Open WebUI changelog

Added 🚦 Human in the loop tool approval. Where an administrator has turned it on, you can switch a conversation from letting tools run freely to being asked first, so a model that wants to use a tool stops and waits for you to allow or den

Added 🎨 Redesigned interface. Open WebUI has been visually rebuilt from the ground up. All aspects of the User Interface, from the chat view to the admin panel. Now with a narrower conversation column, lighter typography, tidier spacing, c

Added 💭 Streamed reasoning display. Models that emit thinking or reasoning now show that content as it streams, and it renders correctly in the chat overview and in exported conversations. Commit, Commit, Commit, Commit 🗂️ Folder uploads

Fixed 🤝 Shared folder read-only chats no longer sign users out. Opening or reading chats from shared folders now keeps the current session active when a resource-level access error is returned, instead of incorrectly showing "Session expir

Added 🤝 Share folders with your team. You can now share a folder and the chats inside it with specific users, groups, or everyone, with read or write access; people you share with see shared folders in their sidebar and open the chats in a

Added 📦 Official knowledge base sync tool. A new companion tool from Open WebUI, oikb, keeps a knowledge base in sync with a local directory, GitHub repo, S3 bucket, Confluence space, or any of more than 40 other sources, uploading only ne

Added 🛡️ Redirect-based SSRF protection. All outbound HTTP requests now block 3xx redirects by default via a new AIOHTTP_CLIENT_ALLOW_REDIRECTS environment variable, preventing redirect-based SSRF where a public URL silently redirects to i

Fixed 📜 Chat scroll position on load. Opening a chat conversation now reliably scrolls to the bottom of the message history, fixing a regression caused by content-visibility: auto where estimated element sizes prevented the initial scroll

Added 🔇 Voice Mode mute control. Voice Mode now includes a dedicated mute toggle with an "M" shortcut and auto-unmute after assistant playback, so you can prevent accidental interruptions from background noise without leaving the call over

Added 🧠 PaddleOCR-vl document extraction. Administrators can now use PaddleOCR-vl as a content extraction engine for document processing, with configurable API URL and token settings in document retrieval configuration. #23945 🔥 Firecrawl

Fixed 🐛 Missing aiosqlite dependency. Fixed a startup crash (ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'aiosqlite') when installing Open WebUI via pip or uv by adding the missing aiosqlite package to pyproject.toml. The dependency was listed in

[!CAUTION] ⚠️ Database Migrations: This release includes database schema changes; we strongly recommend backing up your database and all associated data before upgrading in production environments. If you are running a multi-worker, multi-s

Added 🌐 Translation updates. Translations for Simplified Chinese, Catalan, Portuguese (Brazil), Finnish, and Lithuanian were enhanced and expanded. Fixed 🔒 Terminal server connection security. Terminal server verification and policy savin

Added 🔀 Responses API streaming improvements. The OpenAI proxy now properly handles tool call streaming and re-invocations in the Responses API, preventing duplicate tool calls and preserving output during model re-invocations. Commit, Com

Added 🔐 Custom OIDC logout endpoint. Administrators can now configure a custom OpenID Connect logout URL via OPENID_END_SESSION_ENDPOINT, enabling logout functionality for OIDC providers that require custom endpoints like AWS Cognito. Comm

Added ▶️ Open Terminal notebook cell execution. Users can now run Jupyter Notebook code cells directly in the Open Terminal file navigator, execute entire notebooks with a single click, edit and modify cells before running, and control the

[0.8.8] - 2026-03-02 Added 📁 Open Terminal file moving. Users can now move files and folders between directories in the Open Terminal file browser by dragging and dropping them. Commit, Commit, Commit, Commit 📄 Open Terminal HTML file pre

[0.8.7] - 2026-03-01 Fixed 🔒 Connection access control privacy. Tool server and terminal connections without explicit access grants are now private (admin-only) by default, fixing a bug where connections configured with no access grants we

[0.8.6] - 2026-03-01 Added 🖥️ Open Terminal integration. Users can now connect to Open Terminal instances to browse, read, and upload files directly in chat, with the terminal acting as an always-on tool. File navigation includes folder br

[0.8.5] - 2026-02-23 Added ⌨️ Voice dictation shortcut. Users can now toggle voice dictation using Cmd+Shift+L (or Ctrl+Shift+L on Windows/Linux), making it faster to start and stop dictation without clicking the microphone button. Fixed 🚫

[0.8.4] - 2026-02-23 Added 🛜 Provider URL suggestions. The connection form now displays a dropdown with suggested URLs for popular AI providers, making it easier to configure connections. Commit ☁️ Anthropic model fetching. The system now

[0.8.3] - 2026-02-17 Added ✏️ Model edit shortcut. Users can now edit models directly from the model selector dropdown menu, making it faster to modify model settings without navigating to separate admin or workspace pages. Commit 🎨 Image

[0.8.2] - 2026-02-16 Added 🧠 Skill content handling. User-selected skills now have their full content injected into the chat, while model-attached skills only display name and description in the available skills list. This allows users to

[0.8.1] - 2026-02-14 [!CAUTION] ⚠️ Database Migrations: This release includes database schema changes; we strongly recommend backing up your database and all associated data before upgrading in production environments. If you are running a

[0.8.0] - 2026-02-12 [!CAUTION] ⚠️ Database Migrations: This release includes database schema changes; we strongly recommend backing up your database and all associated data before upgrading in production environments. If you are running a

[0.7.2] - 2026-01-10 Fixed ⚡ Users no longer experience database connection timeouts under high concurrency due to connections being held during LLM calls, telemetry collection, and file status streaming. #20545, #20542, #20547 📝 Users can

[0.7.1] - 2026-01-09 Fixed ⚡ Improved reliability for low-spec and SQLite deployments. Fixed page timeouts by disabling database session sharing by default, improving stability for resource-constrained environments. Users can re-enable via

[0.7.0] - 2026-01-09 Added 🤖 Native Function Calling with Built-in Tools. Users can now ask models to perform multi-step tasks that combine web research, knowledge base queries, note-taking, and image generation in a single conversation—fo

[0.6.43] - 2025-12-22 Fixed 🐍 Python dependency installation issues were resolved by correcting pip dependency handling, preventing installation failures in certain environments and improving setup reliability. Commit 🎙️ Speech-to-Text de

[0.6.42] - 2025-12-21 [!CAUTION] This release includes database schema changes; multi-worker, multi-server, or load-balanced deployments must update all instances simultaneously rather than performing rolling updates, as running mixed versi

[0.6.41] - 2025-12-02 [!CAUTION] ⚠️ IMPORTANT for Multi-Instance Deployments: This release includes database schema changes; multi-worker, multi-server, or load-balanced deployments must update all instances simultaneously rather than perfo

[0.6.40] - 2025-11-25 Fixed 🗄️ A critical PostgreSQL user listing performance issue was resolved by removing a redundant count operation that caused severe database slowdowns and potential timeouts when viewing user lists in admin panels.

[0.6.39] - 2025-11-25 Added 💬 A user list modal was added to channels, displaying all users with access and featuring search, sorting, and pagination capabilities. Commit 💬 Channel navigation now displays the total number of users with ac

[0.6.38] - 2025-11-24 Fixed 🔍 Hybrid search now works reliably after recent changes. 🛠️ Tool server saving now handles errors gracefully, preventing failed saves from impacting the UI. 🔐 SSO/OIDC code fixed to improve login reliability a

[0.6.37] - 2025-11-24 Added 🔐 Granular sharing permissions are now available with two-tiered control separating group sharing from public sharing, allowing administrators to independently configure whether users can share workspace items w

[0.6.36] - 2025-11-07 Added 🔐 OAuth group parsing now supports configurable separators via the "OAUTH_GROUPS_SEPARATOR" environment variable, enabling proper handling of semicolon-separated group claims from providers like CILogon. #18987,

[0.6.35] - 2025-11-06 Added 🖼️ Image generation system received a comprehensive overhaul with major new capabilities including full image editing support allowing users to modify existing images using text prompts with OpenAI, Gemini, or C

[0.6.34] - 2025-10-16 Added 📄 MinerU is now supported as a document parser backend, with support for both local and managed API deployments. #18306 🔒 JWT token expiration default is now set to 4 weeks instead of never expiring, with secur

[0.6.33] - 2025-10-08 Added 🎨 Workspace interface received a comprehensive redesign across Models, Knowledge, Prompts, and Tools sections, featuring reorganized controls, view filters for created vs shared items, tag selectors, improved vi

[0.6.32] - 2025-09-29 Added 🗝️ Permission toggle for public sharing of notes was added, allowing note owners to quickly enable or disable public access from the note settings interface. ⚠️ A warning is now displayed in the user edit modal

[0.6.31] - 2025-09-25 Added 🔌 MCP (streamable HTTP) server support was added alongside existing OpenAPI server integration, allowing users to connect both server types through an improved server configuration interface. #15932 #16651, Comm

[0.6.30] - 2025-09-17 Added 🔑 Microsoft Entra ID authentication type support was added for Azure OpenAI connections, enabling enhanced security and streamlined authentication workflows. Fixed ☁️ OneDrive integration was fixed after recent

[0.6.29] - 2025-09-17 Added 🎨 The chat input menu has been completely overhauled with a revolutionary new design, consolidating attachments under a unified '+' button, organizing integrations into a streamlined options menu, and introducin

[0.6.28] - 2025-09-10 Added 🔍 The "@" command for model selection now supports real-time search and filtering, improving usability and aligning its behavior with other input commands. #17307, Commit 🛠️ External tool server data handling i

[0.6.27] - 2025-09-09 Added 📁 Emoji folder icons were added, allowing users to personalize workspace organization with visual cues, including improved chevron display. Commit, Commit, Commit, Commit 📁 The 'Search Collection' input field n

[0.6.26] - 2025-08-28 Added 🛂 Granular Chat Interaction Permissions: Added fine-grained permission controls for individual chat actions including "Continue Response", "Regenerate Response", "Rate Response", and "Delete Messages". Administr

[0.6.25] - 2025-08-22 Fixed 🖼️ Image Generation Reliability Restored: Fixed a key issue causing image generation failures. 🏆 Reranking Functionality Restored: Resolved errors with rerank feature.

[0.6.24] - 2025-08-21 Added ♿ High Contrast Mode in Chat Messages: Implemented enhanced High Contrast Mode support for chat messages, making text and important details easier to read and improving accessibility for users with visual prefere

[0.6.23] - 2025-08-21 Added ⚡ Asynchronous Chat Payload Processing: Refactored the chat completion pipeline to return a response immediately for streaming requests involving web search or tool calls. This enables users to stop ongoing gener

[0.6.22] - 2025-08-11 Added 🔗 OpenAI API '/v1' Endpoint Compatibility: Enhanced API compatibility by supporting requests to paths like '/v1/models', '/v1/embeddings', and '/v1/chat/completions'. This allows Open WebUI to integrate more sea

[0.6.21] - 2025-08-10 Added 👥 User Groups in Edit Modal: Added display of user groups information in the user edit modal, allowing administrators to view and manage group memberships directly when editing a user. Fixed 🐞 Chat Completion '

[0.6.20] - 2025-08-10 Fixed 🛠️ Quick Actions "Add" Behavior: Fixed a bug where using the "Add" button in Quick Actions would add the resulting message as the very first message in the chat, instead of appending it to the latest message.

[0.6.19] - 2025-08-09 Added ✨ Modernized Sidebar and Major UI Refinements: The main navigation sidebar has been completely redesigned with a modern, cleaner aesthetic, featuring a sticky header and footer to keep key controls accessible. Co

[0.6.18] - 2025-07-19 Fixed 🚑 Users Not Loading in Groups: Resolved an issue where user list was not displaying within user groups, restoring full visibility and management of group memberships for teams and admins.

[0.6.17] - 2025-07-19 Added 📂 Dedicated Folder View with Chat List: Clicking a folder now reveals a brand-new landing page showcasing a list of all chats within that folder, making navigation simpler and giving teams immediate visibility i

[0.6.16] - 2025-07-14 Added 🗂️ Folders as Projects: Organize your workflow with folder-based projects—set folder-level system prompts and associate custom knowledge, bringing seamless, context-rich management to teams and users handling mu

[0.6.15] - 2025-06-16 Added 🖼️ Global Image Compression Option: Effortlessly set image compression globally so all image uploads and outputs are optimized, speeding up load times and saving bandwidth—perfect for teams dealing with large fi

[0.6.14] - 2025-06-10 Added 🤖 Automatic "Follow Up" Suggestions: Open WebUI now intelligently generates actionable "Follow Up" suggestions automatically with each message you send, helping you stay productive and inspired without interrupt

[0.6.13] - 2025-05-30 Added 🟦 Azure OpenAI Embedding Support: You can now select Azure OpenAI endpoints for text embeddings, unlocking seamless integration with enterprise-scale Azure AI for powerful RAG and knowledge workflows—no more wor

[0.6.12] - 2025-05-29 Added 🧩 Custom Advanced Model Parameters: You can now add your own tailor-made advanced parameters to any model, empowering you to fine-tune behavior and unlock greater flexibility beyond just the built-in options—acc