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  • 1 min read

PodOS 2026.01 adds dynamic module loading

With the latest PodOS release, we are taking a big leap towards modularity and extensibility. You can now dynamically load Solid Data Modules to add new features to the core system.

Our (still experimental) PodOS contacts app already made use of the contacts data module for some time. Now your own dashboards and apps can load a data module of your choice. Check out the tutorial to learn how to do that.

Any rdflib-based data module is supported:

We also did an experimental release of a @pod-os/contacts component library. Since the provided components are currently very tailored to the PodOS Contacts app and due to change, we do not recommend using them yet in your work. But it gives an impression in what direction we are heading to extend PodOS with domain-specific components and features in the future. We will keep you updated!

Full changelogs

PodOS 2026.01 includes the following components:

  • @pod-os/elements 0.36.0
  • @pod-os/core 0.25.0

For those of you interested in the full list of changes, here are the release notes:

  • 2 min read

PodOS 2025.12 brings attachments and discovery

The latest release makes it easier to connect files to your digital things and discover your data through the dashboard.

Connecting files to digital twins

Imagine you're cataloging your belongings on your Pod - you have digital representations of your devices, appliances, or other possessions. But what about the PDF manual, the warranty document, or the invoice that came with your new coffee machine?

Upload attachment

PodOS Browser 2025.12 introduces attachments - a way to connect classic files like PDFs, images, or documents to the digital twins of things on your Pod. Store the invoice for your laptop right alongside its digital representation, or keep instruction manuals attached to the things they belong to.

When you open any resource in PodOS Browser, you can now view all its attachments in one place and add new ones. Everything stays connected and easy to find.

Your personal catalog

Your Pod contains all sorts of data - but how do you keep track of what's where? The dashboard now gives you a better overview of your personal data space.

Upload attachment

With this release, the dashboard shows your public and private type index entries in clean, card-style containers. Think of it as an organized catalog of everything in your Pod - all your bookmarks here, your photos there, your contacts in another place. At a glance, you can see what kinds of things you're storing and navigate directly to where they live.

Full changelogs

PodOS 2025.12 includes the following components:

  • @pod-os/elements 0.35.0
  • @pod-os/core 0.24.0

For those of you interested in the full list of changes, here are the release notes:

  • 2 min read

Files and more with PodOS 2025.11

Our latest release helps to organize your stuff in files and folders and visualize your things using pictures.

The hierarchy of things

Linked data helps to organize things in relation to each other and build a knowledge graph. PodOS 2025.11 allows you to create folders and files in your Pod to organize them in a traditional hierarchy as well.

Adding a new file

File types are recognized by extensions, so you can create Turtle files for RDF data as well as JSON, plain text, Markdown and more (have you tried the Markdown editor introduced with PodOS 2025.10?)

Pics or it didn't happen

Uploading pictures Take a picture using your Webcam

Uploading pictures is finally there! Go and add a nice visual to things of importance to you. Use drag and drop, or browse your file system — whatever you prefer.

Thanks to Uppy this also includes taking a picture directly from your webcam. How about adding that long-missing profile picture today?

Lists, lists, lists

Good news for the dashboard aficionados among you: Building lists of things is now possible with the pos-list element.

This way you can build a simple friends list with a few lines of HTML:

<pos-resource uri="https://alice.solid.example/profile/card#me">
  <ul>
    <pos-list rel="http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/knows" fetch>
      <template>
        <li><pos-label></pos-label></li>
      </template>
    </pos-list>
  </ul>
</pos-resource>

You can also list all things of a certain type that have been fetched so far:

<!-- Fetch happens anywhere else in the document -->
<ul>
    <pos-list all-from-store if-typeof="http://www.w3.org/2002/01/bookmark#Bookmark">
        <template>
            <li><pos-label></pos-label></li>
        </template>
    </pos-list>
</ul>

It is quite impressive what can be done with PodOS elements already. Angelo built a whole profile page making extensive use of the new list element.

Built something yourself using PodOS? Let us know, and we are happy to showcase your work!

Full changelogs

PodOS 2025.11 includes the following components:

  • @pod-os/elements 0.34.0
  • @pod-os/core 0.23.0

For those of you interested in the full list of changes, here are the release notes:

  • 2 min read

PodOS 2025.10 is out 🎉

The new release adds create new features to PodOS Browser, including a smoother authentication experience, markdown support and a better integration with the Fediverse.

From informal notes to structured knowledge

Markdown Editor

Often you just want to note some facts quickly, and Markdown is the way to go for many of us.

PodOS 2025.10 allows you to open your existing Markdown documents, renders them nicely and even allows you to edit them using a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get editor.

In the future, we are going to integrate that editor with the structured knowledge you store on your Pod, transitioning smoothly from quick notes to knowledge graphs.

The right tool for the job

Tool Select

We want you to focus on your use cases and choose the right tool for the job. Sometimes you want to mess around with the data in your documents, but more often specialized tools give a much better user experience.

PodOS 2025.10 allows you to switch between all suitable tools for a given resource. The generic data viewer is always available, but if specialized tools fit, those will be opened by default, like the new Markdown Editor for Markdown documents

Smoother authentication experience

Authentication can still be a pain in Solid Apps. PodOS 2025.10 switched to a new authentication library, which improves the experience significantly. You should see fewer login redirects and authorization requests with the new release.

Fediverse + Solid = ❤️

Fediverse Integration

Fediverse applications are built on Linked Data, the same technology Solid is based on. PodOS 2025.10 improves the integration with Fediverse applications by fixing several issues with JSON-LD - a serialization format often used in the Fediverse.

Check it out by opening the Practical Solid Video channel from PeerTube in PodOS Browser!

Full release notes

PodOS 2025.10 includes the following components:

  • @pod-os/elements 0.31.0
  • @pod-os/core 0.20.0

For those of you interested in the full list of changes, here are the release notes: