Outline v1.9.0 release notes

What’s Changed

Highlights

Login with Passkey is now supported on desktop in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12749
Markdown input such as --- now work after a soft-break in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12925

MCP

Now supports reading and using templates in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12639
Added document restore tool in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12575
document_update,collection_update tools now return error when no changes occur in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12890
Add HTML input support to `create_document tool by @Ali-ovo in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12943
Newly created collections via MCP now default to private in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12644
Make client_name optional on /oauth/register by @cassvail in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12836
Add WWW-Authenticate header to /mcp 401 responses by @cassvail in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12834

Other improvements

Table menus in editor were improved and now include alignment options for rows in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12611
Added support for Slack-style +:100: reaction shorthand in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12650
Added PROXY_HEADERS_TRUSTED env option (defaults to true) in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12676
CloudFront support for signed attachment URLs by @oliinykdm in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12656
Table sorting is now IP-address aware in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12734
Small images can now be displayed inline for iconography in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12776
Added support for presigned PUT uploads for S3-compatible storage by @nmnmcc in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12748
Image corner drag resizing is now enabled by @UmbraCi in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12690
Added spec-compliant OIDC logout in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12804
Add support for OIDC provider returning JWT from userinfo endpoint in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12879

Fixes

PDF display now correctly scales on mobile in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12608
place cursor at start of inserted table row/column in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12610
Improve patch merging of links in table cells through MCP in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12614
Code blocks auto-collapse while editing in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12616
Spurious post-import edits in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12620
Before/After creation options appear in menu when no permission on parent doc in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12629
Updated validateUrlNotPrivate to match implementation in SSRF in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12636
Widen validated emails for Azure in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12637
Pasted content sometimes appears in plaintext in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12638
Dragging images in editor in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12647
perf: Improve performance of in-page search in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12649
Prevent selecting word-joiner characters around multiplayer cursor in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12660
Reject collections.update requests that include both description and data in payload in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12648
Improve markdown serialization speed in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12667
Editor math block parsing and NaN media dimensions in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12668
Toggling a nested list no longer converts parent lists in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12670
Duplicate paths in export ZIP in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12674
Date mentions in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12621
Comment thread animations in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12677
Nested list behavior in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12678
Various checkbox fixes in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12679
perf: Server startup time in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12680
Tracking of block toolbars in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12681
Reset focusedCommentId on document nav in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12687
Setting attributes from col/row span in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12686
Encode code & math fences in table cells with
to avoid breaking rows in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12569
Image drop into editor in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12691
only users with “manage” permissions can edit page permissions by @orikad in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12597
Enable PDF toggle for pre -contentType files in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12709
Import avatar image from Azure/Entra/Microsoft in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12710
Allow template management to be extended to viewers in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12719
Pinterest host matching too broad in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12718
Allow webhook urls without a top-level domain when self-hosted in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12728
Documents shared directly with user not accessible through MCP list tool in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12717
Importer fails after stripping emoji within mark on first line in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12730
Inline code marks longer than the width of editor escape bounds in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12735
Newlines in block fences in table cells in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12740
Cmd+A in image/video captions now works correctly in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12751
Suggestion menus are now correctly announced to screenreaders in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12750
Prevent concurrent OAuth refresh attempts from revoking grant in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12752
Smoothed out image lightbox transition in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12756
Incorrect sidebar hover state with menu open in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12758
Collapse code blocks taller than half the viewport in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12743
Vertically center empty state in notifications popover in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12764
Viewer can disclose existing shared document in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12769
Remove settings from integration presenter in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12770
Remove quote flattening on markdown serialization in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12774
Notion import crash on empty table (“Index 0 out of range”) in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12775
Ensure mention in doc emails always include context in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12787
Flicker of sticky table header in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12803
Retain location state when clicking on hash links in doc and TOC in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12805
Guard missing key in manifest in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12806
“User verification was required” during passkey signin in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12817
CleanupDemotedUserTask throws on deleted user in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12818
Guard against orphaned jobs in queue in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12819
Refactor find logic for non-ascii characters in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12813
Avoid pointless +1 on Facepile (show avatar instead) in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12823
Settings appear behind sidebar in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12824
Handle deleted user or team in UserCreatedProcessor in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12839
Avoid SequelizeEmptyResultError in AvatarProcessor in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12838
Avoid SequelizeEmptyResultError when team is missing in CollectionsProcessor in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12837
Remove separate editing guard on Rename action in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12846
revisions.list response too large in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12822
Cannot connect existing workspace when signed into multiple in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12870
mermaid Ctrl+Enter edit shortcut not working on Windows in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12867
Ensure accessible name to search and text inputs in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12869
Incorrect typing of passport request handlers in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12883
useMediaQuery value incorrect on first render in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12914
Handle transient errors in HealthMonitor in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12913
useIdle never triggered without user activity in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12908
all _FILE suffix secrets in env are cemented at startup in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12889
Show more useful breadcrumbs on search results in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12915
Various unlabeled and undescribed interactive elements in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12912
Sensitive fields can leak into logging when non-primitive in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12910
Decode percent-encoded filenames from URLs in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12906
Stale CSRF token sent on request retries and form submissions in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12888
passThrough prop not correctly applied in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12930
Skip attachment work in exports when includeAttachments is false in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12933
Math formulas not rendering correctly in HTML/PDF output in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12939
Comments sidebar opens on document load when draft comment exists in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12897
validateUrlNotPrivate hardening in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12938
perf: Do not load webhook content during failure check in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12944
correctly paste doc links with hash by @salihudickson in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12900

New Contributors

@eliottreich made their first contribution in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12662
@oliinykdm made their first contribution in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12656
@orikad made their first contribution in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12597
@nmnmcc made their first contribution in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12748
@UmbraCi made their first contribution in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12690
@cassvail made their first contribution in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12836

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outline/outline/compare/v1.8.1…v1.9.0