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# What’s new in Houdini 22

> New features and changes in Houdini 22

<h2 id="subtopics">New features and improvements</h2>

-   [APEX, KineFX, and animation](/docs/houdini/news/22/kinefx)
    
-   [Muscles and tissue](/docs/houdini/news/22/muscles)
    
-   [Hair, fur, feathers](/docs/houdini/news/22/feathers)
    
-   [Crowds](/docs/houdini/news/22/crowds)
    
-   [Solaris](/docs/houdini/news/22/solaris)
    
-   [Karma](/docs/houdini/news/22/karma)
    
-   [PDG](/docs/houdini/news/22/pdg)
    
-   [Machine Learning](/docs/houdini/news/22/ml)
    
-   [Houdini Engine, APIs, and plug-ins](/docs/houdini/news/22/engine)
    

-   [Copernicus](/docs/houdini/news/22/copernicus)
    
-   [Modeling, geometry, and terrains](/docs/houdini/news/22/model)
    
-   [Viewport, user interface, and scripting](/docs/houdini/news/22/viewport)
    
-   [Particles and MPM](/docs/houdini/news/22/mpm)
    
-   [Pyro and Simulation](/docs/houdini/news/22/pyro)
    
-   [Rigid body dynamics](/docs/houdini/news/22/rbd)
    
-   [Vellum](/docs/houdini/news/22/vellum)
    
-   [VEX, OpenCL, and HOM scripting](/docs/houdini/news/22/vex)
    
-   [HQueue](/docs/houdini/news/22/hqueue)
    

-   [Licensing](/docs/houdini/news/22/licensing)
    

-   [Platforms](/docs/houdini/news/22/platforms)