# Fortran Standard Library v0.8.0 released

**URL:** <https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-standard-library-v0-8-0-released/10657>\
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**Created:** [January 23, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-standard-library-v0-8-0-released/10657 "2026-01-23T20:37:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![jeremie.vandenplas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/76d3ee/32.png) [@jeremie.vandenplas](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jeremie.vandenplas)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 8:37pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-standard-library-v0-8-0-released/10657/1 "2026-01-23T20:37:26Z")

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Dear Fortran enthusiasts,

We are excited to announce the release of **Fortran-lang stdlib v0.8.0**!

This release brings substantial enhancements to linear algebra, core utilities, and other algorithms, alongisde various fixes and build improvements.

### 🌟 What’s New in v0.8.0

**Advanced Linear Algebra:**

- **Matrix inverse** , **Cholesky factorization** , **QR factorization** , **Schur decomposition** , and **Moore-Penrose pseudo-inverse** in the linalg module.

- **Vector norms** , **matrix norms** , and generalized eigenvalue problem support.

- **Sparse matrice** support.

**Support for 80-bit extended precision and enhanced BLAS/LAPACK integration (`ilp64`)**.

**New Utilities and API Refinements:**

- Expanded **system** interfaces (OS queries, null device, directory utilities) and improved file I/O helpers (`get_cwd`, `set_cwd`, etc.).

- Enhanced sorting procedures.

**Modularization of `stdlib`**

**Additional improvements**

- Better build and CI workflows, updated documentation metadata, and numerous bug fixes.

### 📥 Download

- The version `v0.8.0` can be on [GitHub](https://github.com/fortran-lang/stdlib/releases/tag/v0.8.0)

### 👋 New Contributors

Thanks to all new contributors (unfortunaly Discourse does not allow to mention more the 10 users in a post) who contributed to this release

### 💬 Feedback & Discussion

Thanks to everyone who contributed to this release! 🙌

We eagerly await to hear your feedback, experiences, and questions on the new experimental features.

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**Author:** ![certik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/certik/32/4_2.png) [@certik](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/certik)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-standard-library-v0-8-0-released/10657/2 "2026-01-23T22:49:00Z")

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And thanks to @hkvzjal, there is also a DOI: [https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18346789](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18346789).

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**Author:** ![FedericoPerini](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/federicoperini/32/1750_2.png) [@FedericoPerini](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/FedericoPerini)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 6:48am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-standard-library-v0-8-0-released/10657/3 "2026-01-24T06:48:36Z")

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Amazing work of the `stdlib` team! Great to see the Fortran Standard Library grow to high software production and scientific standards, glad to be part of this effort. A huge heads up to @jeremie.vandenplas, @hkvzjal, @loiseaujc, @fxm, and all older and newer contributors (the list is long, like the DOI shows).