As of December 2025, the QGIS plugin ecosystem continues to evolve rapidly, driven by QGIS 3.40 (expected release late November 2025) and the ongoing maturation of Python 3.12+ support. This guide covers new plugin releases, major updates, deprecated plugins, and trends.
The most significant news this month is the intensified push for . While the official release of QGIS 4.0 has been adjusted to February 2026 , December saw a surge in "QGIS 4 Ready" tags within the repository. Developers are actively migrating their code to support the new Qt6 framework, which promises better performance on modern hardware but requires significant under-the-hood changes. qgis plugin news december 2025
| Plugin | Reason | Replacement | |--------|--------|--------------| | | PyQt5 only, no maintainer | QuickMapServices | | CADtools (old version) | Replaced by native QGIS 3.40 digitizing tools | Native "Advanced Digitizing" panel | | Semi-Automatic Classification Plugin (SCP) | Author retired; successor is SCP-NG (new plugin) | SCP-NG (Dec 2025 release) | As of December 2025, the QGIS plugin ecosystem
| Plugin Name | Description | QGIS Version | |-------------|-------------|---------------| | | Local LLM (Llama 4, 8B param) for natural language geoprocessing: "Select all buildings within 200m of a river" | 3.38+ | | AutoLabel Pro | AI-powered dynamic label placement avoiding all overlaps, uses GPU acceleration | 3.40+ | | ChangeFinder | Automated change detection between two satellite images using lightweight ViT model | 3.38+ | | Terrain Shader v3 | Real-time PBR terrain rendering with GLSL shaders | 3.40+ | While the official release of QGIS 4
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With the QGIS project moving to as default for QGIS 4.0 (planned 2026), many unmaintained plugins are being flagged as incompatible.