This release adds 3 notable features for engineering teams evaluating rollout.
✓ No known CVEs patched in this version
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Summary
AI summaryUpdates 🚀 New Features, 🐛 Bug Fixes, and Bulk Metadata History across a mixed release.
Changes in this release
| Type | Severity | Summary | CVE |
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| Feature | Medium |
Adds Bulk Metadata Editing Backend and UI with nested folder support Adds Bulk Metadata Editing Backend and UI with nested folder support Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-09 Confidence: high |
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| Feature | Medium |
Adds Bulk Revert functionality for metadata history Adds Bulk Revert functionality for metadata history Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-09 Confidence: high |
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| Feature | Medium |
Adds Multi-Select Mode and Toggle to Collection view Adds Multi-Select Mode and Toggle to Collection view Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-09 Confidence: high |
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| Feature | Medium |
Adds handling for 'oneshots' and 'specials' folders as single issues Adds handling for 'oneshots' and 'specials' folders as single issues Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-09 Confidence: high |
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| Feature | Medium |
Adds support for skipping providers during metadata lookup Adds support for skipping providers during metadata lookup Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-09 Confidence: high |
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| Feature | Medium |
Adds two views (large thumbnail and small) to CBZ Editor Cards Adds two views (large thumbnail and small) to CBZ Editor Cards Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-09 Confidence: high |
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| Feature | Medium |
Adds Drag and Drop re‑ordering while editing CBZ files Adds Drag and Drop re‑ordering while editing CBZ files Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-09 Confidence: high |
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| Feature | Medium |
Adds Tab Navigation between cells on the Source Wall view Adds Tab Navigation between cells on the Source Wall view Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-09 Confidence: high |
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| Feature | Medium |
Adds Issue Month/Year naming variables for renaming Adds Issue Month/Year naming variables for renaming Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-09 Confidence: high |
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| Feature | Low |
Creates cvinfo when mapping series Creates cvinfo when mapping series Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-06-09-audit Confidence: low |
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| Feature | Low |
Supports cover/store dates in file renaming Supports cover/store dates in file renaming Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-06-09-audit Confidence: low |
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| Feature | Low |
Writes folder sidecars, lazily fetches GCD covers, and retries CV lookups Writes folder sidecars, lazily fetches GCD covers, and retries CV lookups Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-06-09-audit Confidence: low |
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| Feature | Low |
Defaults manual search to series alias if present Defaults manual search to series alias if present Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-06-09-audit Confidence: low |
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| Bugfix | Medium |
Fixes missing ComicInfo.xml by creating it during update Fixes missing ComicInfo.xml by creating it during update Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-09 Confidence: high |
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| Bugfix | Low |
Sets UMASK default 002 and applies setgid to data directories Sets UMASK default 002 and applies setgid to data directories Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-06-09-audit Confidence: low |
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| Bugfix | Low |
Detects and handles missing GCD tables gracefully Detects and handles missing GCD tables gracefully Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-06-09-audit Confidence: low |
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| Bugfix | Low |
Stages and saves pending edits on the Source Wall Stages and saves pending edits on the Source Wall Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-06-09-audit Confidence: low |
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| Bugfix | Low |
Adds API endpoint to write ComicInfo.xml from database Adds API endpoint to write ComicInfo.xml from database Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-06-09-audit Confidence: low |
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| Bugfix | Low |
Preserves issue‑level ComicVine metadata across operations Preserves issue‑level ComicVine metadata across operations Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-06-09-audit Confidence: low |
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| Bugfix | Low |
Implements timeouts and failover for ComicVine requests Implements timeouts and failover for ComicVine requests Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-06-09-audit Confidence: low |
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| Bugfix | Low |
Improves file search ranking and results UI presentation Improves file search ranking and results UI presentation Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-06-09-audit Confidence: low |
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| Bugfix | Low |
Renames files after metadata fetch on the Source Wall Renames files after metadata fetch on the Source Wall Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-06-09-audit Confidence: low |
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| Bugfix | Low |
Migrates rename token {year} to {volume_year} Migrates rename token {year} to {volume_year} Source: granite4.1:30b@2026-06-09-audit Confidence: low |
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Full changelog
What's Changed
🚀 New Features
- Bulk Metadata Editing Backend and UI - CLU now supports nested folders for metadata application. Click a Publisher folder or a Series with Multiple Volumes and CLU will no process every series and issue, keeping a record of all changes - by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/324
- Add Bulk Revert for Metadata History by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/325
- Add Multi-Select Mode and Toggle to Collection: Selected multiple files across pages - especially useful for the Missing XML view by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/328
- Add Oneshot & Special folder Handling to Bulk Metadata: if CLU detects a 'oneshots' or 'specials' folder, it will default handle them as single issues and not a series - by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/349
- Support Skipping Providers in Metadata: if you can't find an issues or series, you can force a skip to check the next priority provider- by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/350
- Refactor CBZ Editor Cards: There are now two views available while editing CBZ files. A LARGE thumbnail if you are wanting to crop images and a smaller view for uploading or renaming files - by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/320
- Drag and Drop Re-Ordering While Editing CBZ by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/321
- Add Tab Navigation between Cells on the Source Wall view by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/327
- Add Issue Month/Year naming variables by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/335ull/336
- Create cvinfo when mapping series by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/334
- Support cover/store dates in renaming by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/337
- Write folder sidecars, lazy GCD covers, CV retries by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/341
- Default Manual Search to Series Alias if Present by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/343
🐛 Bug Fixes
- Make UMASK default 002 and setgid data dirs by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/p
- Detect and handle missing GCD tables by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/319
- Stage and Save Pending Source-Wall Edits by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/323
- Create ComicInfo.xml when missing in updater by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/326
- Add API to write ComicInfo.xml from DB by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/329
- Preserve issue-level ComicVine metadata by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/330
- Add ComicVine timeouts and failover by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/339
- Improve file search ranking and results UI by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/340
- Rename After Metadata Fetch on Source Wall by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/347
- Migrate rename token {year} -> {volume_year} by @allaboutduncan in https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/pull/348
Full Documentation
Full documentation and install steps are available on clucomics.org
Docker Deploy
Docker images are updated for image: allaboutduncan/comic-utils-web:latest
Support and Feature Requests
Support and feature requests are now available at "The Stack" Discord
Full Change-log: https://github.com/allaboutduncan/clu-comics/compare/v4.14.1...v5.0
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Digital comic curation app to read, manage, edit, and update libraries of any size.
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Earlier breaking changes
- v4.14.1 Migrate WATCH/TARGET to user_preferences configuration
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