5.3.0 — Release Notes

Changelog for Agnes Video Generator: new features, improvements and bug fixes for every release.

MinorReleased on August 6, 2026View on GitHub

What's New

Refactoring & Optimizations

  • `web/` routing layerserver.py is split into a modular route layer (web/routes/), improving structure and testability.
  • Package splitsscreenwriter.pycore/screenwriter/; the 1928-line creative_video.pycore/pipelines/creative/; subtitle.py and concatenator.py → packages; backward-compatible re-export alias modules kept.
  • Unified audio fallback — poetry / manuscript / anchor / creative pipelines share one _generate_audio_with_fallback method instead of duplicated logic.
  • Typed config & constants — typed AppSettings via Pydantic for config reads; progress literals and retry bases converged into named constants.
  • Stale-task sweep — zombie task cleanup endpoint added.
  • Test coverage 55% → 63% — 178 → 291 passing tests across all refactor batches.

Bug Fixes

  • Legacy POST /api/tasks endpoint (broken since v3.x) restored via router-level integration tests.
  • Missing re import in the creative steps_video module.
  • Regression checker now exempts v2.0 legacy step fields.
  • Full Changelog: https://github.com/lcy362/agnes-video-generator/compare/v5.2.1...v5.3.0

About Agnes Video Generator

A completely free, open-source AI video generator: turn text into multi-scene AI videos with narration and subtitles.

  • Free and open source — no payment, no high-end GPU required
  • Text-to-video, image-to-video, digital anchor and image generation
  • Powered by free Agnes AI models, rendered entirely in the cloud
  • Runs via Web UI, Docker or npm, and supports self-hosting

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Independent developer and author of Agnes Video Generator, an open-source (MIT) AI video generation tool built on Agnes AI's free video models. Has helped 1,000+ creators produce AI videos at zero cost. Focused on making video generation models accessible and production-ready; content is based on hands-on practice and primary research.

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Last updated2026-08-21

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