Welcome to the Public Beta for LabVIEW 2025 Q3

[Christina_R]

The LabVIEW 2025 Q3 Beta installer is now available for Windows. Note that modules and localized versions are not included in this Beta program.

Installation

• To download, visit https://www.ni.com/en-us/support/downloads/software-products/download.labview-beta.html
• Activate with serial number L12V86837.
• Warnings:
• This installer will replace LabVIEW 2025 Q1 with the Beta.
• NI recommends that you install the Beta on a dedicated test machine or VM.
• You will need to uninstall the Beta if you want to install the release version of LabVIEW 2025 Q3 on the same machine, since NIPM does not support upgrading from the Beta.

New and Changed Features   

• Debugging Enhancements
• Debug Window
• Log Unwired Errors
• Environment Enhancements
• Select All Text with Ctrl+A
• Quickly Open Files with Ctrl+Shift+O
• Preserve Values by Default When Placing Diagram Disable Structures
• Context Help Notes Section for VI
• Context Help Notes Section for Call Library Function Node
• CI/CD Enhancements
• Generate VI Comparison Reports with the LabVIEW Command Line Interface
• General Enhancements
• Support for Windows Long Paths
• Array Export Commands Support Additional Data Types
• Source Distributions Default Option for Compiled Code Changed

Known Issues

• You cannot directly upgrade from the Beta to the release version of LabVIEW 2025 Q3. You need to uninstall the Beta first.
• The splash screen and About box do not state that this is a Beta. They show the version as 25.3d186. The Getting Started Window, however, does display LabVIEW 2025 Q3 Beta.
• For known issues about the new features, refer to their individual posts.

Thank you for your participation! I look forward to seeing your feedback.