Production Branch (PB)

Production Branches provide reliable, stable versions of Omniverse technologies, maintaining API consistency for 9 months and releasing every 6 months. Starting with the Production Branch 25h2, this content is now accessible to members of the free NVIDIA Developer Program for research and testing, and with enterprise support exclusively accessible to Omniverse Enterprise during the supported time window.

Production Branch - December 2025 (PB 25h2)

PB Collection on NGC	Production Branch - December 2025 (PB 25h2)
First release	December 2025
Last planned release	August 2026
Planned End of Life (EOL)	September 2026
Support Matrix	NVIDIA Omniverse Technical Requirements

New Features - Major Feature Highlights for Omniverse Kit, Clash SDK, and App Streaming

• Breakthrough Real-Time Rendering: RTX Real-Time 2.0 is now the default, delivering real-time path-traced visuals with enhanced lighting simulation fidelity for highly accurate large-scale simulations.

• Advanced Sensor & Scene Simulation: Expanded support for rolling shutter, structured light sensor patterns, customizable camera ISP, and photometric lighting units—plus improved IES profile accuracy and optimized performance for massive OpenUSD VFI scenes.

• Optimized Performance & Clash Management: Major scene and asset optimization tools, faster memory management (mimalloc, zero-copy), and Fabric Scene Delegates (FSD) are enabled by default. Dynamic clash detection and analysis are faster and more accurate offline and runtime playback, with advanced grouping, filtering, and database migration support.

• Core Technology & Platform Upgrades: Integrated Pixar USD 25.02, Python 3.12, NumPy 2.x, and CUDA 12.4.1 for modern workflows and compatibility. Enterprise-ready with robust string safety, expanded ARM support, improved diagnostics, and OpenTelemetry-based observability.

• Enhanced Security, Collaboration, & Infrastructure: Resolved vulnerabilities across Kit, Nucleus, and App Streaming; improved diagnostics, observability metrics and logging, streamlined cache management, and cloud deployment. Collaboration features have been enhanced with a new deep link functionality where customers on cloud deployments can share a scene via a unique URL, enabling others to join with matching timing and camera view.

Products Included in Production Branch - December 2025 (PB 25h2)

Name	Product Description
Kit - Linux ARM	Toolkit for building native Omniverse applications and microservices.
Kit - Linux	Toolkit for building native Omniverse applications and microservices.
Kit - Windows	Toolkit for building native Omniverse applications and microservices.
Kit Kernel - Linux	A slimmed down version of Omniverse Kit containing only the essentials to run the Kit runtime.
Kit Kernel - Windows	A slimmed down version of the Omniverse Kit containing only the essentials to run the Kit runtime.
Hub Workstation Cache	NVIDIA Omniverse Hub Workstation Cache allows for file content and derived data caching for Kit-based applications.
Nucleus Compose Stack	Omniverse Nucleus is the database and collaboration engine of Omniverse.
Kit App Streaming - Samples and Resources	Samples and Resources for Omniverse Kit Application Streaming.
Clash Detection SDK for Linux	Clash Detection SDK for Linux Clash detection is used in construction and design projects to identify conflicts between different elements within digital models.
Clash Detection SDK for Windows	Clash Detection SDK for Linux Clash detection is used in construction and design projects to identify conflicts between different elements within digital models.
Kit Air Gap - Linux	Toolkit for building native Omniverse applications and microservices.
Kit Air Gap - Windows	Toolkit for building native Omniverse applications and microservices.
Kit Extensions Registry	Snapshot of Kit Extensions registry for Air Gap.
Omniverse Base Container - Ubuntu 22	This container is a base container ready for Kit Applications. It contains only the essentials to run the Kit runtime.

Production Branch - June 2025 (PB 25h1)

PB Collection on NGC	Production Branch - June 2025 (PB 25h1)
First release	June 2025
Last planned release	March 2026
Planned End of Life (EOL)	April 2026
Support Matrix	NVIDIA Omniverse Technical Requirements

Products Included in Production Branch - June 2025 (PB 25h1)

Name	Product Description
Kit - Linux	Toolkit for building native Omniverse applications and microservices.
Kit - Windows	Toolkit for building native Omniverse applications and microservices.
Kit Kernel - Linux	A slimmed down version of Omniverse Kit containing only the essentials to run the Kit runtime.
Kit Kernel - Windows	A slimmed down version of the Omniverse Kit containing only the essentials to run the Kit runtime.
Enterprise Nucleus Server	Omniverse Nucleus is the database and collaboration engine of Omniverse.
USD Code API Asset License	USD Code API Asset License.
USD Code Helper Function Package	USD Code Helper Function Package.
USD Search API Quick Setup	Quick setup guide for USD Search API.
USD Search API EKS Cluster Terraform Module	USD Search API EKS Cluster Terraform Module.
Hub Workstation Cache	NVIDIA Omniverse Hub Workstation Cache allows for file content and derived data caching for Kit-based applications.
Kit App Streaming - Samples and Resources	Samples and Resources for Omniverse Kit Application Streaming.
Clash Detection SDK for Linux	Clash Detection SDK for Linux Clash detection is used in construction and design projects to identify conflicts between different elements within digital models.
Clash Detection SDK for Windows	Clash Detection SDK for Linux Clash detection is used in construction and design projects to identify conflicts between different elements within digital models.
Kit Air Gap - Linux	Toolkit for building native Omniverse applications and microservices.
Kit Air Gap - Windows	Toolkit for building native Omniverse applications and microservices.
Kit Extensions Registry	Snapshot of Kit Extensions registry for Air Gap.
Omniverse Base Container - Ubuntu 22	This container is a base container ready for Kit Applications. It contains only the essentials to run the Kit runtime.

Production Branch - December 2024 (PB 24h2)

PB Collection on NGC	Production Branch - December 2024 (PB 24h2)
First release	December 2024
Last planned release	December 2025*
Planned End of Life (EOL)	January 2026
Support Matrix	NVIDIA Omniverse Technical Requirements

Important

*This Production Branch was extended from 9 months to 12 months.

Products Included in Production Branch - December 2024 (PB 24h2)

Name	Product Description
Kit - Linux	Toolkit for building native Omniverse applications and microservices.
Kit - Windows	Toolkit for building native Omniverse applications and microservices.
Kit Kernel - Linux	A slimmed down version of Omniverse Kit containing only the essentials to run the Kit runtime.
Kit Kernel - Windows	A slimmed down version of the Omniverse Kit containing only the essentials to run the Kit runtime.
Enterprise Nucleus Server	Omniverse Nucleus is the database and collaboration engine of Omniverse.
Enterprise Nucleus Cache	Nucleus Cache speeds up your user workflows by keeping the data closer to them.
Kit Air Gap - Linux	Toolkit for building native Omniverse applications and microservices.
Kit Air Gap - Windows	Toolkit for building native Omniverse applications and microservices.
Kit Extensions Registry	Snapshot of Kit Extensions registry for Air Gap.
Omniverse Base Container - Ubuntu 22	This container is a base container ready for Kit Applications. It contains only the essentials to run the Kit runtime.