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  "path": "/news/2026-03-08-9.0.0_release_announcement/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-08T00:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.digikam.org",
  "textContent": "Dear digiKam fans and users,\n\nAfter months of intensive development, bug triage, and feature integration, the digiKam team is thrilled to announce the stable release of **digiKam 9.0.0**. This major version introduces groundbreaking improvements in performance, usability, and workflow efficiency, with a strong focus on modernizing the user interface, enhancing metadata management, and expanding support for new camera models and file formats.\n\n  * New Features and Major Changes\n    * General Updates and Porting\n    * Bundles Component Versions\n    * Raw Camera Support\n    * User Interface and Usability\n    * Metadata and Tag Management\n    * Preview and Media Support\n    * New Survey Tool\n    * Editor and Plugins\n    * New Advanced Search and Sorting Options\n    * Geolocation Editor\n    * Performance and Stability\n  * Notable Bug Fixes\n  * Internationalization\n  * Future Plans\n  * Final Words\n\n\n\n* * *\n\n# New Features and Major Changes\n\n## General Updates and Porting\n\ndigiKam 9.0.0 marks a significant milestone with the core code now fully ported to **Qt 6.10.1** for the AppImage and macOS bundles, ensuring improved performance, security, and compatibility with modern operating systems. The Windows Qt6 bundle also benefits from the latest **Qt 6.9.1** and **KDE Frameworks 6.20.0**.",
  "title": "digiKam 9.0.0 is released"
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