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WinSCP News

WinSCP 5.13 released

WinSCP 5.13 is a major application update. New features and enhancements include:

  • Amazon S3 protocol support.
  • SHA-256 host key fingerprints are used.
  • Stalled connection attempts can be canceled promptly.
  • Improvements to .NET assembly and scripting.

WinSCP 5.12.2 RC released

This release candidate adds some improvements to S3 support and fixes several bugs.

WinSCP 5.12.1 beta released

This version improves interface of .NET assembly, including a support for custom error handling. Additionally it fixes several bugs.

WinSCP 5.12 beta released

The most important changes/additions are:

  • Amazon S3 protocol support.
  • SHA-256 host key fingerprints are used.
  • Stalled connection attempts can be canceled promptly.
  • Improvements to .NET assembly and scripting.

WinSCP 5.11.3 released

The most important changes/additions are:

  • Korean translation completed.
  • Fixes OpenSSL vulnerability.
  • Lots of other bug fixes.

WinSCP 5.11.2 released

This version adds Russian translation, fixes some bugs and adds some small improvements.

WinSCP 5.11.1 released

This version fixes some bugs.

WinSCP 5.11 released

WinSCP 5.11 is a major application update. New features and enhancements include:

  • Improved performance of large queued batch transfers by using multiple connections even for a single transfer
  • Support for multiple monitors with different DPI/resolutions
  • Support for Microsoft OneDrive
  • Better support for sharing WinSCP configuration between computers using cloud

Full announcement

WinSCP 5.10.4 RC released

This release adds complete translations to 20 languages. This is the last release candidate before a stable release.

WinSCP 5.10.3 beta released

In this release WinSCP was updated to PuTTY 0.70 and Expat 2.2.2.

WinSCP 5.10.2 beta released

This version fixes several bugs and includes some small improvements.

WinSCP 5.9.6 released

In this release WinSCP was updated to PuTTY 0.69, OpenSSL 1.0.2l and Expat 2.2.1.

WinSCP 5.10.1 beta released

This version fixes several bugs and includes some small improvements.

WinSCP 5.10 beta released

The most important changes/additions are:

  • Background transfer operations can use multiple connections
  • Support for multiple monitors with different DPI/resolutions
  • Find dialog does not block main window and found files can be downloaded and deleted on the Find dialog
  • Support for Microsoft OneDrive
  • Numerous improvements to custom commands/extensions and .NET assembly

WinSCP 5.9.5 released

The most important changes/additions are:

  • Upgrade to PuTTY 0.68
  • Traditional Chinese translation completed.

WinSCP 5.9.4 released

The most important changes/additions are:

  • Portuguese translation completed.
  • Fixes various OpenSSL vulnerabilities.
  • Lots of usability improvements and bug fixes.

WinSCP 5.9.3 released

The most important changes/additions are:

  • Croatian translation completed.
  • Fixes various OpenSSL vulnerabilities.
  • Lots of usability improvements and bug fixes.

WinSCP 5.9.2 released

The most important changes/additions are:

  • Translations completed: Brazilian Portuguese, Finnish, Kabyle and Ukrainian.
  • Lots of usability improvements and bug fixes.

WinSCP 5.9.1 released

The most important changes/additions are:

  • Translations completed: Catalan, Swedish and Polish.
  • Several files can be opened in editor at once using their paths.

WinSCP 5.9 released

WinSCP 5.9 is a major application update focused on improving user experience!

New features and enhancements include:

  • Significantly improved WinSCP look and feel in large font / high DPI environments
  • Improved transfer speed with SFTP and SCP protocols
  • Automatic WinSCP updates (only for donors)
  • Support for authentication with TLS/SSL client certificates
  • Dual code signing binaries with both SHA-1 and SHA-256
  • Custom commands can be distributed in a form of configurable WinSCP extension
  • WinSCP script template or WinSCP .NET assembly code template can be generated in GUI
  • Switch -latest for get and put commands to transfer the latest file only

Full announcement

WinSCP 5.8.4 RC released

This is the last release candidate before a stable release.

The most important changes/additions are:

  • Yet more improvements to custom commands to allow even better WinSCP extensions.
  • Scripting supports selecting or naming files according to a time relative to the present time.

WinSCP 5.8.3 RC released

The most important changes/additions are:

  • Improvements to .NET assembly and custom commands to allow even better WinSCP extensions.
  • Fixes various OpenSSL vulnerabilities.
  • Performace improvements.

WinSCP 5.8.2 beta released

The most important changes/additions are:

  • Script or .NET assembly code can be generated for file transfers.
  • Fixes various OpenSSL vulnerabilities.
  • The installer requests UAC elevation when started non-elevated.
  • Custom commands can be distributed in a form of WinSCP extension.
  • Enhanced tooltips.

WinSCP 5.7.7 released

This release adds dual code signing for binaries with both SHA-1 and SHA-256, and fixes several bugs.

WinSCP 5.8.1 beta released

The most important changes/additions are:

  • Support for ECDSA and Ed25519 keys
  • Dual code signed binaries with both SHA-1 and SHA-256.
  • Improvements to code/script generation

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