
<LinkableSection id={"v-3-1"} title={"v3.1 (September 4, 2024)"}>

- Compatible with all Xenium Onboard Analysis versions (see [table](/support/software/xenium-explorer/latest/getting-started#sw-compat)).
- Improved interactions with the genes and gene categories in the _Transcripts_ menu.
- Changed default density map color palette to Inferno and updated coloring scale for accuracy.
- Increased accuracy of visible gene transcript count in the selected genes list under the _Transcripts_ menu.
- Improved loading time for cells and transcript density map views.
- Fixed bug causing image zooming issues in the image alignment workflow.
- Fixed crash when loading Xenium Ranger [import-segmentation](/support/software/xenium-ranger/latest/analysis/running-pipelines/XR-import-segmentation#xr-transcript) outputs containing cells with fewer than three vertices.
- General bug fixes and performance improvements.

</LinkableSection>

<LinkableSection id={"v-3-0"} title={"v3.0 (June 18, 2024)"}>

- Compatible with all Xenium Onboard Analysis versions, required for Xenium Onboard Analysis v3.y (see [table](/support/software/xenium-explorer/latest/getting-started#sw-compat)).
- New [scaled transcript view](/support/software/xenium-explorer/latest/tutorials/nav-transcripts#scaled-transcripts) to visualize spatial transcript distribution for highly and lowly expressed genes at any zoom level.
- [Export viewport](/support/software/xenium-explorer/latest/tutorials/xe-getting-started-with-xenium-explorer#shortcuts) as a transparent PNG.
- Sort transcript and cell information in [Selections window](/support/software/xenium-explorer/latest/tutorials/xe-selecting-multiple-regions-of-interest).
- Redesigned _Transcripts_ menu to display transcript information by using the search bar to type or select genes listed in the dropdown menu.
- Show the approximate transcript count for selected genes in the _Transcripts_ menu as users zoom in and out of the dataset.
- Implemented a dynamic level of detail rendering for datasets with > 250,000 cells, where the polygons are simplified as you zoom out to improve performance.
- Limited cell and transcript function for datasets with > 200 million unique cell-feature (transcript) entries. Learn more [here](/support/software/xenium-explorer/latest/tutorials/xe-getting-started-with-xenium-explorer#large-matrix-data).
- General bug fixes and improvements.

</LinkableSection>

<LinkableSection id={"v-2-0"} title={"v2.0 (March 19, 2024)"}>

- Compatible with all Xenium Onboard Analysis versions, required for Xenium Onboard Analysis v2.y (see [table](/support/software/xenium-explorer/latest/getting-started#sw-compat)).
- Supports the visualization of multimodal cell segmentation multi-file `ome.tif` images with multi and single channel views, as well as labeling and coloring cells by segmentation method.
- Customize colors across images, cells, and transcripts with a custom hex# color selector. Toggle between uniform and standard color maps for multichannel images.
- Improved visualization for cell boundaries.
- Faster image alignment: automated simultaneous pan and zoom enabled after three keypoints selected in image aligner workflow.
- Supports the import, alignment, and visualization of immunofluorescence (IF) images with more than six channels (display up to six at a time).
- Xenium Onboard Analysis [v2.0](/support/software/xenium-onboard-analysis/latest/release-notes/release-notes-for-xoa) datasets no longer include the `morphology_mip.ome.tif` file, so these datasets will not show "Maximum Intensity Projection" in the _Image options_ drop-down menu.
- Collecting de-identified, non-biological usage data or metadata, see [Sharing usage data](/support/software/xenium-explorer/latest/getting-started#usage).
- General bug fixes and improvements.

</LinkableSection>

<LinkableSection id={"v-1-3"} title={"v1.3 (November 9, 2023)"}>

- Compatible with all Xenium Onboard Analysis versions (see [table](/support/software/xenium-explorer/latest/getting-started#sw-compat)).
- On the Image menu, [align and explore an immunofluorescence (IF) image](/support/software/xenium-explorer/latest/tutorials/xe-image-alignment) (supports up to six channels) from the same section directly on Xenium DAPI image data.
- Import up to two post-Xenium images per sample in the Image menu.
- [Adjust or add more keypoints](/support/software/xenium-explorer/latest/tutorials/xe-image-alignment#adjust-keypoints) after the image alignment workflow is completed.
- [Download and share image alignment](/support/software/xenium-explorer/latest/tutorials/xe-image-alignment#save-share) information in two formats: alignment keypoints coordinates added in addition to affine transformation matrix.
- Gamma correction introduced for all immunofluorescence channels.
- Other bug fixes and improvements.

</LinkableSection>

<LinkableSection id={"v-1-2"} title={"v1.2 (August 17, 2023)"}>

- Compatible with all Xenium Onboard Analysis versions, but required for v1.7 (see [table](/support/software/xenium-explorer/latest/getting-started#sw-compat)).
- The Z-stack `morphology.ome.tif` image is now an optional input to streamline input files required for Xenium Explorer visualization.
- On the Image menu, [align and explore an H&E image](/support/software/xenium-explorer/latest/tutorials/xe-image-alignment) from the same section directly on Xenium DAPI image data.
- In Image options, rotate your data to the preferred orientation.
- The Sample Information window displays [Xenium Gene Expression panel](/support/in-situ-gene-expression/documentation/steps/panel-design) "Panel Design ID" and if used, [Xenium Ranger](/support/software/xenium-ranger/latest) metadata.
- On the Cells menu, [import a CSV file](/support/software/xenium-explorer/latest/tutorials/xe-getting-started-with-xenium-explorer#cell-groups) to view custom clustering results from community-developed tools.
- Use the lasso tool to [export Cell IDs](/support/software/xenium-explorer/latest/tutorials/xe-selecting-multiple-regions-of-interest#sel-cell) from selected regions of interest for further analysis in community-developed tools.
- On the Transcript menu, customize transcript visualization with new icon sizes and shapes. Based on panel source, genes are organized as "Predesigned" or "Custom".
- The [custom gene group CSV file](/support/software/xenium-explorer/latest/tutorials/xe-getting-started-with-xenium-explorer#creating-gene-groups) must include a column header row ("gene", "group").
- Other bug fixes and improvements.

</LinkableSection>

<LinkableSection id={"v-1-1-april-3-2023"} title={"v1.1 (April 3, 2023)"}>

- Xenium Explorer (XE) v1.1 is required to open datasets generated with [Xenium Onboard Analysis v1.3](/support/software/xenium-onboard-analysis/latest/release-notes/release-notes-for-xoa)+ due to a new format for cell IDs.
- In Saved Views, dataset analysis settings, including imported gene groups and their associated transcript icon shape and color changes, can now be saved.
- Point subsampling in Xenium Explorer was reduced for display in the [transcript](/support/software/xenium-explorer/latest/tutorials/xe-getting-started-with-xenium-explorer#transcript-display-options) layer, allowing a fuller view of transcripts when zoomed out.
- Improvements to layer interactions, including the ability to quickly toggle the Image, Cell, and Transcript menus on/off from the sidebar.
- Other bug fixes and improvements.

</LinkableSection>


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