Open WebUI changelog: October 2026

5 releases so far from to

Everything Open WebUI shipped in October 2026, collected from official Open WebUI sources. Each entry is dated and links to the page it came from.

October 2026 at a glance

Open WebUI released v0.12.0, v0.12.1, v0.12.2, v0.12.3, and v0.12.4 in October 2026. Key updates included real-time voice calls, end-to-end encrypted chats, developer tools for external apps and profile cards, and enhanced compare view features.

Summary generated from the releases listed below.

October 2026 is Open WebUI's 3rd busiest month of the last 12: 5 releases so far, about 1.5× its monthly average of 3. That is 4 releases more than September 2026, with the month still in progress. Every release this month was Developer Tools.

Releases so far

5

+4 vs September 2026

Rank of 12 months

3rd

Average 3.3 a month

Most shipped

Developer Tools

5 releases

Notable Open WebUI launches in October 2026

  • Developer Tools

    v0.12.4

    v0.12.4 introduces lazy loading of skills, enhanced context compaction in chats, UI visibility controls, and improved accessibility features for developers.

    Source: Open WebUI GitHub Releases
  • Developer Tools

    v0.12.3

    v0.12.3 adds end-to-end encrypted chats, lighter Redis streaming, compare view options, richer Markdown previews, live collaborators, folder access improvements, workspace search, and more.

    Source: Open WebUI GitHub Releases
  • Developer Tools

    v0.12.2

    Added MinerU 4.x support, enhanced compare view, improved knowledge management, and various stability fixes.

    Source: Open WebUI GitHub Releases

All Open WebUI releases in October 2026

Newest first. Each entry links to the official page it came from.

October 20265 releases

v0.12.4

v0.12.4 introduces lazy loading of skills, enhanced context compaction in chats, UI visibility controls, and improved accessibility features for developers.

Developer ToolsSource: Open WebUI GitHub Releases

v0.12.3

v0.12.3 adds end-to-end encrypted chats, lighter Redis streaming, compare view options, richer Markdown previews, live collaborators, folder access improvements, workspace search, and more.

Developer ToolsSource: Open WebUI GitHub Releases

v0.12.1

New developer tools: External apps in channels, voice call avatars, profile cards, sidebar folder enhancements, compare revisions, mute channels, skill exports, and Azure OpenAI support.

Developer ToolsSource: Open WebUI GitHub Releases

Where October 2026 sits

Open WebUI releases per month, for October 2026 and the 11 months before it. A taller bar means more releases that month; the dated entries for each month are on its own page.

Other companies in October 2026

22 of the companies we track shipped in October 2026; Open WebUI ranks 8th by number of releases.

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