v0.16.5

m-bain/whisperXv0.16.5Oct 19, 2026by tashfeenahmed

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AI Summary

A focused desktop bugfix release resolving Premium activation failures on some Windows PCs. The app now falls back to Chromium's network stack for license, catalog and billing requests, and surfaces clearer error messages.

Key Highlights

  • Premium activation on Windows no longer fails with HTTP 502
  • License, catalog update and billing portal requests retry through Chromium's network stack
  • Manual system-certificate workaround via NODE_OPTIONS is no longer needed
  • Dashboard shows the actual failure reason instead of a bare HTTP 502

New Features

  • Chromium network stack fallback for Premium-related requests on desktop
  • Improved error messaging for failed Premium requests

Full Release Notes

Premium activation now works on Windows PCs where it used to fail with "HTTP 502".

## Desktop

- **Premium activation on Windows.** On some Windows PCs the app's built-in Node runtime could not open a secure connection to the license service, so activating a key failed with "HTTP 502". The desktop app now retries through Chromium's network stack, which uses the same certificate and proxy settings as your browser. Activation, the catalog update and the billing portal link all use the fallback. The manual system-certificate workaround (`setx NODE_OPTIONS …`) is no longer needed (#1592).
- **Clearer errors.** When a Premium request fails, the dashboard now shows the actual reason instead of a bare "HTTP 502" (#1592).

## Updating

Desktop installers below cover Windows, Apple Silicon and Intel macOS, and Linux. Docker: `ghcr.io/tashfeenahmed/freellmapi:v0.16.5` (`latest` also points here). Existing keys and profiles are retained; no migrations in this release.

Full changelog: https://github.com/tashfeenahmed/freellmapi/compare/v0.16.4...v0.16.5

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