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Plugins now built into QGIS
QGIS now does the main job of these 11 plugins out of the box. On the QGIS version shown or later, you can use the native feature instead of installing the plugin.
XYZ tile layers · QGIS 2.18
Add OpenStreetMap and other web basemaps as XYZ Tiles connections in the Browser panel.
Join attributes by nearest · QGIS 3.8
The Processing algorithm joins each feature to its nearest (or k nearest) features in another layer, with an optional maximum distance.
Multi-ring buffer (constant distance) · QGIS 3.2
The Processing algorithm creates ring (doughnut) buffers around every feature at a fixed or data-defined distance.
Auxiliary storage · QGIS 3.0
Store manually placed label positions, rotations and other data-defined label properties in the project, without duplicating the layer.
Vector tile layers · QGIS 3.14
Load Mapbox vector tiles from tile servers and MBTiles files as native vector tile layers, with styling and labels.
Overlay expression functions · QGIS 3.16
overlay_intersects(), overlay_nearest() and related expression functions read values from other layers by spatial relationship.
Nominatim geocoder · QGIS 3.20
Type > and a place name in the locator bar to search Nominatim; the Batch Nominatim Geocoder algorithm geocodes whole tables.
Reverse Line tool · QGIS 3.4
The Reverse Line digitizing tool flips a line's direction while editing.
STAC in the Browser · QGIS 3.40
Connect to STAC catalogs and API endpoints in the Browser panel, add cloud-optimized assets as layers and download assets.
Climb along line · QGIS 3.10
The Processing algorithm, ported from this plugin, adds total climb, descent and minimum and maximum Z to each line (use Drape to take Z from a DEM).
Network Logger · QGIS 3.14
Press F12 to open the development tools panel and inspect every network request QGIS makes.
How this list is made
- Each entry is checked by hand against the QGIS visual changelog or release notes, linked from its badge, and records the first QGIS release with the native feature.
- A native feature can differ from the plugin in details. If you rely on a specific option, read the linked entry before you uninstall.
- These plugins are left out of Adopt a plugin, since there is nothing to port.