v1.16.20

9001/copypartyv1.16.20Apr 13, 2025by 9001

AI Summary

Enhances sorting functionality by applying natural sort to tags and fixes issues with non-ASCII filenames and FFmpeg memory usage.

Key Highlights

Natural sort now applies to tags, not just filenames.
Fixes incorrect sorting of folders with non-ASCII names.
Workaround for FFmpeg bug reducing memory usage for spectrograms.

New Features

Natural sort applied to tags
FFmpeg bug 10797 workaround reducing RAM usage

Full Release Notes

<img src="https://github.com/9001/copyparty/raw/hovudstraum/docs/logo.svg" width="250" align="right"/>

* read-only demo server at https://a.ocv.me/pub/demo/
* [docker image](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/tree/hovudstraum/scripts/docker) ╱ [similar software](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/blob/hovudstraum/docs/versus.md) ╱ [client testbed](https://cd.ocv.me/b/)

there is a [discord server](https://discord.gg/25J8CdTT6G) with an `@everyone` in case of future important updates, such as [vulnerabilities](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/security) (most recently 2025-02-25)

## recent important news

* [v1.16.15 (2025-02-25)](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/releases/tag/v1.16.15) fixed low-severity xss when uploading maliciously-named files
* [v1.15.0 (2024-09-08)](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/releases/tag/v1.15.0) changed upload deduplication to be default-disabled
* [v1.14.3 (2024-08-30)](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/releases/tag/v1.14.3) fixed a bug that was introduced in v1.13.8 (2024-08-13); this bug could lead to **data loss** -- see the v1.14.3 release-notes for details

## 🧪 new features

* when enabled, natural-sort will now also apply to tags, not just filenames 7b2bd6da

## 🩹 bugfixes

* some sorting-related stuff 7b2bd6da
  * folders with non-ascii names would sort incorrectly in the navpane/sidebar
  * natural-sort didn't apply correctly after changing the sort order
* workaround [ffmpeg-bug 10797](https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/10797) 98dcaee2
  * reduces ram usage from 1534 to 230 MiB when generating spectrograms of s3xmodit songs (amiga chiptunes)
* disable mdns if only listening on uds (unix-sockets) ffc16109 361aebf8

## 🔧 other changes

* hotkey CTRL-A will now select all files in gridview 233075ae
  * and it toggles (just like in list-view) so try pressing it again
* copyparty.exe: upgrade to pillow v11.2.1 c7aa1a35

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## ⚠️ not the [latest version](https://github.com/9001/copyparty/releases/latest/)!