The December version of JOSM is now available as version 7906 :)

This version contains a lot of bugfixes, here are the release notes for visible enhancements:

Notable changes

major enhancements

• Two new languages: Asturian and Khmer
• Experimental new TMS tile cache structure, to enable with advanced property https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:tms.newcache=true
• JOSM directories:
  • Java system properties josm.pref, josm.cache and josm.userdata to set preferences, cache, and user data (including plugins) directories
  • Windows: change cache folder to %LOCALAPPDATA%/JOSM on Windows Vista and later
  • OS X: change cache folder to ~/Library/Caches/JOSM, preferences to ~/Library/Preferences/JOSM, user data to ~/Library/JOSM

minor enhancements

• Presets/Map styles:
  • Changed color of https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway=track from green to brown for better visibility on aerial imagery background (in forests) and distinction from paths and steps
  • Added https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:advertising=column/billboard, https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway=traffic_mirror, https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:leisure=picnic_table
  • Updated https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop=bicycle
  • Refined icons for combinations of https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway=traffic_signals and https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:crossing
  • Drop mappaint support of https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:building=entrance, https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity=emergency_phone, https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway=unsurfaced
  • Icon and geometry consistency between default presets and map paint style for https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:barrier, highway waypoints
• Validator:
  • Added warnings for tags on isolated nodes, which should be part of a way
  • Added warnings for footway
  • Added warnings for addr:street together with highway, https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:noname=yes together with name, alternative name without name, destination on a non oneway, https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity=yes, https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:place=yes, levels, place_name, non integer lanes
• Notes
  • Add note sorting options
  • Display note IDs
• Ability to copy path of selected geotagged image

Summarized changelog

Complete changelog

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Happy mapping and happy new year,

The JOSM team