News on BaseX

BaseX 13.0

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Version 13 is here – the next major release of BaseX, our open-source XML framework, database engine, and XQuery 4.0 processor. Indexes are now always up to date, JSON can be queried with XPath, and the editor and the DBA have been redesigned. Along the way, we have hardened security throughout and made BaseX faster and leaner than ever.

BaseX 12.4

Thu, 28 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000

We’ve released BaseX 12.4, with a bunch of helpful new XQuery functions, numerous performance tweaks and small fixes.

BaseX 12.3

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0000

A new release of BaseX is available, with support for XQuery 4.0 JNodes!

BaseX 12.2

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Welcome to a new release of BaseX, with minor bug fixes and lot of performance tweaks.

BaseX 12.1: BaseXMas Edition

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Thanks all for your feedback on our latest major release. BaseX 12.1 is available, with more new and revised features than planned.

BaseX 12.0: The Summer Edition

Thu, 26 Jun 2025 04:00:00 +0000

Version 12 marks a major leap forward for BaseX – our open-source XML framework, database engine, and XQuery 4.0 processor. This release introduces powerful new features, essential upgrades, and expanded standards support that will elevate how you build, query, and manage XML-driven applications.

BaseX 11.9

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 04:00:00 +0000

BaseX 11.9 has been released, with many new XQuery 4.0 features and numerous performance tweaks.

BaseX 11.8

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 04:00:00 +0000

We are delighted to announce BaseX 11.8, one more important step to the next major version.

BaseX 11.7

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 04:00:00 +0000

BaseX 11.7 is our new release that brings you closer to the next major version.

BaseX 11.6

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 04:00:00 +0000

A new BaseX 11 bug fix is available. This has changed:

BaseX 11.5

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 04:00:00 +0000

A new BaseX 11 bug fix is available. This is what you get:

BaseX 11.4

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 04:00:00 +0000

A little BaseX 11 bug fix is available. It provides:

BaseX 11.3

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 04:00:00 +0000

The next BaseX 11 performance and patch release is available. This is what you get:

BaseX 11.2

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 04:00:00 +0000

A new BaseX 11 release is available; it’s faster than ever! This is what has changed:

BaseX 11.1

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 04:00:00 +0000

A first BaseX 11 patch release is available. It contains minor bug fixes and tweaks:

BaseX 11.0: The XMLPrague 2024 Edition

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 04:00:00 +0000

We’ve been hard at work finalizing version 11 of BaseX, our open source XML framework, database system, and XQuery processor.

We have revised our documentation, which is now generated with RESTXQ:

https://docs.basex.org/

Next, you can now visit BXFiddle to launch XQuery and Invisible XML online:

https://fiddle.basex.org/

We have added and updated valuable features to help you tackle your daily data challenges:

BaseX 10.7

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000

The new version is a big step forward towards BaseX 11. This is what you get:

BaseX 10.6

Thu, 04 May 2023 04:00:00 +0000

We’re approaching BaseX 11, and the new release comes with a lot of internal improvements for saving main memory and speeding up operations on strings.

BaseX 10.5

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 04:00:00 +0000

A new patch release is available:

BaseX 10.4

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 04:00:00 +0000

A new patch release is available: