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Open WebUI 0.11.4 ships a slim image 89% smaller

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Open WebUI 0.11.4 lands with a slim image near 175 MB (about 89% smaller than the last release), a background memory review that finally respects the memories switch, and a sanitizer that keeps rendered diagrams and SVG on same-origin resources.

v0.11.4 open-webui/open-webui

by github-actions[bot]

The new slim build drops to roughly 175 MB, about 89% smaller than the previous release, with local models, their packages and the tools that installed them removed; the release notes punt the behavioral consequences to the Changed section and the documentation.

fix: stop the background memory review when memory is switched off (#30309) open-webui/open-webui

by Classic298

With memories off instance-wide, or for a user barred from the feature, the background review still spent a task-model call drafting memory operations and only failed at the write when the router's permission check rejected it. It now checks 'memories.enable' and re-checks 'features.memories' the same way context injection already does.

refac: keep rendered diagrams and SVG on same-origin resources (#30271) open-webui/open-webui

by Classic298

Mermaid diagrams and the shared SVG sanitizer now accept only same-origin and data: references: image URLs, class styles and directive config are checked on the parsed diagram before render, while use elements keep local #id references only. SVGPanZoom and the SVG file preview now call the shared sanitizer instead of their own copies.

chore: changelog (#29874) open-webui/open-webui

by Classic298

The 0.11.4 changelog records the fixed items alongside the release: the direct connection listener left behind on every request that ended badly, metadata attached to an uploaded file that never reached the retrieved sources, the slash command menu rendering white text on white in the light theme, and image editing refusing an image the instance already held. It also opens the section for commi...

i18n: update and improve it-IT open-webui/open-webui

by andreadegiovine

The it-IT locale got an update and cleanup pass.

Quick answers

What shipped in Open WebUI on September 21, 2026?
Open WebUI 0.11.4 lands with a slim image near 175 MB (about 89% smaller than the last release), a background memory review that finally respects the memories switch, and a sanitizer that keeps rendered diagrams and SVG on same-origin resources. In total, 50 commits, 32 pull requests, and 1 releases landed.
Who contributed to Open WebUI on September 21, 2026?
3 developers shipped this update, including Classic298, github-actions[bot], and andreadegiovine.
What were the notable Open WebUI updates?
v0.11.4, fix: stop the background memory review when memory is switched off (#30309), and refac: keep rendered diagrams and SVG on same-origin resources (#30271).