Skosmos is developed using an agile process, which means that plans for future releases are not set in stone but instead updated as the user needs and requirements evolve. Since January 2020, main development is done in sprints. Each sprint has a set of goals and a backlog of issues that the sprint tries to resolve. If the sprint is succesful, the result is released as a Skosmos release.

This page lists a number of high level goals. Actual development items are represented as GitHub issues and their development is planned and tracked through GitHub Project boards: the Skosmos 3.0 Backlog (for development of Skosmos 3) and the NatLibFi Skosmos Backlog (more general development, including bug fixes for Skosmos 2).

Roadmap for 2025

Sprint 1 (January 2025)

• General functionality and layout improvements
• Localization infrastructure
• Planning towards Skosmos 3.0, specified using Epic issues

Sprint 2 (March 2025)

• Localization infrastructure completed: all UI elements can now be localized
• Improved search facilities, layout fixes, misc. functionality improvements
• First alpha release Skosmos 3.0-alpha.1

Sprint 3 (May 2025)

• Skosmos 3.0-alpha.2 release

Sprint 4 (August 2025)

• Skosmos 3.0-beta.1 release

Sprint 5 (October 2025)

• Skosmos 3.0-beta.2 release

Sprint 6 (December 2025)

• Skosmos 3.0 final release

Roadmap for 2026

Specifics have not been decided yet, but some likely goals are:

• Development towards Skosmos 3.1
• Plugin and customization support for Skosmos 3
• Reimplementing the plugins used in Finto.fi for Skosmos 3
• Finto-specific customizations for Skosmos 3
• Release of new Finto.fi using Skosmos 3