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+# napari 0.8.1
+⚠️ *Note: these release notes are still in draft while 0.8.1a1 is in prerelease testing.* ⚠️
+
+*Wed, Jul 29, 2026*
+
+We're happy to announce the release of napari 0.8.1!
+napari is a fast, interactive, multi-dimensional image viewer for Python.
+It's designed for browsing, annotating, and analyzing large multi-dimensional
+images. It's built on top of Qt (for the GUI), vispy (for performant GPU-based
+rendering), and the scientific Python stack (numpy, scipy).
+
+For more information, examples, and documentation, please visit our website,
+https://napari.org.
+
+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.
+
+## Highlights
+
+- Canvas model ([#8633](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/8633))
+- Implement fuzzy find for the command palette ([#8661](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/8661))
+- Implement Surface slicing with async request/response ([#8783](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/8783))
+- Remove translations code ([#8935](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/8935))
+- Add builtin Wavefront OBJ to surfaces reader ([#9228](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9228))
+- fix: adjust the layout based on the hidden layers in grid ([#9244](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9244))
+- publicly expose auto contrast limits ([#9271](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9271))
+- update dims axis labels from layers axis labels ([#9282](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9282))
+
+## New Features
+
+- Implement fuzzy find for the command palette ([#8661](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/8661))
+- Implement Surface slicing with async request/response ([#8783](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/8783))
+- feat: add `new` label button to the labels controls ([#9215](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9215))
+- Add builtin Wavefront OBJ to surfaces reader ([#9228](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9228))
+
+## Improvements
+
+- move features table widget command to the Metadata menu ([#9231](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9231))
+- fix: change the order of edge/face color and border ([#9232](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9232))
+- Move the layer lock to group with link/unlink, rather than with visib… ([#9235](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9235))
+- fix: adjust the layout based on the hidden layers in grid ([#9244](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9244))
+- Improve slider handle conspicuity by using theme's `current` color for active dim  ([#9255](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9255))
+- publicly expose auto contrast limits ([#9271](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9271))
+- update dims axis labels from layers axis labels ([#9282](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9282))
+- Status bar coordinates as floats ([#9287](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9287))
+- UX: Indicate web links in Help menu with ↗ (unicode character) ([#9291](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9291))
+- New layer inherits axis labels when derived from another layer ([#9293](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9293))
+- Adding histogram to surfaces ([#9306](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9306))
+
+## Bug Fixes
+
+- Fix multiscale level selection for anisotropic data ([#9201](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9201))
+- fix async colormap ([#9209](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9209))
+- Fix cross layer in multiple viewer example to use line vectors. ([#9213](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9213))
+- Do not update `current_properties` on Shapes selection changed  ([#9221](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9221))
+- fix: action binding the `new-label` tooltips  with shortcuts ([#9230](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9230))
+- fix: add minimum value to grid mode strides to allow negative strides ([#9236](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9236))
+- fix(qt): dimension sliders need a minimum width ([#9254](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9254))
+- Fix sync slicing when toggling to 3D with auto contrast ([#9263](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9263))
+- Fix enum breaks from translations removal ([#9274](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9274))
+- Fix auto_contrast button state initialization ([#9289](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9289))
+
+## Documentation
+
+- [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate ([docs#1069](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/1069))
+- Update homepage video for 0.8.0/.1 changes ([docs#1070](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/1070))
+- Start creating 0.8.1 release notes ([docs#1073](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/1073))
+- Enhance contributing documentation with GitHub edit info ([docs#1075](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/1075))
+- Adding uv to getting started - installation ([docs#1076](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/1076))
+- make napari logo usage page ([docs#1077](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/1077))
+- Delete useless line ([docs#1078](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/1078))
+- Update auto-fill-labels loop video to extend end frame ([docs#1082](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/1082))
+- Update recommended Python version in README from 3.11 to 3.13 ([#9223](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9223))
+- Load data from zarr in map example if contextily fails ([#9307](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9307))
+
+## Other Pull Requests
+
+- Update label name in condition of label trigger build ([docs#1067](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/1067))
+- Update version switcher to point to 0.8.0 as stable ([docs#1071](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/1071))
+- Remove contributing text about adding translations ([docs#1081](https://github.com/napari/docs/pull/1081))
+- fix(typing): add typing and fix mypy error in `qt_mode_buttons.py` ([#9110](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9110))
+- Use shared version of label clean workflow ([#9116](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9116))
+- Remove `qt_dict_table.py` as its unused  ([#9119](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9119))
+- fix(typing): add typing and fix mypy error in `qt_face_color.py`  ([#9123](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9123))
+- fix(typing): add typing and fix mypy error in `_base_item_model.py` ([#9126](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9126))
+- fix(typing): add typing and fix mypy error in `_base_item_view.py` ([#9127](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9127))
+- fix(typing): add typing and fix mypy error in `qt_axis_model.py` ([#9167](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9167))
+- fix(typing): add typing and fix mypy error in `qt_list_model.py` ([#9169](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9169))
+- typing: remove `experimental.qt_poll.py` from mypy ignore ([#9171](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9171))
+- fix(typing): add typing and fix mypy error in `qt_border_color.py` ([#9179](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9179))
+- fix(typing): add typing and fix mypy error in `qt_edge_color.py` ([#9183](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9183))
+- fix(typing): resolve mypy errors for `qt_widget_controls_base` ([#9185](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9185))
+- Update `coverage`, `dask`, `hypothesis`, `imageio`, `matplotlib`, `platformdirs`, `tifffile`, `tqdm`, `virtualenv`, `xarray` ([#9194](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9194))
+- [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate ([#9197](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9197))
+- Add ``example`` to ``allowed_labels`` in ``check_labels`` job of ``label_and_milestone_checker.yml`` workflow ([#9214](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9214))
+- TST: parameterizing with iterables is deprecated in pytest ([#9217](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9217))
+- Make tensorstore optional dependency of `test_labels` again ([#9220](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9220))
+- Remove unnecessary ``FutureWarning`` ignore for ``test_layers_save_svg`` ([#9225](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9225))
+- Disable part of test matrix to increase runner availability during sprints/hackathon ([#9226](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9226))
+- Add (Euro)SciPy Sprint Authors to Citation ([#9234](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9234))
+- fix(typing): add typing and fix mypy error in `qt_brush_size_slider.py` ([#9238](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9238))
+- fix(typing): add typing and fix mypy error in `_evented_dict.py` ([#9240](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9240))
+- Gallery example of using a background map ([#9245](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9245))
+- Adding 4D sample data as a heat diffusion ([#9246](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9246))
+- Disable interaction with vispy.gloo in test_vispy_labels_polygon_overlay ([#9264](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9264))
+- ci(dependabot): bump the actions group across 1 directory with 11 updates ([#9265](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9265))
+- Remove missing translations GH action ([#9266](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9266))
+- Asynchronous loading text fix ([#9267](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9267))
+- Pin octokit to tag, not use main branch ([#9268](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9268))
+- Fix typing problem by provide strict version of _BaseEventedItemModel.getItem ([#9272](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9272))
+- Fix test failures when running napari in tiling window managers by forcing the screenshot size. ([#9284](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9284))
+- Update `certifi`, `hypothesis`, `pandas`, `platformdirs`, `tqdm`, `virtualenv` ([#9295](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9295))
+- deprecate setting dims axis labels in examples ([#9297](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9297))
+- [pre-commit.ci] pre-commit autoupdate ([#9303](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9303))
+- Update latlon with map example to follow PEP8 ([#9312](https://github.com/napari/napari/pull/9312))
+
+
+## 24 authors added to this release (alphabetical)
+
+(+) denotes first-time contributors 🥳
+
+- [Aniket](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=Aniketsy) - @Aniketsy
+- [Arne Defauw](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=ArneDefauw) - @ArneDefauw +
+- [Aroj Hada](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=ArozHada) - @ArozHada +
+- [BadPrograms](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=BadPrograms) - @BadPrograms +
+- [Bas Bloemsaat](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=basbloemsaat) - @basbloemsaat +
+- [Christophe Creeten](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=ccreeten) - @ccreeten +
+- [Edouard Coussoux](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=ecoussoux-ansys) - @ecoussoux-ansys +
+- [Filippo  Maria Castelli, PhD](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=filippocastelli) - @filippocastelli +
+- [girochat](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=girochat) - @girochat +
+- [Grzegorz Bokota](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=Czaki) ([docs](https://github.com/napari/docs/commits?author=Czaki))  - @Czaki
+- [Jacopo Abramo](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=jacopoabramo) - @jacopoabramo
+- [Juan Nunez-Iglesias](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=jni) ([docs](https://github.com/napari/docs/commits?author=jni))  - @jni
+- [Kamil Kania](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=Grzyb33k) - @Grzyb33k +
+- [Lorenzo Gaifas](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=brisvag) - @brisvag
+- [Margot Chazotte](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=MargotCh) - @MargotCh
+- [Matthias Schabel](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=matthiasschabel) - @matthiasschabel +
+- [michalslabs](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=michalslabs) ([docs](https://github.com/napari/docs/commits?author=michalslabs))  - @michalslabs +
+- [Mridul Seth](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=MridulS) - @MridulS +
+- [Peter Sobolewski](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=psobolewskiPhD) - @psobolewskiPhD
+- [Revathy Venugopal](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=Revathyvenugopal162) - @Revathyvenugopal162 +
+- [Sara Czasak](https://github.com/napari/docs/commits?author=sara-czasak) - @sara-czasak +
+- [Sébastien Morais](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=SMoraisAnsys) - @SMoraisAnsys +
+- [Tim Monko](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=TimMonko) ([docs](https://github.com/napari/docs/commits?author=TimMonko))  - @TimMonko
+- [Zuzana Čočková](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=cockovaz) - @cockovaz
+
+## 15 reviewers added to this release (alphabetical)
+
+(+) denotes first-time contributors 🥳
+
+- [Aniket](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=Aniketsy) - @Aniketsy
+- [arbor](https://github.com/napari/docs/commits?author=arbormoss) - @arbormoss
+- [Arne Defauw](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=ArneDefauw) - @ArneDefauw +
+- [Carol Willing](https://github.com/napari/docs/commits?author=willingc) - @willingc
+- [Draga Doncila Pop](https://github.com/napari/docs/commits?author=DragaDoncila) - @DragaDoncila
+- [girochat](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=girochat) - @girochat +
+- [Grzegorz Bokota](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=Czaki) ([docs](https://github.com/napari/docs/commits?author=Czaki))  - @Czaki
+- [Jacopo Abramo](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=jacopoabramo) - @jacopoabramo
+- [Juan Nunez-Iglesias](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=jni) ([docs](https://github.com/napari/docs/commits?author=jni))  - @jni
+- [Lorenzo Gaifas](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=brisvag) - @brisvag
+- [Maxime Rey](https://github.com/napari/docs/commits?author=MaxJPRey) - @MaxJPRey
+- [Peter Sobolewski](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=psobolewskiPhD) - @psobolewskiPhD
+- [Sara Czasak](https://github.com/napari/docs/commits?author=sara-czasak) - @sara-czasak +
+- [Tim Monko](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=TimMonko) ([docs](https://github.com/napari/docs/commits?author=TimMonko))  - @TimMonko
+- [Zuzana Čočková](https://github.com/napari/napari/commits?author=cockovaz) - @cockovaz