This is a stable release. It is recommended to upgrade from any
previous 2.x version to 2.57.
KeePass 2.57 mainly features user interface and integration enhancements,
and various other minor new features and improvements.
Hashes and signatures for integrity checking
are available, and program binaries are digitally signed (Authenticode).
New translations are available, too.
For a comparison of the current KeePass 1.42 and 2.57, see:
Edition Comparison.
If you like KeePass, please don't forget to donate.
Changes from 2.56 to 2.57:
New features:
Added option 'Prevent certain screen captures' (in 'Tools' →
'Options' → tab 'Security', turned off by default); note
that this may also prevent legitimate other software (remote
desktop solutions, accessibility tools such as screen
magnifiers, etc.) from seeing KeePass windows.
Added the new option 'Prevent certain screen captures' in the
'Enforce Options (All Users)'
dialog (in 'Tools' → 'Advanced Tools' → 'Enforce Options').
Added shortcut keys for the
'Copy Group (Encrypted)' (Ctrl+Shift+C) and
'Paste Group' (Ctrl+Shift+V) commands.
Ctrl+Shift+V can now be used for
pasting entries while the group tree has the input focus and vice versa.
Added 'More' button in the
icon picker dialog,
which shows a menu that provides two commands: 'Rename' and 'Export'; the
menu is also shown as context menu of the custom icons list.
When importing an icon, the file name without extension is
now used as icon name.
Added option 'Remember password hiding setting' in the main
window column configuration dialog (turned off by default).
Added support for long paths when running on .NET 4.6.2 or
higher.
Some error messages now contain the type and the HResult of
the exception that occurred.
Some error messages are now more detailed when running
KeePass with the '-debug'
command line option.
Bitwarden JSON import:
two-digit years are now converted to four-digit years.
Added UIFlags
bit for automatically adjusting weak
key transformation
settings to the current default values (without a confirmation dialog).
Added DPI detection on Unix-like systems.
For applications using KeePass as a library: added a new
common initialization method ('CommonInitialize') that allows
a custom error handling/reporting.
Improvements:
Databases are now always saved in the KDBX
4/4.1 file format; if you need a KDBX 3.1 file (e.g. for compatibility with an
old app), perform an export: main menu 'File' → 'Export' →
format 'KeePass KDBX (2.34, Old Format)'.
Auto-Type: improved compatibility
with Remote Desktop Client (WSL).
In an auto-type error dialog, the sequence is now only
displayed if KeePass has been started with the '-debug'
command line option.
Increased maximum length of the main window title.
Improved handling of shortcut keys in the main window.
Improved entry data exchange menu update performance.
After moving a group, KeePass now ensures that the group is
visible.
Improved database save confirmation dialog text.
When showing the master key
creation/change dialog on the
secure desktop, trying to perform an operation that is not
supported on the secure desktop now results in a simple error
message, i.e. it is not possible anymore to choose to cancel
the dialog and perform the operation on the normal desktop;
this avoids certain accidental data loss scenarios.
Various improvements in the simple file browser dialog (for
the secure desktop).
While a hot key control of the options dialog is focused,
dialog-specific keyboard shortcuts are now disabled.
Changed the 'MAC Address' password generator
profile such that it always generates a unicast, locally administered MAC
address in the SLAP administratively assigned quadrant.
In the icon picker dialog: moved the 'Export' command into
the 'More'/context menu of the custom icons list.
When running on .NET 4.7 or higher, KeePass now supports all
TLS/SSL protocol versions that are supported/enabled by the
framework/system.
Improved error messages for exception chains.
Improved serialization, deserialization and conversion of
nullable booleans.
Improved deserialization of variant dictionaries.
Improved application context initialization.
Improved termination of the program in case of a fatal
exception.
Various UI text improvements.
Various code optimizations.
Minor other improvements.
Bugfixes:
(None).
Changes from 2.57 to 2.57.1:
Added options 'Show confirmation dialog when running/opening a
cmd:// URI',
'Show confirmation dialog when evaluating/replacing a
{CMD:...}
placeholder' and 'Show confirmation dialog when evaluating/replacing a
{REF:P@...} placeholder
(action)' (in 'Tools' → 'Options' → tab 'Interface (1)',
turned on by default).
Added option 'Follow redirects' on the 'Advanced' tab page of
the 'Open From URL' dialog.
When an exception occurs while creating/compiling a
PLGX
file, streams/readers/writers are now closed immediately.
When an exception occurs while a plugin
performs a certain web request, streams/readers are now closed immediately.
Refactored code related to streams, import
modules, menu/toolbar renderers and registry accesses.
No security vulnerabilities classified as medium, high or critical were found.
However, two minor potential security vulnerabilities and some improvable code
parts were identified. As a result, various improvements have been implemented;
see above (version 2.57.1).
For details about the code analysis and the improvements, see the
release notes.
