v0.47.0

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What's Changed

• feat: electron 39 + kubo 0.39 with sweep and fast root cid provides by @lidel in #3020
• feat: update webui to v4.10.0 by @lidel in #3015

Full Changelog: v0.46.2...v0.47.0

Highlights

🧊 Updated Kubo with New DHT Provide Sweep System

See Release Notes for Kubo v0.39.0 for the full list of changes, key highlights below:

⚡ Share Files Instantly

Previously, after adding files to IPFS Dsktop, it could take 30+ seconds before friends could find and download them. Now, when you add files or folders, they become discoverable on the network almost immediately (typically under a second).

This means you can share a link right after the upload finishes and it will just work.

🔌 Your Node Stays Reachable After Router Restarts

Home routers occasionally restart or lose their settings. Before, this would silently break your node's connectivity, forcing you to restart IPFS Desktop manually.

Now, IPFS Desktop automatically recovers its network port settings when your router comes back online. Your node stays reachable without any intervention.

📡 Smarter Content Announcements

The way your node tells the network about your files has been redesigned. The new "sweep" system:

• Uses less memory and bandwidth, less likely to kill your inexpensive router
• Announces content at a steady pace instead of bursts that could slow down your internet
• Remembers progress between restarts, so it picks up where it left off instead of starting over

This is especially helpful if you're self-hosting a lot of files on a regular home internet connection.

🎨 Updated WebUI

The Web UI has been updated to v4.10.0.

Fixed: Diagnostics logs now show full details

The Diagnostics screen introduced in v0.46.0 had a bug where log entries were missing important details.
This is now fixed - what you see in the WebUI matches what you'd see running ipfs log tail directly.

v0.46.2

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0.46.2 (2025-10-31)

What's Changed

• fix(windows): update publisher name by @lidel in #3013

Full Changelog: v0.46.1...v0.46.2

v0.46.1

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What's Changed

• fix: kubo 0.38.2 by @lidel in #3011

Full Changelog: v0.46.0...v0.46.1

v0.46.0

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What's Changed

• feat: webui 4.9 and electron 38 by @lidel in #2995
• fix: kubo v0.38.1 with Windows migrations by @lidel in #3003

Highlights

🧊 Updated Kubo

See Release Notes for v0.38.1

🎨 Updated WebUI

The Web UI has been updated to v4.9 with a new Diagnostics screen for troubleshooting and system monitoring.

Diagnostics: Logs	Files: Check Retrieval	Diagnostics: Retrieval Results
Debug issues in real-time by adjusting log level without restart (global or per-subsystem like bitswap)	Check if content is available to other peers directly from Files screen	Find out why content won't load or who is providing it to the network

Peers: Agent Versions
Know what software peers run

Files: Custom Sorting
Find files faster with new sorting

Additional improvements include a close button in the file viewer, better error handling, and fixed navigation highlighting.

🚨 Improved gateway error pages with diagnostic tools

Gateway error pages now provide more actionable information during content retrieval failures. When a 504 Gateway Timeout occurs, users see detailed retrieval state information including which phase failed and a sample of providers that were attempted:

• Enhanced error details: Timeout errors now display the retrieval phase where failure occurred (e.g., "connecting to providers", "fetching data") and up to 3 peer IDs that were attempted but couldn't deliver the content, making it easier to diagnose network or provider issues.
• Retry button on all error pages: Every gateway error page now includes a retry button for quick page refresh without manual URL re-entry.

Full Changelog: v0.45.0...v0.46.0

v0.45.0

0.45.0 (2025-08-27)

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What's Changed

• feat: ipfs-webui v4.8.0 by @lidel in #2981
  • Release Notes: https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-webui/releases/tag/v4.8.0
• feat: kubo 0.37 and Electron 37 by @lidel in #2988
  • Release Notes: https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/releases/tag/v0.37.0
• chore(readme): fix correct broken CI link by @alikhere in #2986

New Contributors

• @alikhere made their first contribution in #2986

Full Changelog: v0.44.0...v0.45.0

v0.44.0

0.44.0 (2025-07-14)

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What's Changed

• feat: kubo 0.36 by @lidel in #2963
  • Release Notes: https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/releases/tag/v0.36.0

Full Changelog: v0.43.0...v0.44.0

v0.43.0

0.43.0 (2025-05-22)

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What's Changed

• feat: kubo v0.35, electron 36 by @lidel in #2949
  • Release Notes: https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/releases/tag/v0.35.0
• feat: ipfs-webui v4.7 by @lidel in #2942
  • Release Notes: https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-webui/releases/tag/v4.7.0
• chore: sync translations by @lidel in #2951
• fix(linux): electron 35 to fix GTK error by @lidel in #2953

Full Changelog: v0.42.0...v0.43.0

v0.42.0

0.42.0 (2025-03-27)

What's Changed

• kubo 0.34 + electron 35 + windows signing by @lidel in #2936
• ipfs-webui v4.6 with CAR import (thx @badgooooor) in #2938

  CAR files can be imported via Files screen:
  
  This compliments already existing CAR export behind context menu of every file or directory:
  

Full Changelog: v0.41.2...v0.42.0

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v0.41.2

0.41.2 (2025-02-14)

What's Changed

• fix: kubo v0.33.2 + electron 34.2 by @lidel in #2930

Full Changelog: v0.41.1...v0.41.2

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v0.41.1

0.41.1 (2025-02-05)

What's Changed

• fix: kubo v0.33.1 and electron update by @lidel in #2921
• fix: ipfs-webui v4.4.2 by @lidel in #2918
• chore(deps): bump dsaltares/fetch-gh-release-asset from 1.1.1 to 1.1.2 by @dependabot in #2798

Full Changelog: v0.41.0...v0.41.1

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