# memos v0.29.0

- Product: memos (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/memos)
- Vendor: usememos
- Date: 2026-05-27
- Version: v0.29.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/usememos/memos/releases/tag/v0.29.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/memos/releases/v0.29.0

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- **added** — Link metadata APIs for fetching and batching metadata for links attached to memos
- **added** — Rendered link cards in the web app to display metadata for shared links
- **added** — DNS rebinding protection for link metadata fetching
- **added** — SMTP email configuration in instance notification settings
- **added** — Email test endpoint for admins to test notification email settings
- **added** — Explicit speech-to-text settings exposing provider, model, and prompt configuration
- **added** — Task list quick actions for faster task interactions in memos
- **added** — Calendar-aware memo creation that uses the selected calendar date
- **added** — Dedicated shortcuts page for shortcut management
- **added** — Refreshed about page and new placeholder states
- **added** — Instance resource statistics in admin instance stats
- **added** — Filtered all-user statistics for more focused administration views
- **added** — Configurable log level via --log-level flag
- **fixed** — Memo updates now enforce attachment ownership
- **fixed** — Comments now respect parent memo visibility
- **fixed** — User list responses omit internal settings
- **fixed** — Creating memos with attachments no longer emits an extra update event
- **fixed** — Profile avatar changes sync immediately after update
- **fixed** — HDR image metadata is preserved in thumbnails and motion media payloads are preserved through S3 presigned uploads
- **fixed** — URL paste wrapping and task-list alignment improvements in editor and markdown
- **changed** — Initial screen loading performance improved by lazy loading heavy first-screen dependencies

> This release adds richer link previews, notification email settings, shortcut and memo workflow improvements, and a set of security, media, and editor fixes. It also adds new instance statistics APIs and performance improvements for the initial screen.

##### New Features

###### Link Previews and Metadata

- **Link metadata APIs** - Memos now includes endpoints for fetching and batching metadata for links attached to memos.
- **Rendered link cards** - The web app can render metadata cards for shared links, making memo references easier to scan.
- **DNS rebinding protection** - Link metadata fetching now rejects DNS rebinding attempts.

###### Notification and Transcription Settings

- **SMTP email settings** - Instance notification settings now include SMTP email configuration.
- **Email test endpoint** - Admins can test notification email settings through the instance API.
- **Explicit speech-to-text settings** - Transcription settings now expose provider, model, and prompt configuration.

###### Memo and Workspace Improvements

- **Task list quick actions** - Memos with task lists now support faster task interactions.
- **Calendar-aware memo creation** - Creating a memo from the calendar uses the selected calendar date.
- **Dedicated shortcuts page** - Shortcut management is available from a dedicated page.
- **About page and placeholder refresh** - The app includes a refreshed about page and new placeholder states.

###### Administration and Statistics

- **Instance resource statistics** - Admin instance stats now include resource statistics.
- **Filtered all-user stats** - All-user statistics can be filtered for more focused administration views.
- **Configurable log level** - The server now accepts a `--log-level` flag.

##### Bug Fixes

- **Attachment ownership enforcement** - Memo updates now enforce attachment ownership.
- **Comment visibility** - Comments now respect parent memo visibility.
- **User response privacy** - User list responses omit internal settings.
- **Memo creation events** - Creating memos with attachments no longer emits an extra update event.
- **Avatar sync** - Profile avatar changes sync immediately after update.
- **Release media handling** - HDR image metadata is preserved in thumbnails, and motion media payloads are preserved through S3 presigned uploads.
- **Editor and markdown polish** - URL paste wrapping and task-list alignment are improved.
- **Static cache and sitemap paths** - Frontend static cache headers and public memo sitemap paths are corrected.
- **SSE refresh behavior** - Initial SSE responses stream correctly and refresh tokens are handled.

##### Performance Improvements

- **Initial screen loading** - Heavy first-screen dependencies are lazy loaded.

##### New Contributors
* @Moustafaa91 made their first contribution in https://github.com/usememos/memos/pull/5902
* @wally-an made their first contribution in https://github.com/usememos/memos/pull/5903
* @tokenicrat made their first contribution in https://github.com/usememos/memos/pull/5921
* @mayanksaini18 made their first contribution in https://github.com/usememos/memos/pull/5934
* @santoshyadavdev made their first contribution in https://github.com/usememos/memos/pull/5954

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/usememos/memos/compare/v0.28.0...v0.29.0