OpenWebUI - Package Updates

[Package Updates]

[2.8.0]

• Update ollama to 0.5.1
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• Fixed issue where Ollama's API would generate JSON output when specifying "format": null
• Fixed issue where passing --format json to ollama run would cause an error
• Llama 3.3: a new state of the art 70B model. Llama 3.3 70B offers similar performance compared to Llama 3.1 405B model.
• Snowflake Arctic Embed 2: Snowflake's frontier embedding model. Arctic Embed 2.0 adds multilingual support without sacrificing English performance or scalability.
• Fixed error importing model vocabulary files

[Package Updates]

[2.8.1]

• Update open-webui to 0.4.8
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• Bypass Model Access Control: Introduced the 'BYPASS_MODEL_ACCESS_CONTROL' environment variable. Easily bypass model access controls for user roles when access control isn't required, simplifying workflows for trusted environments.
• Markdown in Banners: Now supports markdown for banners, enabling richer, more visually engaging announcements.
• Internationalization Updates: Enhanced translations across multiple languages, further improving accessibility and global user experience.
• Styling Enhancements: General UI style refinements for a cleaner and more polished interface.
• Rich Text Reliability: Improved the reliability and stability of rich text input across chats for smoother interactions.
• Tailwind Build Issue: Resolved a breaking bug caused by Tailwind, ensuring smoother builds and overall system reliability.
• Knowledge Collection Query Fix: Addressed API endpoint issues with querying knowledge collections, ensuring accurate and reliable information retrieval.

[Package Updates]

[2.8.2]

• Update ollama to 0.5.3
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• Fixed runtime errors on older Intel Macs
• Fixed issue where setting the format field to "" would cause an error
• @​Askir made their first contribution in https://github.com/ollama/ollama/pull/8028
• EXAONE 3.5: a collection of instruction-tuned bilingual (English and Korean) generative models ranging from 2.4B to 32B parameters, developed and released by LG AI Research.
• Fixed issue where whitespace would get trimmed from prompt when images were provided
• Improved memory estimation when scheduling models

[Package Updates]

[2.8.3]

• Update ollama to 0.5.4
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• Falcon3: A family of efficient AI models under 10B parameters performant in science, math, and coding through innovative training techniques.
• Fixed issue where providing null to format would result in an error

[Package Updates]

[2.9.0]

• CLOUDRON_OIDC_PROVIDER_NAME implemented
• checklist added

[Package Updates]

[2.9.1]

• Add storage info to checklist

[Package Updates]

[2.10.0]

• Update open-webui to 0.5.0
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• ** True Asynchronous Chat Support**: Create chats, navigate away, and return anytime with responses ready. Ideal for reasoning models and multi-agent workflows, enhancing multitasking like never before.
• ** Chat Completion Notifications**: Never miss a completed response. Receive instant in-UI notifications when a chat finishes in a non-active tab, keeping you updated while you work elsewhere.
• ** Notification Webhook Integration**: Get alerts via webhooks even when your tab is closed! Configure your webhook URL in Settings > Account and receive timely updates for long-running chats or external integration needs.
• ** Channels (Beta)**: Explore Discord/Slack-style chat rooms designed for real-time collaboration between users and AIs. Build bots for channels and unlock asynchronous communication for proactive multi-agent workflows. Opt-in via Admin Settings > General. A Comprehensive Bot SDK tutorial (https://github.com/open-webui/bot) is incoming, so stay tuned!
• ** Client-Side Image Compression**: Now compress images before upload (Settings > Interface), saving bandwidth and improving performance seamlessly.
• ** OAuth Management for User Groups**: Enable group-level management via OAuth integration for enhanced control and scalability in collaborative environments.
• ** Structured Output for Ollama**: Pass structured data output directly to Ollama, unlocking new possibilities for streamlined automation and precise data handling.
• ** Offline Swagger Documentation**: Developer-friendly Swagger API docs are now available offline, ensuring full accessibility wherever you are.
• ** Quick Screen Capture Button**: Effortlessly capture your screen with a single click from the message input menu.
• ** i18n Updates**: Improved and refined translations across several languages, including Ukrainian, German, Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, and more, ensuring a seamless global user experience.
• ** Table Export to CSV**: Resolved issues with CSV export where headers were missing or errors occurred due to values with commas, ensuring smooth and reliable data handling.
• ** BYPASS_MODEL_ACCESS_CONTROL**: Fixed an issue where users could see models but couldnt use them with 'BYPASS_MODEL_ACCESS_CONTROL=True', restoring proper functionality for environments leveraging this setting.
• ** API Key Authentication Restriction**: Narrowed API key auth permissions to '/api/models' and '/api/chat/completions' for enhanced security and better API governance.
• ** Backend Overhaul for Performance**: Major backend restructuring; a heads-up that some "Functions" using internal variables may face compatibility issues. Moving forward, websocket support is mandatory to ensure Open WebUI operates seamlessly.
• ** Legacy Functionality Clean-Up**: Deprecated outdated backend systems that were non-essential or overlapped with newer implementations, allowing for a leaner, more efficient platform.

[Package Updates]

[2.10.1]

• Update open-webui to 0.5.1
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• Notification Sound Toggle: Added a new setting under Settings > Interface to disable notification sounds, giving you greater control over your workspace environment and focus.
• Non-Streaming Response Visibility: Resolved an issue where non-streaming responses were not displayed, ensuring all responses are now reliably shown in your conversations.
• Title Generation with OpenAI APIs: Fixed a bug preventing title generation when using OpenAI APIs, restoring the ability to automatically generate chat titles for smoother organization.
• Admin Panel User List: Addressed the issue where only 50 users were visible in the admin panel. You can now manage and view all users without restrictions.
• Image Generation Error: Fixed the issue causing 'get_automatic1111_api_auth()' errors in image generation, ensuring seamless creative workflows.
• Pipeline Settings Loading Issue: Resolved a problem where pipeline settings were stuck at the loading screen, restoring full configurability in the admin panel.

[Package Updates]

[2.10.2]

• Update open-webui to 0.5.2
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• Typing Indicators in Channels: Know exactly whos typing in real-time within your channels, enhancing collaboration and keeping everyone engaged.
• User Status Indicators: Quickly view a users status by clicking their profile image in channels for better coordination and availability insights.
• Configurable API Key Authentication Restrictions: Flexibly configure endpoint restrictions for API key authentication, now off by default for a smoother setup in trusted environments.
• Playground Functionality Restored: Resolved a critical issue where the playground wasnt working, ensuring seamless experimentation and troubleshooting workflows.
• Corrected Ollama Usage Statistics: Fixed a calculation error in Ollamas usage statistics, providing more accurate tracking and insights for better resource management.
• Pipelines Outlet Hook Registration: Addressed an issue where outlet hooks for pipelines werent registered, restoring functionality and consistency in pipeline workflows.
• Image Generation Error: Resolved a persistent issue causing errors with 'get_automatic1111_api_auth()' to ensure smooth image generation workflows.
• Text-to-Speech Error: Fixed the missing argument in Eleven Labs 'get_available_voices()', restoring full text-to-speech capabilities for uninterrupted voice interactions.
• Title Generation Issue: Fixed a bug where title generation was not working in certain cases, ensuring consistent and reliable chat organization.

[Package Updates]

[2.10.3]

• Update open-webui to 0.5.3
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• ** Channel Reactions with Built-In Emoji Picker**: Easily express yourself in channel threads and messages with reactions, featuring an intuitive built-in emoji picker for seamless selection.
• ** Threads for Channels**: Organize discussions within channels by creating threads, improving clarity and fostering focused conversations.
• ** Reset Button for SVG Pan/Zoom**: Added a handy reset button to SVG Pan/Zoom, allowing users to quickly return diagrams or visuals to their default state without hassle.
• ** Realtime Chat Save Environment Variable**: Introduced the ENABLE_REALTIME_CHAT_SAVE environment variable. Choose between faster responses by disabling realtime chat saving or ensuring chunk-by-chunk data persistency for critical operations.

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[2.10.4]

• Update open-webui to 0.5.4
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• ** Clone Shared Chats**: Effortlessly clone shared chats to save time and streamline collaboration, perfect for reusing insightful discussions or custom setups.
• ** Native Notifications for Channel Messages**: Stay informed with integrated desktop notifications for channel messages, ensuring you never miss important updates while multitasking.
• ** Torch MPS Support**: MPS support for Mac users when Open WebUI is installed directly, offering better performance and compatibility for AI workloads.
• ** Enhanced Translations**: Small improvements to various translations, ensuring a smoother global user experience.
• ** Image-Only Messages in Channels**: You can now send images without accompanying text or content in channels.
• ** Proper Exception Handling**: Enhanced error feedback by ensuring exceptions are raised clearly, reducing confusion and promoting smoother debugging.
• ** RAG Query Generation Restored**: Fixed query generation issues for Retrieval-Augmented Generation, improving retrieval accuracy and ensuring seamless functionality.
• ** MOA Response Functionality Fixed**: Addressed an error with the MOA response generation feature.
• ** Channel Thread Loading with 50+ Messages**: Resolved an issue where channel threads stalled when exceeding 50 messages, ensuring smooth navigation in active discussions.
• ** API Endpoint Restrictions Resolution**: Fixed a critical bug where the 'API_KEY_ALLOWED_ENDPOINTS' setting was not functioning as intended, ensuring API access is limited to specified endpoints for enhanced security.
• ** Action Functions Restored**: Corrected an issue preventing action functions from working, restoring their utility for customized automations and workflows.
• ** Temporary Chat JSON Export Fix**: Resolved a bug blocking temporary chats from being exported in JSON format, ensuring seamless data portability.
• ** Sidebar UI Tweaks**: Chat folders, including pinned folders, now display below the Chats section for better organization; the "New Folder" button has been relocated to the Chats section for a more intuitive workflow.
• ** Real-Time Save Disabled by Default**: The 'ENABLE_REALTIME_CHAT_SAVE' setting is now off by default, boosting response speed for users who prioritize performance in high-paced workflows or less critical scenarios.
• ** Audio Input Echo Cancellation**: Audio input now features echo cancellation enabled by default, reducing audio feedback for improved clarity during conversations or voice-based interactions.
• ** General Reliability Improvements**: Numerous under-the-hood enhancements have been made to improve platform stability, boost overall performance, and ensure a more seamless, dependable experience across workflows.