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v26.4.20

DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobookv26.4.20Apr 21, 2026by ROBERT-MCDOWELL

AI Summary

This patch release introduces new input capabilities including a text area for instant conversion and adds support for DOCX and PPTX formats with OCR. It also includes various bug fixes and optimizations for the ebook to audiobook workflow.

Key Highlights

  • Added Text Area for instant text conversion
  • Added default voice configuration for each block
  • Added DOCX and PPTX format support with OCR
  • Various bug fixes and optimizations

New Features

  • Instant text conversion
  • DOCX and PPTX support with OCR
  • Default voice selection per block

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed

* v26.4.4 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1692
* v26.4.4 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1693
* v26.4.4 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1694
* v26.4.4 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1695
* v26.4.6 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1696
* Update E2A-Test.yml to include new TTS engines by @DrewThomasson in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1697
* Add SML Test txt file by @DrewThomasson in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1699
* v26.4.8 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1700
* v26.4.8 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1702
* v26.4.8 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1703
* v26.4.8 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1701
* v26.4.8 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1704
* Refactor Hugginface Dockerfile for clarity and organization by @DrewThomasson in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1698
* v26.4.12 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1709
* v26.4.12 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1713
* v26.4.12 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1714
* v26.4.12 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1712
* resync with main by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1715
* Fix syntax in usage examples in README.md by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1716
* fix typo on README by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1717
* v26.4.12 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1719
* v26.4.12 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1720
* v26.4.12 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1721
* v26.4.12 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1722
* ... by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1723
* v26.4.12 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1724
* resync from main by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1725
* Merge pull request #1725 from DrewThomasson/main by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1726
* v26.4.16 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1729
* v26.4.16 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1730
* Refactor output variable handling in workflow by @DrewThomasson in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1731
* v26.4.20 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1733
* v26.4.20 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1734
* v26.4.20 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1735

Added Text Area to convert instant text
Added default voice for each block (future chapter)
.pptx and .docx format added with OCR support
various bugs fixed and optimizations

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/compare/v26.4.16...v26.4.20