Umbraco 16 is Here: A Sharper, Safer, More Scalable CMS Foundation
Umbraco 16 marks the final stepping stone before our next long-term support (LTS) version, and it’s packed with upgrades that refine the editing experience, improve governance, and future-proof your digital setup. Whether you’re an agency building content-heavy websites, an enterprise seeking better control, or a partner scaling your digital service offering, this release makes Umbraco CMS more flexible and efficient.
Umbraco 16 is the current active version of Umbraco - available on Umbraco Cloud and NuGet.
Key Features of Umbraco 16
This major version of Umbraco CMS brings a host of improvements and great new features
Editor Experience: Refined and Ready
The new Rich Text Editor (Tiptap) provides a faster, cleaner editing experience with more options and customization, making life easier for editors and improving the toolbox for developers.
Granular Permissions for Peace of Mind
Property-level permissions let you control who sees and edits specific content fields, ideal for teams with multiple roles or compliance requirements.
Extendability, the Right Way
More supported extension points make it easier to tailor Umbraco to project needs, without sacrificing future upgrade paths.
Cloud-Ready from Day One
Umbraco 16 is available immediately on Umbraco Cloud, with including Umbraco Deploy and Forms. This ensures fast onboarding and scalable, managed hosting.
Why Upgrade to Umbraco 16?
A better editing experience
Give your team access to the new Rich Text Editor with drag-and-drop toolbar configuration, cleaner HTML output, and improved tables and styling.
Smarter control over content
Use property-level permissions to hide or lock specific fields for different roles, directly in the backoffice.
Cleaner, calmer UI
Enjoy a more accessible and consistent backoffice, with fewer disruptive pop-ups and a clearer focus on content.
Built for extensibility
Use Property Value Presets, the new Fetch Client, and improved extension points to shape Umbraco around your exact project needs.
The Latest and Greatest Features
Umbraco 16 is the active version of Umbraco CMS, receiving new features and improvements until Umbraco 17 is released in Q4 2025. After that, Umbraco 16 will continue to receive 3 months of bug, regression, and security fixes, followed by a final 3 months of security-only fixes.
Running your website or project on an STS version ensures access to the latest features and improvements while staying fully supported for 12 months without major breaking changes. Being on the latest version also provides a smooth path to the next major (LTS) release.
Get started with Umbraco 16 today
Ready to take your web projects to the next level with Umbraco 16? Download the latest version or start a project on Umbraco Cloud to experience the enhanced performance, flexibility, and scalability of Umbraco’s newest release.
If you want to dive further into the features in Umbraco 15, check out the Umbraco 15 release blog post and the release notes.
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