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Passy Changelog

What's new in Passy 1.8.0

Mar 24, 2024
  • New Features:
  • Entry Tags - Tag your passwords and any other entries to keep your searches organised and hassle-free.
  • Bigger master passwords - Removed the 32-character limit on create account screen and login screen.
  • HOTP 2FA codes .
  • Steam Guard 2FA codes - Secure your extracted guard codes with Passy.
  • Aegis import - Import Aegis 2FA entries as Passy passwords.
  • Changes:
  • Flutter UI upgraded - Improved performance, better shapes and accent colours.
  • Lock screen used as an overlay instead of a route to reduce bugs.
  • Synchronization authentication security improved.
  • Fixes:
  • Payment Card widget layout fixed.

New in Passy 1.7.0 (Nov 28, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • Key derivation - make your master password harder to guess with Argon2 key derivation.
  • Biometric login for Android autofill
  • KDBX import implemented
  • Synchronization logs - see past synchronization logs for current session.
  • Synchronization servers - set up a standalone Passy server to synchronize remotely.
  • Passy CLI can now be ran with passy cli - Passy CLI is a nearly fully-fledged Passy command-line client.
  • Changes:
  • Changing master password now prompts for account backup.
  • Various synchronization optimizations.
  • Entries file IO optimized.
  • CSV imports optimized.
  • Better markdown icons.
  • Fixes:
  • Android autofill revived.
  • Synchronization stabilized - entry history is no longer renewed during synchronization.
  • Flatpak $HOME storage - Passy Flatpak can now store data in $HOME when it is configured as a documents folder in ~/user-dirs.dirs.
  • Rich text font errors fixed.

New in Passy 1.6.0 (Aug 12, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • Markdown notes - allows to enable markdown mode for rich text features in any note (see https://www.markdownguide.org/basic-syntax).
  • Fixes:
  • Entries are now re-encrypted properly during account password change. If you have already changed your account password and currently have a gray screen, change your current account password to your old one first and then update to v1.6.0, where you can update your account password properly.
  • Custom fields now allow ,, [ and ] characters without breaking entries. Previously broken entries are recovered and saved with nickname Recovered entry.

New in Passy 1.5.2 (Jul 11, 2023)

  • This is a hotfix for v1.5.1 - The Little Things.
  • Fixes:
  • Now using UTF8 paging mode in Passy CLI for Windows - Browser Extension should work correctly after this update is first launched.

New in Passy 1.5.1 (Jul 11, 2023)

  • Fixes:
  • Passy connector now works on localized Windows systems.
  • Edge Passy browser extension allowed to connect.
  • Browser extension file permissions added for Passy Snap/Flatpak.
  • All UTF8 characters should now work properly as Passy account passwords.
  • Passy AppImage now has the files necessary to install browser extension connector.

New in Passy 1.5.0 (May 20, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • Browser extension - one-click password autofill + in-browser access to viewing, adding and editing your entries.
  • Passy CLI - a command line interface with interactive mode for the tech savvy to tinker with.
  • Changes:
  • The query field in search screens now has autofocus.
  • Switch color changed from purple to green.

New in Passy 1.4.1 (May 4, 2023)

  • Changes:
  • Search bar in search screens now has autofocus.
  • Updated to Flutter 3.7.12 - better performance and stability.
  • Fixes:
  • Synchronization/sharing security improved (activated at May 20th, 00:00 UTC).

New in Passy 1.4.0 (May 1, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • Entry sharing share entries with your friends and family.
  • Favorites swift access to the entries you use the most.
  • All entry search search quickly and easily through every bit of secured data.
  • More quick access menu copy essential information from any entry in a blink of an eye.
  • ID card screens now offer to add dates of issue and expiration.
  • Changes:
  • Synchronization reworked - now using a REST-like API layer with hybrid RSA encryption to synchronize entries.
  • Favicons are now scraped locally instead of relying on a third-party online API, which allows for better favicon image quality and makes Passy completely non-reliant on third-party online API services.
  • Fixes:
  • Payment card edit screen date selection now works normally.
  • Favicons fixed – the previously used API is currently down, replaced with local scraping.

New in Passy 1.3.1 (Jan 17, 2023)

  • Data conversion fixed for Windows.

New in Passy 1.3.0 (Jan 17, 2023)

  • New Features:
  • Quick access menu - allows to swiftly copy usernames, emails and passwords and to open websites.
  • Changes:
  • Uniform UI - reduced UI inconsistencies, including border radius, spacing and icons.
  • Better encryption - using random initialization vectors to make entry information unguessable.
  • Fixes:
  • Memory usage optimized - Passy no longer keeps all entries in memory at all times. Entry metadata is only loaded on demand and at most one entry is fully loaded at any time.
  • There's no longer a risk of overwriting entries and losing their data if synchronizing 3 or more devices.
  • Update popup no longer displayed if the latest version is older than current.

New in Passy 1.2.0 (Nov 5, 2022)

  • New Features:
  • Automatic Backup implemented and can be found in Passy settings.
  • Export and Import implemented and can be found in Passy settings.
  • Fixes:
  • Linux AppImage icon is now scalable (.svg).

New in Passy 1.1.1 (Nov 4, 2022)

  • Flutter 3.3.4 added as a submodule.