JMRI 2.6 - Production release

If you've never installed a version of this program before, please read the installation guide (on the left) for your computer type and layout hardware. They will show you how to install the things that are needed before the program will run.

Installation guides: Windows, MacOS X, Linux

See also the page of layout connections.

If you've previously installed a working version of the program, you only need to download and install one of the files listed here.

Download:

• MacOS X: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jmri/JMRI.2.6.dmg
• Windows: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jmri/JMRI.2.6.exe
• Linux: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/jmri/JMRI.2.6.tgz

Notes:

For more information on the release contents, please see the release note.

If you're looking to download Rodney Black's CATS application, see the CATS download page.

JMRI - Developer releases

As the program develops, we also produce test versions. You may want to try these, as new features will show up in them first. They are announced in the JMRI users email group.

For more information on the rough development schedule, please see the JMRI road map.

JMRI Developer Release 2.7.1

Test version 2.7.1 was made available on July 3, 2009.

Some key changes include

• Several new and updated decoder definitions
• Significant improvements in Panel Editor icon support
• Turnout invert capability for XPressNet
• Fix to invert for LocoNet sensors

For the complete list of changes and download links, see: JMRI 2.7.1 Release Notes

JMRI Developer Release 2.5.7

Test version 2.5.7 was made available on June 27, 2009.

Some key changes include

• There's now a new and improved Panel Editor, along with the ability to define and save your own sets of icons.
• Another round of improvements to the operations feature
• Improved handling of errors when loading a panel, which should make it much less likely that people will overwrite their panel files with ones that are missing data.
• Panel Editor users may now change the default icons to be icons of their own choosing.
• Fix to a problem editing Signal Head definitions from their table.

For the complete list of changes and download links, see: JMRI 2.5.7 Release Notes

JMRI Developer Release 2.5.6

Test version 2.5.6 was made available on June 23, 2009. It was superceded by 2.5.7 on June 27, 2009 for an important bug fix.

Some key changes include

• There's now a new and improved Panel Editor, along with the ability to define and save your own sets of icons.
• Another round of improvements to the operations feature
• Improved handling of errors when loading a panel, which should make it much less likely that people will overwrite their panel files with ones that are missing data.

For the complete list of changes and download links, see: JMRI 2.5.6 Release Notes

JMRI Developer Release 2.5.5

Test version 2.5.5 was made available on June 11, 2009.

Some key changes include

• Better organization of Tsunami Diesel decoders
• Fixes to several startup problems
• Better operations printing

For the complete list of changes and download links, see: JMRI 2.5.5 Release Notes

JMRI Developer Release 2.5.4

Test version 2.5.4 was made available on May 26, 2009.

Some key changes include

• Improvements to operations tools
• Improved XPressNet support and an XPressNet simulator for when you don't have a connection
• Improved Comprehensive programmer format and several updated decoder definitions

For the complete list of changes and download links, see: JMRI 2.5.4 Release Notes

JMRI Developer Release 2.5.3

Test version 2.5.3 was made available on April 25, 2009.

Some key changes include

• Improved Logix Conditionals, better Logix and Route compatibility, and a new form of "LRoutes".
• Many new and improved decoder definitions, including ones for the new BLI Paragon locomotives
• Improvements to the editor for Digitrax sound projects

For the complete list of changes and download links, see: JMRI 2.5.3 Release Notes

JMRI Developer Release 2.5.2

Test version 2.5.2 was made available on March 27, 2009.

Some key changes include

• The new DecoderPro manual (in the program help pages)
• Many new and improved decoder definitions for DecoderPro
• Improved startup and install procedures on Windows
• Improvements to Logix, Routes and other tools

For the complete list of changes and download links, see: JMRI 2.5.2 Release Notes

JMRI Developer Release 2.5.1

Test version 2.5.1 was made available on January 15, 2009.

Some key changes include

• New DecoderPro speed table controls that allow you to quickly setup your loco.
• Updates to the CTI Acela connection.
• This release has many improvements to the operations program. There's now a demo program to introduce you to some of the capabilities of the operations program. You can now quickly make a copy of a route. New controls allow you to decide whether cars are picked up and/or dropped off at the various locations in a route. A new feature allows you to schedule the delivery order of cars to a siding. And you can now optionally add the operations menu to the main menu bar.

For the complete list of changes and download links, see: JMRI 2.5.1 Release Notes

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