v0.1.6

photoprism/photoprismv0.1.6May 26, 2026by afourney

AI Summary

Version 0.1.6 introduces an OCR service for images and PDFs, enhances PDF conversion stability by fixing memory leaks, and adds an Azure Content Understanding converter while improving documentation and security warnings.

Key Highlights

Added an OCR layer service to extract text from embedded images and PDF scans.
Fixed O(n) memory growth in PDF conversion by calling page.close() correctly.
Introduced a new Azure Content Understanding converter.
Resolved RecursionError caused by deeply nested HTML.
Updated security posture documentation and binding warnings.

New Features

Add Azure Content Understanding converter.
Add OCR layer service for embedded images and PDF scans.

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed
* [MS] Add OCR layer service for embedded images and PDF scans by @lesyk in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/1541
* Fix O(n) memory growth in PDF conversion by calling page.close() afte… by @lesyk in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/1612
* Updated warning about binding to non-local interfaces. by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/1653
* fix: handle deeply nested HTML that triggers RecursionError by @jigangz in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/1644
* Clarify security posture in READMEs by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/1807
* feat: Add Azure Content Understanding converter by @chienyuanchang in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/1865
* Bump version to 0.1.6 by @afourney in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/1914

## New Contributors
* @jigangz made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/1644
* @chienyuanchang made their first contribution in https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/pull/1865

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/microsoft/markitdown/compare/v0.1.5...v0.1.6