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v2.19.7

05 Jan 17:59

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Added

  • Individual toggle switches for split tunneling entries.
  • Slovak translations from GitHub user kubalav.
  • Greek (machine) translations.
  • Prompt to use protocol as preferred after successful protocol failover.
  • A backup endpoint for connectivity (tunnel) test in wsnet.

Improved

  • Connected DNS UX.
  • Sorting of countries by latency.
  • Protocol selection after failover.
  • Manual connection mode to try alternate datacenter server, if available, when first connection attempt fails.
  • Docked tray behaviour on Windows.
  • UX when split tunneling is enabled but the macOS system extension has not been approved.
  • German translations provided by GitHub user Evonos.
  • Logging for account abuse.

Fixed

  • OpenVPN protocols not working on openSUSE Tumbleweed.
  • Linux share proxy sometimes not working, particularly on CLI after reboot.
  • IPv4/v6 DNS priority while connected on Linux.
  • ctrld may not be terminated after disconnecting when using custom DNS preference.
  • Protocol failover may cause IP pinning to fail.
  • 'Firewall' label may be too long with some languages.
  • One-time override not showing preferred protocol prompt.
  • Background scaling issues on high DPI displays.
  • Initial unhover opacity for IP utilities menu.
  • Dropdown item order for sound notifications.
  • Scrollbar was cutting off hover effect from location row.
  • Window may extend beyond bottom of screen.
  • A potential crash when clicking the login button multiple times.
  • ws-no-pings advanced parameter is not respected.
  • Rotating IP repeatedly and quickly may hit a rate limit.
  • GUI misalignment and font when proxy gateway/secure hotspot are enabled.
  • The login username input box losing focus when using the trackpad on macOS.
  • Preferred protocol prompt should not be shown on IP rotate.
  • A height calculation error for error descriptions.
  • Installer background does not show on macOS 26.2 Beta.
  • Tooltips not working at app launch until user clicks the main window on Linux.
  • Qt log spam on Windows and Linux.

Updated

  • OpenVPN to 2.6.16.
  • 7zr utility to 25.01 on Windows.

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v2.19.6-beta

16 Dec 17:09

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v2.19.6-beta Pre-release
Pre-release

Improved

  • Additional Slovak translations from GitHub user kubalav.

Fixed

  • OpenVPN protocols not working on openSUSE Tumbleweed.
  • 'Firewall' label may be too long with some languages.
  • One-time override not showing preferred protocol prompt.
  • Background scaling issues on high DPI displays.
  • ctrld may not be terminated after disconnecting when using custom DNS preference.
  • Initial unhover opacity for IP utilities menu.
  • Dropdown item order for sound notifications.
  • IPv4/v6 DNS priority while connected on Linux.

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v2.19.3-alpha

04 Dec 18:00

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v2.19.3-alpha Pre-release
Pre-release

Added

  • A backup endpoint for connectivity (tunnel) test in wsnet.

Improved

  • German translations provided by GitHub user Evonos.
  • Logging for account abuse.

Fixed

  • Preferred protocol prompt should not be shown on IP rotate.
  • A height calculation error for error descriptions.
  • Installer background does not show on macOS 26.2 Beta.
  • Tooltips not working at app launch until user clicks the main window on Linux.
  • Some Qt log spam on Windows.

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v2.19.2-alpha

27 Nov 17:30

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v2.19.2-alpha Pre-release
Pre-release

Added

  • Individual toggle switches for split tunneling entries.
  • Slovak translations from GitHub user kubalav.
  • Greek (machine) translations.
  • Prompt to use protocol as preferred after successful protocol failover.

Improved

  • Connected DNS UX.
  • Sorting of countries by latency.
  • Protocol selection after failover.
  • Manual connection mode to try alternate datacenter server, if available, when first connection attempt fails.
  • Docked tray behaviour on Windows.
  • UX when split tunneling is enabled but the macOS system extension has not been approved.

Fixed

  • Scrollbar was cutting off hover effect from location row.
  • Window may extend beyond bottom of screen.
  • A potential crash when clicking the login button multiple times.
  • ws-no-pings advanced parameter is not respected.
  • Protocol failover may cause IP pinning to fail.
  • Rotating IP repeatedly and quickly may hit a rate limit.
  • Crash in wsnet on Android due to a limit on the maximum socket descriptor.
  • Leftover windscribectrld instance may cause DNS conflict.
  • GUI misalignment and font when proxy gateway/secure hotspot are enabled.
  • The login username input box losing focus when using the trackpad on macOS.
  • Linux share proxy sometimes not working, particularly on CLI after reboot.
  • Qt log spam on Linux.

Updated

  • OpenVPN to 2.6.16.
  • 7zr utility to 25.01 on Windows.

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v2.18.8

24 Nov 18:26

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Added

  • IP rotation & favourite functionality.
  • Control D option to Connected DNS.
  • Preference for specifying the tray icon color on Windows.
  • Optional port selection when connecting with windscribe-cli.
  • WireGuard post-quantum encryption notice to the readme.

Improved

  • Locations UI design to match the main screen.
  • Korean translations from GitHub user Alex4386.
  • Detection when circumvent censorship should be enabled automatically.
  • Tooltip usability.
  • Implementation of ICMP pings in wsnet for macOS.

Fixed

  • OpenSSL auto-loading openssl.cnf security vulnerability.
  • Potential privilege escalation on Linux.
  • Automatic connection mode does not try alternate datacenter server, if available, when first connection attempt fails.
  • VPN interface network category is private on Windows. Reverted to default value of public.
  • Tray Icon Colour preference location by moving it to the Look & Feel tab.
  • GUI showing the wrong field for Connected DNS in some cases.
  • GUI window not hidden correctly when transitioning.
  • Error message not hidden after successful fetching of Control D devices after a failed attempt.
  • wsnet may stop processing DNS queries.
  • Internet connectivity detection in some cases.
  • AirDrop not working when using split tunneling on macOS.
  • A potential application crash when quitting on macOS.
  • Behaviour when menu bar icon is hidden via System Settings and app is docked on macOS.
  • OpenVPN daemon fails to start when using an HTTP LAN proxy on Windows.
  • OpenVPN protocols not connecting due to script permission on macOS.
  • WireGuard handshake may timeout unexpectedly on Linux.
  • Missing Linux dependency for desktop-file-utils.
  • High CPU usage in helper on Linux.
  • Erroneous assert in the debug log during GUI preferences output on macOS.
  • Unnecessary usage of environment variables for testing.

Removed

  • Refresh button for locations.
  • Advanced parameter for configuring the VPN adapter network category as public on Windows.
  • Deprecated (as of Windows 11 25H2) use of wmic utility.

Updated

  • ctrld to 1.4.7.

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v2.18.5-beta

10 Nov 18:38

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v2.18.5-beta Pre-release
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Fixed

  • OpenSSL loading openssl.cnf from untrusted path security vulnerability.
  • IP rotate & favourite availability when reconnecting to different servers.
  • Error message not hidden after successful fetching of Control D devices.
  • wsnet doesn't process DNS queries after a bit.
  • Various bugs with IP rotate & favourite functionality.
  • Unnecessary usage of environment variables for testing.
  • GUI showing the wrong field for Connected DNS in some cases.
  • GUI window not hidden correctly when transitioning.
  • Missing Linux dependency for desktop-file-utils.
  • WireGuard handshake may timeout unexpectedly on Linux.
  • AirDrop not working when using split tunneling on macOS.
  • A potential application crash when quitting on macOS.
  • Persistent macOS prompt appearing on every IKEv2/WireGuard connection. Reverted previous system extension addition in 2.18.3.

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v2.18.3-alpha

25 Oct 18:51

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v2.18.3-alpha Pre-release
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Added

  • IP rotation & favourite functionality.
  • 'Control D' option to Connected DNS preference.
  • Implementation of the WireGuard protocol as a network extension on macOS.
  • WireGuard post-quantum encryption notice to the readme.

Improved

  • Detection when circumvent censorship should be enabled automatically.
  • Tooltip usability in the preferences button bar. TL;DR the tooltips display quicker now.
  • VPN configuration management. Automatic removal of currently unconnected VPN configurations from macOS preferences UI.

Fixed

  • Automatic connection mode does not try alternate datacenter server, if available, when first connection attempt fails.
  • Potential privilege escalation on Linux.
  • Tray Icon Colour preference location by moving it to the Look & Feel tab on Windows and Linux.
  • Erroneous assert in the debug log during GUI preferences output on macOS.

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v2.17.10

17 Oct 17:12

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Added

  • Post-quantum server API integration.
  • Advanced parameters for overriding the API, assets, and checkip domains used in wsnet.

Improved

  • Icons on the favourites tab to be the country flag.
  • Advanced parameter handling.
  • wsnet to use bearer token in all server API calls.
  • Audio library to reduce binary size.
  • Locations list in CLI to show more information.
  • Native window colours in accordance with OS theme.
  • Filesystem organization/packaging per FHS on Linux.
  • Highlight colours used in log viewer.
  • Locations UI tweaks (highlight location under mouse, changed location icon).
  • Text in macOS installer DMG is a bit blurry.
  • Qt library dependency now served from vcpkg.

Fixed

  • Clean app install and in-app updates may not work due to missing platform identifier on Linux.
  • An issue where the account status bottom-bar widget was sometimes not displayed.
  • Memory usage for flags. You should see a dramatic drop in app memory usage when it is launched.
  • On certain screen scales the "Get more data" button is too large and overlaps the data counter.
  • Unexpected scroll in the preferences screen when sending a debug log.
  • Incorrect scroll position in preferences.
  • Custom DNS preferences behaviour when user attempts to set Upstream 2 without first setting Upstream 1.
  • Playing a sound may capture the audio device, preventing Windows from sleeping.
  • Regression in the in-app updater on macOS for versions 2.17.2-2.17.4.
  • Resize bar may be cut off when update banner is shown.
  • Incorrect URL for the 'connection mode' help link in preferences.
  • libcurl loading openssl.cnf from untrusted path.
  • Potential crash when operating with empty port map.
  • Some wsnet failover behaviour.
  • Installer alert border on Windows and macOS.
  • Missing tray icon on macOS.
  • Missing xcb plugin on Linux.
  • Missing window decorators for advanced parameter/log viewer screens in Wayland.
  • Missing dependency for openSUSE.
  • Rendering issues on X11 (non-wayland) environments.
  • Last opened locations tab is not remembered.
  • Alert window cut off when showing an update error.
  • App no longer debug logging to the system debugger/stdout.
  • Erroneous 'failed to set network category' error message from Windows helper.
  • DNS may leak on Linux distros using resolvectl to determine the system DNS.
  • wsnet not triggering failover on some invalid payloads.
  • French translation of 'Release' update channel.
  • Pings may be invalidated while connected.
  • A crash in the audio dependencies when building on Windows.
  • Rendering issues on X11 (non-wayland) environments.
  • Potential DNS leak when using ctrld (custom DNS setting) on Linux.

Updated

  • OpenVPN DCO driver to v1.3.3.
  • ctrld to 1.4.6.

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Ubuntu CLI amd64 b671102741662d309ff09100481771ac327e0674b00d3d8302735167bdda8007
Ubuntu CLI arm64 a1dd8b4822cbb0b99c43b7a83b74a19d3a60e211144608fcd7d7b0710bdb0aac
Fedora CLI amd64 a5e3806d3e5f790a43e1f5f8cebc6e5aad2b872996ef12cf575a407ab62b6e04
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v2.18.2-alpha

16 Oct 19:55

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v2.18.2-alpha Pre-release
Pre-release

Added

  • Preference for specifying the tray icon color on Windows.
  • Optional port selection when connecting with windscribe-cli.

Fixed

  • Internet connectivity detection in some cases on Windows.
  • Behaviour when menu bar icon is hidden via System Settings and app is docked on macOS.
  • OpenVPN protocols not connecting due to script permission on macOS.
  • High CPU usage in Linux helper.

Updated

  • ctrld to 1.4.7.

GUI Installer Hashes

Installer SHA-256 hash
Windows amd64 ce924faf5b9e2e529f6207c184134a0194fd73a283b8803f33495646530067bf
Windows arm64 1cf283591ce9fdd352a8a11f428442b2e2344d9a8902452177f59920bf2d61e2
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Installer SHA-256 hash
Ubuntu CLI amd64 c1f05e9eff7b62c59176e993ce71e83ea0ceba5d14ac5d399cf0372681283b85
Ubuntu CLI arm64 b305cce9b97deb501053de0633c7e95d71af248546824640c6d597e8e0baf96d
Fedora CLI amd64 ccbbd250b964e012f19fb33e861bbb7df4b5f8c2edafb3bb690865e3ddc17d6b
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v2.18.1-alpha

01 Oct 16:51

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Added

  • Refresh pings (latency) button for locations.

Improved

  • Korean translations from GitHub contributed by user Alex4386.
  • Implementation of ICMP-pings in wsnet for macOS.
  • File organization of the project.

Fixed

  • VPN interface network category reverted back to being public on Windows.
  • OpenVPN daemon fails to start when using an HTTP LAN proxy on Windows.

Removed

  • Advanced parameter for configuring the VPN adapter network category as public.
  • Deprecated use of wmic utility. This utility is being removed in Windows 11 25H2.

GUI Installer Hashes

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Installer SHA-256 hash
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