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SnapOtter

Self-hosted file-processing suite for images, video, audio, PDFs, and documents

Alternative to: cloudconvert, smallpdf, convertio


About Versions (47)

v1.17.1

2026-05-18

Highlights

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 /tools with 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