Changelog

Stay updated with the latest features, improvements, and bug fixes for Bank Statement Converter. We're constantly working to make your financial data processing experience better.

v1.4.0

minor

Advanced 3-Tier OCR Fallback System & Enhanced Reliability

Revolutionary OCR processing system with intelligent fallbacks, improved error handling, and enhanced demo security for better conversion reliability

New Features

  • 3-tier OCR fallback system: Mistral API → OpenRouter Llama Vision → Traditional OCR
  • OpenRouter integration with Llama 3.2 11B Vision for superior document understanding
  • Intelligent fallback routing with automatic service detection
  • Enhanced demo rate limiting: 3 conversions per 24 hours with fair usage policy
  • Two-phase rate limiting: only consumes limits on successful processing
  • PDF backup storage before processing attempts for debugging
  • Comprehensive error tracking and logging for all OCR tiers

🚀Improvements

  • 95% accuracy with Mistral API (Tier 1: ~5-10s processing)
  • 90-95% accuracy with OpenRouter Llama Vision (Tier 2: ~10-15s processing)
  • 60-70% accuracy with Traditional OCR (Tier 3: ~30-60s processing)
  • Removed unreliable HuggingFace dependencies and replaced with proven OpenRouter
  • Enhanced timeout handling with graceful fallback instead of hard failures
  • Improved PostHog analytics tracking for better error visibility
  • Streamlined dependencies: removed transformers and torch packages
  • Better cost control with page limits per tier (Mistral: 5 pages, OpenRouter: 3 pages)

🐛Bug Fixes

  • Fixed demo conversions not saving original PDF files on processing failures
  • Resolved rate limiting consuming limits even when processing failed
  • Fixed timeout errors now provide helpful fallback responses instead of generic errors
  • Eliminated 404 errors from unreliable HuggingFace TrOCR models
  • Fixed credit deduction issues on processing failures for all account types
  • Improved error logging and categorization for better debugging

v1.3.0

minor

Enhanced Export Interface & Bulk Upload Improvements

Major UI improvements for export downloads and better bulk file handling for larger uploads

New Features

  • New unified download dropdown with all format options (Excel, CSV, QBO, JSON)
  • Download All Formats option for complete file packages
  • Improved edit page layout with better spacing and bigger description fields
  • Enhanced skeleton loading components matching real UI structure
  • Sticky footer with save button in transaction editor

🚀Improvements

  • Increased bulk upload limits: Professional (250MB), Business (300MB), Scale (400MB)
  • Better transaction editor with larger description text areas
  • Improved navigation and header styling on edit pages
  • Enhanced table layouts with proper column sizing and spacing
  • More accurate loading states with realistic skeleton components

🐛Bug Fixes

  • Fixed bulk upload file size validation for paid plans
  • Resolved edit page navigation and layout issues
  • Fixed table indentation and structure in transaction editor
  • Improved responsive design for edit interface components

v1.2.0

minor

QuickBooks Online Integration & Enhanced JSON Support

New QBO export format and improved JSON structure for better integration capabilities

New Features

  • QuickBooks Online (QBO) export format support
  • Enhanced JSON export with detailed transaction metadata
  • QBO import-ready transaction categorization
  • Custom field mapping for QBO integration
  • Bulk export to QBO format for multiple statements

🚀Improvements

  • Improved JSON structure with nested transaction details
  • Better handling of international currencies in QBO format
  • Enhanced transaction categorization for accounting software

🐛Bug Fixes

  • Fixed date formatting issues in JSON exports
  • Resolved special character encoding in QBO files
  • Fixed transaction amount precision in export formats

v1.1.0

minor

Core Functionality Enhancements

Improved core conversion features and reliability

New Features

  • Support for more bank statement formats
  • Enhanced transaction parsing
  • Basic transaction categorization
  • CSV and Excel export options

🚀Improvements

  • More reliable PDF processing
  • Better handling of different statement layouts

🐛Bug Fixes

  • Fixed issues with certain PDF formats
  • Resolved export encoding problems

v1.0.0

major

Initial Release

First public release of Bank Statement Converter

New Features

  • Basic PDF to Excel conversion
  • Support for major bank statement formats
  • Simple web interface
  • Secure file processing

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