KeePass 2.59 released

KeePass 2.59 has been released today!

You can get it here: Download KeePass 2.59.

This is a stable release. It is recommended to upgrade from any previous 2.x version to 2.59.

KeePass 2.59 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 1.43 and 2.59, see: Edition Comparison.

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

Changes from 2.58 to 2.59:

New features:

• On Windows 11 24H2 ARM64 and later, KeePass now runs natively, too (i.e. without x64 emulation).
• Added KeePassLibN native support library, which provides native implementations of AES-KDF and Argon2 on Windows systems (x86, x64 and ARM64).
• New C# AES-KDF implementation (about 30-50 times as fast as before, depending on the system; used when the native support library is unavailable or disabled).
• New C# KeePass KDB import/export module, which now makes it possible to import/export KDB files on ARM64 systems and on Unix-like systems, too.
• The KeePass KDB import/export module now supports importing and exporting the default user name and the database color.
• When exporting a database to a KDB file, the root group is now exported, too.
• The 'About KeePass' dialog now displays the architecture of the current process ('x86'/'x64'/'ARM64'/... instead of only '32-bit'/'64-bit').
• Added support for opening URLs with Maxthon, SeaMonkey and Yandex in private mode.
• On Unix-like systems, URLs in certain views are now linkified.
• Some development snapshots can now load DLL plugins.
• Added framework-specific solution and project files for Visual Studio 2022.

Improvements:

• Encrypting/decrypting databases using the AES algorithm is now faster.
• The option for using the native support library now also applies to Argon2.
• Native support library settings are now respected when using KeePass as a library (e.g. KPScript or PowerShell script).
• When clicking the [OK] button of the options dialog, volatile settings (such as the main window position/size) are now saved, too.
• When an exception occurs while exporting data, it is now shown in the status logger dialog, if one is displayed.
• Improved formatting of multiline messages in the status logger dialog.
• The KeePass KDB import/export module now refuses to use a master key containing an XML key file (because KeePass 1.x does not support XML key files).
• The KeePass KDB export module does not export unnecessary auto-type sequence definitions anymore.
• Improved removal of dangling custom icon references.
• KeePass is now built using Visual Studio 2022.
• Increased target framework version.
• Improved efficiency of some algorithms that use a set.
• Improved creation of AES CSP objects.
• Improved project cleanup script.
• Removed KeePassLibC native support library (because it is not used by KeePass 2.x anymore; KeePassLibC continues to be available in the KeePass 1.x source code package); the installer deletes it when updating an existing KeePass installation.
• Installer: updated native image (NGen) size estimation.
• Upgraded installer.
• Various UI text improvements.
• Various code optimizations.
• Minor other improvements.

Bugfixes:

• The 'Test' button on the 'Security' tab page of the database settings dialog does not ignore the option for using the native support library anymore.
• The KeePass KDB import module does not append a new-line character to notes anymore.