Welcome to Nextcloud Hub 25 Autumn
Getting started with Nextcloud 9 years ago, we had a small team and a big dream: give people control over their data. Now, Nextcloud is a community-driven project where our brilliant team of 150 works with thousands of contributors, and we became the most deployed privacy-focused collaboration platform in the world. Today we welcome our latest release, Nextcloud Hub 25 Autumn.
Nextcloud Hub is where all your work comes together. It is modular and customizable, yet really well-integrated. Having all apps in one hub brings you a better user experience, makes your platform easier to run and maintain and reduces security risks. Did we forget anything? It’s also self-hosted, built for performance, scales to millions of people, and has a great, modern interface.
This release we made it easier than ever to regain control over your collaboration. We made many changes that help those new to Nextcloud. Part of that is the design work on the interface. We updated icons, added a splash of color and some nice backgrounds, and made adjustments to the look of buttons and other elements. We also worked on performance improvements and, like always, we introduced new technologies and many features.
Whether you are seeking a privacy-friendly solution for home or a secure, enterprise-scale setup for a large organization, your road to sovereignty is easy and fast. Roll out Nextcloud Hub on your own server or data center using the incredibly convenient, cloud-ready All-in-One container we have for home users or the enterprise version. You can also get started using a managed solution with few clicks from one of our trusted hosting partners.
We hope you enjoy our latest Nextcloud Hub. Let us unpack the most exciting new features!
Frank and the Nextcloud team 👋
From numbers to seasons 🍁
It has been ten releases since introducing the Nextcloud Hub numbering and we felt the need to adopt a naming scheme that scales better. We got inspired by the seasons of our release cycle. Now Nextcloud Hub’s name contains a year and a season.
A friendly greeting: the design update
Nextcloud Hub 25 Autumn is designed to immediately make you feel at ease, starting with the interface. Let’s begin with some design improvements in this release, from global UX changes to updates in applications.
The renewed design is meant to make you feel at ease in your digital workspace. The subtle changes made the interface of Nextcloud Hub lighter, more approachable and polished, while the new contrasting elevation and depth of clickable elements feels almost physical.
Jan C. Borchardt
Design Lead
Tactile forms 🥎
We gave buttons a more clickable look by adding visual elevation to them. Similarly, the input fields are now inset.
The new outline icons feel lighter and more modern. And they bring a usability improvement — active elements are highlighted by using the filled-out version, like with favorite files and prioritized mails.
The app icons in the header got a gradient fade, making them appear more physical on the blue background. We also redesigned and cleaned up some sections in the Settings.
Apps with character 🫧
Nextcloud Hub 25 Autumn design is crafted to be visually appealing and user-friendly, more welcoming as you begin your day and open your space. We did so by adding new design motifs that showcase what Nextcloud is all about through a new modern look and clear visuals.
We wanted to make it clear that Nextcloud Hub is easy to get started with and can be trusted. This was achieved through a mix of fluid designs, floating 3D shapes, an active and engagin
