KeePassXC Changelog

This changelog only lists changes made in KeePassXC against the original KeePassX.

Security improvements are tagged with 🔒.

Major improvements are tagged with ⭐️.

2.3.4 (2018-08-23)

• Show all URL schemes in entry view [#1768]
• Disable merge when database is locked [#1975]
• Fix intermittent crashes with favorite icon downloads [#1980]
• Provide potential crash warning to Qt 5.5.x users [#2211]
• Disable apply button when creating new entry/group to prevent data loss [#2204]
• Multiple SSH Agent fixes [#1981, #2117]
• Multiple Browser Integration enhancements [#1993, #2003, #2055, #2116, #2159, #2174, #2185]
• Fix browser proxy application not closing properly [#2142]
• Add real names and Patreon supporters to about dialog [#2214]
• Add settings button to toolbar, Donate button, and Report a Bug button to help menu [#2214]

2.3.3 (2018-05-08)

• Fix crash when browser integration is enabled [#1923]

2.3.2 (2018-05-07)

• Enable high entropy ASLR on Windows [#1747]
• Enhance favicon fetching [#1786] ⭐️
• Fix crash on Windows due to Auto-Type [#1691]
• Fix dark tray icon changing all icons [#1680]
• Fix --pw-stdin not using getPassword function [#1686]
• Fix placeholders being resolved in notes [#1907]
• Enable auto-type start delay to be configurable [#1908]
• Browser: Fix native messaging reply size [#1719]
• Browser: Increase maximum buffer size [#1720]
• Browser: Enhance usability and functionality [#1810, #1822, #1830, #1884, #1906]
• SSH Agent: Parse aes-256-cbc/ctr keys [#1682] ⭐️
• SSH Agent: Enhance usability and functionality [#1677, #1679, #1681, #1787]

2.3.1 (2018-03-06)

• Fix unnecessary automatic upgrade to KDBX 4.0 and prevent challenge-response key being stripped [#1568] 🔒
• Abort saving and show an error message when challenge-response fails [#1659] 🔒
• Support inner stream protection on all string attributes [#1646]
• Fix favicon downloads not finishing on some websites [#1657] ⭐️
• Fix freeze due to invalid STDIN data [#1628]
• Correct issue with encrypted RSA SSH keys [#1587]
• Fix crash on macOS due to QTBUG-54832 [#1607]
• Show error message if ssh-agent communication fails [#1614]
• Fix --pw-stdin and filename parameters being ignored [#1608]
• Fix Auto-Type syntax check not allowing spaces and special characters [#1626]
• Fix reference placeholders in combination with Auto-Type [#1649]
• Fix qtbase translations not being loaded [#1611]
• Fix startup crash on Windows due to missing SVG libraries [#1662]
• Correct database tab order regression [#1610]
• Fix GCC 8 compilation error [#1612]
• Fix copying of advanced attributes on KDE [#1640]
• Fix member initialization of CategoryListWidgetDelegate [#1613]
• Fix inconsistent toolbar icon sizes and provide higher-quality icons [#1616] ⭐️
• Improve preview panel geometry [#1609]

2.3.0 (2018-02-27)

• Add support for KDBX 4.0, Argon2 and ChaCha20 [#148, #1179, #1230, #1494] ⭐️ 🔒
• Add SSH Agent feature [#1098, #1450, #1463] ⭐️
• Add preview panel with details of the selected entry [#879, #1338] ⭐️
• Add more and configurable columns to entry table and allow copying of values by double click [#1305] ⭐️
• Add KeePassXC-Browser API as a replacement for KeePassHTTP [#608] ⭐️ 🔒
• Deprecate KeePassHTTP [#1392]
• Add support for Steam one-time passwords [#1206] ⭐️
• Add support for multiple Auto-Type sequences for a single entry [#1390] ⭐️
• Adjust YubiKey HMAC-SHA1 challenge-response key generation for KDBX 4.0 [#1060] ⭐️
• Replace qHttp with cURL for website icon downloads [#1460] ⭐️ 🔒
• Remove lock file [#1231] ⭐️
• Add option to create backup file before saving [#1385] ⭐️
• Ask to save a generated password before closing the entry password generator [#1499]
• Resolve placeholders recursively [#1078]
• Add Auto-Type button to the toolbar [#1056]
• Improve window focus handling for Auto-Type dialogs [#1204, #1490]
• Auto-Type dialog and password generator can now be exited with ESC [#1252, #1412]
• Add optional dark tray icon [#1154]
• Add new "Unsafe saving" option to work around saving problems with file sync services [#1385] ⭐️
• Add IBus support to AppImage and additional image formats to Windows builds [#1534, #1537] ⭐️
• Add diceware password generator to CLI [#1406]
• Add --key-file option to CLI [#816, #824]
• Add DBus interface for opening and closing KeePassXC databases [#283]
• Add KDBX compression options to database settings [#1419]
• Discourage use of old fixed-length key files in favor of arbitrary files [#1326, #1327]
• Correct reference resolution in entry fields [#1486]
• Fix window state and recent databases not being remembered on exit [#1453]
• Correct history item generation when configuring TOTP for an entry [#1446]
• Correct multiple TOTP bugs [#1414]
• Automatic saving after every change is now a default [#279] ⭐️
• Allow creation of new entries during search [#1398]
• Correct menu issues on macOS [#1335]
• Allow compilation on OpenBSD [#1328]
• Improve entry attachments view [#1139, #1298]
• Fix auto lock for Gnome and Xfce [#910, #1249] 🔒
• Don't remember key files in file dialogs when the setting is disabled [#1188] 🔒
• Improve database merging and conflict resolution [#807, #1165]
• Fix macOS pasteboard issues [#1202]
• Improve startup times on some platforms [#1205]
• Hide the notes field by default [#1124]
• Toggle main window by clicking tray icon with the middle mouse button [#992]
• Fix custom icons not copied over when databases are merged [#1008] ⭐️
• Allow use of DEL key to delete entries [#914]
• Correct intermittent crash due to stale history items [#1527]
• Sanitize newline characters in title, username and URL fields [#1502]
• Reopen previously opened databases in correct order [#774]
• Use system's zxcvbn library if available [#701]
• Implement various i18n improvements [#690, #875, #1436]

2.2.4 (2017-12-14)

• Prevent database corruption when locked [#1219] ⭐️
• Fixes apply button not saving new entries [#1141] ⭐️
• Switch to Consolas font on Windows for password edit [#1229]
• Multiple fixes to AppImage deployment [#1115, #1228]
• Fixes multiple memory leaks [#1213]
• Resize message close to 16x16 pixels [#1253]

2.2.2 (2017-10-22)

• Fixed entries with empty URLs being reported to KeePassHTTP clients [#1031] ⭐️
• Fixed YubiKey detection and enabled CLI tool for AppImage binary [#1100]
• Added AppStream description [#1082]
• Improved TOTP compatibility and added new Base32 implementation [#1069]
• Fixed error handling when processing invalid cipher stream [#1099]
• Fixed double warning display when opening a database [#1037]
• Fixed unlocking databases with –pw-stdin [#1087]
• Added ability to override QT_PLUGIN_PATH environment variable for AppImages [#1079]
• Fixed transform seed not being regenerated when saving the database [#1068] 🔒
• Fixed only one YubiKey slot being polled [#1048]
• Corrected an issue with entry icons while merging [#1008]
• Corrected desktop and tray icons in Snap package [#1030]
• Fixed screen lock and Google fallback settings [#1029]

2.2.1 (2017-10-02)

• Corrected multiple snap issues [#934, #1011]
• Corrected multiple custom icon issues [#708, #719, #994]
• Corrected multiple Yubikey issues [#880]
• Fixed single instance preventing load on occasion [#997]
• Keep entry history when merging databases [#970] ⭐️
• Prevent data loss if passwords were mismatched [#1007] ⭐️
• Fixed crash after merge [#941]
• Added configurable auto-type default delay [#703]
• Unlock database dialog window comes to front [#663]
• Translation and compiling fixes

2.2.0 (2017-06-26)

• Added YubiKey 2FA integration for unlocking databases [#127] ⭐️ 🔒
• Added TOTP support [#519] ⭐️
• Added CSV import tool [#146, #490] ⭐️
• Added KeePassXC CLI tool [#254] ⭐️
• Added diceware password generator [#373] ⭐️
• Added support for entry references [#370, #378] ⭐️
• Added support for Twofish encryption [#167] ⭐️ 🔒
• Enabled DEP and ASLR for in-memory protection [#371] 🔒
• Enabled single instance mode [#510]
• Enabled portable mode [#645] ⭐️
• Enabled database lock on screensaver and session lock [#545] ⭐️ 🔒
• Redesigned welcome screen with common features and recent databases [#292] ⭐️
• Multiple updates to search behavior [#168, #213, #374, #471, #603, #654]
• Added auto-type fields {CLEARFIELD}, {SPACE}, {{}, {}} [#267, #427, #480]
• Fixed auto-type errors on Linux [#550]
• Prompt user prior to executing a cmd:// URL [#235] 🔒
• Entry attributes can be protected (hidden) [#220] 🔒
• Added extended ascii to password generator [#538]
• Added new database icon to toolbar [#289]
• Added context menu entry to empty recycle bin in databases [#520]
• Added “apply” button to entry and group edit windows [#624]
• Added macOS tray icon and enabled minimize on close [#583]
• Fixed issues with unclean shutdowns [#170, #580]
• Changed keyboard shortcut to create new database to CTRL+SHIFT+N [#515]
• Compare window title to entry URLs [#556]
• Implemented inline error messages [#162]
• Ignore group expansion and other minor changes when making database “dirty” [#464]
• Updated license and copyright information on souce files [#632]
• Added contributors list to about dialog [#629]

2.1.4 (2017-04-09)

• Bumped KeePassHTTP version to 1.8.4.2
• KeePassHTTP confirmation window comes to foreground [#466]

2.1.3 (2017-03-03)

• Fix possible overflow in zxcvbn library [#363] 🔒
• Revert HiDPI setting to avoid problems on laptop screens [#332]
• Set file meta properties in Windows executable [#330]
• Suppress error message when auto-reloading a locked database [#345]
• Improve usability of question dialog when database is already locked by a different instance [#346] ⭐️
• Fix compiler warnings in QHttp library [#351]
• Use unified toolbar on Mac OS X [#361] ⭐️
• Fix an issue on X11 where the main window would be raised instead of closed on Alt+F4 [#362]

2.1.2 (2017-02-17)

• Ask for save location when creating a new database [#302]
• Remove Libmicrohttpd dependency to clean up the code and ensure better OS X compatibility [#317, #265] ⭐️
• Prevent Qt from degrading Wifi network performance on certain platforms [#318] ⭐️
• Visually refine user interface on OS X and other platforms [#299] ⭐️
• Remove unusable tray icon setting on OS X [#293]
• Fix compositing glitches on Ubuntu and prevent flashing when minimizing to the tray at startup [#307]
• Fix AppImage tray icon on Ubuntu [#277, #273]
• Fix global menu disappearing after restoring KeePassXC from the tray on Ubuntu [#276]
• Fix result order in entry search [#320]
• Enable HiDPI scaling on supported platforms [#315]
• Remove empty directories from installation target [#282]

2.1.1 (2017-02-06)

• Enabled HTTP plugin build; plugin is disabled by default and limited to localhost [#147] 🔒
• Escape HTML in dialog boxes [#247] 🔒
• Corrected crashes in favicon download and password generator [#233, #226]
• Increase font size of password meter [#228]
• Fixed compatibility with Qt 5.8 [#211]
• Use consistent button heights in password generator [#229]

2.1.0 (2017-01-22)

• Show unlock dialog when using autotype on a closed database [#10, #89] ⭐️
• Show different tray icon when database is locked [#37, #46] ⭐️
• Support autotype on Windows and OS X [#42, #60, #63] ⭐️
• Add delay feature to autotype [#76, #77] ⭐️
• Add password strength meter [#84, #92] ⭐️
• Add option for automatically locking the database when minimizing the window [#57]
• Add feature to download favicons and use them as entry icons [#30] ⭐️
• Automatically reload and merge database when the file changed on disk [#22, #33, #93] ⭐️
• Add tool for merging two databases [#22, #47, #143] ⭐️
• Add --pw-stdin commandline option to unlock the database by providing a password on STDIN [#54]
• Add utility script for reading the database password from KWallet [#55]
• Fix some KeePassHTTP settings not being remembered [#34, #65]
• Make search box persistent [#15, #67, #157] ⭐️
• Enhance search feature by scoping the search to selected group [#16, #118] ⭐️
• Improve interaction between search field and entry list [#131, #141] ⭐️
• Add stand-alone password-generator [#18, #92] ⭐️
• Don't require password repetition when password is visible [#27, #92]
• Add support for entry attributes in autotype sequences [#107]
• Always focus password field when opening the database unlock widget [#116, #117]
• Fix compilation errors on various platforms [#53, #126, #130]
• Restructure and improve kdbx-extract utility [#160]

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