Release 2.7.0

Major Additions

• Implement KDBX 4.1 [#7114]
• Add direct write save option for cloud storage and GVFS [#6594]
• Prevent screen capture on Windows and macOS [#6030]
• Support quick unlock using Windows Hello [#7384]
• Support quick unlock using Apple Watch [#5526]
• Allow specifying database backup paths [#7035]
• Add tag functionality [#6487][#7436][#7446]
• Add password rating column to entry view [#4797]
• Add group clone action [#6124]
• Show modifications between entry history items [#6789]
• Ability to bulk-delete and purge unused custom icons [#5970]
• Support adding custom passphrase wordlists [#6799]
• Support passphrase wordlists in numbered and PGP-signed formats [#6791]
• Implement support for hardware keys via wireless NFC [#6895]
• SSH Agent: Add support for OpenSSH 8.2 FIDO/U2F keys [#6371]
• CLI: Implement attachment handling [#5538]
• CLI: Add support for okon in offline HIBP checks [#5478]
• CLI: Implement search command and remove locate [#6805]
• CLI: Add db statistic output to db-info command [#7032]
• CLI: Add -i/--include option to generate command. [#7112]
• CLI: Add a -n (--notes) option to add and edit commands [#4646]
• CLI: Add keyfile option to import command [#5402]
• CLI: Adding a best option to clip to copy a password of the best match [#4489]
• Browser: Add Microsoft Edge support on Linux [#7100]
• Browser: Support native password generator from the extension [#6529]
• Browser: Add group settings [#4180]
• Browser: Add feature to ignore entries for HTTP-Auth Logins [#5394]
• Browser: Support triggering Auto-Type from browser extension [#6272]
• Browser: Add delete-entry command to API [#6899]
• Browser: Add search 'by-path' url to API [#5535]
• Browser: search for entries by UUID to API [#4763]
• Browser: Support auto-download of favicon on entry addition [#7179]
• Auto-Type: Major improvements to Auto-Type [#5864][#7463][#7435][#7391][#7129][#6400][#6364][#6361][#5283][#7507]
• Auto-Type: Fix typing to virtual machines on Windows [#7366]
• Auto-Type: Re-implement X11 keysym emulation [#7098]
• Auto-Type: Support multiple Xkb layouts [#6247]
• Auto-Type: Abort keystroke if modifiers held on X11 [#6351][#6357]
• Auto-Type: Add TOTP option to entry level Auto-Type menu [#6675]
• FdoSecrets: Major Refactor and Code Consolidation [#5747][#5660][#7043][#6915]
• FdoSecrets: Implement unlock before search [#6943]
• Reports: Add browser statistics report [#7197]

Major Changes

• Port crypto backend to Botan [#6209]
• Improve attachment handling and security [#6606][#5034][#7083]
• Allow selecting any open database in unlock dialog [#5427]
• KeeShare: Remove checking signed container and QuaZip dependency [#7223]
• Introduce security option to enable copy on double click (default off) [#6433]
• Add 'delete entry without confirm' functionality [#5812]
• Improve macOS and Windows platform integration [#5851]
• Lock only the current database by default [#6652]
• Show expired entries on DB unlock [#7290]
• Update D-Bus adaptor interface class name to match definition file [#7523]

Other Changes and Fixes

• Add countdown progress bar to TOTP preview [#6930]
• Enter favicon url directly on icons page [#6614]
• Set C++17 as standard in the build system [#7180]
• Internalize ykcore into code base [#6654]
• Transition to Visual Studio builds on Windows [#5874]
• Ability to delete entries from health check reports [#6537]
• Enhance remembering last-used directories [#6711]
• Implement org.freedesktop.appearance.color-scheme support on Linux [#7422]
• Support sorting HTML export [#7011]
• Add display number of characters in passphrases [#5449]
• Use Alt+Tab on macOS to switch between databases [#5407]
• Add feature to sort groups using shortcut keys [#6999]
• Add CTRL+Enter to apply password generator changes [#6414]
• Display Database created timestamp on statistics report [#6876]
• Browser: Improve best matching credentials setting [#6893]
• SSH Agent: Use both Pageant and OpenSSH agent simultaneously on Windows [#6288]
• SSH Agent: Allow using database path to resolve keys [#6365]
• SSH Agent: Show correct error messages in main window [#7166]
• Multiple fixes for MSI installer [#6630]
• Fix tab order for CSV import dialog to match screen order [#7315]
• Don't mark kdbx:// urls as invalid [#7221]
• Make selected text copyable instead of copying password [#7209]
• Detect timestamp resolution for CSV files [#7196]
• Fix crash while downloading favicon [#7104]
• Correct naming of newly generated keyx files [#7010]
• Place the 'Recycle Bin' at the bottom of the list when groups are sorted [#7004]
• Handle tilde with custom browser paths [#6659]
• Don't scroll up when deleting an entry [#6833]
• Set the MIME-Type to text/plain when using wl-copy on wayland [#6832]
• Fix adaptive icon painting [#5989][#6033]
• Fix favicon download from URL with non-standard port [#5509]
• Ignore recycle bin on KeePassHTTP migration [#5481]
• Fix keepassxc-cr-recovery utility [#7521]
• Fix Auto-Type not working when audio recording indicator is active on macOS 12.2+ [#7526]

Release 2.6.6

Fixed

• Fix focusing search when pressing hotkey [#6603]
• Trim whitespace from TOTP key input prior to processing [#6604]
• Fix building on macOS [#6598]
• Resolve compiler warnings for unused return values [#6607]

Release 2.6.5

WARNING: This release has a couple of bugs that were quickly fixed in 2.6.6.

Added

• Show search bar when toolbar is hidden or in overflow [#6279]
• Show countdown for clipboard clearing in status bar [#6333]
• Command line option to lock all open databases [#6511]
• Allow CSV import of bare TOTP secrets [#6211]
• Retain file creation time when saving database [#6576]
• Set permissions of saved attachments to be private to the current user [#6363]
• OPVault: Use Text instead of Name for attribute names [#6334]

Changed

• Reports: Allow resizing of reports columns [#6435]
• Reports: Toggle showing expired entries [#6534]
• Save Always on Top setting [#6236]
• Password generator can exclude additional lookalike characters (6/G, 8/B) [#6196]

Fixed

• Allow setting MSI properties in unattended install [#6196]
• Update MainWindow minimum size to enable smaller verticle space [#6196]
• Use application font size when setting default or monospace fonts [#6332]
• Fix notes not clearing in entry preview panel in some cases [#6481]
• macOS: Correct window activation when restoring from tray [#6575]
• macOS: Better handling of minimize after unlock when using browser integration [#6338]
• Linux: Start after the system tray is available on LXQt [#6216]
• Linux: Allow selection of modal dialogs on X11 in Auto-Type [#6204]
• KeeShare: prevent crash when file extension is missing [#6174]

Release 2.6.4

Added

• Automatically adapt to light/dark system theme changes (Windows/macOS only) [#6034]

Changed

• Show window title as tooltip on system tray [#5948]
• Compress Snap release as LZO for faster initial startup [#5877]
• Password generator: Set maximum selectable password length to 999 [#5937]

Fixed

• Fix crash on app close when using SSH agent [#5935]
• Fix KDF selection showing wrong item when using Argon2id [#5923]
• Automatically close About dialog on database lock if it is still open [#5947]
• Linux: Fix automatic launch at system startup with AppImages [#5901]
• Linux: Fix click-to-move on empty area activating when using menus [#5971]
• Linux: Try multiple times to show tray icon if tray is not ready yet [#5948]
• macOS: Fix KeePassXC blocking clean shutdown [#6002]

Release 2.6.3

Added

• Support Argon2id KDF [#5778]
• Support XMLv2 key files [#5798]

Changed

• Improve CSV Import/Export, include time fields and TOTP [#5346]
• Support empty area dragging of the application window [#5860]
• Display default Auto-Type sequence in preview pane [#5654]
• Remove strict length limit on generated passwords [#5748]
• Hide key file path by default when unlocking database [#5779]
• Document browser extension use with Edge in managed mode [#5692]
• Windows: Prevent clipboard history and cloud sync [#5853]
• macOS: Update the application icon to Big Sur styling [#5851]

Fixed

• Re-select previously selected entry on database unlock [#5559]
• Properly save special character choice in password generator [#5610]
• Fix crash in browser integration with multiple similar entries [#5653]
• Remove offset on username field in classic theme [#5788]
• Ensure entry history is copied when drag/dropping entries and groups [#5817]
• Close modal dialogs when database is locked [#5820]
• Prevent crash when KeeShare modifies an entry that is currently being edited [#5827]
• Improve preview of entry attributes [#5834]
• Always activate/focus database open dialog preventing mistype [#5878]
• Reports: fix calculation of average password length [#5862]
• Linux: Delay startup on login to correct tray icon issues [#5724]

Release 2.6.2

Added

• Add option to keep window always on top to view menu [#5542]
• Move show/hide usernames and passwords to view menu [#5542]
• Add command line options and environment variables for changing the config locations [#5452]

Changed

• Mask sensitive information in command execution confirmation prompt [#5542]
• SSH Agent: Avoid shortcut conflict on macOS by changing "Add key" to Ctrl+H on all platforms [#5484]

Fixed

• Prevent data loss with drag and drop between databases [#5536]
• Fix crash when toggling Capslock rapidly [#5545]
• Don't mark URL references as invalid URL [#5380]
• Reset entry preview after search [#5483]
• Set Qt::Dialog flag on database open dialog [#5356]
• Fix sorting of database report columns [#5426]
• Fix IfDevice matching logic [#5344]
• Fix layout issues and a stray scrollbar appearing on top of the entry edit screen [#5424]
• Fix tabbing into the notes field [#5424]
• Fix password generator ignoring settings on load [#5340]
• Restore natural entry sort order on application load [#5438]
• Fix paperclip and TOTP columns not saving state [#5327]
• Enforce fixed password font in entry preview [#5454]
• Add scrollbar when new database wizard exceeds screen size [#5560]
• Do not mark database as modified when viewing Auto-Type associations [#5542]
• CLI: Fix two heap-use-after-free crashes [#5368, #5470]
• Browser: Fix key exchange not working with multiple simultaneous users on Windows [#5485]
• Browser: Fix entry retrieval when "only best matching" is enabled [#5316]
• Browser: Ignore recycle bin on KeePassHTTP migration [#5481]
• KeeShare: Fix import crash [#5542]
• macOS: Fix toolbar theming and breadcrumb display issues [#5482]
• macOS: Fix file dialog randomly closing [#5479]
• macOS: Fix being unable to select OPVault files for import [#5341]

Release 2.6.1

Added

• Add menu entries for auto-typing only username or only password [#4891]
• Browser: Add command for retrieving current TOTP [#5278]
• Improve man pages [#5010]
• Linux: Support Xfce screen lock signals [#4971]
• Linux: Add OARS metadata to AppStream markup [#5031]
• SSH Agent: Substitute tilde with %USERPROFILE% on Windows [#5116]

Changed

• Improve password generator UI and UX [#5129]
• Do not prompt to restart if switching the theme back and forth [#5084]
• Change actions for F1, F2, and F3 keys [#5082]
• Skip referenced passwords in health check report [#5056]
• Check system-wide Qt translations directory for downstream translations packaging [#5064]
• macOS: Change password visibility toggle shortcut to Ctrl+H to avoid conflict with system shortcut [#5114]
• Browser: Only display domain name in browser access confirm dialog to avoid overly wide window sizes [#5214]

Fixed

• Fix clipboard not being cleared when database is locked while timeout is still active [#5184]
• Fix list of previous databases not being cleared in some cases [#5123]
• Fix saving of non-data changes on database lock [#5210]
• Fix search results banner theming [#5197]
• Don't enforce theme palette in Classic theme mode and add hover effect for buttons [#5122,#5267]
• Fix label clipping in settings on high-DPI screens [#5227]
• Fix excessive memory usage by icons on systems with high-DPI screens [#5266]
• Fix crash if number of TOTP digits exceeds ten [#5106]
• Fix slot detection when first YubiKey is configured on the second slot [#5004]
• Prevent crash if focus widget gets deleted during saving [#5005]
• Always show buttons for opening or saving attachments [#4956]
• Update link to Auto-Type help [#5228]
• Fix build errors with Ninja [#5121]
• CLI: Fix db-info command wrongly labelled as db-show in usage listing [#5140]
• Windows: Use Classic theme by default if high-contrast mode is on [#5191]
• Linux: Add workaround for qt5ct bug, causing icons not to show up [#5011]
• Linux: Correct high-DPI display by not allowing fractional scaling [#5185]
• Browser: Consider subdomain and path when requesting only "best-matching credentials" [#4832]
• SSH Agent: Always forget all keys on lock [#5115]

Release 2.6.0

Added

• Custom Light and Dark themes [#4110, #4769, #4791, #4892, #4915]
• Compact mode to use classic Group and Entry line height [#4910]
• New monochrome tray icons [#4796, #4803]
• View menu to quickly switch themes, compact mode, and toggle UI elements [#4910]
• Search for groups and scope search to matched groups [#4705]
• Save Database Backup feature [#4550]
• Sort entries by "natural order" and move lines up/down [#4357]
• Option to launch KeePassXC on system startup/login [#4675]
• Caps Lock warning on password input fields [#3646]
• Add "Size" column to entry view [#4588]
• Browser-like tab experience using Ctrl+[Num] (Alt+[Num] on Linux) [#4063, #4305]
• Password Generator: Define additional characters to choose from [#3876]
• Reports: Database password health check (offline) [#3993]
• Reports: HIBP online service to check for breached passwords [#4438]
• Auto-Type: DateTime placeholders [#4409]
• Browser: Show group name in results sent to browser extension [#4111]
• Browser: Ability to define a custom browser location (macOS and Linux only) [#4148]
• Browser: Ability to change root group UUID and inline edit connection ID [#4315, #4591]
• CLI: db-info command [#4231]
• CLI: Use wl-clipboard if xclip is not available (Linux) [#4323]
• CLI: Incorporate xclip into snap builds [#4697]
• SSH Agent: Key file path env substitution, SSH_AUTH_SOCK override, and connection test [#3769, #3801, #4545]
• SSH Agent: Context menu actions to add/remove keys [#4290]

Changed

• Complete replacement of default database icons [#4699]
• Complete replacement of application icons [#4066, #4161, #4203, #4411]
• Complete rewrite of documentation and manpages using Asciidoctor [#4937]
• Complete refactor of config files; separate between local and roaming [#4665]
• Complete refactor of browser integration and proxy code [#4680]
• Complete refactor of hardware key integration (YubiKey and OnlyKey) [#4584, #4843]
• Significantly improve performance when saving and opening databases [#4309, #4833]
• Remove read-only detection for database files [#4508]
• Overhaul of password fields and password generator [#4367]
• Replace instances of "Master Key" with "Database Credentials" [#4929]
• Change settings checkboxes to positive phrasing for consistency [#4715]
• Improve UX of using entry actions (focus fix) [#3893]
• Set expiration time to Now when enabling entry expiration [#4406]
• Always show "New Entry" in context menu [#4617]
• Issue warning before adding large attachments [#4651]
• Improve importing OPVault [#4630]
• Improve AutoOpen capability [#3901, #4752]
• Check for updates every 7 days even while still running [#4752]
• Improve Windows installer UI/UX [#4675]
• Improve config file handling of portable distribution [#4131, #4752]
• macOS: Hide dock icon when application is hidden to tray [#4782]
• Browser: Use unlock dialog to improve UX of opening a locked database [#3698]
• Browser: Improve database and entry settings experience [#4392, #4591]
• Browser: Improve confirm access dialog [#2143, #4660]
• KeeShare: Improve monitoring file changes of shares [#4720]
• CLI: Rename create command to db-create [#4231]
• CLI: Cleanup db-create options (--set-key-file and --set-password) [#4313]
• CLI: Use stderr for help text and password prompts [#4086, #4623]
• FdoSecrets: Display existing secret service process [#4128]

Fixed

• Fix changing focus around the main window using tab key [#4641]
• Fix search field clearing while still using the application [#4368]
• Improve search help widget displaying on macOS and Linux [#4236]
• Return keyboard focus after editing an entry [#4287]
• Reset database path after failed "Save As" [#4526]
• Make builds reproducible [#4411]
• Improve handling of ccache when building [#4104, #4335]
• Windows: Use correct UI font and size [#4769]
• macOS: Properly re-hide application window after browser integration and Auto-Type usage [#4909]
• Linux: Fix version number not embedded in AppImage [#4842]
• Auto-Type: Fix crash when performing on new entry [#4132]
• Browser: Send legacy HTTP settings to recycle bin [#4589]
• Browser: Fix merging browser keys [#4685]
• CLI: Fix encoding when exporting database [#3921]
• SSH Agent: Improve reliability and underlying code [#3833, #4256, #4549, #4595]
• FdoSecrets: Fix crash when editing settings before service is enabled [#4332]

Pre-Release 2.6.0-beta1

2.6.0 Beta 1

Release 2.5.4

Fixed

• Return keyboard focus after saving database edits [#4287]
• Windows: Use bare minimum settings in portable version [#4131]
• Windows: Use SHA256 code signing [#4129]
• macOS: Fix code signing incompatibility in latest macOS release [#4564]