v1.7.0

enricoros/big-AGIv1.7.0Dec 10, 2023by enricoros

AI Summary

A major update introducing a comprehensive attachments system for flexible file input and intelligent file conversion, alongside developer features like HTTP Basic Authentication and Browserless support.

Key Highlights

Overhauled attachments system with 6+ methods (drag-and-drop, webcam, etc.)
Intelligent file conversion (PDF to text, OCR for images)
Developer features: HTTP Basic Authentication and full Browserless support
Increased model temperature limit to 2

New Features

Attachments system
Intelligent file conversion
Webcam upload
Increased temperature limit
HTTP Basic Authentication
Browserless support

Full Release Notes

# 🚀 **big-AGI 1.7.0 - Attachment Theory**

1.7.0 rolls in with a game-changing attachment system and more, just in time for the holidays. 🌐✨

- **Attachments System Overhaul**: the attachments system is brand new. You can now attach files in more than 6 ways, ensuring flexibility and efficiency in bringing content into your conversations:
  - Open files directly
  - Drag and drop from File Explorer or IDE
  - Paste screenshots or copied images
  - Snap photos using the webcam (Labs feature)
  - Use the 'paste' button (Shift + Ctrl + V) for quick clipboard access
  - Paste URLs for automatic embedding
- **Intelligent File Conversion**: The new system converts files to the optimal format for your active Chat LLM, enhancing the chat experience with various content types - for instance:
  - PDFs are automatically converted to text
  - Images undergo OCR for text extraction (for non-vision networks)
  - HTML tables are transformed into Markdown
  - HTML can be as-is or text
  - Text remains as text within Markdown blocks for consistency
- **Desktop Webcam** access for direct image uploads. (Labs) The image is OCR'd (for now), and soon fun modes will be enabled with Vision
- **Overheat LLMs**, raising the maximum model 'temperature' to 2 (can lead to instability, but can also be very creative)
- Oobabooga/Text-Generation-WebUI: fix support
- Ollama: update to the latest models
- Quick model settings access via `Ctrl+Shift+O`
- Optimized voice input and app performance
- Cosmetic improvements to the UI

1.7.0 for Developers:

- **Password Protection** via HTTP Basic Authentication. [Learn How](https://github.com/enricoros/big-agi/blob/main/docs/deploy-authentication.md) :rocket:
- **Browserless Support**: Full browsing support on *Browserless* docker containers [Learn More](https://github.com/enricoros/big-agi/blob/main/docs/config-browse.md) :rocket:
- Full Changelog: https://github.com/enricoros/big-agi/compare/v1.6.0...v1.7.0

## New Contributors:

- A special shoutout to @konsila / @LennardSchwarz for their first contribution which helped to add HTTP Basic Auth. [PR #177](https://github.com/enricoros/big-agi/pull/177)

## Stay Connected:

Join the conversation on [Discord](https://discord.gg/MkH4qj2Jp9) or [take a look at the roadmap](https://github.com/users/enricoros/projects/4/views/2) and join us in creating the Pro AGI toolkit ❤️