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Cryptomator v1.5.0-rc3 Release Notes

Release Date: 2020-04-14 // about 4 years ago

  • 🚀 This is the third release candidate for our upcoming version 1.5.0 of Cryptomator.

    Cryptomator

    ✅ Cryptomator has been redesigned and comes with a new dark mode. It is not simply a redesign, it was a full rewrite of the UI. During the rewrite, a whole new code structure was planned which makes it easier to extend the application in the future. One goal of the redesign was to make the onboarding process easier for users who don't feel too comfortable with encryption software. Usability tests helped designing the workflows and understanding common misconceptions. Besides the redesign, the new vault format 7 increases compatibility with some cloud services and at the same time reduces the complexity for certain I/O operations.

    🍱 To support the ongoing open-source development of Cryptomator, consider buying a donation key, which unlocks the new dark mode. ❤️

    What's New

    • Introduced vault format 7 (#625, #891)
      • Ciphertext file layout has been redesigned (see Security Architecture / Filename Encryption)
      • Filenames are encoded with base64url so that name shortenings are less likely
      • Note: When upgrading a vault from an older version of Cryptomator, you have to upgrade the vault to the latest version
    • 💻 Redesigned UI (#808, #925, #926)
      • Added themes, incl. dark mode theme (#930)
      • Improved workflows, incl. unlock vault (#928, #939), add vault (#929), change password (#621, #927), vault settings (#931)
      • Improved password fields (#458)
      • Various usability improvements (#341, #346, #396, #850, #932)
    • 👌 Improved tray menu
      • Added vault list (#225)
      • Added "unlock and lock" per vault (#297)
      • Added "lock all vaults" (#863)
    • ➕ Added recovery keys, making it possible to reset a vault's password (#1060)
    • ➕ Added compatibility checks for underlying filesystem (#1056)
    • ➕ Added "auto-start" setting on Windows and macOS (#418)
    • ➕ Added "start hidden" setting (#62, #283, #346, #418, #957, #1035, #1040)
    • ➕ Added -Dcryptomator.minPwLength configuration variable to set minimum password length (#1018)
      • Default is set to 8 for GDPR compliance
    • 👌 Improved termination handler to automatically lock vaults (#838, #970, #980)
    • 👌 Improved update checker (#272)

    🛠 Bugfixes

    • 🛠 Fixed compatibility with certain Google Drive sync clients, where renaming long filenames into short ones didn't work (#891)
    • 🛠 Fixed high CPU usage under certain conditions (#129, #186, #827, #849, #881)
    • 🛠 Fixed duplicates in vault list (#1032)

    🏁 Windows

    • 🛠 Fixed slow writing in Dokany (#960)
    • 🛠 Fixed GUI freeze (#984)

    🍎 macOS

    • ✂ Removed "keystroke receiving" prompt on macOS Catalina (#986)
      • Note: This permission has never been used and was an upstream bug in JavaFX
    • 🛠 Fixed crash on macOS Catalina when file chooser dialog was shown (#1062)
    • 🛠 Fixed usage of FUSE when device is offline (#1038)

    🐧 Linux

    • 🛠 Fixed excessive RAM and CPU usage with certain versions of Mesa (#369, #953)

    🍱 📜 A complete list of closed issues is available here.

    🚀 Pre-Release Testing

    ✅ We would like to invite you help us testing this version. Even if it is not yet feature-complete, we feel like its core functionality is stable.

    ⚠️ Please note that starting with 1.5.0, Cryptomator uses a new vault format. Our mobile apps do not support this format as the time of writing this. We will attempt to publish beta versions of compatible apps as soon as possible.

    🚀 ⚠️ Only upgrade your vault to the new format after making backups. While we are not aware of any bug right now, keep in mind this is a pre-release version intended for testing!