v0.12.0

Cinnamon/kotaemonv0.12.0May 31, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

Integrates PaddleOCR for document loading and improves the user experience for chat and indexing features.

Key Highlights

Integrated PaddleOCR as document loaders
Enhanced chat user experience
Enhanced index user experience

New Features

PaddleOCR document loader integration
Improved chat UX
Improved index UX

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed
* feat: integrate PaddleOCR as document loaders + enhance chat/index UX by @cin-niko in https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/pull/814


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Cinnamon/kotaemon/compare/v0.11.3...v0.12.0