Posts by Draga Doncila Pop
Towards long-term sustainability for napari
- 2025 October 21
The napari project has had a big year, with lots of new releases, community initiatives, and an expanding core team. In this post, we want to share the work supported by our current grant funding, the ongoing effort required to maintain the project, our current thoughts for ensuring napari’s long-term financial sustainability and the new funding models that we’re exploring to support the project’s needs.
We want your thoughts and feedback, so please fill out this short survey by November 1st to help guide our next steps!
Announcing the napari public roadmap
- 2025 July 03
We’re excited to share what’s coming next for napari! After months of listening to our community and carefully planning our path forward, we’re ready to pull back the curtain on our new development roadmap. Whether you’re a longtime napari user or just discovering what we’re all about, this roadmap is our way of showing you where we’re headed and why we think you’ll love what’s coming.
Earlier this year, we were awarded the CZI scaffolding grant, for USD$1.7M over four years. For the first time since napari’s inception, we can fund dedicated development, community-management and project operations roles. This is an important milestone that has allowed us to step back, assess our goals, and chart a clear path toward long-term sustainability of the project, beyond the grant duration.