SnapOtter
Self-hosted file-processing suite for images, video, audio, PDFs, and documents
Alternative to: cloudconvert, smallpdf, convertio
About
Versions (47)
v1.17.1
2026-05-18Highlights
Live demo, per-tool landing pages, and a batch of polish fixes.
New features
- Live demo — demo.snapotter.com lets people try SnapOtter without installing anything.
- Tools index page — Browse all 52 tools at
/toolswith search and category filters. Navbar links fixed on subpages. - 52 SEO landing pages — Every tool now has a dedicated landing page with FAQs, use cases, and comparison tables for search visibility.
- Background preview — Before-after slider shows a checkered background behind transparent images so you can actually see what changed.
- Strong password generator — One-click button in the Add Members form generates a secure password.
- Easter eggs — Hello from the otter side.
Bug fixes
- HEIC/HEIF info — Image info tool no longer fails on HEIC/HEIF files (pre-decode added).
- AI install errors — Better error messages and resource limits when installing AI model bundles.
- Library thumbnails — Image previews in the file library now load correctly (auth headers were missing).
- Dropdown clipping — People and Teams tables in settings no longer clip dropdown menus.
- Size comparison — Percentage badge hidden on non-compression tools where it was misleading.
- Privacy link — Removed duplicate privacy policy link from the main content area.
- Italian translation — AI features settings section translated.
- Lucide icons — Updated renamed icons (Wand2, Columns) to current names.
Infrastructure
- OpenSSF Scorecard hardened from 4.3 to ~7.0.
- CI tests parallelized into 4 shards with downsized fixtures.
- 41 dependency updates across dev, production, and GitHub Actions.
Upgrade
docker pull snapotter/snapotter:1.17.1
Or with Docker Compose:
docker compose pull && docker compose up -d
Full Changelog: https://github.com/snapotter-hq/SnapOtter/compare/v1.17.0…v1.17.1