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v1.1.1-stable

gtsteffaniak/filebrowserv1.1.1-stableJan 12, 2026by gtsteffaniak

AI Summary

This is a bug fix release for filebrowser addressing numerous issues including sharing functionality, permissions, UI performance, and edge cases. A notable breaking change is that 'showHidden' is now a backend attribute, meaning shares will NOT show hidden files by default unless explicitly configured.

Key Highlights

  • showHidden is now a backend attribute - shares will NOT show hidden files by default unless configured
  • Improved listing view UI performance, especially for folders with many items (#1773)
  • Fixed sharing broken if source has 'disableIndexing: true' (#1742)
  • Fixed password protected share permission issues (#1729, #1606, #1593)
  • Fixed public sharing returns 404 errors for album art (#1792)

Breaking Changes

  • showHidden is now a backend attribute - shares will NOT show hidden files by default unless configured. Users need to explicitly enable showing hidden files in share configuration.

New Features

  • Improved listing view UI performance for folders with many items

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed

 **Notes**:
 - Major git container tag request #1756
 - "showHidden" is now a backend attribute. Shares will NOT show hidden files by default unless configured to.
 - improved listing view UI performance, especially for folders with many items. (#1773)

 **BugFixes**:
 - Sharing broken if source `disableIndexing: true` (#1742)
 - Password protected share permission issues (#1729) (#1606) (#1593)
 - Sidebar Sliding left (#1737)
 - file permissions not working (#1762)
 - handle Close() errors in archive creation (#1745)
 - Move custom CSS and user-selected theme styles to the end of the body (#1744)
 - SortBy config is not respected when navigating next/previous (#1786)
 - unauthenticated users unable to preview files (#1792)
 - File permission not correctly applied( #1790)
 - API Key loses "download" permission after creation despite being enabled (#1799)
 - never exclude root folder (#1749)
 - sources with "files" name not showing after 1.1.x update (#1772)
 - Symbolic links can't be deleted from webui. (#1566)
 - panic: close of closed channel during indexing (#1771)
 - Public sharing returns 404 errors for album art (#1792)
 - Directories with some symbols in their name "fail to open" (#1808)

## New Contributors
* @aturzone made their first contribution in https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/pull/1745
* @KevinT3Hu made their first contribution in https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/pull/1787
* @adamab48 made their first contribution in https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/pull/1744

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/compare/v1.1.0-stable...v1.1.1-stable