v26.8.3

DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobookv26.8.3Aug 3, 2026by ROBERT-MCDOWELL

AI Summary

This release introduces Audiobookshelf integration with upload capabilities and fixes several bugs including exception handling and metadata progress bar issues. It also emphasizes the importance of cleaning up temporary folders before updating.

Key Highlights

Audiobookshelf integration with upload functionality
Fixes for CLI progress bar and exception handling
Critical update instructions regarding folder cleanup

New Features

Audiobookshelf integration (upload functionality)
Fixes for metadata CLI progress bar

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed
* v26.8.3 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/2045
* fix exception by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/2046
* v26.8.3 by @ROBERT-MCDOWELL in https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/pull/2047

## New Feature
* Audiobookshelf (see ./lib/conf.py for default settings for gradio and --help for new headless options)

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/DrewThomasson/ebook2audiobook/compare/v26.7.27...v26.8.3

!!! IMPORTANT !!!
IF YOU UPDATE with "git pull" DELETE THE CONTENT OF ./tmp and ./run FOLDER BEFORE INSTALLING THIS VERSION.
after that if you stilll have errors on installation, remove Miniforge3 and scoop if possible (windows only) from your user root directory.

NOTE:
if you are on windows and crash with DLL missing etc.... just uninstall completely ffmpeg and calibre then reinstall E2A.