Release Notes - SABnzbd 5.0.0 Beta 3

This is the third beta release of version 5.0.

Changes and bugfixes since 5.0.0 Beta 2

Post-processing scripts will always be executed, even for failed jobs.
Make sure to check the status of the job in your scripts!
Removed Special setting empty_postproc as it is no longer needed.
Handle passwords that exceed Unrar's password limit.
Improve handling of disks getting full.
Stability increased for the download process.

New features in 5.0.0

Added support for NNTP Pipelining which eliminates idle waiting between
requests, significantly improving speeds on high-latency connections.
Read more here: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/advanced/nntp-pipelining
Implemented Direct Write to optimize assembly of downloaded files.
Read more here: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/advanced/direct-write
Complete redesign of article cache.
Improved disk speed measurement in Status window.
Enable verify_xff_header by default.
Reduce delays between jobs during post-processing.
If a download only has .nzb files inside, the new downloads
will include the name of the original download.
No longer show tracebacks in the browser, only in the logs.
Dropped support for Python 3.8.
Windows: Added Windows ARM (portable) release.
Windows and macOS: Update Python to 3.14.3, Unrar to 7.20,
par2cmdline-turbo to 1.4 and 7zip to 26.00.

Bug fixes since 4.5.0

Check before download could get stuck or fail to reject.
No error was shown in case NZB upload failed.
Correct mobile layout if Full Width is enabled.
Aborted Direct Unpack could result in no files being unpacked.
Sorting of files inside jobs was inconsistent.
Windows: Tray icon disappears after Explorer restart.
macOS: Slow to start on some network setups.

Upgrade notices

You can directly upgrade from version 3.0.0 and newer.
Upgrading from older versions will require performing a Queue repair.
Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will require
performing a Queue repair due to changes in the internal data format.

Known problems and solutions

Read ISSUES.txt or https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/introduction/known-issues

Code Signing Policy

Windows code signing is provided by SignPath.io using a SignPath Foundation certificate.

About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks to its web-based
user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options that automatically verify, repair,
extract and clean up posts downloaded from Usenet.

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