v1.824.1 v4.0.0

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QwenLM/Qwen-MM-PluginsOct 5, 2026 → Oct 6, 20260 days between releases

What's New

Major release adds documentation tools, sparkle effects, and sphere defaults; previous version optimized bundle size by removing Monaco diff engine.

Breaking Changes

  • Default shape effects changed to spheres, potentially breaking existing code that relied on different shapes.

New Features

  • Added docs-manifest for documentation generation
  • Added Sparkle stylize effect
  • Revamped README with detailed usage and framework examples
  • Added community and contribution guidelines

Bug Fixes

  • Updated default shape presets to use `sphere3D` in the JS package

Upgrade Notes

The provided release notes are for different repositories (Windmill and Shader Effects), making an upgrade impossible.

The Two Releases

v1.824.1

v1.824.1

Oct 5, 2026· 16 days ago

Bug fix to remove Monaco's diff engine from the app shell bundle to reduce bundle size.

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v4.0.0

v4.0.0

Oct 6, 2026· 16 days ago

This is a major version release introducing documentation tools, a new Sparkle stylize effect, and standardizing shape effects to spheres.

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