Release of Galaxy 25.1

Dear Community!

We are pleased to announce the Galaxy 25.1 release!

Highlights

A few release highlights are:

A Fresh, Modern History List Interface

Galaxy 25.1 introduces a redesigned history list that makes managing your histories more intuitive and visually appealing.

Smart Sample Sheets for Complex Workflow Inputs

Galaxy now supports Sample Sheets to simplify complex workflow inputs and data organization. This feature allows you to import data from external spreadsheets (CSV, TSV, or Excel) and use them to configure workflow parameters and organize datasets.

An Enhanced Tool Discovery View

Galaxy 25.1 introduces a redesigned Tool Discovery View that replaces the previous advanced tool search with a more powerful and intuitive tool exploration interface.

New Galaxy Charts Visualization Framework

This release also introduces the Galaxy Charts framework, bringing enhanced visualizations and a more powerful visualization experience to Galaxy users. A featured implementation is the IGV.js Genome Browser, which is built on the Galaxy Charts framework, showcasing the platform’s capabilities.

A Place to Find your Recent Downloads in Galaxy

Galaxy 25.1 introduces a dedicated “Recent Exports & Downloads” page that lists your recent exports/downloads.

Visual Indicators for Short-Term Storage Expiration

Galaxy 25.1 introduces visual expiration indicators that help users identify when datasets and collections are stored in temporary or short-term storage that will be automatically cleaned up.

Galaxy Tools Now Handle Secrets and Authentication

Galaxy 25.1 implements a comprehensive tool credentials system, allowing tools to securely access external services by defining authentication credentials (variables and secrets) in tool requirements while keeping sensitive information separate from tool definitions.

Search for Steps, Tools and Subworkflows within the Workflow Editor

As with many improvements to the Workflow Editor in recent releases, Galaxy 25.1 adds the ability to search for several properties of all elements in the workflow graph, displays the search results in a list, and highlights them when clicked.

A Redesign of your User Preferences

The User Preferences interface has been redesigned to enhance user experience through improved navigation and a modernized interface.

Release notes

Please see the full release notes for all the details!

Thanks for using Galaxy!

The Galaxy Team

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