Download WinSCP 5.18 Beta

Version 5.18 of WinSCP has been released, a beta release. This open source program allows files to be copied between two computers in a secure way. The program supports ftp, secure ftp and the older scpprotocol. WinSCP is not only available as a standalone program, but also as plugin for the FAR and Altap Salamander programs. The following changes and improvements have been made in this release:

Changes in version 5.18:

• A complete list of files that are part of a background transfer can be shown. 1785
• Stream interface in .NET assembly. 1738
• With SFTP protocol files can be streamed to stdout and from stdin in scripting.
• Support SHA-256 fingerprints or TLS/SSL certificates. 1842
• extension Synchronize with Another Remote Server†
• When connecting to new SSH host, its host key can be automatically accepted in scripting and .NET assembly.
• Optional case-sensitive synchronization. 71
• Enabled TLS 1.3 by default.
• XML parser upgraded to Expat 2.2.10.
• SSH core upgraded to PuTTY 0.74† It brings the following change:
  • Security fix: If an SSH server accepted an offer of a public key and then rejected the signature, WinSCP could access freed memory, if the key had come from an SSH agent. vuln-agent-keylist-used-after-free
• Resume transfer when FTP data connection disconnects. 1878
• Support for curve25519-sha256 KEX. 1865
• Support for authentication using temporary credentials from AWS Security Token Service (STS). 1839
• Support for SNI with FTP. 1895
• Installer upgraded to Inno Setup 6.1.2.
  • Change: Installer needs Windows 7 SP1/2008 R2 SP1.
• Alternative way to provide credentials in scripting/command-line without URL-encoding. 1821
• Compatibility with WebDAV servers that incorrectly encode file URL. 1876
• Optimizing S3 connection buffers for speed. 1732
• Edited/opened files from a disconnected session can now be attached to new session even if its username was entered only during authentication instead of directly on the Login dialog. 1890
• Returning to Login dialog, when ad-hoc connection fails. 1909
• Local ports for active FTP mode can be limited. 958
• Allow explicit navigation to a hidden local folder by enabling showing of hidden files and folder, if not enabled yet. 1905
• Added full Go To submenu to context menu of panel path label
• Automatically restore external editor defaults when changing editor command from Notepad to 3rd party editor. 1872
• Suppress errors when opened/edited files are locked. 1832
• Support clearing GID/UID flag on directories with new versions of GNU coreutils. 1850
• Added /nointeractiveinput to usage screen.
• List encrypt-then-MAC algorithms in /info listing. 1917
• Not using a transfer via temporary file for files that would exceed system length limit with the temporary extension. 1922
• Automatically closing timed out Session. 1923
• Logging IANA encryption algorithm names. 1886
• Displaying, what directory is being read at the end of login to a server, in a tooltip. 1916
• Use dark window title for the main window in the dark mode on Windows 10 2004. 1920
• Clarified that WinSCP may crash in the warning message when trying to load too big file into the internal editor. 1847
• Do not prevent WinSCP from working when jump list cannot be updated. 1857
• Allow forcing use of LIST command to retrieve file information in scripting for FTP servers that has broken support for MDTM/SIZE commands. 1921
• Duplicate and Rename commands work even for disconnected sessions.
• IPv6 literals with scope or literals that are already escaped in square brackets are formatted standardly in session URL (instead of URL-encoding them).
• Allowed longer input on Edit file input box. 1911
• Added help link to Add extension box and making the box wider.
• GSSAPI key exchange authentication can be turned on. 1863
• When trying to open an inaccessible local directory, display an error message, instead of silently doing nothing.
• Cleanup application data dialog labels cache cleanup checkbox label updated to reflect previously updated functionality.
• Disabling tips controls until some tips are actually available.
• Optionally disable moving using drag&drop. 1884
• Main window follows Login dialog to another monitor, when switched using keyboard shortcuts Shift+Win+Left/Right. 1907
• When path to an existing local directory is specified on the Download options dialog without an operation mask, a noop operation mask is implied.
• Workaround for wrong description of Num * keyboard shortcut in menus with German keyboard. 1889
• Files with the same name except for a letter case are sorted deterministically. 1894
• Not offering pasting from clipboard on the file panels if the clipboard contains multi-line text.
• Extending transfer dialog drop down menu size to 16 entries.
• Bug fix: Local file panel ignored changes in latter case of files and folders. 1885
• Bug fix: Local custom commands that need session but no remote files were not disabled when session was not connected.
• Bug fix: Correct letter case variant of remote directory in directory tree was not always selected. 1891
• Bug fix: With no connected session, shared bookmarks modifications are not preserved.
• Bug fix: Using list header color appropriate for the actual light/dark column background color (list headers are not dark, unless system wide app dark mode is enabled).
• Bug fix: Session.ParseUrl cannot accept fingerprint parameter for sessions over TLS. 1925
• Bug fix: Custom command patterns !S/!E do not include fingerprint or TLS certificate.
• Bug fix: Cannot work with filenames ending with space with FTP protocol. 1900
• Bug fix: Canceling remote path drop down did not reset it back to the current path.
• Bug fix: Folders in a drive root showed incorrect type name sometimes.
• Bug fix: Customizing custom commands from Synchronization checklist window was not working. 1908
• Bug fix: Whole local drive could have been scanned when trying to browse to non-existing or hidden folders.
• Bug fix: Timed out status bar note was not added to history popup box, while a session is disconnected.
• Bug fix: Duplicate command in remote file context menu operated over selected files instead of the focused file.
• Bug fix: *nix shell special characters were unintentionally escaped in PuTTY/SSH terminal command patterns. 1906