# SABnzbd 5.1.0Beta1 — SABnzbd 5.1.0Beta1

- Product: SABnzbd (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sabnzbd)
- Vendor: SABnzbd
- Date: 2026-06-14
- Version: 5.1.0Beta1
- Original notes: https://github.com/sabnzbd/sabnzbd/releases/tag/5.1.0Beta1
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/sabnzbd/releases/5.1.0beta1
- Labels: Pre-release

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- **changed** — Refreshed the interface
- **changed** — RSS-items are now stored in the database instead of on disk
- **changed** — Downloaded RSS-items are cleared from RSS-database after 3 days
- **added** — Add support for filename and path pattern matching to the Cleanup List
- **added** — Allow job setting changes directly from Extra queue columns
- **added** — Added support for unpacking .tar files during post-processing
- **changed** — Improved anonymization of the logs when using Show Logging
- **removed** — Dropped support for Python 3.9
- **fixed** — Prevent incorrect warnings about non-writeable directories
- **fixed** — Windows: Uninstall would not remove Settings or Windows Service
- **fixed** — Windows: Warn for OS-limit if more than 1024 connections are configured
- **fixed** — macOS: AppleDouble files could result in failures in Moving stage
- **fixed** — macOS: Restarting the application resulted in Terminal window

Release Notes - SABnzbd 5.1.0 Beta 1
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This is the first beta release of version 5.1.
We will probably add new features in upcoming testing releases,
but we already wanted to share the current improvements with you!

##### New features in 5.1.0

* Refreshed the interface.
* RSS-items are now stored in the database instead of on disk.
* Downloaded RSS-items are cleared from RSS-database after 3 days.
* Add support for filename and path pattern matching to the `Cleanup List`.
* Allow job setting changes directly from `Extra queue columns`.
* Added support for unpacking `.tar` files during post-processing.
* Improved anonymization of the logs when using `Show Logging`.
* Dropped support for Python 3.9.

##### Bug fixes in 5.1.0

* Prevent incorrect warnings about non-writeable directories.
* Windows: Uninstall would not remove Settings or Windows Service.
* Windows: Warn for OS-limit if more than 1024 connections are configured.
* macOS: AppleDouble files could result in failures in `Moving` stage.
* macOS: Restarting the application resulted in Terminal window.

##### 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

##### Code Signing Policy

Windows code signing is provided by SignPath.io using a SignPath Foundation certificate.

##### About

SABnzbd is an open-source cross-platform binary newsreader.
It simplifies the process of downloading from Usenet dramatically, thanks to its web-based
user interface and advanced built-in post-processing options that automatically verify, repair,
extract and clean up posts downloaded from Usenet.

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