Audiobookshelf

Important: New authentication system

• A more secure authentication system has been added, see https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/discussions/4460 for details
• All users are required to re-login to the web client to start using the new authentication system
• The old authentication system will continue to function and be removed from the server no earlier than September 30, 2025 to allow 3rd party apps time to update

Added

• JWT authentication with refresh tokens to replace old authentication system (See #4460) (in #4444)
• API Key config page for managing configurable API Keys that act on behalf of users (See #4460) (in #4444)
• Session model for managing sessions in the new auth system (See #4460) (in #4444)
• Rate limiter for authentication endpoints (See #4460) (in #4444)
• Explicit filter for books & podcasts (only shows if user has access) #2114 by @Vito0912 in #4425

Fixed

• Scanner re-adding single-file audiobooks in folder root when they are deleted through the web ui #4459 (in #4469)
• Continue listening items not updating due to updatedAt timestamp not updating for mobile local syncs #4366 (in #4454)
• Dockerfile NUSQLITE3_PATH build arg not configurable by @HadrienPatte in #4413
• Book author secondary sort by title not respecting ignore prefixes when sorting setting #4414 (in #4417)
• Server crash when FantLab metadata provider requests time out #4410

Changed

• Remove TOKEN_SECRET environment variable (See #4460 for new vars) (in #4444)
• UI/UX: Timestamps in podcast episode description are clickable to open player at time (in #4419)
• UI/UX: Podcast episode view modal shows duration & episode feed modal shows duration & size (in #4422)
• UI/UX: Book narrators page, narrator name links to library filtered by narrator
• API: Update password change endpoint (/api/me/password) to return error status codes
• Server init database cleanup removes duplicate media progress rows
• More strings translated
  • Chinese (Simplified Han script) by @springsunx @FiendFEARing
  • Croatian by @biuklija
  • Czech by @petr-prikryl
  • Danish by @DavidMunch @Strit
  • Dutch by @matieke @DavevanIersel
  • German by @B0rax @Dalabad @Eragos @Vito0912
  • Hungarian by @Kabika82
  • Italian by @burghy86
  • Slovenian by @thehijacker
  • Ukrainian by @buzzik @Maksim2005UA2

Internal

• Env variable override to use experimental React client (in #4430)

New Contributors

• @HadrienPatte made their first contribution in https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/pull/4413

Full Changelog: https://github.com/advplyr/audiobookshelf/compare/v2.25.1…v2.26.0