KeePass 1.26 released

KeePass 1.26 has been released today!

You can get it here: Download KeePass 1.26.

This is a stable release. It is recommended to upgrade from any previous 1.x version to 1.26. KeePass 1.26 is 100% backward compatible with previous versions.

Hash sums and OpenPGP signatures for integrity checking are available. New translations are available, too.

For a comparison of the current KeePass 1.26 and 2.22, see: Editions Comparison.

If you like KeePass, please don't forget to donate.

Changes from 1.25 to 1.26:

New Features:

• New password quality estimation algorithm.
• When activating the main window while a dialog is opened, the main window now redirects the activation to the dialog.
• Added '-preload' command line option.
• Added database repair mode warning.

Improvements:

• KeePass does not change the focus anymore when locking while being minimized to tray.
• When clicking into the empty space of the groups tree view, the currently selected group is not deselected anymore.
• The 'Special' GUI character set now includes '|' and '~'.
• The 'High ANSI' character set now consists of the range [U+0080, U+00FF] except control and non-printable characters.
• Changed auto-type command icon.
• Shortened product name in window titles.
• Improved RC-created group time fields.
• KeePassLibC DLLs are now explicitly marked as DEP- and ASLR-compatible (like the executable file).
• In the MSI package, the version is now included in the product name.
• Replaced Boost threads by Windows API threads (because Boost threads can result in crashes on restricted Windows 7 x64 systems).
• Upgraded to Boost libraries version 1.54.0.
• Various UI improvements.
• Various code optimizations.
• Minor other improvements.

Bugfixes:

• Password generation based on patterns: escaped curly brackets are now parsed correctly.