Emby has published a new beta build, 4.11.0.11, dated October 27, 2026. As the version number suggests, this is a point release on the 4.11 beta track rather than a stable update, so it is mainly aimed at people who already run beta builds and want to help shake out problems before the next stable drop.
What changed in this build
The release notes group the work into a handful of targeted fixes:
- Live TV regressions are addressed again.
- HDR10+ detection is improved, including frame-level metadata in local files.
- HEVC high-tier bitrate limits are corrected when evaluating hardware codec capabilities.
- BT.709 color information is preserved after software tone mapping in transcoding and image extraction.
- Intel Quick Sync filter-device selection is fixed.
- A regression that caused libraries to show incorrect options is resolved.
The notes also list the cumulative changes since the last stable release, which is useful context if you are jumping from stable straight to this beta.
The bigger picture since stable
Beyond the fixes above, the cumulative list covers a lot of ground: live TV fixes, database performance work, play-all and shuffle from folder view, a fix for the TV series NFO regression, playing from the albums tab, Czech parental ratings, trimming recording file names to avoid a PathTooLongException, an update to libvips 8.18, image collage support with libvips, a fix for the network section appearing empty in the Windows directory picker, scheduling system wakes for recordings on macOS and Linux, deleting to the recycle bin on Linux, and a recording regression fix.
Several items are worth flagging for library curators. Scanning of combined season and episode numbers in file names (for example, 408) is now disabled by default and requires a library option to turn it back on. Dynamic series orders from Tvdb are supported, an automatic subtitles on skip back feature is added, episodes without season numbers now show in resume, and duplicate entries in person credits are filtered. Search performance is improved, extras belonging to multi-version movies get query fixes, endless retries on failed intro detection files are stopped, and playlist metadata refreshes when items are removed.
There is also a notable option to render PGS, DVDSUB and DVBSUB subtitles directly in the browser without server-side burn-in, which requires Emby Server 4.11.0.10 or newer.
Commentary for self-hosters
This is a beta, so treat it as one. If your household depends on live TV or recordings, keep the previous stable build available for a quick rollback, and test the live TV and recording paths first. The subtitle rendering option is the most interesting change for anyone watching on low-powered clients, since avoiding burn-in can reduce transcoding load, but confirm your players behave before relying on it. The file-name scanning change is the quiet one: if your library relied on combined season and episode numbering, check those items after upgrading and enable the library option if needed. Finally, the Quick Sync and tone-mapping fixes are worth a look if you run hardware transcoding on Intel hardware and have noticed color shifts.
If you use Emby plugins alongside your server, our Emby plugin collection is a good place to check compatibility notes before upgrading.
The full notes are on the release page.