Help shape Rhino 9. The BETA is here!

Rhino BETA is now available to all licensed Rhino 8 users. It’s feature-complete and your feedback over the next stretch is what adds the final polish.

Download Rhino BETA | System requirements

Get Started

  1. Download and install Rhino 9 BETA. You can run it alongside Rhino 8.
  2. Run the OptionsMigrate command to bring your settings, toolbars, and plugins across from a previous version.
  3. See what’s new and follow the change log.
  4. Tell us what you find: regressions from Rhino 8, workflow problems, or anything about a new feature that isn’t ready for release. Your reports help decide when Rhino 9 ships.

What to expect

  • CAUTION: These are weekly BETA builds. Often they are not stable or production-ready.
  • Do NOT uninstall your Rhino 8.
  • It’s feature-complete. We’re not adding features or making big UI changes now; we’re fixing bugs, documenting, localizing, and helping third-party developers update their plugins.
  • New file format: Save As Rhino 8 often. Rhino BETA writes a new format, so save back to Rhino 8 when you need to open files in your current production version.
  • Your plugins should migrate automatically from Rhino 6, 7, and 8. Let us and the third-party developers know if any don’t.
  • Existing Grasshopper definitions should work. Let us know if they don’t.

Stay in touch

Post in Serengeti to reach the developers directly: bugs, suggestions, or ideas. Don’t be shy; we need your input to build the tools that fit how you actually work.

Serengeti, named for the great African savanna where rhinos roam, is where Rhino’s next version takes shape.

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