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See also: Galaxy Newsletter December 2025
2025 was a busy year. Here's what the Galaxy community built:
- Over 14,900 commits were pushed across Galaxy core, training materials, and tools repositories
- More than 100 contributors actively developed Galaxy in 2025
- 10 releases shipped, including Galaxy 25.1, 25.0, and 24.2
- The Galaxy Training Network merged 760+ PRs and received contributions from 57 authors
Global Impact
Combined metrics across usegalaxy.org, usegalaxy.eu, usegalaxy.org.au, usegalaxy.fr, and usegalaxy.be:
| 650K+ registered users | 186M+ jobs executed |
| 333M+ datasets stored | 862K+ workflows created |
| 22,699 publications citing Galaxy | 3,574 GTA 2025 trainees |
Jobs by Server (2025)
| Server | Jobs |
|---|---|
| 🇪🇺 usegalaxy.eu | 93.3M |
| 🇺🇸 usegalaxy.org | 72.9M |
| 🇦🇺 usegalaxy.org.au | 13.6M |
| 🇫🇷 usegalaxy.fr | 6.9M |
2025 Commits by Repository
| Repository | Commits |
|---|---|
| galaxy | 7,554 |
| training-material | 4,974 |
| tools-iuc | 2,365 |
Galaxy Core Commits by Month
Infrastructure & Developer Tools
Key ecosystem projects saw significant development in 2025:
Total Perspective Vortex v3.0
Major release with Pydantic schema support, type-checking linter for embedded Python code, and multi-file config support. 162 commits, 28 PRs, 6 releases.
Galaxy Charts
New visualization framework launched in 2024, with 244 commits in 2025 adding conditional support, dataset extensions, and Vite 7 upgrade.
Developer Tool Activity
| Tool | Activity |
|---|---|
| planemo | 259 commits, 63 PRs, 7 releases |
| pulsar | 135 commits, 33 PRs, 6 releases |
Galaxy Workflows
The Intergalactic Workflow Commission (IWC) maintains peer-reviewed, production-ready workflows:
| 25 workflow categories | 270 PRs merged in 2025 | 1,251 commits in 2025 |
VGP Assembly v2
Complete 5-step pipeline for high-quality vertebrate genome assembly. Features Hifiasm phased assembly and Hi-C scaffolding for chromosome-scale results.
Single-Cell RNA-seq Analysis
Community-maintained pipeline for single-cell transcriptomics. Peer-reviewed and production-ready for your research needs.
Release Highlights
Galaxy 25.1 (December 2025)
- Modern card-based history interface with keyboard navigation
- Powerful Sample Sheets for complex workflow inputs
- Enhanced tool discovery capabilities
Galaxy 25.0 (June 2025)
- JupyterLite integration for browser-based notebooks
- ZIP archive explorer for remote and local files
- New visualizations: Vizarr, Molstar, Kepler.gl, Niivue
Galaxy 24.2 (January 2025)
- ChatGXY AI assistant for job error diagnosis
- Job metrics dashboard for runtime and memory insights
Community Events
European Galaxy Days 2025
October 2025, Freiburg — Recordings now available
GCC2026 Save the Date
June 2026, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Community Growth
- Tool Developers SIG formed to standardize best practices
- 57 contributors to the Galaxy Training Network in 2025
- Global training academies connecting researchers worldwide
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