The Open WebUI project is a self-hosted AI platform designed to operate offline, offering an extensible interface for deploying AI applications. It supports various language model runners and APIs, enhancing its capabilities with a built-in inference engine for Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG). The project is under active development, showing strong community engagement and a trajectory towards robust feature enhancement and internationalization.
Timothy Jaeryang Baek (tjbck)
Tiancong Li (TiancongLx)
Panda (panda44312)
Aleix Dorca (aleixdorca)
Dependabot[bot]
Giray (aqiray)
Rodrigo Agundez
Kahghi
Karl Lee (KarlLee830)
Simon (OriginalSimon)
Jyje
Jason Kidd (jk-f5)
Tryanks
Marko M. Kostić (kostich)
Danny Liu (dannyl1u)
James Westbrook
Timespan | Opened | Closed | Comments | Labeled | Milestones |
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7 Days | 126 | 106 | 110 | 126 | 1 |
30 Days | 233 | 192 | 290 | 228 | 1 |
90 Days | 269 | 192 | 537 | 260 | 2 |
1 Year | 351 | 192 | 904 | 312 | 3 |
All Time | 3521 | 3368 | - | - | - |
Like all software activity quantification, these numbers are imperfect but sometimes useful. Comments, Labels, and Milestones refer to those issues opened in the timespan in question.
Developer | Avatar | Branches | PRs | Commits | Files | Changes |
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Timothy Jaeryang Baek | ![]() |
2 | 5/6/0 | 82 | 171 | 5804 |
kahghi | ![]() |
1 | 0/1/0 | 9 | 6 | 3537 |
Giray | ![]() |
1 | 2/1/1 | 1 | 1 | 582 |
None (kostich) | 1 | 1/1/0 | 1 | 1 | 442 | |
extr (iidx) | 1 | 1/1/0 | 3 | 1 | 166 | |
jyje | ![]() |
1 | 2/2/0 | 12 | 1 | 128 |
Tryanks | ![]() |
1 | 1/2/1 | 2 | 3 | 126 |
Aleix Dorca | ![]() |
1 | 1/1/0 | 1 | 1 | 70 |
Tiancong Li | ![]() |
1 | 2/2/0 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
Danny Liu (dannyl1u) | 1 | 1/1/0 | 1 | 2 | 36 | |
Karl Lee | ![]() |
1 | 3/2/1 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
Simon | ![]() |
1 | 1/1/0 | 2 | 1 | 36 |
dependabot[bot] | ![]() |
1 | 2/2/0 | 2 | 2 | 32 |
Panda | ![]() |
1 | 1/1/0 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
Rodrigo Agundez | ![]() |
1 | 0/0/0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
James Westbrook | ![]() |
1 | 0/0/0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
None (bunnerz-king) | 1 | 1/1/0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
Muhan Li (muhac) | 1 | 1/1/0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Jonathan Respeto (jrespeto) | 1 | 1/1/0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Alexander (Alex1607) | 1 | 1/1/0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Jason Kidd | ![]() |
1 | 1/1/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Jack Lei (imJack6) | 1 | 1/1/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
slavik.fursov | ![]() |
1 | 0/0/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Orion (Shadowfita) | 1 | 1/1/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Tomaz Muraus (Kami) | 0 | 1/0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Excho (excho0) | 0 | 0/1/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Thomas Armstrong (tarmst) | 0 | 2/1/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sharon Fox (zeroxs) | 0 | 1/1/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
None (clang88) | 0 | 1/0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
None (df-cgdm) | 0 | 1/0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
None (hurxxxx) | 0 | 2/0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
James W. (0xThresh) | 0 | 1/1/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Claiderman Nuñez (ClaiNu04) | 0 | 1/0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Joe Slain (JoeSlain) | 0 | 1/0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Slavik (SlavikCA) | 0 | 1/1/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Shamil (ashm-dev) | 0 | 1/0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
None (charnesp) | 0 | 2/0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Joshua Wu (joshuawu) | 0 | 2/0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
None (kokutaro) | 0 | 1/1/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kevin Wang (kyunwang) | 0 | 0/1/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kinta肥喵喵喵 (KintaMiao) | 0 | 1/0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
None (okamototk) | 0 | 1/0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rodrigo Agundez (rragundez) | 0 | 2/1/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Izhar Firdaus (kagesenshi) | 0 | 1/0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Alina Lozyuk (alinalozyuk) | 0 | 1/0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mando (codefox1387) | 0 | 1/0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
None (jeeteshchel) | 0 | 1/0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
myriams (supermyriam) | 0 | 1/0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Léo Guillaume (leoguillaume) | 0 | 1/0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
None (antpyykk-kone) | 0 | 1/1/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Brandon Watson (brandonwatson) | 0 | 1/0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Taylor Wilsdon (taylorwilsdon) | 0 | 2/0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Bhavesh Bishnoi (BhaveshBishnoi) | 0 | 1/0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pascal Beaulne (pascal-beaulne) | 0 | 1/0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Tim Röthig (tim-roethig-db) | 0 | 1/0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
None (1greentangerine) | 0 | 1/0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PRs: created by that dev and opened/merged/closed-unmerged during the period
Risk | Level (1-5) | Rationale |
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Delivery | 3 | The project faces a moderate delivery risk due to a backlog of unresolved issues and draft pull requests. The net increase in unresolved issues (#43841) and multiple draft PRs (#43853) suggest potential delays in achieving project goals. High-priority issues like #9167 and #9166 need immediate attention to prevent further degradation of service quality. |
Velocity | 3 | Velocity is at risk due to the accumulation of unresolved issues and draft pull requests. The backlog of 153 open issues (#43845) and several draft PRs (#43853) indicate bottlenecks in the development process. The concentration of contributions from a few developers (#43842) could also impact team dynamics and velocity. |
Dependency | 3 | The project relies on external authentication providers (OAuth configurations) and has ongoing dependency management challenges, such as unresolved issues with OpenAI packages versioning (#8943). The presence of automated contributions from dependabot[bot] suggests some level of dependency management, but integration effectiveness is unclear (#43842). |
Team | 3 | Team dynamics show potential risks due to uneven workload distribution, with significant contributions from a few key developers like Timothy Jaeryang Baek (#43842). This could lead to burnout or bottlenecks if these individuals become unavailable. Active community engagement is positive, but communication gaps may exist as indicated by prolonged draft statuses (#43843). |
Code Quality | 3 | Code quality is at moderate risk due to incomplete testing and documentation across multiple pull requests (#43844). The high volume of changes by a single developer raises concerns about thorough review processes. Inadequate test coverage in PRs like #7754 and #8509 further exacerbates this risk. |
Technical Debt | 3 | Technical debt is accumulating due to incomplete documentation and testing in several PRs (#43844). The reliance on environment variables for critical settings without thorough validation could lead to technical debt if not managed properly (#43860). |
Test Coverage | 3 | Test coverage is insufficient, as indicated by the lack of comprehensive testing in multiple pull requests (#43844). This poses risks of introducing bugs during updates or feature additions. The absence of automated testing could exacerbate these challenges. |
Error Handling | 3 | Error handling is at risk due to performance-related issues like network errors and application slowdowns when interacting with large models (#9167, #9166). These problems suggest significant challenges that need prioritization to ensure system reliability. |
Recent GitHub issue activity for the Open WebUI project shows a significant number of issues being created and closed in a short period. This indicates active engagement from both users and maintainers. Notably, issues related to model management, feature requests for enhanced functionality, and bug reports about installation and integration challenges are prevalent.
A notable anomaly is the frequent mention of issues with reasoning models like DeepSeek-R1, where users report problems with chat title generation and reasoning content handling. Additionally, there are multiple reports of network errors and performance issues when interacting with large models or using certain features like web search and image generation. These recurring themes suggest areas that may require focused attention from the development team to improve user experience.
#9167: Application slows down due to large chats - Created 0 days ago.
#9166: Browser freezes with large system prompts - Created 0 days ago.
#9164: Feature request for default public model visibility - Created 0 days ago.
#9116: Inconsistency in command line regarding "--gpus" - Updated 1 day ago.
#8943: OpenAI packages versioning issue - Updated 2 days ago.
#8889: User groups unable to upload files - Updated 4 days ago.
These issues highlight ongoing concerns with performance optimization, feature enhancements, and integration stability, reflecting the project's active development and community involvement in identifying and addressing challenges.
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Closed Without Merging:
Internationalization Efforts:
Security and Configuration Enhancements:
Community Engagement and Responsiveness:
Prioritize Draft PRs:
Review Closed Without Merging PRs:
Enhance Documentation for New Features:
By addressing these areas, the Open WebUI project can continue its trajectory of robust development while maintaining high standards of quality and community involvement.
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, allowing consistent date handling across the application.Overall, the source code files exhibit a high level of organization and adherence to best practices in software development. The use of modern frameworks (FastAPI, Svelte) and libraries (aiohttp, dayjs) indicates a focus on performance and maintainability. Security considerations are evident through access control implementations, and frequent updates reflect active project maintenance.
Timothy Jaeryang Baek (tjbck)
Tiancong Li (TiancongLx)
Panda (panda44312)
Aleix Dorca (aleixdorca)
Dependabot[bot]
Giray (aqiray)
Rodrigo Agundez
Kahghi
Karl Lee (KarlLee830)
Simon (OriginalSimon)
Jyje
Jason Kidd (jk-f5)
Tryanks
Marko M. Kostić (kostich)
Danny Liu (dannyl1u)
James Westbrook
Internationalization (i18n): A significant portion of recent activity focused on updating translations for various languages, indicating a strong emphasis on global accessibility and user experience enhancement.
Refactoring and Code Quality: Numerous refactoring efforts were made by Timothy Jaeryang Baek to improve code quality, suggesting a focus on maintaining a clean and efficient codebase.
Collaboration: There is active collaboration among team members and external contributors, as evidenced by multiple merged pull requests from different developers.
Feature Enhancements: Continuous improvements are being made to existing features, such as model management and permission settings, reflecting ongoing development to meet user needs.
Bug Fixes: Regular bug fixes are being addressed promptly, ensuring the stability and reliability of the platform.
Dependency Management: Dependabot is actively used for keeping dependencies up-to-date, highlighting an automated approach to maintain software security and performance.
Overall, the development team is actively engaged in enhancing the Open WebUI platform through collaborative efforts focused on internationalization, feature development, code quality improvement, and prompt issue resolution.