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What's new

⚡️ Add llama.cpp, with options to recompile it with any backend
📖 Implement a new model library for ollama / llama.cpp
🔎 Implement hybrid search, improving document reading

💻 Add command execution tool
🗂 Add tool groups
🔗 Improve MCP server adding, supporting also STDIO for non flatpak
📝 Add semantic memory handler
📤 Add ability to import/export chats
📁 Add custom folders to the RAG index
ℹ️ Improved message information menu, showing the token count and token speed

Minor Improvements:

• Newelle is now easier to package for non flatpak
• Switch to Model2Vec as default embedding
• Add a spinner while the model is loading
• Improve application responsiveness
• Implement lazy loading for messages
• Option to hide history on launch
• Add search in file explorer
• Switch to ddgs for websearch
• Add tools to show video/images
• Better message generation stopping
• Add more options to the websearch tool
• Add keyboard shortcut to stop message generation
• Add tool settings to profiles
• Add an option for parallel tool execution
• You can now delete and edit console/tool messages

Fixes:

• Fix issues with openai handlers as secondary llma
• Fix ddgs not streaming
• Fix some random crashes
• Fix issues with automatic STT

Contributors

• @FrancescoCaracciolo

What's Changed

• Added MCP servers support by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Added tools (explicitly), extensions can add their own tools by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Added the possibility to set some models as favourites by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• You can now trigger keyboard shortcuts actions using commands by @FrancescoCaracciolo

New Contributors

• @Recycled0080 made their first contribution in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/324

Full Changelog: https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/compare/1.0.2...1.1.0

What's Changed

• Update Gnome 49 runtime(@FrancescoCaracciolo)
• Add custom body for OpenAI handler(@FrancescoCaracciolo)
• Add ability to remember profile per chat(@FrancescoCaracciolo)
• Preinstall openai module(@FrancescoCaracciolo)
• Fix some bugs(@FrancescoCaracciolo)

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Newelle 1.0.0 has been released!

📱 Mini Apps support! Extensions can now show custom mini apps on the sidebar

🌐 Added integrated browser Mini App: browse the web directly in Newelle and attach web pages
📁 Improved integrated file manager, supporting multiple file operations
👨‍💻 Integrated file editor: edit files and codeblocks directly in Newelle
🖥 Integrated Terminal mini app: open the terminal directly in Newelle
💬 Programmable prompts: add dynamic content to prompts with conditionals and random strings
✍️ Add ability to manually edit chat name
🪲 Minor bug fixes
🚩 Added support for multiple languages for Kokoro TTS and Whisper.CPP
💻 Run HTML/CSS/JS websited directly in app
✨ New animation on chat change

🧩 Honorable Extensions:

📆 Newelle Calendar
🖼 Newelle Image Generator

Full Changelog: https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/compare/0.9.8...1.0.0

What's Changed

• Improve local documents reading and loading performances by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Add option to send with CTRL+Enter by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Improve codeblocks by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Fix Kokoro TTS by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Remove emoji from TTS by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Set API keys as password fields by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Add thinking support for Gemini by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Updated translations by by @olivertzeng and @olumolu

New Contributors

• @mipmip made their first contribution in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/211

Full Changelog: https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/compare/0.9.6...0.9.7

What's Changed

• Profile-specific settings selection added by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Added reasoning support for OpenRouter by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Bug fixes by @FrancescoCaracciolo

New Contributors

• @salim-b made their first contribution in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/200

Full Changelog: https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/compare/0.9.5...0.9.6

- Added support for website reading: ask questions about websites (@FrancescoCaracciolo)
- Added support for Web Search with SearXNG, DuckDuckGo or Tavily (@FrancescoCaracciolo)
- Improve inline LaTeX rendering (@FrancescoCaracciolo)
- Added an empty chat placeholder showing tips to make the most out of Newelle (@FrancescoCaracciolo)
- Improve in chat document management: (@FrancescoCaracciolo)
- If documents in chat are shorter than a certain token count, they are sent entirely
- If documents are too large, RAG is done on them
- Documents added with drag and drop can now be read
- Added a new document reading widget
- Added a new Thinking Widget (@FrancescoCaracciolo)
- Add support for custom providers with OpenRouter handler (@FrancescoCaracciolo)
- Added vision support for llama4 on Groq (@FrancescoCaracciolo)
- Improve advanced settings for Gemini (@FrancescoCaracciolo)
- Fix custom images profiles not working (@FrancescoCaracciolo)
- Updated all language translations (@olivertzeng)
- Added Bengali & Hindi translations (@olumolu)

New Contributors

• @olumolu made their first contribution in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/184

Full Changelog: https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/compare/0.9.0...0.9.5

What's Changed

• Big performance improvements by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Improve LaTeX rendering - use GTK4 native widgets by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Formatting improvements:
  • Fixed multiple "\n" in a message being deleted by @FrancescoCaracciolo
  • Made markdown formatting stronger by @FrancescoCaracciolo
  • Add markdown support in tables by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Improved RAG API for extensions by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Add ability to change username by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Add interface zoom by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Added a new view for model popup to select models faster by @JaredTweed and @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Added Whisper.cpp instead of Whisper with model manager by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Added TTS for OpenAI, Groq and OpenAI compatible by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Added a limit to auto-run commands by @FrancescoCaracciolo

Minor fixes/improvements

• Add variables for user name date and display server by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Changed a bit console prompt and added "Assistant prompt" by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Add quick toggle for command virtualization by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Text of the message is now shown when auto-run commands are done by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Add searchbars in list selectors that have at least 10 elements by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Fix some missing icons by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Improve management of window buttons by @FrancescoCaracciolo

New Contributors

• @olivertzeng made their first contribution in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/163
• @JaredTweed made their first contribution in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/155

Thanks to Oliver Tzeng for the translation into Traditional Chinese (zh_TW)!
And thanks to Jared Tweed for his contribution to our project!
And of course, a huge thank you — as always — to Francesco Caracciolo for his invaluable and tremendous contribution to our project!

Full Changelog: https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/compare/0.8.1...0.9.0

What's Changed

• Upgraded Gemini Handler with image output by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Fixed Document Reader slider rounding by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Added subfolder indexing options by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Added Kokoro TTS support by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Added system prompt controls for Gemini by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Fixed OpenAI settings auto-reload bug by @FrancescoCaracciolo

Full Changelog: https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/compare/0.8.0...0.8.1

• Add Long-Term Memory support
• Add the ability to chat with local documents
• Add an integrated terminal
• Changed settings design
• Added a popup to change models
• Add the option to choose a secondary LLM for extra tasks
• Add the ability for extensions to see and edit history
• Add the ability for extensions to use Handlers
• Add the ability to remove thinking steps from history
• Add a button to check the prompt that generated an assistant message
• Add quick toggles

  I’d like to say a huge thank you to Francesco Caracciolo for his incredible contribution to the project!

What's Changed

• Added general LaTeX support with equation rendering (@FrancescoCaracciolo)
• Added Mini Window Mode for improved workflow (@qwersyk)
• Added Deepseek AI model support (@FrancescoCaracciolo)
• Improved automatic Speech-to-Text functionality (@FrancescoCaracciolo)
• Fixed issues with Ollama integration (@FrancescoCaracciolo)
• Added dedicated thinking block display (@FrancescoCaracciolo)
• Fixed chat name generation (@FrancescoCaracciolo)
• Major code refactoring (@FrancescoCaracciolo)

Full Changelog: https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/compare/0.6.0...0.7.0

What's Changed

• Improvements & Fixes:
• Improved offers prompt by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Fixed issues with streaming, image pasting, and error handling for LLM exceptions by @FrancescoCaracciolo

• Fixed issues related to Claude (fetching endpoints without API key, handling models) by @FrancescoCaracciolo

• New Features:

• Added chat order, auto-generate name option, and Gemini files support (PDF, other formats) by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Introduced file and video upload, screen recording support by @qwersyk
• Added profile management and functions to create and switch profiles by @FrancescoCaracciolo

Full Changelog: 0.5.0...0.6.0

Full Changelog: https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/compare/0.5.0...0.5.0-aarch64

What's Changed

• Add delete and edit functionality by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/113
• Ollama improvements by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/115

Full Changelog: https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/compare/0.4.2...0.5.0

What's Changed

• Improve Voice commands by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/103
• Fix multiple bugs by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/109
• Fix scroll issues, and crashes by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/112

Full Changelog: https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/compare/0.4.1...0.4.2

What's Changed

• Better instructions and added versioning for g4f by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/101
• Added user guides for LLMs and extensions by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Improved extension browsing to show only Python files by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Enhanced automatic model handling for OpenAI handlers by @FrancescoCaracciolo
• Minor stability and performance improvements by @FrancescoCaracciolo

Full Changelog: https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/compare/0.4.0...0.4.1

What's Changed

• Run console commands in external terminal by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/81
• Ability to interrupt TTS by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/82
• Create Handler superclass by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/84
• LLM enhancements by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/85
• Multiple enhancements and fixes by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/87
• Small improvements by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/90
• New extensions API by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/92
• Extensions refinements by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/93
• Add support for Vision by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/94
• Add MS Copilot provider, update g4f by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/95
• Minor fixes by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/96
• Add Newelle API by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/100

Full Changelog: https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/compare/0.3.1...0.4.0

What's Changed

• Fix missing gpt4all import by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/77
• Multiple dependency updates, Ollama support, fix Markdown rendering issues by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/78
• Multiple enhancements for Local Models by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/80

Full Changelog: https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/compare/0.3.0...0.3.1

What's Changed

• Clean settings code, add documentation by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/62
• Fix settings issues by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/63
• Add markdown support, add variables support in custom prompts by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/64
• Add presentation for Newelle start by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/66
• Add Groq as a standalone provider, improve "Any GPT3 Provider" by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/69
• Fix multiple issues by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/71

Full Changelog: https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/compare/0.2.2...0.3.0

What's Changed

• Improve OpenAI Handler by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/50
• Avoid TTS Overlap by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/51
• modified import statements for more readablity and memory enhancement by @amiensa in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/52
• UI Improvements by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/53
• Language added ( Arabic ) by @amiensa in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/54
• Add custom prompts by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/55
• Fix missing icon by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/56

New Contributors

• @amiensa made their first contribution in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/52

Full Changelog: https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/compare/0.2.1...0.2.2

What's Changed

• Add warning in case of missing sandbox permissions by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/49

Full Changelog: https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/compare/0.2.0...0.2.1

What's Changed

• Some design changes by @Nokse22 in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/11
• Added a send button with spinner and fixed bugs by @Nokse22 in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/12
• Fix README by @reinhart1010 in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/13
• Improved message suggestion and more by @Nokse22 in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/15
• Create it.po by @albanobattistella in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/20
• Update LINGUAS by @albanobattistella in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/19
• Add local models from GPT4All, clean options to add other models by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/18
• Add tts by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/23
• Reload settings on preferences window closed by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/25
• Move history management into handlers & clean up code by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/26
• Implement Specch Recognition by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/27
• Add new voice recognition engines by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/28
• Add TTS with a custom command by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/29
• Add custom command LLM, OpenAI API LLM by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/31
• Add poe.com and some fixes by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/32
• Enhance settings generator, add some OpenAI settings by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/33
• Make message streaming more general, add message streaming for OpenAI API by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/36
• Added Dutch translation by @Vistaus in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/37
• Remove Poe, add Google Bard, Bing AI and DeepAi by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/41
• Fix history deleting if not launched from home directory by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/44
• Code cleanup, fix random crashes, update SDK, depndencies and LLM Handlers by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/46
• Fix chat name and suggestions generation, reduce prompts, minor fixes by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/47
• Fix curl_cffi dependency missing by @FrancescoCaracciolo in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/48

New Contributors

• @reinhart1010 made their first contribution in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/13
• @albanobattistella made their first contribution in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/20
• @FrancescoCaracciolo made their first contribution in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/18
• @Vistaus made their first contribution in https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/pull/37

Full Changelog: https://github.com/qwersyk/Newelle/compare/0.1.7...0.2.0

Stable version

Added extension

Bug Fix

Newelle 0.1.5

• Fixed running commands
• Added manual launch commands
• Added black list of commands
• Added threading for commands
• New window with thread management

Adding localization

Bug Fix
Redesign