This note describes the new features, fixed bugs and known problems with the latest versions of Password Safe. For a short description of Password Safe, please see the accompanying README.txt file. For more information on the product and the project, please visit the PasswordSafe project site. Details about changes to older releases may be found in the file ChangeLog.txt.
Bug Reports, Feature Requests and Service Requests are in the PasswordSafe SourceForge Project tickets. Any beginning with 'G' are issues raised on PasswordSafe's GitHub project, where the current source can also be found.
Here are the notes for the latest version. Previous versions are described here. Information about older versions may be found here.
| [] | Fix crash if Find active when applying a filter, e.g., show entries with expiry dates. |
| [] | Ensure shortcut is updated in GUI after editing. |
| [] | Text in the Find toolbar search edit control is now vertically centered to reduce character truncation. |
| [] | Clicking on a field's name copies the value to the clipboard when adding a new entry (and not only when editing). |
| [] | Update password history when Apply is clicked, not only when Edit window's closed. |
| [] | No longer show empty groups when the user filters for entries with expired passwords. |
| 1378 | Fix application crash if Add/Edit entry dialog is open when the database is locked e.g. via idle timer, workstation lock etc. |
| 1373 | An invalid or non-existent backup directory path can no longer be saved when exiting Options. |
| 1369 | The virtual keyboard no longer becomes unusable after clicking on the Randomize button. |
| 1368 | The Status bar now shows the correct number of entries when a database is unlocked. |
| 1367 | Fixed regression in command line arguments -h and -u support. |
| 1366 | Copying the unexpanded autotype string on Edit entry screen using Ctrl+click on Autotype label now works. |
| 1365 | Ctrl+F now switches focus back to Find toolbar if it is already open. |
| 1364 | Unnecessary tree view refreshes fixed. |
| 1363 | Empty groups no longer disappear when moving nested groups into them and do not leave duplicated empty groups in the database. |
| G192 | Saved changes no longer prevent logoff or system shutdown. |
| [] | You can no longer change an alias's base entry's password from the alias entry. Instead, you should edit the base entry directly by selecting the alias entry and using the Edit or right-click context menu to select its base. |
| [] | The "Show Find Toolbar" has been removed from the View menu as it appears in the Edit menu. Ctrl+F still works as before to show the Find toolbar or transfer focus to it if already visible. |
| 1371 | The font used in the Find toolbar is now set to the user specified Add/Edit font instead of the Tree/List view font. |
| [] | New AutoType field '\#' toggles the use of the older mechanism to send keyboard input to other applications e.g. browsers. |
| [] | Add more Help to the Add/Edit Basic and Additional tabs. |
| [] | Empty groups added but not yet saved are now included when the user filters on unsaved changes. |
| [] | Empty groups, whose names satisfy a filter that include tests on group name values, are now included in the display when the filter is active. |
| 815 | The database backup location now supports environmental variables e.g. %homedrive% and %homepath%. If used, the resulting path is shown. |
| 814 | Clearing the recent database list now requires confirmation. |
| 813 | When exporting a group to a new database, there is now an option to also export all filters stored in the database to the new database. |
| 796 | Autotype has been extended to support the previous password, if present in the entry's password history, via the Autotype field '\q'. In addition, for Windows, a number of keyboard keys are supported by specifying the key between '\{' and '}'. Please see Help for details. |
| [] | Correctly import empty groups from a XML file when an imported group has been specified. |
| [] | Empty groups are now added when merging one PasswordSafe database into another. |
| [] | List view column widths are no longer reset when dragging columns to different positions or columns are added or removed. |
| [] | The user specified Notes font is now also applied to the Notes column in the List view. |
| [] | Entry Protected state and AutoType string is now correctly displayed in the List view. |
| [] | After entry has been edited from List View, it now remains visible after Edit/Undo/Redo even if the change alters its position within the view. |
| 1360 | When an entry/group using a Named Password Policy is exported to a PasswordSafe database, the referenced policy is now also exported. |
| 1355 | Fixed tabbing order in Basic AddEdit tab. |
| 1352 | Fixed regression in recent entry processing. |
| 1347 | Prevent a user from trying to copy a filter to a read-only database. |
| 1345 | Removed the ability to create a new database when read-only is checked. |
| 1343 1342 |
Fix multiple empty group issues. |
| 1335 | If "Minimize after Autotype" option is set, it will also be honoured for the user action: "Browse to URL + Autotype". |
| 1315 | Keep selected entry selected after refreshing the view (F5). |
| 1314 | Selected entries keep highlight when the Find toolbar is opened and even when Password Safe loses focus to another application. |
| 1313 1318 |
Find toolbar no longer closes when it shouldn't. In addition, results are updated when entries are added/deleted. |
| [] | Save Immediately has been enhanced to apply to all changes to the database and not just after an edit or addition of an entry. It is strongly recommended that, if enabled, then the option to "Create intermediate backups" is also enabled. Note, changes made via the Compare database results dialog will not cause a database save for each action but will after the compare results dialog has been closed. |
| [] | The last sort direction in List View (ascending or descending) on closing a database is now stored in the application configuration file and is no longer stored in the database header. |
| [] | The number of groups shown in the database properties dialog is now counted in the same manner as directories/folders in a file system, e.g., Windows Explorer. This includes empty groups. The number of empty groups is also shown. |
| [] | Empty sub-groups are included when exporting a group to a new PasswordSafe database. |
| [] | Adding an empty group will also cause the database to be saved if the user has selected the option "Save database immediately after any change". |
| 811 | The user's selected Notes font is now used for Tooltips in the Tree and List views if the Display preference 'Show Notes as Tooltips in Tree & List views' is set. |
| 810 | Allow font selection for all the user input fields in the Add/Edit entry and the Create Shortcut dialogs. |
| [] | Fixed a regression that crept into 3.39, breaking non-English language support. |
| [] | It is now possible to list entries using a Named Password Policy from the Manage Password Policies dialog (right click on the name). |
| [] | Support Drag & Drop of empty groups and groups containing empty groups between multiple instances of PasswordSafe. Note: Prior versions of PasswordSafe will not recognise or process empty groups. |
| 1334 | An empty group is now correctly changed to a normal group when an entry is copied into it via Drag & Drop. |
| 1330 | Duplication of an alias or shortcut base entry now correctly results in a normal entry. |
| 1319 | Re-implement fix for BR 1319 so that the added entry no longer appears always selected until the display is refreshed. |
| [] | Export of a complete database to XML now includes all Named Password Policies. |
| [] | When renaming a group, all empty subgroups are now correctly renamed. |
| [] | Disable switch to read-only when unlocking with changes pending. |
| 806 | The group will be saved as an "empty group" when the last entry with this group value is deleted. This is similar to the action of the filesystem when the last file within a folder/directory is deleted. |
| 463 | Double click on a word in the Notes field, e.g. for copy & paste, now no longer includes any trailing spaces. This is different to the standard Microsoft processing in their products. |
| 1326 | Fixed entry corruption when database locked/unlocked while an entry was being edited (and possibly other scenarios). |
| [] | Ensure that the Tooltip on how to unprotect an entry is now shown against the tutorial text at the top of the dialog for wide displays. |
| 1319 | Newly added entries are now shown as selected in the Tree view. |
| - | None |
| [] | Fixed regression in alias support |
| [] | Fixed regression: crash in Linux when incorrect password entered |
| [] | Fixes in advanced find report |
| [] | V4 (alpha) related fixes |
| [] | Fixes related to empty groups |
| 1312 | Now able to duplicate an alias entry without errors. |
| 1306 | Display of an empty group is now correctly displayed when an entry is moved to it via editing. |
| 1295 | Create Shortcut group dropdown box width no longer truncates long group paths. |
| 1057 | Aliases and shortcuts imported via XML now correctly point to their respective base entries. |
| 797 | Change the Add/Edit dialogs to allow a larger Notes field to be visible. Protected entries now only have this information in the dialog caption. The Tooltip on how to unprotect an entry is now shown against the tutorial text at the top of the dialog. |
| 1289 | Uniform behavior for generated password: Can be explicitly copied to clipboard whenever generated (no longer copied by default). |
| 1266 | Toolbar elements display correctly on high-resolution monitors under Windows 8.1 and later. |
| n/a | Experimental support for V4 format. DO NOT USE FOR PRODUCTION ("REAL") PASSWORDS. |
| [] | Fixed crash when adding/editing an entry with wide version of dialog. |
| n/a | The Notes External Editor now accepts environment strings (e.g. %windir%) in the path to the editor. |
| 78 | If the double-click action (or shift-double-click) of an entry is set to Edit/View Entry, then (shift-) double-clicking on its shortcut will edit/view the base entry. The selected shortcut entry can still be viewed/edited via menu, right-click or just hitting Enter. |
| 782 | Notes field font is now user-configurable. |
| 781 | Virtual Keyboard - allow playing sound when a valid or invalid key is pressed and add caption to the Space Bar (Partial implementation of this Feature Request). |
| 1274 | References to base entries are now scrollable, no longer truncated. |
| 1273 | Find in the Tree View will now ensure that any found entry will be visible by scrolling appropriately. |
| 1272 | XML export of single entry using default Password policy now works correctly. |
| 1270 | Display Filter dropdown list of filter fields now fits on low resolution screens |
| 1269 | Filters containing Password Policy Names now export/import correctly to/from XML. |
| 1267 | Export from a YubiKey-protected database to another database fixed. |
| 1261 | 'Unlock Difficulty' slider is now correctly initialised in the Manage Options Security tab. |
| 1260 | If Password Safe is unable to find the user specified external editor, the external edit is cancelled and the Notes field remains unchanged. |
| 1258 | Group dropdown box width no longer truncates long group paths. |
| 1254 | Toolbar customisation now has correctly aligned text/images. |
| 1244 | Changes to symbol set in default password policy are respected when "Use easy-to-read characters" is set. |
| 1230 | "Open as read-only" check-box correctly set when opening a R/W database after previously opening/selecting a R-O database. |
| 1204 | Show correct icon color in system tray when unminimizing with no database open. |
| 1124 | Autotype on a shortcut entry now picks up title, group and user fields from shortcut instead of base. |
| 1082 | Field modification times set to creation time for list view and entry's time and date tab. This is more useful than "N/A", e.g., for sorting by password modification to find old passwords that should be changed. |
| 1054 | Password Variable in Run Command correctly set when executed from an alias. |
| n/a | Entries and Groups can be exported to plain text, XML, or to a new PasswordSafe file. |
| 777 | Added command line option to force choice of tall or wide dialog screens. |
| 772 | Added a tooltip for the copy-to-clipboard button in the generator. |
| 768 | Caps Lock indicator added to passphrase entry dialogs. |
| 1248 | Non-ASCII symbols can now be specified in Password Policies. |
| 1245 | Asterisk is now accepted as a symbol in Password Policies. |
| 1233 | Don't count unchecked character types in password policies when checking for consistency. |
| 1231 | Relax restriction on easy-vision password policy + more consistent UI. |
| 1229 | Hex digits checkbox can be selected in Generate Passwords. |
| 1228 | Fixed incompatibility with Password Policies generated with previous versions. |
| 1226 | Fixed regression in Find toolbar functionality. |
| 1221 | Support newer YubiKeys in all modes. |
| 1212 | In the Flattened List view, keep the icon column, if present, as leftmost, to ensure proper display. |
| 1211 | The Read-Only checkbox no longer clears itself after returning from the file selection dialog. Also, the read-only checkbox in XP file selection dialog is handled correctly. |
| 1210 | CurrentFile preference is updated sooner rather than later, so last database is set as default for next invocation. |
| 760 | Password Policy: You can now choose a character set without requiring at least one character from that set (i.e., minimum required can be zero). |
| 728 | The default delay between characters on autotype is now configurable. |
| - | None |
| 1160 | Don't create config dir if config file passed in command line. |
| 1155 | Number of shortcuts is now correctly initialized. |
| 1148 | No longer crashes when canceling unlock with expired password entries. |
| 1146 | Edit button now enabled correctly in Manage->Password Policies. |
| 1139 | Backup file numbers now rollover 999 correctly. |
| 1134 | Filtering by type now works correctly for shortcuts & shortcut bases. |
| 1130 | Database field isn't highlighted when it doesn't have the focus. |
| 1125 | Increased range of unlock difficulty by a factor of four. This should give an order or magnitude or so between max and min settings. |
| 1067 | Fail gracefully when trying to encrypt a file > 2GB. |
| 705 | User can choose not to let PasswordSafe record which virtual keyboard was used. |
| 703 | Changing a database opened in read-only mode to read/write will revert when the database is locked. |
| 695 | Allow a keyboard shortcut to be associated with selecting an entry. Please see Help entry for more details. |
| 753 | A Password Safe database can be opened by drag & drop to the Password Safe application window. |
| 749 | Clicking or double-clicking on a previous password in an entry's Password History selects it. |
| 746 | Password Policy "Special Symbol Set" simplified. |
| 397 | Clarified use of -g and PWS_PREFSDIR. |
| 1205 | 3.34.1 fixes a bug that crept into 3.34: The OK button was disabled when a database was selected on the opening window. |
| 1200 | Tweak Yubikey interface to make it easier to use when creating or opening a Password Safe database. |
| 1195 | Edit->Find now enabled when a group is selected. |
| 1194 | Compare, Merge, Sync: Enable action button when password's entered via virtual keyboard. |
| 1176 | Tweak definition of what's considered a 'weak' password. |
| 1174 | "Open as read-only" check-box now correctly reflects the file's state. |
| 1117 | Dragging DragBar icon doesn't copy text to clipboard unless Control key's pressed when icon's clicked upon. |
| 728 | The default delay between characters on autotype is now configurable. |
| - | None |
| 1160 | Don't create config dir if config file passed in command line. |
| 1155 | Number of shortcuts is now correctly initialized. |
| 1148 | No longer crashes when canceling unlock with expired password entries. |
| 1146 | Edit button now enabled correctly in Manage->Password Policies. |
| 1139 | Backup file numbers now rollover 999 correctly. |
| 1134 | Filtering by type now works correctly for shortcuts & shortcut bases. |
| 1130 | Database field isn't highlighted when it doesn't have the focus. |
| 1125 | Increased range of unlock difficulty by a factor of four. This should give an order or magnitude or so between max and min settings. |
| 1067 | Fail gracefully when trying to encrypt a file > 2GB. |
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