# SABnzbd 5.0.2 — SABnzbd 5.0.2

- Product: SABnzbd (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sabnzbd)
- Vendor: SABnzbd
- Date: 2026-05-14
- Version: 5.0.2
- Original notes: https://github.com/sabnzbd/sabnzbd/releases/tag/5.0.2
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sabnzbd/releases/5.0.2

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- **added** — Support for NNTP Pipelining to eliminate idle waiting between requests and improve speeds on high-latency connections
- **added** — Direct Write feature to optimize assembly of downloaded files
- **added** — Windows ARM (portable) release
- **added** — HTML version of the Release Notes for Windows and macOS
- **changed** — Post-processing scripts will always be executed, even for failed jobs
- **changed** — Complete redesign of article cache
- **changed** — Improved disk speed measurement in Status window
- **changed** — Reduced delays between jobs during post-processing
- **changed** — Improved handling of disks getting full
- **changed** — Diskspace check will now include Category-specific folders
- **changed** — If a download only contains .nzb files, the new downloads will include the name of the original download
- **changed** — Updated Python to 3.14.4, Unrar to 7.21, par2cmdline-turbo to 1.4 and 7zip to 26.01 on Windows and macOS
- **changed** — Default Minimum Free Space for Temporary Download Folder set to 500M
- **changed** — Enabled verify_xff_header setting by default
- **fixed** — Queue entries from older versions now load correctly after upgrading
- **fixed** — Updating to 5.0 now succeeds even when duplicate nzo_id values exist
- **fixed** — URL fetching no longer crashes when duplicate jobs are present
- **fixed** — Default RSS priority is now applied correctly
- **fixed** — Duplicate filenames no longer cause queue stalls
- **fixed** — IPv6 binding now works correctly for the Web interface

Release Notes - SABnzbd 5.0.2
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In this fifth major release of SABnzbd, we included:

* Smarter (and potentially faster) downloads with NNTP Pipelining and Direct Write.
* Reliability gains from a reworked cache and safer processing.
* A significant number of bug fixes and platform updates.

##### Features and bug fixes in 5.0.1 and 5.0.2

* Queue entries from older versions now load correctly after upgrading.
* `nzo_id` now uses GUIDs to prevent duplicates.
* Updating to 5.0 now succeeds even when duplicate `nzo_id` values exist.
* URL fetching no longer crashes when duplicate jobs are present.
* Default RSS priority is now applied correctly.
* Duplicate filenames no longer cause queue stalls.
* IPv6 binding now works correctly for the Web interface.
* The `On queue finish` action now executes reliably.
* Saving the post-processing queue no longer throws errors.
* Directory creation now handles existing directories gracefully.
* Windows and macOS: Updated Unrar to 7.21 and 7zip to 26.01.

##### New features in 5.0.0

* Added support for NNTP Pipelining which eliminates idle waiting between
  requests, significantly improving speeds on high-latency connections.
  Read more here: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/advanced/nntp-pipelining
  New servers will have `Articles per request` set to `2` by default.
  Existing servers need to be manually changed to use NNTP Pipelining.
* Implemented Direct Write to optimize assembly of downloaded files.
  Read more here: https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/advanced/direct-write
* Post-processing scripts will always be executed, even for failed jobs.
  Make sure to check the status of the job in your scripts!
* Removed Special setting `empty_postproc` as it is no longer needed.
* Complete redesign of article cache.
* Improved disk speed measurement in Status window.
* Reduced delays between jobs during post-processing.
* Improved handling of disks getting full.
* Diskspace check will now include Category-specific folders.
* If a download only contains `.nzb` files, the new downloads
  will include the name of the original download.
* No longer show tracebacks in the browser, only in the logs.
* Dropped support for Python 3.8.
* Windows: Added Windows ARM (portable) release.
* Windows and macOS: Added HTML version of the Release Notes.
* Windows and macOS: Updated Python to 3.14.4, Unrar to 7.20,
  par2cmdline-turbo to 1.4 and 7zip to 26.00.

##### Bug fixes in 5.0.0

* `Check before download` could get stuck or fail to reject.
* Several stability changes for the core download process.
* If only par2 files were missing, jobs could get incorrectly aborted.
* No error was shown in case NZB upload failed.
* Correct mobile layout if `Full Width` is enabled.
* Handle passwords that exceed Unrar's password limit.
* Aborted Direct Unpack could result in no files being unpacked.
* Encrypted RAR detection could sometimes fail.
* Unwanted extension check was unreliable on passworded downloads.
* No longer exclusively lock all directory operations.
* Improved handling of non-NFC unicode filenames.
* Sorting of files inside jobs was inconsistent.
* Linux: No longer break test-data in the release package.
* Windows: Tray icon disappears after Explorer restart.
* macOS: Slow to start on some network setups.

##### Changes to default settings for new installations in 5.0.0

* Default `Minimum Free Space for Temporary Download Folder` set to `500M`.
* Enabled `verify_xff_header` setting by default.

##### Upgrade notices

* You can directly upgrade from version 3.0.0 and newer.
* Upgrading from older versions will require performing a `Queue repair`.
* Downgrading from version 4.2.0 or newer to 3.7.2 or older will require
  performing a `Queue repair` due to changes in the internal data format.

##### Known problems and solutions

* Read `ISSUES.txt` or https://sabnzbd.org/wiki/introduction/known-issues

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