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DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobookv26.4.26Apr 27, 2026by ROBERT-MCDOWELL

AI Summary

This release expands hardware compatibility significantly by adding support for newer CUDA and ROCm versions along with updated PyTorch libraries. It retains the document format and text conversion features from previous patches.

Key Highlights

  • Expanded compatibility to CUDA 12.9, 13.0, and ROCm 6.3/7.0/7.1/7.2
  • Added DOCX and PPTX format support with OCR
  • Added default voice for each block
  • Support for torch/torchaudio 2.11.0

New Features

  • Expanded CUDA and ROCm support
  • DOCX and PPTX support with OCR
  • Default voice selection per block
  • torch/torchaudio 2.11.0 support

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
* v26.4.21 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1737
* v26.4.21 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1738
* v26.4.21 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1739
* v26.4.21 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1740
* v26.4.21 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1741
* v26.4.21 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1742
* v26.4.21 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1743
* v26.4.21 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1744
* v26.4.21 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1746
* v26.4.22 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1748
* v26.4.22 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1749
* v26.4.22 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1750
* v26.4.22 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1751
* v26.4.22 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1752
* v26.4.22 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1753
* v26.4.22 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1754
* v26.4.22 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1755
* v26.4.25 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1759
* added rocm6.3 in torch_matrix by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1761
* v26.4.25 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1762
* v26.4.25 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1763
* v26.4.25 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1764
* v26.4.25 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1765
* v26.4.25 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1767
* v26.4.25 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1768
* v26.4.25 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1769
* v26.4.25 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1766
* v26.4.26 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1772
* v26.4.26 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/1773


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/compare/v26.4.25...v26.4.26



- 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
- expand compatiblity to CUDA 12.9, 13.0, ROCm 6.3, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, and torch/torchaudio 2.11.0

IMPORTANT!! IF YOU UPDATE with "git pull" DELETE THE CONTENT OF ./tmp FOLDER BEFORE.