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This is a full list of changes for each release of WinSCP. See also [[project_history|Project history]] and [[incompatible_changes|Incompatible changes between versions]]. This is a full list of changes for each release of WinSCP. See also [[project_history|Project history]] and [[incompatible_changes|Incompatible changes between versions]].
-===== [[5.16]] 5.16 (not released yet) ((2019-08-01)) =====+===== [[6.6.3]] 6.6.3 (not released yet) ((2026-08-06)) =====
-  * Improvements to sessions and workspace management: +  * Translations completed: Belarusian, Brazilian Portuguese, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Traditional Chinese and Turkish
- ···* A session can be disconnected, without closing its tab, and later reconnected+  * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.8.2. 
- ···* Login dialog can be configured not to automatically pop up, when starting WinSCP and when closing the last session. [[bug>1771]] +  * Source code package build script supports 64-bit target
- ···* When Login dialog is configured not to pop up automatically on start and workspace was saved in the previous run, the workspace is automatically restored when WinSCP starts+  * 64-bit build is identified in version information
- ···* Tabs of sessions opened with a workspace or a folder that fails to connect and tabs of all sessions that fail to reconnect are not closed+  * Resolving version of pwsh installed with MSIX
- ···* Option //"Keep main window open when the last session is closed"// is enabled by default+  * Thirdparty information from the About dialog can be copied to the clipboard even when the browser control malfunctions
- ···* User is offered to save a workspace, even when only one session is opened+  * Bug fix: No error is shown when connection fails
-· * SSH core upgraded to [[&url(puttychanges)|PuTTY 0.72]]. It brings the following changes+  * Bug fix: ''x-name'' URL parameter was incorrectly decoded 
- ···* Major rewrite of the crypto code to remove cache and timing side channels. +  * Bug fix: Incorrect number validation
-    * Hardware-accelerated AES. [[bug>1769]] [[pbug>cpu-crypto-accel]] +  * Bug fix: Some controls (notably list view headers) do not correctly apply dark mode in 64-bit build. [[bug>2453]]
-    * Support for GSSAPI key exchange. [[pbug>gss-key-exchange]] +
-    * Server and protocol information dialog now shows a more detailed information about the cipher in use. +
-  * Extension //Archive and Download// to archive remote files and download the archive. [[bug>1773]] +
-  * Estimating time to finish directory comparison before synchronization based on previous comparisons of the same folders. +
-  * Convenience methods ''Session.PutFileToDirectory'', ''Session.PutFilesToDirectory'', ''Session.GetFileToDirectory'' and ''Session.GetFilesToDirectory''. +
-  * Selection of network interface for SSH and IPv4 using raw session setting ''SourceAddress''. [[bug>416]] +
-  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.1.1c. +
-  * Installer upgraded to Inno Setup 6.0.2+
-    * User can choose between installation for all users and the current user only. +
-    * Modern style of the installer wizard+
-  * //Copy// (to clipboard) command in file context menu. [[bug>1758]] +
-  * Automatically reconnecting when FTP data connection cannot be opened, if it previously worked. [[bug>1767]] +
-  * Host key and certificate fingerprint verification improvements: +
-    * When verifying a host key using an expected fingerprint, it is possible to use an expected fingerprint with a checksum only (with both key type and bit count omitted). +
-    * When verifying a host key or a certificate using an expected fingerprint, the comparison is case-insensitive (with an exception of SHA-256 checksum). +
-    * When verifying a host key using an expected fingerprint, a padding (''='') in SHA-256 checksum is not required+
-   * Change: TLS/SSL certificate fingerprints in generated URL use dashes (''-'') instead of colons ('':''), while colons are still accepted. +
-····* Change: SHA-256 fingerprints in generated URL use dashes (''-'') and underscores (''_'') instead of pluses (''+'') and slashes (''/''), while pluses and slashes are still accepted. +
-  * Not showing remote custom commands and local custom commands working with remote files in local file context menu+
-  * Custom command pattern ''!E'' preserves session name. +
-  * Added ''SessionOptions.Name'' and ''SessionOptions.ToString'' (returning the ''.Name''). +
-  * Change: Removed option to create //Quick Launch// icons (Windows Vista and older only)+
-  * Change: Consider size of linked file when transferring/synchronizing symbolic link. [[bug>1747]] +
-  * Individual configuration storage sections can be set read-only. +
-  * Change: ''RemoteFileInfo.FileType'' now consistently returns ''L'' for symlinks as was always documented. ''RemoteFileInfo.FileType'' now consistently returns uppercase value as was always documented. +
-  * Indicating in an Internal editor that the file is new and preventing actions that does not make sense for non-existing files. [[bug>1752]] +
-  * ''/passphrase'' command-line switch is now documented. +
-  * When uploading file to a symbolic link with enabled remote recycle bin, the symbolic link is not moved to the recycle bin. [[bug>1759]] +
-  * //Updates// page of Preferences dialog replaced with simpler //Statistics// page for Store installations. +
-  * Using only extension/custom command name without any qualifiers in some contexts. +
-  * Improved formatting of some messages. +
-  * Bug fix: Failure when starting (local) custom command with no session opened. +
-  * Bug fix: Errors while mass-modifying sites were displayed in message box instead of console window. +
-  * Bug fix: When only encrypted session setting (like passwords) were changed during mass-modification, changes were not saved. +
-  * Bug fix: It was not possible to mass-modify stored sites, when a master password was set. +
-  * Bug fix: Directory changes cache is not case sensitive when resolving symbolic links. [[bug>1739]] +
-  * Bug fix: Some cached SSH and TLS/SSL fingerprints were not preserved when exporting/importing the configuration. +
-  * Bug fix: Validation of input boxes prevented cancelling dialogs using //Cancel// button. [[bug>1763]] +
-  * Bug fix: It was not possible to overwrite remote file, when moving of overwritten files to remote recycle bin was configured, but the file could not be moved. [[bug>1766]] +
-  * Bug fix: Files larger than 0.5 GB are never uploaded in ascii/text mode with SCP protocol as it would fail anyway due to memory issues. [[bug>1770]]+
-===== [[5.15.4]] 5.15.4 (not released yet) ((2019-07-25)) =====+===== [[6.6.2]] 6.6.2 RC ((2026-06-17)) =====
-  * Official extension //Batch rename// prints more information about its progress.+  * Experimental 64-bit version of WinSCP. [[bug>618]] 
 +  * Optionally not showing error message when connection is lost while idle. [[bug>2360]] 
 +  * SSH core and SSH private key tools (PuTTYgen and Pageant) upgraded to [[&url(puttychanges)|PuTTY 0.84]]. \\ It brings the following change: 
 +    * Security issue: fixed a remotely triggerable double-free in RSA key exchange. [[pbug>rsakex-double-free]] 
 +    * Minor security issue: fixed a remotely triggerable crash in NIST ECDSA signature verification. [[pbug>ecdsa-remotely-triggerable-assertion]] 
 +    * Bug fix: spurious //"Network error: Socket is not connected"// when authenticating to some HTTP proxies. [[pbug>http-proxy-auth-wsaenotconn]] 
 +  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 3.5.7. 
 +  * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.8.1. 
 +  * Restored faster C TLS/SSL AES implementation. 
 +  * Configurable warning when opening large file in an internal editor. [[bug>2437]] 
 +  * Informing that when preserving directory timestamps is enabled, using multiple connections for transfer is not possible. [[bug>2439]] 
 +  * Warning when pasting a session URL with unsafe settings. 
 +  * When opening session in PuTTY to a host for which WinSCP has multiple host keys cached, using the last key or the key that PuTTY has cached. [[bug>2440]] 
 +  * Always (re)registering drag&drop shell extension during installation, even when the extension is not replaced. 
 +  * Allowed Console interface tool to have ''.exe'' extension to avoid false positive detections by some antiviruses. [[bug>2434]] 
 +  * Using //"username"// and //"hostname"// as one word. 
 +  * Reading all system settings from 64-bit registry. 
 +  * Allow assigning ''null'' to ''Session.SessionLogPath''. [[bug>2438]] 
 +  * Avoiding using ''SSH_FXF_EXCL'' together with ''SSH_FXF_TRUNC'' SFTP file opening flags. [[bug>2444]] 
 +  * Optimized file system monitoring when looking for dummy directory during drag&drop downloads. [[bug>2445]] 
 +  * Change: Not allowing WebDAV redirects to other hosts by default. [[bug>2447]] 
 +  * Change: Not allowing WebDAV redirects to an unencrypted URL by default. [[bug>2448]] 
 +  * Updated to JCL library 2.9 commit c669fd12. 
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when trying to connect via HTTP proxy to FTP host with excessively long login details. [[bug>2435]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Buffer overflow in Console interface tool. [[bug>2436]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Failure setting ''Session.DebugLogPath'' when running in impersonated context. [[bug>2441]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Message boxes from secondary windows (like the internal editor) caused application to move to the background when when the main window was minimized. [[bug>2443]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Heap over-read via crafted encrypted filename. [[bug>2449]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Slashes in filenames can cause path traversal when invalid filename characters replacement is disabled. [[bug>2450]]
-===== [[5.15.3]] 5.15.3 ((2019-07-21)) =====+===== [[6.6.1]] 6.6.1 beta ((2026-04-01)) =====
-  * Back-propagated SSH security fixes from PuTTY 0.72: +  * Support for OpenSSH ssh-agent. [[bug>1682]
-    * Integer underflow parsing SSH-1 packet length. [[pbug>vuln-ssh1-buffer-length-underflow]]  + ·* Optionally connecting all workspace/folder sessions immediately. [[bug>1026]] 
- ···* Buffer overflow in SSH-1 if server sends two tiny RSA keys. [[pbug>vuln-ssh1-short-rsa-keys]]  +  * Preserving panel scroll position after rename. [[bug>2425]] 
- ···* Windows Pageant client code does not check response length field. [[pbug>vuln-win-pageant-client-missing-length-check]] +··* ''Ctrl+C'' works in list views on 'Server and protocol information' dialog
-··* SSH private key tools (PuTTYgen and Pageant) upgraded to PuTTY 0.72+  * Preventing moving or copying a file or folder over ancestor folder with the same name. [[bug>2427]] 
-  * Using recommended sizes of icons when installed from Microsoft Store. [[bug>1754]] +  * WebDAV/HTTP core upgraded to neon 0.37.1
-  * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.2.7+  * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.7.5
-  * Translations updated: Hungarian, Simplified Chinese and Spanish+  * Bug fix: Some menus were not working on displays to the left or above the primary display. [[bug>2423]] 
-  * File panel incremental search can be disabled using raw configuration setting. [[bug>1742]] +  * Bug fix: Mouse wheel downwards scrolling did not work on toolbar drop down lists
-  * Retrying deleting fake temporary folder created when pasting remote files to Windows File Explorer. [[bug>1765]] +  * Bug fix: Once any control of permissions popup box was focused the popup no longer closed when user clicked outside of it. 
-  * Bug fix: With every start on a monitor with different DPI than the primary monitor, dimensions of the window and some of its components change slightly. [[bug>1750]] +  * Bug fix: Failure when closing Transfer settings dialog with //X// button while a permissions popup box control is focused. [[bug>2420]] 
-  * Bug fix: Speed limit does not work with S3 protocol. [[bug>1755]] +  * Bug fix: Failure when switching to a session that is being reconnected
-  * Bug fix: Site folder loses names of its sites. [[bug>1756]] +  * Bug fix: Failure when the first bit of an SFTP response is set. [[bug>2422]] 
-  * Bug fix: //Compare Files// extension cannot handle paths with spaces. [[bug>1760]] +  * Bug fix: Copying to clipboard with ''Ctrl+C'' from 'Server and protocol information' was broken. 
-  * Bug fix: Local recycle bin is unintentionally scanned, slowing down browsing. [[bug>1761]] +  * Bug fix: Protocol additional information scrolling was broken
-  * Bug fix: .NET assembly debug log file timestamps shows as GMT, while they are actually local times. [[bug>1762]] +  * Bug fix: Master password dialog was missing //Help// button. 
-  * Bug fix: Cannot upload files over 50 GB to S3. [[bug>1764]] +  * Bug fix: Checking if edited/opened file was modified externally didn't work for inactive sessions. [[bug>2426]] 
-  * Bug fix: When using a local custom command from Synchronization checklist window, opened from a command-line, the connection was closed. +  * Bug fix: Wrapped settings values from Raw Site Settings dialog were not preserved
-  * Bug fix: When saving an edited site or default settings, WinSCP prompted for the master password, even when the site does not have any password to protect+  * Bug fix: Some files modified by local custom command in SCP session fail to upload back. [[bug>2428]] 
-  * Bug fix: When opening a connection from a command-line, which does not have a local directory set yet, local panel is opened empty.+  * Bug fix: Whole //Key exchange// page was incorrectly hidden when //"Handles SSH key re-exchange badly"// bug was enabled
 +  * Bug fix: Some message boxes leak GDI handle. [[bug>2430]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Login dialog leaks GDI handles. [[bug>2431]]
-===== [[5.15.2]] 5.15.2 ((2019-05-29)) =====+===== [[6.6]] 6.6 beta ((2026-02-02)) =====
-  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.2s. +  * Synchronizing two local directories. [[bug>2020]] 
-  * SSH private key tools (PuTTYgen and Pageant) upgraded to latest development snapshot of PuTTY <nowrap>(2019-05-13.45be166)</nowrap>. It brings the following change: + * Compiler upgraded to Clang/bcc32c. [[bug>618]] 
-    * Bug fix: Crash when adding an ECDSA key to Pageant. [[pbug>pageant-ecdsa-assert-fail]] +  * Inactive sessions can be automatically reconnected. [[bug>2232]] 
- ···* Bug fix: RSA keys generated by PuTTYgen could be one bit too short. [[pbug>puttygen-keys-one-bit-short]] +  * Added dark theme support to: [[bug>1696]] 
-  * Translations updated: Dutch and Polish+    * Login dialog. [[bug>2345]] 
-  * Not scanning unvisited network folders to speed up start up and browsing. [[bug>1737]] +····* Transfer Options dialog. 
-  * Starting main window with the last user local folder instead of always starting in //Documents// folder. [[bug>1740]] +····* Message boxes. 
-  * When renaming an ad-hoc site, using a generated friendly name as a start+····* Queue column headers. [[bug>2356]] 
- ·* Bug fix: Some numerical folders are duplicated in remote directory tree. [[bug>1736]] +    * Progress window. 
-  * Bug fix: Ad hoc site opened from a workspace showed its internal number a name instead of a friendly generated name+   * Authentication Progress window. [[bug>2358]] 
-  * Bug fix: Failure in .NET assembly when ''ProgramFiles(x86)'' environment variable is not set and WinSCP executable cannot be found anywhere. [[bug>1741]] +    * Bug fix: Scrollbar colors did not always reflect the color theme 
-  * Bug fix: Keyboard accelerator for //Octal// box on Properties dialog does not work. [[bug>1743]] +  * Using modern directory selection dialog that scales correctly and allows creating new directory. [[bug>2373]] [[bug>2389]] 
-  * Bug fix: Failure when .NET assembly times out waiting for WinSCP to start. [[bug>1744]] + ·* Optimized GUI when working with large subdirectory selection. [[bug>2396]] 
-  * Bug fix: Failure when shutting down Windows. [[bug>1746]] +  * Change: Default to UTF-8 encoding in internal editor. [[bug>2397]] 
-  * Bug fix: Two consecutive different file mask delimiters are processed incorrectly. [[bug>1745]] +··* New DigiCert EV code signing certificate valid until March 2029 is used for signing binaries. 
-  * Bug fix: Failure when undocking toolbar on a system with multiple monitors with different DPI. [[bug>1748]] +··* TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 3.5.5. 
-  * Bug fix: Failure after a session lost while in Console dialog is reconnected. [[bug>1749]]+  * WebDAV/HTTP core upgraded to neon 0.36.0. 
 +  * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.7.4. 
 +  * Installer upgraded to Inno Setup 6.7.0 with dark mode support enabled. 
 +  * Increased WinSCP memory limit to 4 GB. [[bug>2412]] 
 +  * Defined and implemented interface for the .NET library. By @mjkent. [[bug>856]] 
 +  * Optimized TLS/SSL AES implementation. 
 +  * Restoring ability to restart Explorer to allow upgrade of drag&drop shell extension, when installing for current user, as after-restart replacement is not possible without Administrator privileges. [[bug>2381]] 
 +  * MSI toolset updated to WiX 5. 
 +  * Commands to copy paths to the clipboard on the Synchronization checklist window. 
 +  * Cryptography optimization. 
 +··* Support long AWS/S3 session tokens. [[bug>2403]] 
 +  * Prevent hang when new device is attached or removed while some mapped network drive is not available. [[bug>2382]] 
 +· * Copy and paste improvements: 
 +   * Consistently renaming local files dropped or pasted back to their source directory to avoid collisions
 + ···* Bug fix: When copying local files to clipboard from system context menu, "cut" state of previously cut files was not cleared. 
 +  * Not redundantly verifying WebDAV or S3 certificate in Windows Certificate store if it is already marked as trusted in session settings. [[bug>2404]] 
 +  * Provide SNI when opening FTP data connection. [[bug>2410]] 
 +  * Optimized synchronization checklist sorting. 
 +  * Support for Beyond Compare 5 in Compare Files extension. [[bug>2417]] 
 +  * Convert unsupported SSH proxy to SSH tunnel when importing site from PuTTY. [[bug>2408]] 
 +  * FTP directory listing falls back to the other active/passive mode, consistently with file transfers. 
 +  * Consistently calling command to open window with specific directory //Explore//, instead of sometimes //Browse//. 
 +  * Consistently referring to file last modification timestamp column as //Date modified//
 +  * With INI file provided on command-line, using the same INI file when starting a new instance. 
 +  * Windows shell local file copy status window is centered on the main window. 
 +  * Made taskbar flashing configurable in GUI. [[bug>2411]] 
 +  * Control labels on transfer settings dialogs do not show keyboard accelerator cue, until ''Alt'' key is pressed. 
 +  * Not using drag images even with directory trees. [[bug>1274]] 
 +  * Allow configuring checksum commands. [[bug>2394]] 
 +  * Updated to JCL library 2.8.1. 
 + * Updating jump list only when running with GUI. 
 +  * Made space on permissions box for longer translations. [[bug>2398]] 
 +  * Opening //Default Apps// //Settings// page directly to open it in the foreground and avoid flashing //Control Panel// window. 
 +  * Improving order in which Windows Narrator reads window controls. 
 +  * All edit boxes with history consistently do not auto complete and show 16 entries in the drop down. 
 +  * Removed obsolete //Preserve remote timestamp// session settings. 
 +  * Bug fix: Local file with invalid characters replaced could not be explored from the Synchronization checklist window. 
 +  * Bug fix: Files modified by local custom command are not always uploaded to the correct remote directory. [[bug>2370]] 
 +  * Bug fix: List of network drives in drive drop down and directory tree did not always match. 
 +  * Bug fix: Host key prompt did not have the default button. 
 +  * Bug fix: When the local path specified on Open directory/Location profile dialog is not existing, when browsing for a new path, the trailing part of the nonexisting path was appended to the new path. 
 +  * Bug fix: Trying to enter an invalid link in local panel fails silently. 
 +  * Bug fix: After FTP data connection fails to open further use of the session is broken. 
 +  * Bug fix: Pasting cut files from the clipboard into a local panel copies them instead of moving them. [[bug>2400]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Some edits did not save their value to history when submitting with ''Enter''. 
 +  * Bug fix: Too long edit history dropdown can overflow monitor bounds. [[bug>2432]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Message box texts and some control labels are not visible to screen readers. [[bug>2413]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Failure when clicking tab close button while the session is already being closed. [[bug>2416]]
-===== [[5.15.1]] 5.15.1 ((2019-04-11)) =====+===== [[6.5.7]] 6.5.7 (not released yet) ((2026-06-17)) =====
-  * Bug fix: .NET assembly is not signed. [[bug>1730]] +  * Translations completed: Croatian, Finnish, Georgian, Italian and Serbian. 
-  * Bug fix: Raw transfer settings are incorrectly processed with ''synchronize'' command. [[bug>1731]] +· * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 3.3.7. 
- ·* Bug fix: Compressed files entries are hard to read in dark theme. [[bug>1733]] +  * Back-propagated fixes from 6.6.2 beta release: 
- ·* Bug fix: Cannot drag files from WinRAR. [[bug>1735]]+   * Bug fix: Failure setting ''Session.DebugLogPath'' when running in impersonated context. [[bug>2441]] 
 + ···* Security issue: fixed a remotely triggerable double-free in RSA key exchange. [[pbug>rsakex-double-free]] 
 + ···* Minor security issue: fixed a remotely triggerable crash in NIST ECDSA signature verification. [[pbug>ecdsa-remotely-triggerable-assertion]] 
 +  * Bug fix: A specially crafted PKCS#7 or S/MIME signed message could trigger a use-after-free during PKCS#7 signature verification. CVE-2026-45447 fix from OpenSSL 3.4.6.
-===== [[5.15]] 5.15 ((2019-03-27)) =====+===== [[6.5.6]] 6.5.6 ((2026-03-25)) =====
-  * Translations updated: Brazilian Portuguese, Farsi, French, German and Icelandic+  * Translations completed: Macedonian, and updated: Lithuanian, and Russian
-  * SSH private key tools (PuTTYgen and Pageant) upgraded to PuTTY 0.71. It brings the following changes: +  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 3.3.6. 
- ···* Pageant support for SHA-256/512 RSA signatures, used by e.g. OpenSSH client. [[pbug>pageant-rsa-sha2]] + ·* Back-propagated improvements from 6.6–6.6.1 beta release: 
-    * Support OpenSSH 7.6+ aes256-ctr-encypted private keys. [[pbug>puttygen-openssh-aes-ctr]] +    * New DigiCert EV code signing certificate valid until March 2029 is used for signing binaries. 
-  * Bug fix: Back-propagated SSH security fixes from PuTTY 0.71. [[bug>1729]] [[pbug>vuln-rng-reuse]] [[pbug>vuln-rsa-kex-integer-overflow]] +   * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.7.5. 
- ·* Bug fix: Reloading file in internal editor can cause unwanted upload of partially reloaded file. [[bug>1728]] + ···* Support for Beyond Compare 5 in Compare Files extension. [[bug>2417]] 
- ·* Bug fix: Failure when starting any (local) batch file operation with no session opened. + ···* Bug fix: Checking if edited/opened file was modified externally didn't work for inactive sessions. [[bug>2426]]
-··* Bug fix: Command to create/edit a local shortcut was disabled with no session opened.+
-===== [[5.14.5]] 5.14.5 RC ((2019-02-28)) =====+===== [[6.5.5]] 6.5.5 ((2025-11-19)) =====
-  * Translations completed: Catalan, Czech, Dutch, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish and Ukrainian. +  * Translation updated: Vietnamese
-  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.2r. +  * Bug fix: Pasting files using local directory tree context menu pastes them to the current directory, instead of the selected one
-  * Allowing localization of extension option values in drop down lists+  * Bug fix: Failure when opening site imported from PuTTY with unsupported SSH proxy. [[bug>2407]] 
-  * Bug fix: Renaming site on Login dialog cannot be committed using ''Enter'' key when it was started using //Manage > Rename// command. [[bug>1718]] +  * Bug fix: Incorrect hostname validation when connecting to S3 endpoint with certificate that does not cover root S3 hostname. [[bug>2409]]
-  * Bug fix: After canceling a confirmation to install a public key to a non-OpenSSH server, a message about a successful key installation was displayed nevertheless+
-  * Bug fix: Pressing ''Alt'' with combo box focused did not show keyboard accelerators. +
-  * Bug fix: Background transfers queue list font color does not reflect dark theme. [[bug>1721]] +
-  * Bug fix: Directory is not reloaded, when focusing newly created file from Find dialog. [[bug>1722]] +
-  * Bug fix: Local directories with path long between 248 and 259 characters could not be created. [[bug>1725]] +
-  * Bug fix: Failure when dropping down bookmark menu with no session opened. [[bug>1726]] +
-  * Bug fix: Failure when starting GUI. [[bug>1727]]+
-===== [[5.14.4]] 5.14.4 RC ((2019-01-10)) =====+===== [[6.5.4]] 6.5.4 ((2025-10-16)) =====
-  * Prepared for translations+  * Translations updated: Belarusian and Georgian
-  * Updated NuGet package description and icon+  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 3.3.5
-  * Fixed some typos.+  * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.7.3. 
 +  * Added new ''ap-southeast-6'' AWS region. 
 +  * Bug fix: When restored after operation completed while minimized the window is disabled. [[bug>2393]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Command ''md5sums'' is incorrectly used to calculate MD5 checksum instead of ''md5sum''. [[bug>2392]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Incomplete FTP upload when the source stream/stdin reads less than requested. [[bug>2395]] 
 +  * Bug fix: ''Shift''-clicking //OK// button on Synchronization checklist window when synchronization in the background was not possible still closed the window. 
 +  * Bug fix: Failure after reloading file panel when number of files decreases. [[bug>2402]] 
 +  * Bug fix: Failure or silently missing headers when when S3 request headers were too long.
-===== [[5.14.3]] 5.14.3 RC ((2019-01-09)) =====+===== [[6.5.3]] 6.5.3 ((2025-07-16)) =====
-  * Suspending workaround [[bug>1644]] for a bug in Windows 10 version 1803 (April 2018 update), fixed in version 1809 (October 2018 update), that caused drag&drop downloads to Windows File Explorer end in a wrong folder+  * Translations updated: Belarusian, Brazilian Portuguese [[bug>2386]] and Slovenian. 
-  * Control labels do not show keyboard accelerator cue, until ''Alt'' key is pressed. +  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 3.3.4
-  * Bug fix: Mouse range selection does not start from the file focused by an incremental search. [[bug>1714]] +  * Temporarily not updating drag&drop shell extension for minor changes when installing for current user. [[bug>2381]] 
-  * Bug fix: Incremental search in Explorer-selection mode does not select the found file. [[bug>1713]] +  * Bug fix: Failure when reading empty certificate authority configuration
-  * Bug fix: The last file transfer before creating a remote directory during synchronization is not reported with .NET assembly. [[bug>1715]] +  * Bug fix: Failure when running Maximized. [[bug>2387]] 
-  * Bug fix: Properties dialog shows //"1 file/folder"//, instead of a name, even when a single entry was selected only. +  * Bug fix: Incorrect scaling of navigation tree on Login and Preferences dialogs. [[bug>2385]] 
-  * Bug fix: When an ancestor directory cannot be read, its child files and subdirectories are incorrectly assumed to be encrypted. [[bug>1716]] +  * Bug fix: Incorrect scaling of drag&drop shell extension status display on Preferences dialog.
-  * Bug fix: Failure when starting GUI. [[bug>1717]]+
-===== [[5.14.2]] 5.14.2 beta ((2018-12-20)) =====+===== [[6.5.2]] 6.5.2 ((2025-06-18)) =====
-  * //Compare Files// extensions (obsoletes //File Compare// custom command)+  * Translation updated: Brazilian Portuguese and Polish
-  * Dark theme. [[bug>1696]] +  * Added new ''ap-east-2'' AWS region
-  * Coloring files in file panels based on a file mask. [[bug>1574]] +  * Bug fix: Some translations (notably Japanese) are not loaded. [[bug>2372]] 
-  * Improved incremental search in file panels. [[bug>1711]] +  * Bug fix: Directory tree indentation is scaled incorrectly when starting on scaled display on system with scaled primary monitor. [[bug>2374]] 
-  * Synchronization preview in .NET assembly. [[bug>1371]] +  * Bug fix: Wrong icon size is used when starting on secondary monitor with different scaling than the primary one
-  * Allowed dropping remote files to network drives. [[bug>1701]] +  * Bug fix: Failure when proxy hostname resolution fails with SFTP/SCP protocols. [[bug>2376]] 
-  * Synchronization can be started in a new window. [[bug>327]] +  * Bug fix: Avoid replacing ''%2F'' with a slash and ''%2E'' with a dot in special cases on upload to avoid path traversal. [[bug>2377]] 
-  * Command to un/check all files in a folder on Synchronization checklist window. [[bug>1705]] +  * Bug fix: Failure when canceling reconnection on authentication banner, when the connection was already closed by the server. [[bug>2379]] 
-  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.2q. +  * Bug fix: Local directories sometimes cannot be deleted. [[bug>2380]]
-  * ''/rawtransfersettings'' command-line switch to configure any transfer settings using a raw format as in an INI file. +
-  * Command-line switch ''/comregistration'' for inspecting and clearing broken COM registrations. [[bug>1706]] +
-  * Optionally failing synchronization in scripting when there are no changes. [[bug>1707]] +
-  * ''Ctrl+PgDn'' tries to enter even a file. [[bug>1704]] +
-  * Adding //"Open Directory/Bookmark"// command to bookmark drop down menu. +
-  * Change: Renamed ''RemotePath.CombinePaths'' to ''RemotePath.Combine''. +
-  * Showing a progress while executing a local custom command with a set of files. +
-  * Loading ''.exe'' (and similar) file icons asynchronously +
-  * Allowed excluding certain drive letters from monitoring for dropped files. +
-  * Better error message when drop target cannot be detected and drag&drop shell extension is not available. +
-  * Flashing taskbar button, when synchronization checklist window shows with found changed files, while WinSCP is on background. +
-  * Custom font colors history. +
-  * When switching colored sessions, file panels were temporarily drawn using a color of a previous session. +
-  * Not offering name of selected subfolder as a name of new file and not downloading the folder if it by coincidence matches with name of the new file. +
-  * Bug fix: Failure when dropping down bookmark menu while no bookmark is saved. [[bug>1697]] +
-  * Bug fix: Failure when canceling connection attempt. [[bug>1698]] +
-  * Bug fix: With themes disabled, an empty space is reserved for and working as a close button on a session tab even though the button is not drawn. [[bug>1699]] +
-  * Bug fix: GUI freezes while executing an extension with ''ShowResultsInMsgBox'' or ''CopyResults'' flags. +
-  * Bug fix: ''Ctrl+Shift+Alt+?'' keyboard shortcuts for custom commands and extensions were not working. [[bug>1700]] +
-  * Bug fix: //User name// edit box on Login dialog in some cases does not include modification commands (like //Paste//). [[bug>1702]] +
-  * Bug fix: Opening context menu of a file in a local panel locks a parent folder of the file. [[bug>1703]] +
-  * Bug fix: Bug fix: Ampersand (''&'') from the last custom command was not shown in menu. +
-  * Bug fix: Remembered private key passphrase is not passed to PuTTY. [[bug>1708]] +
-  * Bug fix: Crash on start while loading local file icons. [[bug>1709]] +
-  * Bug fix: Failure when canceling session reconnect. [[bug>1684]] +
-  * Bug fix: Failure when canceling connection attempt started from command-line. [[bug>1710]] +
-  * Bug fix: It was not possible to access a bucket, if the user does not have permissions to list its root folder. [[bug>1712]] +
- +
-===== [[5.14.1]] 5.14.1 beta ((2018-10-26)) ===== +
- +
-  * Support OpenSSH AES-256-CTR-encrypted keys. PuTTYgen updated to the latest development snapshot of PuTTY (2018-10-22.1806b71). [[bug>1692]] +
-  * Allow connecting to Amazon S3 using non-default endpoints. [[bug>1695]] +
-  * With parallel background transfers, it is not possible to disable size calculation, which effectively prevented parallel transfers from working. [[bug>1691]] +
-  * Low logging level implemented also for S3 and partly for WebDAV protocols. [[bug>1637]] +
-  * Optionally consider exit code 1 an error when executing a shell command on a server. [[bug>1694]] +
-  * Middle mouse click closes session without activating its tab. +
-  * Choosing right color for background of calculated checksum on Properties dialog+
-  * Bug fix: Failure when closing the main window with a colored session. [[bug>1693]] +
-  * Bug fix: Confirmation of copy&paste transfers between panels was incorrectly controlled by drag&drop confirmation preference option. +
-  * Bug fix: Background transfer settings are not preserved. [[bug>1690]] +
-  * Bug fix: Resolving file move from synchronization checklist, invoked from command-line, closes a connection. +
-  * Bug fix: Generated code included redundant ''PortNumber'' raw settings settings setter for all sessions not using port 22. +
- +
-===== [[5.14]] 5.14 beta ((2018-10-15)) ===== +
- +
-  * [[file_encryption|Files can be optionally encrypted]] when storing them on SFTP server. [[bug>1653]] +
-  * Local UNC paths can be browsed. [[bug>133]] +
-  * Files can be copied to the clipboard. [[bug>316]] +
-  * Empty directories can be excluded from transfer and synchronization. [[bug>207]] +
-  * Files can be downloaded directly to an external drop location even without a loaded drag&drop shell extension. +
-  * It is always possible to use drag&drop to move remote files to external applications, while copy is always the default operation. +
-  * Improvements to directory synchronization: +
-    * Synchronization runs on top of Synchronization checklist window for easier overview of the process. +
-    * Showing overall synchronization progress on progress window and taskbar. [[bug>598]] +
-    * File/directory rename can be resolved on Synchronization checklist window. +
-    * Size of directories can be calculated on Synchronization checklist window. +
-    * Synchronization summary is shown at the end of the operation. [[bug>1680]] +
-   * Function //"Keep remote directory up to date"// can be started in a new window. +
-   * During synchronization transfer speed limit is preserved across set of synchronized directories. +
-    * Larger default size of Synchronization checklist window on larger screens. +
-    * Not showing //"Operation was successfully completed"// when canceling Synchronization Checklist window opened from command-line. +
-    * Not showing //"Operation was successfully completed"// message, after command-line synchronization operation, where there were no files to be synchronized. +
-    * //Once Finished// option now applies to whole synchronization operation, not only to the current particular synchronization sub-operation. +
-    * Preventing artifacts on Synchronization checklist window. +
-····* Bug fix: When synchronization changes preview is turned off, and changes are found, but none of them match synchronization options, no feedback is provided. +
-  * Bookmark drop down menu. [[bug>1127]] +
-  * Added //Generate// button to //%%SSH%% > Authentication// page of Advanced Site Settings dialog, that starts PuTTYgen and detects a private key file generated by it. [[bug>386]] +
-  * Command to install public key in available both on main window and on Advanced Site Settings dialog. [[bug>386]] +
-  * Close button on session tab. [[bug>1393]] Using it, a non-active session can be closed, as well as disconnected session without a need to reconnect it. +
-  * When a path entered in Open Directory dialog or //Address// toolbar cannot be opened, retry an entry to allow user to correct it. [[bug>1673]] +
-  * Public key can be displayed in Advanced Site Settings dialog. +
-  * Session tab can be renamed. [[bug>1183]] +
-  * //Save as Preset// command in transfer settings drop down menu. [[bug>892]] +
-  * Improved design of About window. +
-  * Build of .NET assembly that targets .NET Standard 2.0 is provided. [[bug>1640]] +
-  * Change: .NET Assembly now targets .NET Framework 4.0. +
-  * Support for long local paths with FTP protocol. [[bug>1337]] +
-  * PowerShell script that runs WinSCP scripting commands can be generated on Generate Code dialog. +
-  * Transfer settings that do not have a dedicated scripting switch or a .NET ''TransferOptions'' property can be set using ''-rawtransfersettings'' switch or ''TransferOptions.AddRawSettings'' method. +
-  * Toolbar buttons can be hidden. [[bug>582]] +
-  * Found files can be edited from the Find dialog. [[bug>1634]] +
-  * Hidden files can be excluded from transfer/synchronization. [[bug>209]] +
-  * Session URL can contain any raw session settings using connection parameter. New custom command pattern ''!E'' can generate such %%URL%% for use in WinSCP extensions. +
-  * Session name specified by ''/sessionname'' command-line switch is preserved in workspace. +
-  * Time constraints can be set to a start of an interval. +
-  * ''today'' and ''yesterday'' time constraint aliases. +
-  * Configuration can be saved to read-only INI file by holding down Shift key while closing WinSCP or submitting Preferences dialog. +
-  * Change: Do not match URL after stripping protocol against stored site name in scripting/automation. [[bug>1647]] +
-  * Configurable keyboard shortcuts for extensions. [[bug>1613]] +
-  * When opening a session in PuTTY, exporting also cached host keys. +
-  * Low logging level. [[bug>1637]] +
-  * It's possible to limit number of command line parameters used for open-ended switches like ''-rawconfig'', ''-rawsettings'' and ''-rawtransfersettings'' using syntax ''-switch[count]''.  +
-  * Optionally create background queue connection right after session starts (hidden settings). [[bug>1681]] +
-  * Natural order numerical sorting for directory tree. [[bug>1685]] +
-  * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.2.6. +
-  * Distinguishing multiple sessions opened to the same site by current path. [[bug>1635]] +
-  * Change: Keyboard shortcut for //Download// command in Explorer interface changed to ''Ctrl+T'' (''Ctrl+C'' previously). +
-  * Change: Keyboard shortcut for //Open Terminal// command changed to ''Shift+Ctrl+T'' (''Ctrl+T'' previously). +
-  * Silently ignore errors writing a read-only INI file when automatically saving a workspace when exiting. +
-  * Do not show an error when remembered last used directories do not exist anymore. [[bug>1616]] +
-  * Not failing transfer if file selected for transfer, but excluded by file mask, is deleted during operation. [[bug>1677]] +
-  * Optimized loading time in scripting/.NET assembly mode. [[bug>1621]] +
-  * Installer upgraded to Inno Setup 5.6.1. +
-  * Use remembered private key passphrase in generated script/code. [[bug>1688]] +
-  * Generated code does not include fingerprints of TLS certificates signed by a trusted authority. +
-  * Preventing session tabs flicker with large number of sessions. +
-  * Moving session //Color// submenu to //Session// menu. +
-  * Not reloading site list when opening Login dialog/Site menu/etc where there is too many sites. [[bug>1658]] +
-  * Allow authentication with empty passwords in scripting. [[bug>1638]] +
-  * Preventing stall on startup when updating jumplist [[bug>1625]] or resolving icons of common file types [[bug>1649]] takes too long. +
-  * ''Ctrl+A'' is working in file/directory path selection boxes. +
-  * Parsing file modification time from display string if not provided explicitly in SFTP packet. [[bug>1665]] +
-  * Operation status is shown on task bar button and tray icon title also for command-line operations. +
-  * Not showing an estimated time left till the end of an operation for the first few seconds. +
-  * Hidden option to generate WebDAV URLs with ''%%http://%%'' protocol prefix. [[bug>1668]] +
-  * Removed (non-working) panel loading animation. +
-  * Workaround for problems when uploading files from symlinked location (such as deduplicated drive). [[bug>1355]] +
-  * History of edit boxes can be deleted using ''Ctrl+Del'' keyboard shortcut. [[bug>1686]] +
-  * Bug fix: Hangs when clicking directory tree while inline editing file name. [[bug>1618]] +
-  * Bug fix: Ad-hoc sessions opened with workspace duplicated into a new window had a wrong name. +
-  * Bug fix: When editing multiple files, opening ends on the first file that is already opened. +
-  * Bug fix: When minimizing command-line operation, task bar button was hidden. +
-  * Bug fix: Hint popup on too long transfer settings panel was truncated on separator (''|'') of exclude masks. +
-  * Bug fix: WinSCP instance without main window (opened from command-line) could incorrectly accept session opened from another instance. +
-  * Bug fix: Generated code included ''PortNumber'' property setter for all non-SSH protocols, even when the default port number of a respective protocol was used. +
-  * Bug fix: Prevent SCP server sending files that were not requested. [[bug>1675]] +
-  * Bug fix: Hang when doing an operation on FTP connection that disconnected on a background. [[bug>1679]] +
-  * Bug fix: Failure or delay when .NET assembly timeouts waiting for WinSCP process. [[bug>1683]] +
-  * Bug fix: When dropping files on another session tab, the target path was not set to the working directory of that session. +
-  * Bug fix: Orphaned hidden temporary folders were not being deleted. +
-  * Bug fix: Using ''/ini=nul'' in GUI shows an error. +
-  * Bug fix: Sort arrow is not shown on start up. +
-  * Bug fix: When dragging files to other session tabs, drag cursor could change to "Move", although only "Copy" is possible. +
-  * Bug fix: Remembered passphrase is used as a password in generated script/code. [[bug>1687]] +
-  * Bug fix: Failure when canceling session reconnect. [[bug>1684]] +
- +
-===== [[5.13.9]] 5.13.9 (hotfix) ((2019-03-19)) ===== +
- +
-  * Back-propagated fixes and changes from 5.15 release: +
-    * SSH private key tools (PuTTYgen and Pageant) upgraded to PuTTY 0.71. +
-    * Bug fix: Back-propagated SSH security fixes from PuTTY 0.71. [[bug>1729]] [[pbug>vuln-rng-reuse]] [[pbug>vuln-rsa-kex-integer-overflow]] +
-    * Bug fix: Reloading file in internal editor can cause unwanted upload of partially reloaded file. [[bug>1728]] +
- +
-===== [[5.13.8]] 5.13.8 (hotfix) ((2019-02-27)) ===== +
- +
-  * Back-propagated fixes from 5.14 beta -- 5.14.5 RC releases: +
-    * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.2r. +
-    * Bug fix: Prevent SCP server sending files that were not requested. [[bug>1675]] +
-    * Bug fix: Local directories with path long between 248 and 259 characters could not be created. [[bug>1725]] +
- +
-===== [[5.13.7]] 5.13.7 (hotfix) ((2019-01-08)) ===== +
- +
-  * Translation updated: Simplified Chinese. +
-  * Back-propagated some improvements and fixes from 5.14 -- 5.14.3 beta releases: +
-    * Suspending workaround [[bug>1644]] for a bug in Windows 10 version 1803 (April 2018 update), fixed in version 1809 (October 2018 update), that caused drag&drop downloads to Windows File Explorer end in a wrong folder. +
-    * Use remembered private key passphrase in generated script/code. [[bug>1688]] +
-    * Bug fix: Remembered private key passphrase is not passed to PuTTY. [[bug>1708]] +
-····* Bug fix: Failure when canceling connection attempt started from command-line. [[bug>1710]] +
-    * Bug fix: The last file transfer before creating a remote directory during synchronization is not reported with .NET assembly. [[bug>1715]] +
-    * Bug fix: Failure when starting GUI. [[bug>1717]] +
- +
-===== [[5.13.6]] 5.13.6 (hotfix) ((2018-12-12)) ===== +
- +
-  * Back-propagated some improvements and fixes from 5.14.2 beta release: +
-    * Bug fix: Failure when canceling session reconnect. [[bug>1684]] +
-    * Bug fix: Crash on start while loading local file icons. [[bug>1709]] +
- +
-===== [[5.13.5]] 5.13.5 (hotfix) ((2018-11-21)) ===== +
- +
-  * Translations updated: Dutch, Hungarian, Kabyle, Korean, Polish and Spanish. +
-  * Back-propagated some improvements and fixes from 5.14 -- 5.14.2 beta releases: +
-    * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.2q. +
-    * XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.2.6. +
-    * Bug fix: Using ''/ini=nul'' in GUI shows an error. +
-    * Bug fix: Sort arrow is not shown on start up. +
-    * Bug fix: When dragging files to other session tabs, drag cursor could change to "Move", although only "Copy" is possible. +
-    * Bug fix: Remembered passphrase is used as a password in generated script/code. [[bug>1687]] +
-    * Bug fix: Failure when canceling session reconnect. [[bug>1684]] +
-   * Bug fix: GUI freezes while executing an extension with ''ShowResultsInMsgBox'' or ''CopyResults'' flags. +
-    * Bug fix: ''Ctrl+Shift+Alt+?'' keyboard shortcuts for custom commands and extensions were not working. [[bug>1700]] +
-    * Bug fix: //User name// edit box on Login dialog in some cases does not include modification commands (like //Paste//). [[bug>1702]] +
-    * Bug fix: Opening context menu of a file in a local panel locks a parent folder of the file. [[bug>1703]] +
- +
-===== [[5.13.4]] 5.13.4 ((2018-08-31)) ===== +
- +
-  * Passing private key to PuTTY when installed from Microsoft Store. [[bug>1654]] Passing also other options that PuTTY can accept on its command-line, like //"Attempt authentication using Pageant"//, //"Allow agent forwarding"//, //"Enable compression"//, //"%%SSH%% protocol version"//, //"Logical name of remote host"// and //"Internal protocol version"//. +
-  * WinSCP installed from Microsoft Store can be executed from command-line. [[bug>1662]] +
-  * Translation updated: Icelandic. +
-  * With logging level 1 and higher, printing scripting exit debug information on an output too. +
-  * Hidden configuration option to disable running shell operations on a separate thread. [[bug>1666]] +
-  * TLS/SSL core upgraded to OpenSSL 1.0.2p. +
-  * Bug fix: When system theme changes, path labels lose their background color. +
-  * Bug fix: File mask is not considered when calculating total file transfer size when deleting original files. [[bug>1656]] +
-  * Bug fix: When canceling connection, mouse cursor sometimes stay "busy". [[bug>1657]] +
-  * Bug fix: Relative long paths are not handled correctly. [[bug>1659]] +
-  * Bug fix: Error when closing edited/opened files with //"Keep temporary copies of remote files in deterministic paths"// option enabled. [[bug>1660]] +
-  * Bug fix: It is not possible to open S3 folder from command-line/URL or in scripting when path ends with slash. [[bug>1661]] +
-  * Bug fix: File panel columns do not have a width constraints. [[bug>1663]] +
-  * Bug fix: Update information window layout is broken in some situations. [[bug>1664]] +
-  * Bug fix: Timezone autodetection failed if timestamp of file cannot be retrieved. [[bug>1672]] +
-  * Bug fix: Wrong error message when attempting to rename an S3 folder. [[bug>1674]]+
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