Highlights
Improved embedding reliability with provider-aware routing, better fallback logic, and visible rebuild progress.
Major RAG upgrades: hybrid search, reranking, recency boost, feedback blending, and memory-aware retrieval.
Full backup/export & restore (ZIP) with versioned manifests and safer migrations.
Refined UI/UX across settings, chat, model selection, and search.
Fixes
Embedding model status checks and download flow stability.
RAG edge cases and search ranking inconsistencies.
Chat streaming jitter, scroll flicker, and background handler stability.

What's Changed
Refactor/standardize settings UI by @Shishir435 in #42
Feature/conversation forking by @Shishir435 in #43
Feature/multi provider support by @Shishir435 in #46
Feature/option page revamp by @Shishir435 in #47
Feature/option page revamp by @Shishir435 in #48
Full Changelog: 0.5.3...0.6.0

Release 0.3.2

This release introduces powerful new context integration features and significant improvements to file handling and search capabilities.

🚀 New Features

Selection as Context

Seamlessly bring text from any webpage into your chat:
- "Ask Ollama Client" Context Menu: Right-click any selected text to instantly add it to your chat.
- Floating Action Button: A configurable "Ask Ollama client" button appears near your cursor when selecting text (toggle in Settings).
- Smart Appending: Selected text is intelligently appended to your current input without overwriting it.

File Upload & RAG Beta

Enhanced document processing for smarter responses:
- File Support: Upload PDF, TXT, MD, and image files with intelligent chunking.
- RAG Integration: Context-aware retrieval from your files for more accurate AI answers.
- Embedding Status: Real-time UI indicators for model downloads and embedding generation.

Semantic Search

• Smart Search: Search through your uploaded files and chat history using vector embeddings.
• New Search Interface: Dedicated dialog with similarity scores for better result visibility.

🛠 Improvements & Fixes

• Accessibility: Added ARIA labels and screen reader support components.
• UX Polish: Fixed chat auto-scroll behaviour and added graceful error handling for connection issues.
• Configuration: Added configurable maximum file size in options.

What's Changed

• Feature/file upload processing by @Shishir435 in https://github.com/Shishir435/ollama-client/pull/36
• feat: Add selection-to-chat functionality via context menu and a floa… by @Shishir435 in https://github.com/Shishir435/ollama-client/pull/37

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Shishir435/ollama-client/compare/0.3.0...0.3.2

🔍 Scraper Selection: Choose Auto/Defuddle/Readability for content extraction
⏳ Smart Lazy Loading: Waits for sites to fully load and scrolls through pages automatically for better content extraction
🎤 Searchable Voice Selector: Find and test TTS voices easily
📄 Site-Specific Overrides: Per-domain extraction settings
🎥 YouTube Transcript Automation: Auto-extract video transcripts
🔧 Biome Integration: Faster code formatting

https://github.com/Shishir435/ollama-client/pull/33

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Shishir435/ollama-client/compare/0.2.5...0.2.6

v0.2.5 - Firefox Compatibility & LAN Connectivity

New Features

• 🦊 Firefox Support - Full compatibility with cross-browser API abstraction
• 🌐 LAN/WiFi IP Connectivity - Connect to Ollama servers on local network IPs

Bug Fixes

• ✅ Fixed stop generation button race condition
• ✅ Improved abort controller cleanup

Documentation

• Added ollama-env.sh setup script guide
• Enhanced Firefox setup instructions

Fixes #22, #30 | Addresses #29

• Added popup fallback for Opera (works without chrome.sidePanel).
• Arc still unsupported (its API doesn’t fire extension clicks).

- Minor UI polish + reduced bundle size (1.34 MB → 0.84 MB).

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Shishir435/ollama-client/compare/0.2.3...0.2.4

🚀 New Features

Chat Import/Export

• Export Chat Sessions
• Export a single chat session as PDF or JSON.
• Export all chat sessions at once as PDF or JSON.
• Import Chat Sessions
• Import chat sessions from single or multiple JSON files.
• Quickly restore or migrate chats from previous sessions.

🐞 Bug Fix

• Fixed an issue where the welcome screen was incorrectly showing up on page reload.

Notes

• Exported files can be saved locally for backup or sharing.
• Imported sessions are added to your current session list and can be accessed immediately.

What's Changed

• Feature/import export chat sessions by @Shishir435 in https://github.com/Shishir435/ollama-client/pull/27

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Shishir435/ollama-client/compare/0.2.1...0.2.3

Migrate state management to Zustand
Add "Reset" tab to clear specific Ollama storage keys
Make Options page UI consistent across all tabs

🚀 What’s New

Increased num_ctx from 2048 → 6144 for larger context handling.
Improved prompt insertion with smart spacing for smoother UX.

https://github.com/Shishir435/ollama-client/compare/0.1.10...0.1.14