New Release: Ultralytics v8.3.36

:star2: Ultralytics v8.3.36 Release Announcement

Hello YOLO Community!

We are excited to announce the release of Ultralytics v8.3.36! This update brings several improvements and enhancements designed to improve usability, performance, and compatibility. Here’s a brief overview of what’s new in this release:

:star2: Summary

This update focuses on making our software even more efficient and user-friendly. Key areas of enhancement include OpenVINO compatibility improvements, document refinements, and coding optimizations.

:bar_chart: Key Changes

  • OpenVINO Compatibility: We have unpinned the OpenVINO ARM install version to support the latest technologies seamlessly, especially on macOS platforms.
  • Documentation Tweaks: Our export tables have been corrected to ensure consistency in model names, along with broader documentation improvements.
  • Code Refactoring: Python and JavaScript have been streamlined to boost performance and ease maintainability, making our codebase more robust.
  • Theme Management: The user experience is now more fluid with enhanced logic for switching between dark and light modes.
  • Region Points Update: We’ve standardized region points to enhance accuracy in object counting tasks.

:dart: Purpose & Impact

  • By enhancing compatibility and updating tools like OpenVINO, we’ve reduced potential export issues, especially benefiting macOS users.
  • Documentation improvements ensure you have precise and clear information at your fingertips.
  • Code optimizations contribute to smoother and faster operations, improving your overall experience.
  • Enhanced theme management offers a seamless visual transition to improve user interactions.
  • Updated region points promise more consistent and reliable results in object detection tasks.

What’s Changed

New Contributors

A warm welcome and thank you to our new contributor:

We invite you to try this new release and share your feedback! Your insights help us continue to improve.

Full Changelog: Ultralytics v8.3.36 Changelog

Explore the detailed release notes and download the update here: Release v8.3.36

Happy experimenting! Your amazing contributions make every release better. If you have any thoughts or comments, feel free to share! Your feedback is invaluable to the Ultralytics team and the broader YOLO community.

Thank you,
The Ultralytics Team