# koel v9.7.0

- Product: koel (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/koel)
- Vendor: koel
- Date: 2026-06-04
- Version: v9.7.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/koel/koel/releases/tag/v9.7.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/koel/releases/v9.7.0

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- **added** — Per-song star ratings
- **added** — Rate albums and artists
- **added** — Random album and artist carousels with reusable Carousel component
- **added** — Table view mode for radio stations
- **added** — Add EMBED_ENABLED toggle to disable embedding
- **fixed** — Use heart icon consistently for favorite affordances
- **fixed** — Accept grid/list/table on view-mode preferences
- **fixed** — Normalize legacy 'list' view mode for albums and artists
- **fixed** — Make album/artist card body fill the grid cell
- **fixed** — Close SSRF gaps in Subsonic podcast and internet radio endpoints
- **fixed** — Validate every redirect hop on outbound HTTP
- **fixed** — Hide header action button on mobile when list is not sortable

##### What's Changed
* feat: per-song star ratings by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2536
* fix: use heart icon consistently for favorite affordances by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2538
* feat: rate albums and artists by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2539
* fix: accept grid/list/table on view-mode preferences by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2541
* fix: normalize legacy 'list' view mode for albums and artists by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2542
* feat: random album / artist carousels + reusable Carousel by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2540
* fix: make album/artist card body fill the grid cell by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2544
* feat: table view mode for radio stations by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2543
* fix: close SSRF gaps in Subsonic podcast and internet radio endpoints by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2545
* fix: validate every redirect hop on outbound HTTP by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2546
* fix: hide header action button on mobile when list isn't sortable by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2547
* feat: add EMBED_ENABLED toggle to disable embedding by @phanan in https://github.com/koel/koel/pull/2548


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/koel/koel/compare/v9.6.0...v9.7.0