We recommend everyone who uses OpenCms to update to the version 9.5.1 release.

Improved in OpenCms 9.5.1

• Added "DependentSelectWidget" that obtains values depending on other content fields.
• Added alternative login handler to authorize users with a cookie.
• Added option to search for expired / unreleased resources to all gallery dialogs.
• Added option "galleryselect" to select a gallery to file selector widget.
• Added further configuration options for OpenCms auto-setup.
• Added option to use permanent instead of temporary redirects from a non-secure to a secure server.
• Added Solr "rows" parameter in workplace's source search.
• Added support for configuring a JDBC connection in the OpenCms db properties.
• Demo template updated to Bootstrap 3.3.2.
• ... and much more

New in OpenCms 9.5

• Drag & drop template and layout creation with nested containers.
• User generated content for website visitors.
• Editors don't need to access the workplace anymore.
• Managing of galleries, categories and templates in the sitemap editor.
• Greatly enhanced documentation.
• Generate PDF documents on the fly.
• Grid based responsive demo website build with Bootstrap.
• Integrated Spell Checker for the WYSIWYG editor component.
• New roles for fine grained access to the content management functions.
• Element views allow easy grouping and permission setting for content types.
• Create, copy or reuse options when using existing contents.
• Updated user preferences dialog accessible in the page editor.

Please note: This version of OpenCms requires Java 6 because of library dependencies.

Please check out the release notes for further details of the changes in this release.

Who should use this OpenCms 9.5.1 distribution download?

Use this download to install the new version 9.5.1 of OpenCms from scratch. OpenCms 9.5.1 is fully backward compatible to all prior 9.x, 8.x and 7.x versions. Templates and other OpenCms developed code these versions should work "out of the box" with version 9.5.1.

If you want to upgrade an existing OpenCms 9.5, 9.0.x, 8.5.x, 8.0.x, 7.5.x, 7.0.x or 6.x version, please use the OpenCms 9.5.1 upgrade Wizard download also available from this website. 

Please note: The *.jar files in this binary distribution have been compiled for Java 6.