Text Generation Webui – v3.17

Text Generation Webui – v3.17

πŸ”₯ Text Generation WebUI v3.17 just dropped β€” and it’s a beast!

πŸ’₯ Security upgrade: `torch.load()` now defaults to `weights_only=True` β€” no more sketchy pickle loads in Training_PRO. Safe mode = activated.

🧩 Hugging Face fix: Pinning `huggingface-hub==0.36.0` to squash those pesky venv install bugs. No more “why won’t this install?!” moments.

πŸ“Š Training cleanup: `evaluation_strategy` β†’ `eval_strategy` (thanks, @inyourface34456 β€” clean code wins again!).

πŸš€ Backend power-ups:

  • πŸ–ΌοΈ Qwen3-VL support landed in llama.cpp β€” multimodal models now run natively. Text + images? Yes, please.
  • πŸš€ `exllamav3` updated to v0.0.12 β€” faster, smoother, less stuttering. Your GPU will thank you.

πŸ“¦ PORTABLE BUILDS ARE LIVE!

No install. No fuss. Just download, unzip, run:

  • πŸ–₯️ NVIDIA: `cuda12.4`
  • πŸ–₯️ AMD/Intel: `vulkan`
  • πŸ’» CPU-only: `cpu`
  • 🍎 Apple Silicon: `macos-arm64`
  • 🍏 Intel Mac: `macos-x86_64`

πŸ”§ Upgrading?

Drop your old `user_data/` folder into the new zip β€” all models, settings, and custom themes preserved.

Go run Qwen3-VL on your old laptop. Your CPU won’t know what hit it. πŸ€–πŸ’₯

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