v2.6.3-beta.test1

Changes (since v2.6.2-beta)

• avoid global UV config file from being loaded during package installations

v2.6.2-beta.rc3

Changes (since v2.6.2-beta.rc2)

• pin torch for openvino backend to 2.8 to avoid issue with optimum pulling in incompatible PyTorch versions

Previous Changes (since v2.6.1-beta)

• upgrade to PyTorch 2.9
• update OpenVINO to 2025.3
• restore last used inference device per backend after AI Playground restart
• avoid global PIP config file from being loaded during package installations
• remove obsolete device selection in basic settings
• remove additional DLLs from build
• update npm dependencies
• improve dll path resolution for default and ComfyUI backends
• fix ollama PoC

v2.6.2-beta.rc2

Changes (since v2.6.2-beta.rc1)

• upgrade to PyTorch 2.9

Previous Changes (since v2.6.1-beta)

• update OpenVINO to 2025.3
• restore last used inference device per backend after AI Playground restart
• avoid global PIP config file from being loaded during package installations
• remove obsolete device selection in basic settings
• remove additional DLLs from build
• update npm dependencies
• improve dll path resolution for default and ComfyUI backends
• fix ollama PoC

v2.6.2-beta.rc1

Changes (since v2.6.2-beta.test2)

• fix dll path resolution during device detection
• update OpenVINO to 2025.3
• restore last used inference device per backend after AI Playground restart
• avoid global PIP config file from being loaded during package installations
• remove obsolete device selection in basic settings

Previous Changes (since v2.6.1-beta)

• remove additional DLLs from build
• update npm dependencies
• improve dll path resolution for default and ComfyUI backends
• fix ollama PoC

Build 20250929 - v2.6.2-beta.test2

Changes (since v2.6.2-beta.test1)

• remove additional DLLs from build

Previous Changes (since v2.6.1-beta)

• update npm dependencies
• improve dll path resolution for default and ComfyUI backends
• fix ollama PoC

Build 20250929 - v2.6.2-beta.test1

Changes (since v2.6.1-beta.test3)

• update npm dependencies
• improve dll path resolution for default and ComfyUI backends
• fix ollama PoC

Build 20250919 - v2.6.1-beta.test3

Changes (since v2.6.1-beta.test2)

• fix FaceSwap-HD workflow

Changes from previous v2.6.1-beta releases (since v2.6.0)

• fix CopyFace workflow by pinning the stringzilla dependency of insightface to 3.12.6 as the latest versions do not provide windows wheels and fail to build on systems without without VC++ build chain
• fix context size selection for OpenVINO on NPU devices
• add Nomic embeddings model
• upgrade Llama.cpp version
• improve conversation manager UX (@KyleHagy)
• upgrade dependencies
• upgrade OpenVINO to 2025.3
• add context size selector for OpenVINO on NPU devices
• improve zoom UX
  • zooming in is now also possible via Ctrl++
  • zooming in and out is now also possible via Ctrl and Mousewheel
• improve backend installation and startup error display
  • add pip freeze output of the failing backend to error details
  • capture error messages during backend startup and add to error details

Build 20250918 - v2.6.1-beta.test2

Changes (since v2.6.1-beta.test1)

• fix CopyFace and FaceSwap-HD workflows by pinning the stringzilla dependency of insightface to 3.12.6 as the latest versions do not provide windows wheels and fail to build on systems without without VC++ build chain
• fix context size selection for OpenVINO on NPU devices
• add Nomic embeddings model
• upgrade Llama.cpp version
• improve conversation manager UX (@KyleHagy)

Changes from previous v2.6.1 releases (since v2.6.0)

• upgrade dependencies
• upgrade OpenVINO to 2025.3
• add context size selector for OpenVINO on NPU devices
• improve zoom UX
  • zooming in is now also possible via Ctrl++
  • zooming in and out is now also possible via Ctrl and Mousewheel
• improve backend installation and startup error display
  • add pip freeze output of the failing backend to error details
  • capture error messages during backend startup and add to error details

Build 20250904 - v2.6.1-beta.test1

Changes (since v2.6.0-beta)

• upgrade dependencies
• upgrade OpenVINO to 2025.3
• add context size selector for OpenVINO on NPU devices
• improve zoom UX
  • zooming in is now also possible via Ctrl++
  • zooming in and out is now also possible via Ctrl and Mousewheel
• improve backend installation and startup error display
  • add pip freeze output of the failing backend to error details
  • capture error messages during backend startup and add to error details

Build 20250820 - v2.6.0-beta.test13

Changes (since v2.6.0-beta.rc1)

• add additional installation debugging information