Revit 2025.2: Key Updates and How to Navigate the New Features
The Revit 2025.2 update is here, bringing some new interface changes and dialog box enhancements that you'll want to familiarize yourself with. This article will walk you through the most significant changes in this release and help you stay ahead of the curve. Plus, if you discover that the latest build isn't quite right for your needs, I'll also provide instructions on how to roll back to a previous version. For a comprehensive list of changes, be sure to visit the "What’s new in Revit 2025" section in Revit Help.
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New Revit Home Screen
When opening Revit 2025.2, you will now see the new Revit Home screen by default, giving you the ability to search, sort, or filter your recent files, as well as view them in a list or grid view. To return to the legacy home screen, toggle off New Revit Home in the lower-left corner, as shown below.
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Project Browser Tool Palette
The Project Browser now has eight buttons along the top of the tool palette that will filter categories by displaying only the category associated with the selected button. There are now buttons for Views (all), Legends, Schedules, Sheets (All), Families, Groups, and Revit Links. By default, the All button is selected, which will show all the categories that you are familiar with in the Project Browser. The buttons correlate with the icons you are already familiar with, as shown in the image below.
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Manage Links Dialog Box
The Manage Links dialog box has had a facelift. The old Manage Links dialog box had tabs along the top of the dialog box that you could click on to modify any linked file associated with that specific tab. Now the dialog box displays all linked models and imported images by default.
To see only a specific type of file, expand the Type drop-down list in the upper-left corner of the dialog box and select from the list of categories.
To modify any of the files, you first need to select one from the list. Then, depending on which type of file you select, the modify options display tools like Reload, Unload, and Remove towards the top of the dialog box, as shown in the image below.
What to do if you have installed a Revit update but need to go back to the 2025.0 build?
By default, when you click Install from your Autodesk Account site, you are given whatever version is currently available. If you have installed the latest version but have realized that you need a different version, you will need to uninstall Revit. Note: The Revit software does not allow you to uninstall an update so you will need to remove the software entirely.
Here are the steps to accomplish this successfully: How to Uninstall Revit Products.
Once you have the Revit product uninstalled, you can use the following steps to re-download the correct version.
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Sign in to your Autodesk Account site.
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From the Products and Services tab, click All Products and Services and search for Revit.
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Click View details. If you click Install, you will automatically get the most current version (which at the time of writing this blog is 2025.2).
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Make sure you do the following:
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Select the 2025 tab.
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Select the Windows system.
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Select the language.
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Click the link next to Installs latest version.
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5. In the dialog box that opens, select 2025 to change which version will be installed or downloaded.
6. I always recommend expanding the menu next to Install and selecting one of the Download options. Click here to learn more about the Autodesk download methods.
When you are ready to install the Revit update, you can do so by downloading it from your Autodesk Account site or from Autodesk Access.
I hope you like the latest changes and find them useful! 
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