docs#838](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/838))
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## New Features
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-Feature: labels layer with a closed predefined set of named labels + combobox selection ([#5875](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/5875))
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-Add color bar overlay ([#7832](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/7832))
- Use custom logger formatting to most of argument to string ([#8305](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/8305))
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## Documentation
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- Use EffVer ([#8243](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/8243))
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- Use shared workflows for build docs ([#8308](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/8308))
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- Bump napari-sphinx-theme in deps and constraints ([#8315](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/8315))
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- Add funding information to the home page ([docs#818](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/818))
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- Update version switcher for 0.6.4 ([docs#826](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/826))
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- Fix version switcher URL to prevent problems with unversioned pages ([docs#827](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/827))
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- Fix @jaimergp's last name ([docs#835](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/835))
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- Auto generate release index with highlights and timeline ([docs#838](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/838))
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- Add EffVer to release guide and link to checklist template ([docs#839](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/839))
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- Enable dark mode for website ([docs#840](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/840))
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- Add draft of 0.6.5 release notes ([docs#845](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/845))
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- Add documentation for startup script. ([docs#846](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/846))
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- Add some info about running python scripts via cli ([docs#847](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/847))
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- Add note about workers registration as tasks and close confirmation dialog when closing napari GUI via close button ([docs#851](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/851))
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