From 47d7fb22ecf46e193832b6772ceb42788d8a1fba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Classic298 <27028174+Classic298@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:03:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] changelog: image viewer memory optimization

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 - 🖥️ **Terminal session tracking.** Open Terminal now tracks the current working directory per chat session, so relative paths and navigation work correctly across multiple interactions. [Commit](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/a06685a47b89fb19dd6124fbe391ff78b54f451d), [Commit](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/6512e085c4e56897dd49e56aff5d616820a962f3)
 - ⚡ **Optimized user activity tracking.** User activity updates now use a single database query instead of multiple operations, improving response times across all authenticated requests. [PR #23215](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/23215)
 - 💨 **Optimized shared chat deletion.** Deleting shared chats by user is now faster and more memory-efficient by only loading necessary data. [PR #23216](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/23216)
+- 🧠 **Image viewer memory optimization.** Viewing images and SVGs now uses significantly less memory and performs faster, keeping the application snappy and responsive even when browsing through many media files during extended sessions. [PR #23236](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pull/23236)
 - ⏱️ **MCP tool server timeout configuration.** Administrators can now configure request timeouts for MCP tool server connections via the AIOHTTP_CLIENT_TIMEOUT_TOOL_SERVER environment variable. [Commit](https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/commit/10b4b86ada93cd62d994c3179ff14dfd1a6e56f0)
 - 🌐 **Translation updates.** Translations for Russian were enhanced and expanded.