Outline v1.9.0

What's Changed

Note that with this release the ability to collapse any heading was removed. We introduced toggle sections a few releases ago – this and toggle headings replace this capability with something that works much better for multiplayer environments.

Highlights

• Date mentions are now supported
• Login with Passkey is now supported on desktop in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12749
• Markdown input such as --- now work after a soft-break in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12925

MCP

• Now supports reading and using templates in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12639
• Added document restore tool in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12575
• document_update,collection_update tools now return error when no changes occur in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12890
• Add HTML input support to `create_document tool by @Ali-ovo in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12943
• Newly created collections via MCP now default to private in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12644
• Make client_name optional on /oauth/register by @cassvail in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12836
• Add WWW-Authenticate header to /mcp 401 responses by @cassvail in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12834

Other improvements

• Table menus in editor were improved and now include alignment options for rows in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12611
• Added support for Slack-style +:100: reaction shorthand in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12650
• Added PROXY_HEADERS_TRUSTED env option (defaults to true) in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12676
• CloudFront support for signed attachment URLs by @oliinykdm in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12656
• Table sorting is now IP-address aware in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12734
• Small images can now be displayed inline for iconography in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12776
• Added support for presigned PUT uploads for S3-compatible storage by @nmnmcc in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12748
• Image corner drag resizing is now enabled by @UmbraCi in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12690
• Added spec-compliant OIDC logout in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12804
• Add support for OIDC provider returning JWT from userinfo endpoint in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12879

Fixes

• PDF display now correctly scales on mobile in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12608
• place cursor at start of inserted table row/column in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12610
• Improve patch merging of links in table cells through MCP in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12614
• Code blocks auto-collapse while editing in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12616
• Spurious post-import edits in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12620
• Before/After creation options appear in menu when no permission on parent doc in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12629
• Updated validateUrlNotPrivate to match implementation in SSRF in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12636
• Widen validated emails for Azure in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12637
• Pasted content sometimes appears in plaintext in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12638
• Dragging images in editor in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12647
• perf: Improve performance of in-page search in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12649
• Prevent selecting word-joiner characters around multiplayer cursor in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12660
• Reject collections.update requests that include both description and data in payload in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12648
• Improve markdown serialization speed in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12667
• Editor math block parsing and NaN media dimensions in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12668
• Toggling a nested list no longer converts parent lists in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12670
• Duplicate paths in export ZIP in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12674
• Date mentions in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12621
• Comment thread animations in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12677
• Nested list behavior in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12678
• Various checkbox fixes in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12679
• perf: Server startup time in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12680
• Tracking of block toolbars in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12681
• Reset focusedCommentId on document nav in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12687
• Setting attributes from col/row span in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12686
• Encode code & math fences in table cells with to avoid breaking rows in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12569
• Image drop into editor in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12691
• only users with "manage" permissions can edit page permissions by @orikad in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12597
• Enable PDF toggle for pre -contentType files in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12709
• Import avatar image from Azure/Entra/Microsoft in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12710
• Allow template management to be extended to viewers in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12719
• Pinterest host matching too broad in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12718
• Allow webhook urls without a top-level domain when self-hosted in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12728
• Documents shared directly with user not accessible through MCP list tool in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12717
• Importer fails after stripping emoji within mark on first line in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12730
• Inline code marks longer than the width of editor escape bounds in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12735
• Newlines in block fences in table cells in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12740
• Cmd+A in image/video captions now works correctly in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12751
• Suggestion menus are now correctly announced to screenreaders in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12750
• Prevent concurrent OAuth refresh attempts from revoking grant in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12752
• Smoothed out image lightbox transition in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12756
• Incorrect sidebar hover state with menu open in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12758
• Collapse code blocks taller than half the viewport in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12743
• Vertically center empty state in notifications popover in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12764
• Viewer can disclose existing shared document in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12769
• Remove settings from integration presenter in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12770
• Remove quote flattening on markdown serialization in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12774
• Notion import crash on empty table ("Index 0 out of range") in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12775
• Ensure mention in doc emails always include context in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12787
• Flicker of sticky table header in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12803
• Retain location state when clicking on hash links in doc and TOC in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12805
• Guard missing key in manifest in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12806
• "User verification was required" during passkey signin in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12817
• CleanupDemotedUserTask throws on deleted user in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12818
• Guard against orphaned jobs in queue in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12819
• Refactor find logic for non-ascii characters in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12813
• Avoid pointless +1 on Facepile (show avatar instead) in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12823
• Settings appear behind sidebar in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12824
• Handle deleted user or team in UserCreatedProcessor in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12839
• Avoid SequelizeEmptyResultError in AvatarProcessor in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12838
• Avoid SequelizeEmptyResultError when team is missing in CollectionsProcessor in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12837
• Remove separate editing guard on Rename action in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12846
• revisions.list response too large in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12822
• Cannot connect existing workspace when signed into multiple in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12870
• mermaid Ctrl+Enter edit shortcut not working on Windows in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12867
• Ensure accessible name to search and text inputs in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12869
• Incorrect typing of passport request handlers in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12883
• useMediaQuery value incorrect on first render in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12914
• Handle transient errors in HealthMonitor in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12913
• useIdle never triggered without user activity in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12908
• all _FILE suffix secrets in env are cemented at startup in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12889
• Show more useful breadcrumbs on search results in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12915
• Various unlabeled and undescribed interactive elements in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12912
• Sensitive fields can leak into logging when non-primitive in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12910
• Decode percent-encoded filenames from URLs in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12906
• Stale CSRF token sent on request retries and form submissions in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12888
• passThrough prop not correctly applied in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12930
• Skip attachment work in exports when includeAttachments is false in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12933
• Math formulas not rendering correctly in HTML/PDF output in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12939
• Comments sidebar opens on document load when draft comment exists in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12897
• validateUrlNotPrivate hardening in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12938
• perf: Do not load webhook content during failure check in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12944
• correctly paste doc links with hash by @salihudickson in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12900

New Contributors

• @eliottreich made their first contribution in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12662
• @oliinykdm made their first contribution in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12656
• @orikad made their first contribution in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12597
• @nmnmcc made their first contribution in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12748
• @UmbraCi made their first contribution in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12690
• @cassvail made their first contribution in https://github.com/outline/outline/pull/12836

Full Changelog: https://github.com/outline/outline/compare/v1.8.1...v1.9.0