January 18th, 2012· Previously, when exporting to HTML, link breaks in folder notes are not properly exported. This has been fixed.
December 13th, 2011· This release fixes a critical bug introduced in the previous release whereby the notes field of the current highlighted entry was erroneously blanked out during initial startup. Users running V4.9.13 are advised to upgrade to this release as soon as possible.
December 13th, 2011· Updated help file and help text to clarify the purpose of "Enable associations" checkbox.
· Previously on Windows Vista and 7, if KeyPass is running from a USB memory storage device and the device is removed, KeyPass does not automatically shutdown. This has been fixed.
August 11th, 2011· Added link to Edit Global Variable dialog in the Edit Field dialog.
· Updated KEYHOOK.DLL to reduce intermittent hangs under certain system configurations.
· Added ability to use Shift-arrow keys to reorder fields and script actions.
· Added option to enable/disable keyboard/mouse during data entry.
· Added option to switch to a specific locale during data entry.
June 21st, 2011· Previously, the "Remove association" function crashes under certain situations. This has been fixed.
June 14th, 2011· Added "Very fast" option to "Entry speed". This option removes all delays in keystroke simulation but may result in dropped characters over slower channels (eg. remote desktop, remote shell etc.)
· Previously, the uppercase/lowercase options in field password settings cannot be unchecked. This has been fixed.
· Added "Remove association" function in popup menu to remove unwanted associations directly.
· Added ability to specify custom characters in password generation.
· Previously, the password generator does not take into account the relative sizes of character sets (eg. letters, numbers, symbols etc.) when generating passwords, so certain characters may be over-represented in the generated password. This has been fixed.
March 28th, 2011· Added option to display full path for recent and favorite items in popup menu.
· Fixed typo in "AutoLock" preference window.
· In the "Restore backup" dialog box, the backups can now be sorted by date by clicking on the corresponding column header.
· Previously on Win7 x64, the password window does not gain foreground focus when unlocking. This has been fixed.
· Previously activating the popup menu may cause Vista or Windows 7 to hang for an extended period. This has been fixed.
August 24th, 2010· KeyPass now uses the default system font for its user interface elements.
· Fixed duplicate accelerator keys under Preferences/General.
· Fixed spurious status messages in main window when mousing over certain fields in preferences window.
· Removed orphaned help message in main window.
· Added copy to clipboard function for global variables.
· Enhanced password generation algorithm to include at least one element from each selected character set.
· Added field/variable-specific password settings.
August 24th, 2010· Added new option under Preferences to disable password generation buttons.
· Previously, under Windows 7, a spurious undo action may be generated upon startup. This has been fixed.
April 30th, 2010· Previously, if "Lock KeyPass when screensaver starts" is not set, KeyPass will ramp up CPU usage when the screensaver is active. This has been fixed.
· Previous, if KeyPass is launched a second time before the first instance has been fully unlocked with the master password, a blank main window will be displayed. This has been fixed.
March 22nd, 2010· Previously, during find operation, the notes text field does not scroll into position if the content is obscured. This has been fixed.
· Previously, importing KeyPass database when file does not exist in source folder did not produce an error message. This has been fixed.
· Fixed KeePass V2.x XML import function that does not handle entries with blank names correctly.
· Previously during synchronization, sufficient node space may not be allocated during refresh, resulting in a crash. This has been fixed.
· Added %KPDRIVE% for substitution in auto backup directory.
February 25th, 2010· Fixed issue where activation key may not be initialized correctly when locked on startup is selected.
· Added ability to click on status bar to toggle display of full path of current database entry.
· Added ability to right-click on popup menu entry to copy its value to the clipboard.
February 18th, 2010· Added option to import XML files exported by KeePass V2.x.
· Previously under Windows 7, if keyboard/mouse hook does not respond within set interval (eg. CPU usage was maxed out during that time), the hook may be disabled. This has been fixed.
January 23rd, 2010· In the previous version, KeyPass may blank out the content of the notes field that is currently visible upon exit. This has been fixed.
January 5th, 2010· This version is compatible with Windows 7.
· The database file is now locked when KeyPass is running to prevent overwriting or deletion.
· The popup menu now works over the command prompt in Windows Vista/7.
September 10th, 2009· Added function to import KeePass database exported as XML file.
· Added option to disable associations for specific entries.
· Added ability to multi-select and delete associations.
· In the previous release, invoking "Backup now!" function from tray menu will cause the main window to be displayed if KeyPass is minimized. This has been fixed.
July 16th, 2009· The "Unlock KeyPass" function now unlocks only without launching the main window. The "Manage database" function can be used to unlock and launch the main window instead.
· A bug has been introduced in the previous version where the tray menu is deactivated when "Lock on start" is enabled. This has been fixed.
· Now when invoking the cut/copy functions in text fields where no selection is active, an automatic select-all operation is performed before cut/copy.
· Previously, when exporting the KeyPass database, the destination folder is cleared automatically before export. This behaviour has been disabled.
June 23rd, 2009· Global variables within fields are now resolved during clipboard copy operations.
· Added publish/synchronize functions under the "File" menu.
· Added operations to log synchronization details and to view/clear the log file.
· Added blinking tray icon to indicate sending of keystrokes, backup and synchronization.
· Fixed drag-and-drop decryption issue under Win9x/Vista.
· Pasting to the notes field now automatically converts to plain text.
· Fixed splitter position when toggling between folders and entries.
· Fixed Win9x/ME support.
May 13th, 2009· Added "Reset activation key/button" function to deal with third party applications that terminate the Windows keyboard/mouse hooking chain improperly.
· Added "Lock on standby" option.
· Added new hashing function for enhanced database security.
· When the name of a global variable is changed, all associated entries are updated accordingly.
· Remove '' from list of characters used by password generation to prevent conflicts with escape codes.
· Added auto-clear clipboard option.
· Fixed scroll behaviour of fields/login script windows when scrollbar is visible and items at the bottom of the window are modified.
· Added KeyPass database import/export functions to simplify migration of KeyPass database.
· The entries in the "Favorites" popup menu are now sorted alphabetically.
· All views (except for search results) are now sorted alphabetically.
· Added option to prevent a particular browser/application from being visible in the launch menu.
November 20th, 2008· Fixed issue with KEYHOOK.DLL that is causing problems for some users on Windows Vista where the right mouse click without the modifier keys will cause the popup menu to appear.
· Previously, the KeyPass main window will occasionally redraw incorrectly, causing "bleeding" from the window below. This has been fixed.
November 12th, 2008· Rolled back a change to the hook DLL that was missed in V4.7.9, which is reported to cause problems for some users.
· Added support for all keyboard shortcuts when KeyPass is started in locked mode. Previously, the only keyboard shortcut supported in this mode is "Manage database".
· When KeyPass is locked and the keyboard shortcut is used for associative login, the popup menu will display incorrect associations when multiple associations exist. This has been fixed.
November 6th, 2008· Some users have reported problems with the improved hooking method introduced in V4.7.8. As such, we have rolled back to the old hooking method in this release until further notice.
November 3rd, 2008· Fixed startup delay introduced in V4.7.7 for faster startup time.
· Improved hooking method so that KeyPass running under administrator account will work with more applications (eg. Trend Micro's keystroke encryption).
September 29th, 2008· If a password that consists of pure repeating tokens is used, a partial token may be able to unlock the database. This has been fixed.
· The installer now detects data from a previous installation of KeyPass and offers to delete it.
· Added new option in "Preferences" to add KeyPass to Windows startup.
September 1st, 2008· Previously, if KeyPass is locked and the password dialog is invoked via the hotkey more than once, an error message will result. This has been fixed.
· Previously, if KeyPass is locked on startup and the user tries to launch the most recent entry or an associated entry via hotkey + double mouse click, the password dialog will appear but the desired function will not be invoked after login. This has been fixed.
· For security reasons, the "Global Variables" tab is no longer accessible to a user logged in using a read-only password.
August 18th, 2008· The target keyword is not highlighted correctly in the Notes fields during text search. This has been fixed.
· KeyPass will hang during startup under certain situations. This has been fixed.
August 6th, 2008· The "Restore Backup" function may hang under Windows Vista. This has been fixed.
· Launching an URL in the Notes field now adds the entry to the "Recent" list.
June 18th, 2008· When KeyPass is running under Windows Vista in read-only mode and hidden to the system tray, the database synchronization operation will cause the main window to appear. This has been fixed.
May 27th, 2008· When using auto-login with KeyPass locked, the keystrokes do not always get entered into the target application. This has been fixed.
· When changing master password, if an error occurs while re-encrypting attached files, the remaining files will still be encrypted using the old master password. This has been fixed.
April 30th, 2008· When unlocking KeyPass, the master password dialog box does not always appear in the foreground. This has been fixed
April 7th, 2008· Added automatic URL detection and highlighting in the "Notes" field.
· Previously, during the "find next" operation, if the matching entry is deleted immediately and the "find next" operation invoked again without change of cursor focus, an access violation error will occur. This has been fixed.
· The "Expiry 3/6 months from now" menu items were not functioning correctly. This has been fixed.
· In filtered view, drag-and-drop as well as the "Paste" function have been disabled, since they should not be active in that mode.
· Bookmarks that are pasted from the clipboard now retain their expiry dates.
· Previously, when filtered view is active and auto-backup runs, access violation error may occur. This has been fixed.
· Previously, when using hotkey and keyboard shortcut interchangably to bring up the popup menu, access violation error may occur. This has been fixed.
April 7th, 2008· Added automatic URL detection and highlighting in the "Notes" field.
· Previously, during the "find next" operation, if the matching entry is deleted immediately and the "find next" operation invoked again without change of cursor focus, an access violation error will occur. This has been fixed.
· The "Expiry 3/6 months from now" menu items were not functioning correctly. This has been fixed.
· In filtered view, drag-and-drop as well as the "Paste" function have been disabled, since they should not be active in that mode.
· Bookmarks that are pasted from the clipboard now retain their expiry dates.
· Previously, when filtered view is active and auto-backup runs, access violation error may occur. This has been fixed.
· Previously, when using hotkey and keyboard shortcut interchangably to bring up the popup menu, access violation error may occur. This has been fixed.
February 27th, 2008· Previously, renaming an entry located in a level two or deeper subfolder under a filtered view will result in an exception. This has been fixed.
· Previously, switching from a filtered view which does not display folders to one which does and back will cause the view to lose its entries. This has been fixed.
· Added option during uninstall to permanently remove data files created by KeyPass.
February 11th, 2008· Previously, the "Expiry xxx from today" functions take the expiry date field as the reference. This has been amended to take the current date as the reference instead.
January 23rd, 2008· Previously, the "Generate password" button can only generate one new password per second. This limitation has been removed.
· Previously, accessing any topic in the help file with embedded animation will cause the login screen to pop up. This has been fixed.
January 15th, 2008· Previously, KeyPass may not auto-lock when the screensaver starts if that option is selected. This has been fixed.
· Previously, the "Hide password value" checkbox is automatically checked during field password generation. This has been disabled.
· Filtered views (search results, with attachments) now support display of matching folders.
November 12th, 2007· In some cases, launching the help file will cause KeyPass to crash. This has been fixed.
October 25th, 2007· The previous version did not restore the window position correctly under certain situations. This has been fixed.
· In the previous version, a minimized task window appears when you activate the popup menu using a keyboard shortcut. This has been fixed.
· Previously under Windows Vista, some repaint problems will occur when the [AltGr] key is used in modal dialogs. This has been fixed.
October 19th, 2007· Under Windows Vista, thumbnail preview for the KeyPass main window was not displayed correctly. This has been fixed.
· Under dual-monitor systems, the KeyPass main window was not restored correctly if it was previously positioned in the secondary monitor. This has been fixed.
· Now, if the SHIFT key is pressed while activating the "Manage database" window, its position will be reset to the upper-left corner of the primary monitor. This is useful when the window becomes hidden for some reason.
· The backup directory path can now contain environment variables eg. "%USERPROFILE%".
September 17th, 2007· Now when new entries are created as a result of copy-and-paste, they will be added to the "recent" menu as well.
September 7th, 2007· Under Windows Vista, when the expiry date is enabled, it cannot be unchecked. This has been fixed.
August 28th, 2007· Added an option to start new searches from the top of the database instead of the current entry.
· KeyPass now persists the search options that you have configured into the database.
· When migrating to Windows Vista, KeyPass now automatically offers to move the database files to the user profile folder in order to comply with Vista's security requirement.
· Fixed problem with copy-and-paste of field value into quick search text field.
· Fixed problem with keyboard entry of bookmark expiry date.
August 15th, 2007· Added option to search field values
August 7th, 2007· Previously, the cut/copy/paste/delete functions did not work for the "Quick find" and "Security tags" fields. This has been fixed.
July 31st, 2007· Added ability to copy/replace login script.
· Added ability to limit number of backup folders.
· Newly-created bookmarks are now reflected in the recent menu.
January 16th, 2007· This release adds a new function to restore backup, as well as an option to autolock KeyPass when screensaver starts
November 6th, 2006· There was an error in the description of the "AutoBackup" preference tab. This has been fixed.
· Added option to enable/disable warning message when an error is encountered during auto-backup.
· Added shortcut keys for all controls in "Edit Field" dialog.
· Added support for multi-line field values.
· Added line breaks to HTML export file.
· Previously, the notes field was not exported correctly in the CSV export module. This has been fixed.
October 10th, 2006· Updating the expiry date via keyboard entry does not work correctly. This has been fixed.
October 10th, 2006· Added expiry date property to database entries, as well as alerts for expiring and expired entries on startup.
· Added filtered views for search results, expiring and expired entries, as well as entries with file attachments.
· Added b and 1 to escape codes.
· Before each backup, KeyPass now warns the user if any of the file attachments are invalid.
· In the file attachment window, invalid attachments are now indicated by grayed icons.
· Added "Properties" dialog box for file attachments that provides more details about each attachment.
· Previously, if there is no focused node in the database pane, "Find next" does not work correctly. This has been fixed.
· KeyPass now correctly displays ampersand characters in the tray and popup menus.
· Previously, when KeyPass is locked, running KEYPASS.EXE again will popup the password window, but the tray icon is reset. This has been fixed.
· KeyPass now starts in a minimized state to reduce the initial "flash" when the window is subsequently hidden.
· When KeyPass is hidden to the system tray, bringing up any dialog or messages box will cause the taskbar icon to reappear so that the user can easily locate it if it is obscured by other applications
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