v0.12.0

Mail-0/Zerov0.12.0May 31, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

This release integrates PaddleOCR as a document loader to enhance the chat and indexing experience, allowing for better document processing and retrieval.

Key Highlights

Integrated PaddleOCR as a document loader.
Enhanced chat and index user experience (UX).

New Features

PaddleOCR integration for document processing.

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