v1.5.0-beta

HumanAIGC/EMOv1.5.0-betaJun 13, 2026by gtsteffaniak

AI Summary

This beta release introduces a basic HTML viewer, enhances PWA capabilities with mobile-friendly features, and adds app notifications.

Key Highlights

Basic HTML viewer with relative reference support
PWA install prompt restored and mobile camera/video capture support
Web Share API integration for sending files to other apps

New Features

HTML viewer
PWA improvements (install prompt, camera buttons)
App notifications for background operations
Enhanced search with lazy matching

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed

 **New Features**:
 - Added basic html viewer with relative reference support (#2522)
 - Shares can have pinned files, requires a user to have edit access to share
 - Enhanced search
   - now uses "lazy" match by default. (#2509)
   - added missing `case sensitive` option in the UI
 - Progressive Web App (PWA) improvements
   - restored install prompt with sidebar install button (#2086)
   - camera and video capture buttons on upload (mobile-friendly `capture` inputs)
   - send files to other apps via the Web Share API (`Send to app` in the context menu)
 - App notifications for file operations (#2478)
   - optional browser notifications when uploads, chunked downloads, move/copy, or failures finish while the tab is in the background
   - single on/off toggle in Notifications settings, stored in browser local storage

 **Notes**:
 - [docker] upgraded ffmpeg version 8.1 to 8.1.1

 **BugFixes**:
 - fixed PWA manifest `scope` and `id` so install works when the app is served under a base URL
 - installing a public share as a PWA now opens the share URL instead of the site root (#2302)

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/compare/v1.4.4-beta...v1.5.0-beta