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Admin App Transitioning to Ed-Fi Exchange in 2026

First published: 12 Dec 2023
Updated: 14 August 2025

What is Happening

The next planned release of Admin App, version 3.3, will be the last supported release of Admin App. From that point, it will be in maintenance mode until June, 2025 2026. While in maintenance mode, a new patch release will only occur for critical bugs and security updates. In 2025 2026, Admin App will move to the Ed-Fi Exchange and the source repository will be set into archive, signaling that the application support has formally ended.

Because no replacement was ready yet, the Alliance decided in June 2025 to extend the support date by one year. The v3.3.4 release is the last planned release, unless there are critical bugs / security issues.

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Admin App 3.x supports ODS/API 5.x and ODS/API 6.x. It does not support ODS/API 7.x or beyond.

Why?

Admin App's original design premise was to support single Local Education Agencies (LEA) who were deploying the Ed-Fi ODS/API for their own use. The Ed-Fi Alliance has moved away from encouraging this deployment model, finding that we can drive change more quickly, and the community has more success, when LEA's are supported through a large-scale deployment that is managing many instances. Admin App is not an effective tool for these scenarios.

In 2024 2025, the Ed-Fi Alliance will provide a replacement tool that is tuned for these large-scale deployments and is useful for those lone LEA's who still wish to be self-sufficient.

Next Steps for Users

  • Watch for release announcements about Admin App 3.3 and the future replacement.
  • Anyone wishing to continue using Admin App from 2026 and beyond is welcome to create a fork of the source code repository.