.. Editors note, only list large changes/additions limit the list to 20 items

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What's New
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This page lists major changes and additions to the manual.
The `Blender release notes <https://www.blender.org/features/releases/>`__
are located on the website and in the Wiki.

- :doc:`Principled Hair Node </render/cycles/nodes/types/shaders/hair_principled>`
  (`rBM4368 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM4368>`__, Jul 17).
- :doc:`Add-ons section </addons/index>`
  (`rBM4324 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM4324>`__, Jun 27).
- :doc:`Alembic </pipeline/alembic>`
  (`rBM3580 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM3580>`__, May 30).
- :doc:`Cycles Denoising </render/cycles/settings/scene/render_layers/denoising>`
  (`rBM3562 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM3562>`__, May 24).
- :doc:`Video Output (Update) </render/output/video>`
  (`rBM3559 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM3559>`__, May 23).
- :doc:`Shadow Catcher </render/cycles/settings/objects/object_data>`
  (`rBM3548 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM3548>`__, May 22).
- :doc:`Principled Node </render/cycles/nodes/types/shaders/principled>`
  (`rBM3527 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM3527>`__, May 19).
- The new Version Switch is located at the bottom of the navigation (beta language switch only).
  Please `report a bug
  <https://developer.blender.org/maniphest/task/edit/form/default/?project=PHID-PROJ-c4nvvrxuczix2326vlti>`__
  if it behaves in unexpected manner.
  (`rBM3490 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM3490>`__, Apr. 5).
- :doc:`Application Templates </advanced/app_templates>`
  (`rBM3462 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM3462>`__, Mar. 25).
- :doc:`Bendy Bones </rigging/armatures/bones/properties/bendy_bones>`
  (`rBM3215 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM3215>`__, Jan. 28).
- :doc:`Grease Pencil update </interface/grease_pencil/index>`
  (`rBM3188 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM3188>`__, Jan. 20).
- :doc:`New Pipeline Section </pipeline/index>`
  (`rBM3026 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM3026>`__, Dec. 7).
- :doc:`Track Position node </compositing/types/input/track_position>`
  (`rBM3014 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM3014>`__, Dec. 6).
- :doc:`Inpaint node </compositing/types/filter/inpaint>`
  (`rBM3011 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM3011>`__, Dec. 6).
- :doc:`Glare node </compositing/types/filter/glare>`
  (`rBM2998 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM2998>`__, Dec. 5).
- `Korean Translations <https://docs.blender.org/manual/ko/dev/>`__
  (`rBM2980 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM2980>`__, Oct. 29).
- :doc:`Corner Pin node </compositing/types/distort/corner_pin>`
  (`rBM2978 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM2978>`__, Oct. 28).
- :doc:`Despeckle node </compositing/types/filter/despeckle>` primer
  (`rBM2975 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM2975>`__, Oct. 27).
- :doc:`Stabilizer panel </editors/movie_clip_editor/tracking/clip/properties/stabilization/index>` update
  (`rBM2840 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM2840>`__, Sep. 27).
- :doc:`Displacement controls & bump mapping </render/cycles/materials/displacement>`
  (`rBM2776 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM2776>`__,
  `rBM2773 <https://developer.blender.org/rBM2773>`__; Sep. 20).