v1.5.0-stable

virattt/dexterv1.5.0-stableJul 21, 2026by gtsteffaniak

AI Summary

This stable release introduces robust PWA improvements, enhanced sharing capabilities with pinned files, and a new HTML viewer, alongside several critical bug fixes for file operations and authentication.

Key Highlights

Added basic HTML viewer with relative reference support.
Shares can now have pinned files, requiring edit access.
Enhanced search with 'lazy' matching and case-sensitive option.
PWA improvements include mobile-friendly capture buttons and Web Share API integration.

New Features

Basic HTML viewer
Pinned files in shares
Enhanced search (lazy match, case sensitive)
PWA install prompt restoration
Browser notifications for background file operations

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed

 **New Features**:
 - Added basic html viewer with relative reference support (#2522)
 - Shares can have pinned files, requires a user to have edit access to share (#2522)
 - Enhanced search
   - now uses "lazy" match by default. (#2509)
   - added missing `case sensitive` option in the UI
 - Progressive Web App (PWA) improvements
   - restored install prompt with sidebar install button (#2086)
   - camera and video capture buttons on upload (mobile-friendly `capture` inputs)
   - send files to other apps via the Web Share API (`Send to app` in the context menu)
 - App notifications for file operations (#2478)
   - optional browser notifications when uploads, chunked downloads, move/copy, or failures finish while the tab is in the background
   - single on/off toggle in Notifications settings, stored in browser local storage

 **Notes**:
 - [docker] upgraded ffmpeg version 8.1 to 8.1.2

 **BugFixes**:
 - Fixed OnlyOffice reopening an older editor state after a document is modified (#2633) (#2578).
 - Cannot "Reset and generate new two-factor code" to reset the TOTP for a user (#2399) (#2641).
 - fix upload shares with password (#2589) (#2573)
 - fix token when returning from preview on shares with pass (#2588) (#2465)
 - fix share undefined url after editing (#2567) (#2523)
 - fixed PWA manifest `scope` and `id` so install works when the app is served under a base URL
 - installing a public share as a PWA now opens the share URL instead of the site root (#2302)

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/compare/v1.4.0-stable...v1.5.0-stable