Open WebUI v0.6.11 — Release Notes & Engineering Impact

## [0.6.11] - 2025-05-27 ### Added - 🟢 **Ollama Model Status Indicator in Model Selector**: Instantly see which Ollama models are currently loaded with a clear indicator in the model selector, helping you stay organized and optimize local model usage. - 🗑️ **Unload Ollama Model Directly from Model Selector**: Easily release memory and resources by unloading any loaded Ollama model right in the model selector—streamline hardware management without switching pages. - 🗣️ **User-Configurable Speech-to-Text Language Setting**: Improve transcription accuracy by letting individual users explicitly set their preferred STT language in their settings—ideal for multilingual teams and clear audio capture. - ⚡ **Granular Audio Playback Speed Control**: Instead of just presets, you can now choose granular audio speed using a numeric input, giving you complete control over playback pace in transcriptions and media reviews. - 📦 **GZip, Brotli, ZStd Compression Middleware**: Enjoy significantly faster page loads and reduced bandwidth usage with new server-side compression—giving users a snappier, more efficient experience. - 🏷️ **Configurable Weight for BM25 in Hybrid Search**: Fine-tune search relevance by adjusting the weight for BM25 inside hybrid search from the UI, letting you tailor knowledge search results to your workflow. - 🧪 **Bypass File Creation with CTRL + SHIFT + V**: When “Paste Large Text as File” is enabled, use CTRL + SHIFT + V to skip the file creation dialog and instantly upload text as a file—perfect for rapid document prep. - 🌐 **Bypass Web Loader in Web Search**: Choose to bypass web content loading and use snippets directly in web search for faster, more reliable results when page loads are slow or blocked. - 🚀 **Environment Variable: WEBUI_AUTH_TRUSTED_GROUPS_HEADER**: Now sync and manage user groups directly via trusted HTTP header, unlocking smoother single sign-on and identity integrations for organizations. - 🏢 **Workspace Models Visibility Controls**: You can now hide workspace-level models from both the model selector and shared environments—keep your team focused and reduce clutter from rarely-used endpoints. - 🛡️ **Copy Model Link**: You can now copy a direct link to any model—including those hidden from the selector—making sharing and onboarding others more seamless. - 🔗 **Load Function Directly from URL**: Simplify custom function management—just paste any GitHub function URL into Open WebUI and import new functions in seconds. - ⚙️ **Custom Name/Description for External Tool Servers**: Personalize and clarify external tool servers by assigning custom names and descriptions, making it easier to manage integrations in large-scale workspaces. - 🌍 **Custom OpenAPI JSON URL Support for Tool Servers**: Supports specifying any custom OpenAPI JSON URL, unlocking more flexible integration with any backend for tool calls. - 📊 **Source Field Now Displays in Non-Streaming Responses with Attachments**: When files or knowledge are attached, the "source" field now appears for all responses, even in non-streaming mode—enabling improved citation workflow. - 🎛 **Pinned Chats**: Reduced payload size on pinned chat requests—leading to faster load times and less data usage, especially on busy warehouses. - 🛠 **Import/Export Default Prompt Suggestions**: Enjoy one-click import/export of prompt suggestions, making it much easier to share, reuse, and manage best practices across teams or deployments. - 🍰 **Banners Now Sortable from Admin Settings**: Quickly re-order or prioritize banners, letting you highlight the most critical info for your team. - 🛠 **Advanced Chat Parameters—Clearer Ollama Support Labels**: Parameters and advanced settings now explicitly indicate if they are Ollama-specific, reducing confusion and improving setup accuracy. - 🤏 **Scroll Bar Thumb Improved for Better Visibility**: Enhanced scrollbar styling makes navigation more accessible and visually intuitive. - 🗄️ **Modal Redesign for Archived and User Chat Listings**: Clean, modern modal interface for browsing archived and user-specific chats makes locating conversations faster and more pleasant. - 📝 **Add/Edit Memory Modal UX**: Memory modals are now larger and have resizable input fields, supporting easier editing of long or complex memory content. - 🏆 **Translation & Localization Enhancements**: Major upgrades to Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Korean, Russian, German, Danish, Finnish—not just fixing typos, but consistency, tone, and terminology for a more natural native-language experience. - ⚡ **General Backend Stability & Security Enhancements**: Various backend refinements ensure a more resilient, reliable, and secure platform for smoother operation and peace of mind. ### Fixed - 🖼️ **Image Generation with Allowed File Extensions Now Works Reliably**: Ensure seamless image generation even when strict file extension rules are set—no more blocked creative workflows due to technical hiccups. - 🗂 **Remove Leading Dot for File Extension Check**: Fixed an issue where file validation failed because of a leading dot, making file uploads and knowledge management more robust. - 🏷️ **Correct Local/External Model Classification**: The platform now accurately distinguishes between local and external models—preventing local models from showing up as external (and vice versa)—ensuring seamless setup, clarity, and management of your AI model endpoints. - 📄 **External Document Loader Now Functions as Intended**: External document loaders are reliably invoked, ensuring smoother knowledge ingestion from external sources—expanding your RAG and knowledge workflows. - 🎯 **Correct Handling of Toggle Filters**: Toggle filters are now robustly managed, preventing accidental auto-activation and ensuring user preferences are always respected. - 🗃 **S3 Tagging Character Restrictions Fixed**: Tags for files in S3 now automatically meet Amazon’s allowed character set, avoiding upload errors and ensuring cross-cloud compatibility. - 🛡️ **Authentication Now Uses Password Hash When Duplicate Emails Exist**: Ensures account security and prevents access issues if duplicate emails are present in your system. ### Changed - 🧩 **Admin Settings: OAuth Redirects Now Use WEBUI_URL**: The OAuth redirect URL is now based on the explicitly set WEBUI_URL, ensuring single sign-on and identity provider integrations always send users to the correct frontend. ### Removed - 💡 **Duplicate/Typo Component Removals**: Obsolete components have been cleaned up, reducing confusion and improving overall code quality for the team. - 🚫 **Streaming Upsert in Pinecone Removed**: Removed streaming upsert references for better compatibility and future-proofing with latest Pinecone SDK updates. > [!TIP] > **Looking for an [Enterprise Plan](https://docs.openwebui.com/enterprise)?** – **[Speak with Our Sales Team Today!](mailto:[email protected])** > > Get **enhanced capabilities**, including **custom theming and branding**, **Service Level Agreement (SLA) support**, **Long-Term Support (LTS) versions**, and **more!** 👏 Massive thanks to our incredible contributors for their hard work and dedication to making this release possible: @Kylapaallikko, @qingchunnh, @Ithanil, @silentoplayz, @Zyfax, @diwakar-s-maurya, @hurxxxx, @fl0w1nd, @silentoplayz, @tth37, @ShrootBuck, @SadmL, @bassettb, @TiancongLx, @Classic298, @Vombit, @sreesdas, @PVBLIC-F, @williamgateszhao, @Yu-QX, @torisetxd, @U8F69, @mjmendo, @lilosti, @suleimanelkhoury ## Sponsors 🙌 🚀 We'd like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our amazing sponsors for their generous support (Note: We've excluded private sponsors from this list. 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