# Open WebUI v0.9.0 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Open WebUI (https://openwebui.com)
- **Version:** v0.9.0
- **Released:** Apr 21, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 7/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Source flagged
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/open-webui/updates/v0.9.0/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Open WebUI v0.9.0. Source highlight: ⚠️ **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-server, or load-balanced deployment, all instances must be updated s

## Breaking Changes & Deprecations
- - 📋 **Task management tool.** AI models can now create, update, and track tasks within a chat conversation, breaking down complex requests into manageable steps with real-time status updates. [Commit](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/bcb71bb5206ac01d97a39fde8ecf0e0541dde636)
- - 🧨 **Plugin async migration required.** Custom plugins for Tools, Functions, and Pipelines may require migration to the new async backend signatures after upgrading, so plugin maintainers should update handlers and database call patterns for compatibility and follow the 0.9.0 plugin migration guide. [Migration Guide](https://docs.openwebui.com/features/extensibility/plugin/migration/to-0.9.0)

## New Features
- 🖥️ **Official Open WebUI Desktop App.** Open WebUI is now available as a native desktop app for Mac, Windows, and Linux. No Docker, no terminal, no setup. Runs Open WebUI locally without any server setup, or connects to your existing remote Open WebUI instances. Switch between multiple servers instantly from the sidebar. Comes with a system-wide floating chat bar (Shift+Cmd+I on macOS, Shift+Ctrl+I on Windows/Linux), system-wide push-to-talk, offline support after first launch, automatic updates
- 🤖 **Scheduled chat automations.** You can now schedule the AI to run tasks automatically on a recurring basis: daily digests, periodic reports, anything you'd otherwise need to remember to ask for. Create and manage automations from the Automations page or directly in chat, with full run history and manual trigger controls. #23303, Commit, Commit, Commit, Commit
- 🧰 **Automation tools in chat.** Built-in chat tools can now create, update, list, pause, and delete scheduled automations directly in conversation when automation access is enabled. Commit
- ⏱️ **Automation scheduling limits.** Administrators can now set "AUTOMATION_MAX_COUNT" and "AUTOMATION_MIN_INTERVAL" to limit how many automations each non-admin user can create and prevent overly frequent schedules that could overload the system. Commit
- 📋 **Task management tool.** AI models can now create, update, and track tasks within a chat conversation, breaking down complex requests into manageable steps with real-time status updates. Commit
- 🗓️ **Calendar workspace and event management.** Open WebUI now has a full Calendar workspace. Create and manage events, set up recurring schedules, get reminders via in-app toasts or browser notifications, and see your scheduled automations alongside your calendar. #23880

## Improvements
- 🗄️ **SQLite WAL default enabled.** SQLite deployments now default to enabling write-ahead logging, improving concurrent read and write behavior without requiring manual configuration. Commit

## Bug Fixes
- 🛡️ **Model description XSS protection.** Model descriptions shown in chat placeholders are now sanitized before rendering, preventing malicious links from executing scripts and helping protect user sessions from takeover. #23621
- 🧠 **Memory search filtering.** Memory search now correctly filters by the query text instead of returning unrelated results. Commit, #23826
- 📊 **Shared chat analytics consistency.** Usage and message-count analytics now count assistant activity consistently across regular and shared chats, improving accuracy in model, user, chat, and time-based reporting views. Commit
- 🧭 **Safer in-flight chat navigation.** Sending a message no longer overwrites your active chat or causes duplicate background notifications when you switch conversations before a response finishes. Commit
- 🗣️ **Pipeline error detail visibility.** Pipeline inlet and outlet failures now preserve and surface provider error details more reliably in chat error messages, making troubleshooting failed requests much clearer. Commit
- 📨 **Shared chat event routing.** Message update and send events now target the chat owner’s event channel, so shared chats receive the correct real-time updates instead of routing events to the acting user. Commit