Release Note

Overview
This is the v0.18.2.0 release of the Monero GUI software. This release has a redesigned wallet creation UI and adds support for the upcoming P2Pool network upgrade. This upgrade is not mandatory to use the Monero network unless you use P2Pool, but it is recommended.
The latest CLI release notes and downloads can be found on the release page here.
Some highlights of this release are:

Update P2Pool to 3.0, add support for the upcoming P2Pool network upgrade (#4112)
Redesign seed page, ask for seed confirmation on wallet creation (#3878)
Android: disable local node usage (#4043)
Fix creating view only wallet from existing wallet
Take priority into account when estimating fee
Take dataDir into account when sending cmd to avoid creating log file (#4047)
Update Qt to 5.15.8 (#4103)
Update `hidapi to 0.13.1 on Linux and Windows (#4109, #4120)
Add open folder button after CSV export (#4077)
Skip proxy when setting localhost remote node (#4085)
Override desktop theming to fix UI bugs with KDE (#4091)
P2Pool: restart monerod only when needed and with proper args (#3936)
Minor bug fixes and UI improvements

Contributors for this Release
This release was the direct result of 9 people who worked, largely unpaid and altruistically, to put out 64 commits containing 1403 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order they are:

luigi1111
ufUNnxagpM
SChernykh
2l47
Malinero
devhyper
selsta
rating89us
plowsof

Official Download Links
Windows, 64-bit
Windows, 64-bit (Installer)
macOS, 64-bit
Linux, 64-bit
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