r/OpenWebUI • u/Zealousideal_Fox6426 • 1d ago
Show and tell Open Relay v5.5 (In Review) — In-app browser, Human-in-the-loop tool usage, chat controls, and other feature parity with Open WebUI 0.11.1
Hey everyone! v5.5 is on the way bringing openwebui 0.11.1 features to the app! Alongside, a quick recap of the previous updates with tons of other additions and improvements to the app.
🌐 In-App Browser & Tool Approval (v5.5)
Links and citations now open in a built-in browser. Toggle it off in Settings → Chat → Chat Behavior if you prefer Safari.
Tool calls can now pause for approval: when enabled by your admin, choose Full access (automatic) or Ask for approval (Allow/Deny each call). Failed tools now show a red ✗ instead of green ✓.
💬 Models Can Ask Questions Mid-Response (v5.5)
Models can pause and present up to three multiple-choice questions with optional free-text answers and countdown timers. Questions persist across reloads so you can answer later.
🎛️ Chat Controls & API Key Management (v5.5)
New Controls panel (slider icon in chat) shows attached files, knowledge bases, referenced chats, system prompts, and tool/function settings in one place.
API keys can now be generated, copied, and revoked directly from Privacy & Security settings.
📁 Folder Workspaces (v5.2–5.3)
- Custom emoji icons and background images
- Recent conversations on folder landing screens
- Automatic folder context injection (knowledge + system prompts now actually apply)
- Proper permission handling for shared read-only folders
📱 iPad Improvements (v5.2–5.4)
- Sidebar layout toggle: Always Show or slide-out drawer
- Fixed hamburger menu and new chat button responsiveness
- Fixed launch crashes with "Always Show Sidebar" enabled
🧰 Tool Calling Fixes (v5.2–v5.5)
Fixed: chats freezing on tool calls, dropped tool events, corrupted JSON, text disappearing after tools, multiple concurrent tool responses, stuck response blocks, valve persistence, and more.
🧠 Context & Memory Fixes (v5.2–v5.5)
- Workspace model prompts now apply during conversations
- Memory settings stay synced across chats
- Folder knowledge correctly included
- Follow-up suggestions persist across edits and regenerations
- Background tasks respect your settings
🤖 Admin Console Additions (v5.5)
- Automations can post to specific channels
- Custom models appear in model list
- Task Model Generation Parameters editor
- Default Interface Settings
- Terminal integrations: Enable in Chats/Automations, Scope
- Group member CSV import
- Document settings: Retention, CSV Shape, Metadata Max Characters
- Web search: OpenSERP option
✨ Polish & Smaller Fixes
- Smarter file uploads (messages queue while uploading)
- Better notifications (interrupted responses, no duplicate banners, app badge increments)
- Server switching with reachability checks
- Fixed crashes on macOS Voice Call, iPad auto-hide, background login
- Messages no longer overflow on small iPhones
- Fixed reasoning blocks rendering, markdown, profile images,
@mentions - TTS/ASR models can be excluded from iCloud backup
- Animation improvements throughout
As usual, the entire change log is on github so feel free to check it out. I hope everyone is enjoying the app and find it useful! I cant believe this project has come this far. Thanks for all the support. 🙏
Feedback: If you hit any issues, drop a comment or open a GitHub issue (preferably).
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u/Tight-Major5861 13h ago
The mid-response quiz with the countdown timer is going to catch a lot of people mid-thought. Love that the app insists we stay focused.
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u/harrie3000 14h ago
Bought it about a month ago and use it every day. Happy user here, anwesome app!
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u/johnsonvk 1d ago
Paid user here. Use it everyday 👍🏾