Fort Portable Changelog

What's new in Fort Portable 5.0.0.0

Nov 7, 2018
  • Upgraded to .NET 4.6.1
  • Upgraded SharpShell, SharpZipLib and Json.NET to new versions
  • New feature: It's now possible to add folders in Fort gui
  • New feature: It's now possible to change the location where Fort password manager stores passwords
  • New feature: Fort can now remember last used keyfile during decryption
  • New feature: Decrypted files are highlighted in red
  • Bug fix: Better error handling for the password manager

New in Fort Portable 4.3.0.0 (Sep 3, 2018)

  • Simpler and more reliable website.
  • Fort 4.3 released. No new features, just updates and very minor fixes here and there, mostly cosmetic.

New in Fort Portable 4.2.0.0 (May 7, 2018)

  • New feature: Delete files securely using Gutmann method.
  • Added Spanish translation
  • Fixed Fort portable sometimes not starting
  • Fixed too small buttons (on High DPI screens) in the encryption dialog
  • More affordable pricing, Fort professional costs only $39.90 USD from now on

New in Fort Portable 4.1.0.0 (Mar 30, 2018)

  • Fort version 4.1 released.
  • New feature: Fort now supports encrypting filenames
  • Updated icons for the password dialog
  • As always, updated translations
  • Fixed a bug where Fort failed to find an encrypted file
  • Home edition is now free to use, but commercial use it not allowed and premium support is not available.

New in Fort Portable 4.0.0.0 (Feb 28, 2018)

  • New feature: Secure and easy to password manager is now integrated within Fort.
  • Better icons, user interface polish.
  • Updated translations.
  • Fort file vault now detects missing files.
  • Updated license policy, home edition costs only $4.90 USD.
  • Many more major changes in the codebase, which are not visible for the end user. However these changes leads to a better, more reliable, experience for everyone.

New in Fort Portable 3.3.0.0 (Nov 27, 2017)

  • Many minor changes and improvements including updated translations.
  • Better password strength meter.
  • Improved performance in some cases.
  • Clipboard monitor to clear the clipboard every five minutes. This feature will be more useful in the future, and it's part of an bigger feature update coming in 2018.
  • Added Chinese and Hungarian translations.

New in Fort Portable 3.2.0.0 (Apr 23, 2017)

  • Fort version 3.2 released.
  • Fort 3.2 includes many usability fixes and some minor bug fixes.
  • Fort standalone now knows files user encrypted via the shell extension.
  • Files can be now opened directly from the Fort standalone.
  • Fixed missing tooltip text in the About-button
  • Installing license can be now done also from the About-dialog.
  • Minor changes how file extensions are handled in some situations.
  • Added Korean, Italian and Polish translations.

New in Fort Portable 3.1.0.0 (Mar 17, 2017)

  • This version includes very important security fix related how files are encrypted. If you use FortStandalone and/or freeware FortDecryption tool you must upgrade. It's recommended that before upgrading you decrypt all your files and encrypt them again after installing Fort 3.1

New in Fort Portable 3.0.0.0 (Jan 16, 2017)

  • Fort version 3.0 is now available. This release is mostly about internal changes. We decided to increase the version number to 3.0 as Fort today is well tested and has stable features. Some of the planned changes were postponed as we don't really want include too much bloat into Fort.
  • It's now possible to select and use custom virtual keyboard.
  • Portable version is also available for those who want to run Fort from USB drive.
  • Fixed a bug were encryption failed sometimes when using Fort standalone.