Current Release Notes for Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service release-notes
The following section outlines the feature release notes for the current (latest) version of Experience Manager as a Cloud Service.
Release Date release-date
The release date of Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service current feature release (2025.2.0) is March 4, 2025. The next feature release (2025.3.0) is planned for March 27, 2025.
Maintenance Release Notes maintenance
You can find the latest maintenance release notes here.
Experience Manager Sites as a Cloud Service sites
New features in AEM Sites new-features-sites
Content Fragment Auto-Tagging
When creating Content Fragments, it is now possible to automatically inherit tags that were assigned to the content model. This allows for powerful automatic classification of content stored in Content Fragments.
Content Fragment UUID Support
Content Fragment UUID support is now GA. The new capability does not alter the path-based behavior of operations within AEM, such as move, rename, rollout, where paths are automatically being adjusted, but it can make external consumption of Content Fragments easier and more stable, especially when using GraphQL queries that directly target individual fragments with ByPath queries. Such queries can break if a fragment path changes. When using the new ById query type, the query now remains stable as the UUID of a fragment does not change in cases where paths do.
Dynamic Media with OpenAPI support in Content Fragment Editor and GraphQL
Assets that are stored in different AEM as a Cloud Service Programs than Content Fragments, and that are enabled with the new Dynamic Media with OpenAPI capability, can now be used in Content Fragments. The image selector in the new Content Fragment Editor does now allow selecting “remote” repositories as the source for image assets to be referenced in the fragment. And on delivery of such content fragments using AEM GraphQL, the JSON response now includes required properties for remote assets (assetId, repositoryId) so client applications can create respective Dynamic Media with OpenAPI URLs to fetch the image.
Content Fragment Editor Rollout
We will continue enabling the new Spectrum UI-based Content Fragment Editor in AEM as a Cloud Service. After becoming the default for all Cloud Service Developer environments in November 2024, it will be set as default for all Stage environments on April 1, 2025, and for all Production environments on May 1, 2025. In all cases, users will still have the option to revert to the traditional Content Fragment Editor in AEM Touch UI.
Translation HTTP API
The AEM Translation HTTP REST API that has been in early adopter mode for a while is now GA. Documentation can be found here. The API allows automating required steps in the translation management process for content in AEM.
Experience Manager Assets as a Cloud Service assets
New features in AEM Assets new-features-assets
Dynamic Media new packaging structure
A refreshed Dynamic Media packaging structure is now available to better align with market expectations and support tracking. The new packaging structure comprises:
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Dynamic Media Prime, which includes Dynamic Media with OpenAPIs and video to enhance delivery.
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Dynamic Media Ultimate adds delivery and transformation features to meet heavier usage requirements.
You must have Assets as a Cloud Service Prime or Ultimate to benefit from the new packaging structure.
AI-generated video captions
AI-generated video captions in Adobe Dynamic Media use artificial intelligence to generate captions automatically for video content. This feature is designed to improve accessibility and enhance the user experience by providing accurate captions. Captions are generated from the original audio, any additional audio tracks, or extra captions are provided in the “Captions and Audio” tab on the video properties page. With support for more than 60 languages, captions can be reviewed and previewed before publishing the video.
Customize search filters
Custom Search filters enhance the precision and efficiency of finding relevant information. It allows for more tailored searches, filtering data according to specific attributes such as brand, product, category, or other key identifiers. This improves organization, reduces time spent sifting through irrelevant results, and enables quicker decision-making. It also supports scalability, as large datasets become easier to navigate and analyze.
Early Access features in Content Hub early-access-content-hub
Content Hub now allows you to view and download Dynamic and Smart Crop renditions in addition to the existing static renditions. As a Content Hub administrator, you can also configure the availability of these renditions to users using the Configuration User Interface.
Experience Manager Forms as a Cloud Service forms
Early Access features in AEM Forms forms-new-early-access-features
The AEM Forms Early Access Program program offers a unique opportunity to you to get exclusive access to cutting-edge innovations, and help shape their development.
This release notes lists the innovations delivered in the current release. For the complete list of innovations available under the Early Access Program, see AEM Forms Early Access Program documentation.
HTML Email Templates in Adaptive Forms
Adaptive Forms allows you to use HTML email templates. HTML email templates enable you to send rich, personalized, and visually appealing emails when a form is submitted. These emails can be customized with form data and enhanced using various email tags, such as images and links. With Adaptive Forms, you can either upload a file containing an HTML template or use a plain-text editor to create these templates.
Enhanced Cloud Storage Support: Direct PDF Upload to Azure Blob Storage
AEM Forms Document Generation APIs now allows you to directly upload generated PDF documents to Azure Blob Storage. This enhancement streamlines storage and retrieval, improving efficiency and integration with cloud workflows.
Experience Manager as a Cloud Service Foundation foundation
Java 21 support java21
As mentioned in the January release notes, you can now build code with Java 21, which includes new features (e.g., pattern matching for switch statements, sealed classes) and performance improvements; Java 17 builds are newly supported as well. For configuration steps, including updating your Maven project and library versions, see the Build environment article.
The more performant Java 21 runtime will be automatically deployed when a Java 17 or 21 build is detected. However, we also recommend opting into the Java 21 runtime for environments built with Java 11, by emailing aemcs-java-adopter@adobe.com. Learn about Java 21 runtime requirements.
Edge Computing - Request for Feedback! edge-computing-feedback
Edge computing brings data processing closer to the browser, which has benefits including reduced latency. Adobe would like to hear if you find this technology useful for AEM Publish Delivery and Edge Delivery Services projects. Additionally, let us know what you envision using it for as input into the product roadmap.
Some possible use cases:
- Authentication with an IdP to gate access to content
- Rendering dynamic (personalized, localized) content based on geolocation, device type, user attributes, etc.
- Advanced image manipulation
- Middleware between the CDN and an origin
- A layer between the browser and a third-party API, perhaps to reformat the API response
- Aggregating data from multiple origins to make it easier for the client browser to render it
Email aemcs-edgecompute-feedback@adobe.com with questions and comments!
OpenAPI-based APIs - Early Adopter Program open-apis-earlyadopter
Developers can deeply integrate AEM as Cloud Service features into their own applications and tools. New AEM as a Cloud Service APIs follow the OpenAPI specification, with a goal of being consistent, well-documented, and user-friendly. Credentials for endpoints requiring authentication are generated by creating Adobe Developer Console projects.
Learn more about OpenAPI-based AEM APIs and try out an end-to-end tutorial illustrating configuration and usage.
Concretely, the API endpoints listed below are available as part of an early adopter program. If interested, email aem-apis@adobe.com describing how you intend to make use of them.
New AEM Developer Console (Public Beta) aem-developer-console-beta
Try out a revamped AEM Developer Console, which offers a more interactive experience for debugging code in Cloud environments.
Anyone can access the public beta by clicking the New Console Available button in the current AEM Developer Console. Adobe welcomes feedback, which you can email to aemcs-new-devconsole-ui-beta@adobe.com
Experience Manager Guides guides
You can find a complete list of new and enhanced features of the latest release of Adobe Experience Manager Guides here.
Cloud Manager cloud-manager
You can find a complete list of Cloud Manager monthly releases here.
Migration Tools migration-tools
You can find a complete list of Migration Tools releases here.
Universal Editor universal-editor
You can find a complete list of Universal Editor releases here.
Generate Variations generate-variations
You can find a complete list of Generate Variations releases here.
Experience Cloud Release Notes experience-cloud
You can find information about releases of other Experience Cloud applications here.