Quick Fix

Hi, I just wanted to fix a specific error regarding the whisper directory

Fix

• Fixed whisper directory not existing causing error

Full Changelog: 6.0.4...6.0.5

Small Update

Hi everyone, I just wanted to publish this update that some nice contributors worked on!

Special thanks to @mags0ft

New

• Updated Model List
• Alpaca now remebers it's size
• Added reasoning category for Ollama models

Fixes

• Improvements in sample prompts

What's Changed

• update bnpo hipo by @olumolu in #710
• Update Chinese to version 6.0.2 by @8ar10der in #722
• Update instance_manager.py by @olumolu in #729
• Handle dismission of file picker gracefully by @mags0ft in #754
• Add reasoning tag to models to allow for better filtering by @mags0ft in #749
• Improve prompt suggestions in chat widget by @mags0ft in #748
• Simplified Chinese: Small fix by @8ar10der in #740
• Make Alpaca remember the Window size on supported systems by @mags0ft in #753

Full Changelog: 6.0.3...6.0.4

Bug Fixes pt3

Fixes

• Fixed auto creation of Ollama (Managed) instance
• Removed legacy JSON to SQLite3 migration code
• Fixed power saving mode appearing whilst using online instances

What's Changed (Other Contributors)

• Update chat_widget.py by @olumolu in #713

Full Changelog: 6.0.2...6.0.3

Bug Fixes pt2

Soooo there was something else that I didn't notice

Fix

Fixed Ollama (Managed) not saving the port correctly

Full Changelog: 6.0.1...6.0.2

Quick Fixes

Sometimes stuff breaks hahaha

Fixes

• Instance manager now follows default model
• English text-to-speech voices not working
• Instance manager sometimes not saving instances
• Fixed Gorq and Deepseek instances not generating text

What's Changed (Other Contributors)

• Automatically select correct default model every time by @mags0ft in #701

Full Changelog: 6.0.0...6.0.1

The Action Update (Alpaca 6)

Hi everyone the big update is here!

Alpaca 6

Discussion

New

• Smart tools for models
• Speech recognition
• Text to speech
• Revamped Quick Ask
• Model Manager filters (Only Ollama instances)
• Better LaTex Rendering
• Rich text rendering for attachment previews
• Matplotlib included in Python code runner
• Styling for messages being generated

Fixes

• Fixed welcome screen not showing sometimes when deleting a message
• Fixed bold text not rendering correctly in tables
• Fixed sample prompt buttons overflowing on small screens
• General better stability

New Instances

• Deepseek
• OpenRouter AI
• Anthropic
• Groq Cloud
• Fireworks AI
• Lambda Labs
• Cerebras
• Kluster AI

New Attachment Types

• Microsoft Word Document (docx)
• Microsoft PowerPoint Document (pptx)
• Microsoft Excel Document (xlsx)

Initial Batch of Tools

• Run Command (Testing)
• Online Search
• Extract Wikipedia Article
• Get Recipe by Name
• Get Recipes by Category
• Get Current Datetime

What's Changed (Other Contributors)

• Update hi.po by @olumolu in #625
• Anthropic api support by @oneshinyboi in #628
• Update chat_widget.py by @olumolu in #648
• Update chat_widget.py by @olumolu in #647
• openrouter ai api support by @olumolu in #639
• add deepseek api support by @olumolu in #643
• add fireworks api support by @olumolu in #658
• Update ru.po (patch-1) by @col83 in #650
• Update uk.po by @OriginalSimon in #654
• Update hi.po by @olumolu in #653
• Update bn.po by @olumolu in #652
• added lambda api support by @olumolu in #666
• Update README.md by @olumolu in #663
• Update id.po by @nofalbriansah in #660
• Updated the Simplified Chinese translation texts by @8ar10der in #668
• capitalisation of first word by @olumolu in #669
• Update main.py by @olumolu in #662
• Delete po/pl.po by @olumolu in #664
• Update hi.po by @olumolu in #682
• Update bn.po by @olumolu in #681
• Update com.jeffser.Alpaca.json by @olumolu in #679
• Update chat_widget.py by @olumolu in #687
• support for celebras api by @olumolu in #688
• klusterai support by @olumolu in #689
• Update instance_manager.py by @olumolu in #690
• Update bn.po and hi.po by @olumolu in #691
• Update chat_widget.py by @olumolu in #696
• Update bn.po by @olumolu in #697

New Contributors

• @oneshinyboi made their first contribution in #628
• @col83 made their first contribution in #650

Full Changelog: 5.3.0...6.0.0

Model Manager Tweaks

Hi everyone, I have a nice update for you guys today!

New

• Updated runtime to Gnome 48
• Added back 'category pills' to model manager
• Better appearance for model manager sidebar
• New models

Fixes

• Fixed bad title generation with chain-of-thought models
• Hide page switcher in model manager if there's only one page (online instances)

What's Changed (Other Contributors)

• Update fr.po by @loulou64490 in #602
• Update and improve German translations by @mags0ft in #605
• Translations by @Jeffser in #609
• Fix wrong rendering of OpenThinker reasoning output by @mags0ft in #608
• Update by @Jeffser in #611
• Update (#620) by @Jeffser in #621
• Update bn.po by @olumolu in #624

Full Changelog: 5.2.0...5.3.0

Bug Fixes and More

Note

Due to the error relating to CSS, the Snap package will no longer be supported until a solution is found, I suggest installing Alpaca using Flatpak since it's the main package format, thanks for your understanding.

New

• Option to delete all chats
• Button to refresh sample prompts

Fixes

• Fixed saving Ollama (Managed) instance might crash it
• Fixed stop button
• Fixed model search not working if there are only pulling models
• Fixed sample prompts sometimes not appearing

What's Changed (Other Contributors)

• Patch key error when using vision models (temporary hotfix) by @mags0ft in #593
• Update zh_CN.po by @8ar10der in #594
• Overhaul of sql_manager.py to improve long-term maintainability by @mags0ft in #590
• Update bn.po by @olumolu in #598
• Update hi.po by @olumolu in #599
• Update bn.po by @olumolu in #600

Full Changelog: 5.1.0...5.2.0

5.1.0

Note

MacOS and Snap packages will be postponed until the next release

New

• Alpaca no longer includes Ollama by default

Fixes

• Don't clear the building output of C++ scripts
• Better handling of attachments
• Handle remote Ollama instance's API Key better
• Remove '\n' characters in instance edit page

What's Changed (Other Contributors)

• Update hi.po by @olumolu in #574
• Update bn.po by @olumolu in #573
• Add all missing German translation strings by @mags0ft in #577

Full Changelog: 5.0.5...5.1.0

Small Update

Hi everyone, just a small update

New

• Dynamic chat loading (only load messages from a chat once it's selected)
• Updated Ollama instance

What's Changed (Other Contributors)

• update(l10n): Updated Telugu (te) Translation by @SpaciousCoder78 in #562
• i18n: Add Georgian translation by @EkaterinePapava in #568
• Minor refactoring and encapsulation of constants, add .gitignore by @mags0ft in #570

New Contributors

• @EkaterinePapava made their first contribution in #568

Full Changelog: 5.0.1...5.0.5