QGIS Plugin

IMPORTANT The WhiteboxTools for QGIS plugin is considered to be legacy code since the release of the next-generation Whitebox Workflows for QGIS. Users should prefer the Whitebox Workflows for QGIS plugin instead, which shares the same functionality with significant improvements in operation (e.g., inline help documentation, sample data, etc.).

WhiteboxTools functionality can be accessed conveniently through the popular open-source geospatial software QGIS. Historically, the QGIS WhiteboxTools plugin was developed by Alexander Bruy.

Please note, as of February 2022, Alex Bruy, the original developer of the QGIS WhiteboxTools plugin, is no longer distributing any of his numerous QGIS open-source plugins, in protest of the war in Ukraine. As such, we are currently developing the WhiteboxTools plugin for QGIS in-house at Whitebox Geospatial Inc.

The Whitebox for QGIS plugin works QGIS v3 but cannot be installed on the earlier v2 series. The minimum QGIS version supported by the plugins is currently 3.18.0. If you are using an older version of QGIS, you will need to update before the following procedure for installation will work.

Installation of the Plugin

For detailed instructions on how to install and configure the Whitebox plugin for QGIS, please watch this short video. Note that installing the Whitebox plugin does not automatically install the open-source WhiteboxTools back-end, nor any of the commercial extension products. You will need to visit the Whitebox Geospatial homepage and download the WhiteboxTools binary executable before installing the QGIS plugin. The Whitebox Toolset Extension (WTE) can also be downloaded from the site, although a valid license is required to run the extension.