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Living Legend QGIS 4 compatibility
QGIS 4 ready Active
Yes — Living Legend supports QGIS 4 (declared max version 4.99.0).
Floating legend showing only currently visible layers in map view.
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Displays a transparent floating legend showing only layers that are visible in the current map extent. Additional decorations such as north arrow and scale bar can also be activated. The map can be copied into clipboard or even exported as a pdf. The plugin offers shortcuts to the attribute table of the respective element and lets the user edit the legend names directly through the plugin.
| Author | Lukas Schnermann |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 944 |
| Latest version | 1.2.1 |
| Last updated | 2026-09-09 (37 days ago) |
| Min QGIS | 3.22.0 |
| Max QGIS | 4.99.0 |
| QGIS 4 ready | Yes |
| Maintenance | Active |
| Category | Cartography & layout |
| Tags | north arrow, alterrix, scale bar, decorations, floating legend, livinglegend, lebende legende, living legend, screenshot, legend, lebendelegende, redlayer, looping |
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