Release v2.5.0 · advplyr/audiobookshelf

Scanner settings tab in the edit library modal to manage the scanners metadata precedence (See scanner guide)
Tools tab in the edit library modal to batch remove all metadata.json or metadata.abs files in library folders
Support for pasting semicolon separated strings into multi-select inputs #1198
Scanner recognizes ASIN when inside brackets. e.g. [B002UZJGYY] #1852
Epub ereader setting to change font family (serif/sans-serif) by @MxMarx in #2253
Epub ereader search for text within epubs in the TOC sidemenu #2045 by @MxMarx in #2255
Ereader device setting to allow users to send ebooks to device #1982
API endpoint to post file changes to the watcher #2204 by @mikiher in #2249
API endpoints for uploading and removing an author image
Danish translations

Vulnerability report GHSA-mgj7-rfx8-vhpr
Server crash when scanner find covers fails #2164
Server crash when searching for a cover without an author #2174
Server crash when downloading book that is a file in the folder root directory #2199
Server crash when removing the last item of a playlist #2211
Server crash when searching for episodes of certain RSS feeds #1996
Old streams stored in /metadata/streams not being cleaned up on server initialization #2209
Local playback sessions from mobile not showing in stats chart #2168
Global search not working with non-ASCII characters due to capitalization #2187
Scanner not detecting file renames #1161
Line breaks not showing for author description #2218
Patreon RSS feeds not showing already downloaded episodes #2207
Book scanner not setting item as missing when it has no media files #2226
Different aspect ratio for author images being used on authors landing page (now using 1:1.25) #2227
Version in bottom left side rail overlapping navigation buttons #2195
Watcher selecting incorrect folder due to incorrect subpath check #2244 by @mikiher in #2245
Authors still being shown to users when they have no access to the books by that author #2250
Watcher triggering scan before file is fully copied to folder #1362
Opening an RSS feed for a collection or series doesn't respect prevent indexing flag #2047

Removed support for metadata.abs files (upgrade creates metadata.json files if they don't exist)
Clicking the cover image on the library item page or the audio player opens shows an enlarged view #1853 by @MxMarx in #2246
Replaced cover path inputs in the library item and author modal with an input to download image via URL from the web
Removed server settings for "Prefer OPF metadata", "Prefer audio metadata" and "Prefer overdrive media markers"
Improved fuzzy matching by @mikiher in #2186
Book match list items shows a comparison of the current books duration #1803
HLS transcoder always falls back to forcing AAC for AAC supported files #2157 by @Alistair1231 in #2171
Library scan toast notification replaced with task shown in the notification widget #1279
Watcher scans are shown in the notification widget
Library item page description width matches the width of the library file tables
Scan button is displayed on the libraries table
Help icons added in admin config pages to link to docs or guides
More strings translated
- Spanish by @MarshDeer in #2175
- Simplified Chinese by @springsunx in #2215
- German by @JBlond @Hallo951 in #2229 #2233

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Full Changelog: v2.4.4...v2.5.0