MobaXterm 26.0 + x64

Improvement: improved detection of WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) distributions, even with multiple versions of the same distribution
Improvement: allow manual selection of any WSL1 or WSL2 distribution and manual selection of its connection type
Improvement: allow manual selection of the username for WSL1 and WSL2 distributions instead of using the default one
Improvement: improved Wine compatibility for Linux and Mac users, many MobaXterm features now work under Linux or Mac, thanks to Wine, PlayOnMac, PlayOnLinux or Crossover
Improvement: graphical applications can now be displayed directly without any extra step needed, on WSL1 and WSL2 distributions
Improvement: when running WSL2 applications, a graphical browser allows you to easily browse the distribution filesystem
Improvement: when running WSL2 applications, you can use the "remote monitoring" bar to monitor your WSL2 distribution
Improvement: improved remote monitoring toolbar compatibility with systems where the "sleep" command does not work
Improvement: improved SCP browser compatibility with systems where the "ls" command displays "?" when it cannot list a file
Improvement: in WSL, the TERM variable is now set to "xterm-256color" for compatibility with extended terminal color schemes
Improvement: checking "Adapt remote DPI" setting in RDP sessions will no longer open the session fullscreen but in a detached window instead
Improvement: your DPI settings are now automatically adapted when you connect to a remote Windows 10 desktop using RDP, even when you switch to another monitor
Improvement: added the "autoscale" setting in RDP sessions which allows to automatically adapt the remote desktop to local resolution
Improvement: added the "redirect microphone" setting in RDP sessions which allows redirecting the default local audio capture device to the remote server
Improvement: added support for link-local IPv6 addresses with specified network adapter in SSH sessions with jump hosts
Improvement: for PRO users, the customizer program is now able to import your "*.mxtpro" files, in order for you to easily apply any previous customization
Improvement: for PRO users, there are now tooltips on each security settings in order to give more details about each option
Improvement: for PRO users, there is a new "disable X11 remote access" setting which allows forcing X11 server to be bound to localhost (loopback) network only
Improvement: added a right-click menu on the remote monitoring bar in order to select the items to monitor (CPU, RAM, Partitions, File descriptors, ...)
Improvement: added 2 options into the remote monitoring right-click menu in order to copy or save the remote server information as text
Improvement: added a menu entry in order to disable Forced-ASLR on MobaXterm local terminal tools and utilities
Improvement: improved the speed of the "Quick connect" feature, especially when you have many sessions (more than 1000)
Improvement: added some more checks at startup in case the "Documents" folder is a network path which is not immediately available
Improvement: a new configuration setting "RemoteMonitoringCompatibleMode" (in the "SSH" section) allows the remote monitoring feature to work properly with FISH shell
Improvement: the local GIT prompt is now in blue by default instead of red for better readability
Improvement: inform the user in the terminal that a workaround exists when a graphical application fails to start because it was run using "sudo" or "su"
Improvement: improved some of the MobaFont glyphs for better readability on HD and High DPI monitors
Improvement: the "MobaXterm" folder is no more created into "MyDocuments" at MobaXterm startup if you choose the "AppData" folder for MobaXterm profile
Improvement: startup speed has been slightly improved by avoiding some useless disk access, threading access to plugins, and setting main form DPI earlier
Improvement: improved creation speed of SpinEdit and WebLabel graphic components
Improvement: improved speed of upload and download transfers in SFTP sessions
Improvement: modified X server startup command when MobaXterm runs into App-V in order to prevent a shell console from being created
Improvement: removed the green highlighting color when the prompt is just a "#" character
Improvement: added a new "UseOriginalSshAgent" setting in the "SSH" section of the configuration file, in order to use OpenSSH agent instead of Pageant
Improvement: added some more icons for sessions and folders
Bugfix: in some specific conditions, pressing the "ESCAPE" key to close some dialog windows sometimes did not work
Bugfix: when opening twice the same SSH session with SSH-browser set to SCP, the "Follow terminal" feature used to follow only the 1st opened session
Bugfix: after having copied a session from the "CUSTOM" tree to the "USER" tree, the new session is immediately saved in case MobaXterm is closed after that
Bugfix: fixed some issues when MobaXterm is run from a Unicode PATH or when the profile directory is set to a Unicode PATH
Bugfix: in MOSH sessions, the "Charset" and "Prediction type" settings were incorrect when the session was created using the Customizer
Bugfix: fixed an "assertion failed" error message if the "Answerback" feature was manually modified by the user and was set to an empty string
Bugfix: fixed an "assertion failed" error message when starting 2 SSH tunnels configured as remote port forwarding on the same SSH gateway
Bugfix: after clicking on "Refresh shared sessions", the shared sessions defined into the professional customizer were not taken into account
Bugfix: when a WSL distribution was chosen as default shell, right-clicking on a Windows folder and choosing "Open MobaXterm here" did not open MobaXterm into that folder
Bugfix: the macro popup menu was sometimes hidden behind the terminal in detached window mode
Bugfix: Xdmcp failed to start with some specific monitor DPI configurations
Bugfix: in dark mode, the SSH key selection dialog box in the SSH tunnels window was sometimes hidden behind the main window
Bugfix: when right-clicking on a folder and choose "Open MobaXterm here", if the default shell was Cmd or Powershell, the session was not opened into the selected folder
Bugfix: starting a session by typing its name in the terminal sometimes failed when the session definition contained a UTF-8 character
Bugfix: in WSL, the default LOCALE variable was sometimes not set to the chosen default WSL value

New feature: a new keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+SPACE by default) allows you to quickly choose and run a macro directly from the terminal
New feature: you can now define multiple SSH jump hosts (or SSH "gateways") for SSH, Telnet, VNC and RDP sessions
Improvement: default syntax highlighting definition for terminals (local or remote) has been greatly improved with enhanced support for shell scripts and network devices
Improvement: added dark mode to MobaTextEditor
Improvement: macros are now encrypted using your Master Password, in order to keep sensitive information confidential
Improvement: added a way to set a named pipe instead of a real COM port in Serial sessions (useful for connecting to virtual COM ports)
Improvement: added an experimental setting in browser sessions in order to choose "Firefox" or "Chrome" browser engines
Improvement: improved detection of running MobaXterm sub-processes in order to increase startup speed
Improvement: decreased embedded resources size by compressing them with a better algorithm
Improvement: options set in MobaTextEditor are now remembered after MobaXterm restart
Improvement: added a new syntax for log files in MobaTextEditor
Improvement: MobaTextEditor window size and position is properly reset if a change in monitors configuration is detected
Improvement: when recording a macro, if you paste some text, it is now recorded into the macro
Improvement: better support for "docker" with bash completion, automatic terminal and DISPLAY setting
Improvement: better support for kubernetes "kubectl" command when run from local terminal
Improvement: added a link to the "winpty" tool, which allows running commands in "DOS-mode"
Improvement: the "Use Windows PATH" and "Use icons cache" options are now set by default
Improvement: added 2 new fun terminal games, soliterm and termwalk
Improvement: increased speed of shared sessions refresh
Improvement: improved SCP transfer speed by disabling compression when the file to be transferred is already compressed
Improvement: increased stored credentials retrieval speed, which leads to faster SSH authentication
Improvement: added a new setting in "File/folder" sessions in order to add command-line switches to the external program
Improvement: added some more information to the hint which is displayed when the mouse cursor is over a session
Improvement: when a SSH connection is made on a disabled tab, automatic switch to this tab after successful SSH connection is now disabled
Improvement: added more information like stack trace into MobaXterm log file in case of unhandled exception
Improvement: when you start a Windows command in ZSH (64 bits) shell (e.g. ping or ipconfig), special characters are now properly displayed
Improvement: you can now start PowerShell 7 from the local terminal by typing the "pwsh" command if you have it in your Windows PATH
Improvement: in CMD sessions, the Ctrl+C character is no more displayed in the terminal
Improvement: user keyboard shortcuts are now displayed in terminal right-click menu
Improvement: removed executable link to the deprecated Windows library "version.dll"
Improvement: autodetection of buggy SSH servers which send inconsistent ED25519 hostkey signatures and automatically switch to RSA hostkey
Improvement: changed executable SHA1 signature algorithm to dual signature (SHA1 / SHA256)
Improvement: improved some icons for better compatibility High-DPI monitors
Improvement: when you launch PowerShell from within MobaXterm terminal, the keyboard and colors configuration are automatically set
Bugfix: fixed some connections errors when using an SSH jump host to connect to an IPv6 SSH server
Bugfix: fixed a potential issue when checking the "Remember me" setting in the Master Password dialog box
Bugfix: when the "cache icons" setting was enabled, icons colors were not changed when modifying black intensity in dark mode
Bugfix: syntax highlighting was disabled on the first visible line of the terminal
Bugfix: free memory earlier after unpacking resources (instead of waiting for the end of the whole unpacking process)
Bugfix: when you close a popup window using Escape key, the key sequence is no more transferred to the terminal
Bugfix: fixed issues during folders conversions to "CurrentPath" or "MyDocuments" folders
Bugfix: the title bar was white when dark mode was activated on latest Windows 10 update of May 2020                

Improvement: better detection of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) when authentication code is requested before password
Improvement: the download location of SSH-browser is now remembered after restarting MobaXterm
Improvement: the screensaver has been updated in order to decrease CPU consumption
Improvement: the penguins of the screensaver have been updated for HighDPI monitors support
Improvement: improved compatibility with screen and tmux by specifing a proper default folder for their socket
Improvement: added a new "Use icons cache" setting in order to improve MobaXterm graphical interface speed
Bugfix: when upgrading, the MSI installer sometimes deleted old files without installing new ones
Bugfix: fixed a crash in remote monitoring bar which occured when messages received from remote server were too long
Bugfix: fixed a leap year bug in FTP/SFTP sessions which occured only on 29th of february
Bugfix: the dropdown session tree (under the yellow "Sessions" button) was sometimes not updated after a session modification

20.0
Improvement: by default, MobaXterm autodetects if Windows is in bright or dark mode and adapts its default settings accordingly
Improvement: increased MobaXterm startup speed and removed splash screen when using an installed version or a persistent slash folder
Improvement: increased MobaXterm closing speed, by replacing a very slow Windows folder cleanup function by some enhanced code
Improvement: added an option in the "Display" tab of global settings window in order to choose if you want to round out borders for tabs
Improvement: MobaXterm now allows you to use a Master Password even on Home Edition
Improvement: use of Master Password is now mandatory for your stored passwords
Improvement: added a "Remember me on this computer" option in the Master Password prompt at MobaXterm startup
Improvement: when setting a graphic theme in the Customizer, the chosen theme is previewed in the Customizer itself
Improvement: enhanced tabs bar (paint speed, antialiased rendering) and macros sidebar (paint speed, antiflickering)
Improvement: added a new setting in macros edition in order to select the delay which will be used between each simulated keystroke
Improvement: when recording a new macro, MobaXterm now tries to detect the command you typed and propose a macro title accordingly
Improvement: several small improvements in macros edition window: decreased default delay, minified text for INI storage
Improvement: added a new "apt-get" command which is faster and easier to use
Improvement: if you type an unknown command in local BASH terminal, MobaXterm detects if it can be installed using apt-get
Improvement: when dark mode is activated, SFTP and FTP sessions now use dark theme for graphic widgets
Improvement: added a small border around the terminal in order to ease mouse selection
Improvement: better detection of minimum window width in order to set the terminal size to 80 columns and 24 lines by default
Improvement: decreased CPU consumption of terminals, especially when syntax highlighting is turned on
Improvement: upgraded MoTTY by backporting the latest PuTTY modifications
Improvement: improved speed of shared sessions refresh, especially when there are many saved sessions
Improvement: improved speed of new session creation, especially when there are many saved sessions
Improvement: improved speed of session name change, especially when there are many saved sessions
Improvement: auto-detection of UTF-8 character set in FTP sessions
Improvement: prevented some incompatibilities when running MobaXterm from Dropbox or Google Drive folder with multiple accounts
Improvement: enhanced auto-detection of Cisco/HPE/Comware network devices in order to adjust SSH session settings
Improvement: default GIT_EDITOR variable has been set to MobaTextEditor (this can be changed in user ".profile" script)
Improvement: added native support for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on ARM computers
Bugfix: username of SSH sessions was not properly reset to default after editing a session and selecting saved credentials
Bugfix: when the prompt for saving passwords was shown and if you hit "RETURN" the prompt dialog was canceled instead of being acknowledged
Bugfix: fixed an issue which occurred during the "Save terminal text to file", when the file format was TXT
Bugfix: when typing "tcpdump" or "wireshark" commands in the local terminal, MobaXterm now starts TCPCapture instead
Bugfix: the "Close" button of MobaXterm embedded SSH agent process does no longer quit the process but hides it instead
Bugfix: in some cases, passphrases for SSH keys were not saved after starting SSH tunnels or gateways
Bugfix: fixed a crash error message when a session uses an SSH gateway which does not exist or is unreachable
Bugfix: fixed an issue with the font selection combobox which was not displayed properly with Asian languages
Bugfix: properly detect UTF-8 characters encoding when setting terminal tab titles
Bugfix: in dark mode, the "OpenFile" and "SaveFile" dialog windows can no longer be hidden behind MobaXterm main window
Bugfix: in dark mode, a memory device context which was used for painting main menu was not properly released after use
Bugfix: a double-update issue occurred on terminals when switching from/to MultiExec mode
Bugfix: fixed a dependency issue on the "kinit" local command
Bugfix: fixed an error in Powershell sessions when several commands and a startup directory with spaces were set
Information: changed versions numbering to "year . release_number_in_that_year . maintenance_release_for_this_version . build_number"

Improvement: by default, MobaXterm autodetects if Windows is in bright or dark mode and adapts its default settings accordingly
Improvement: increased MobaXterm startup speed and removed splash screen when using an installed version or a persistent slash folder
Improvement: increased MobaXterm closing speed, by replacing a very slow Windows folder cleanup function by some enhanced code
Improvement: added an option in the "Display" tab of global settings window in order to choose if you want to round out borders for tabs
Improvement: MobaXterm now allows you to use a Master Password even on Home Edition
Improvement: use of Master Password is now mandatory for your stored passwords
Improvement: added a "Remember me on this computer" option in the Master Password prompt at MobaXterm startup
Improvement: when setting a graphic theme in the Customizer, the chosen theme is previewed in the Customizer itself
Improvement: enhanced tabs bar (paint speed, antialiased rendering) and macros sidebar (paint speed, antiflickering)
Improvement: added a new setting in macros edition in order to select the delay which will be used between each simulated keystroke
Improvement: when recording a new macro, MobaXterm now tries to detect the command you typed and propose a macro title accordingly
Improvement: several small improvements in macros edition window: decreased default delay, minified text for INI storage
Improvement: added a new "apt-get" command which is faster and easier to use
Improvement: if you type an unknown command in local BASH terminal, MobaXterm detects if it can be installed using apt-get
Improvement: when dark mode is activated, SFTP and FTP sessions now use dark theme for graphic widgets
Improvement: added a small border around the terminal in order to ease mouse selection
Improvement: better detection of minimum window width in order to set the terminal size to 80 columns and 24 lines by default
Improvement: decreased CPU consumption of terminals, especially when syntax highlighting is turned on
Improvement: upgraded MoTTY by backporting the latest PuTTY modifications
Improvement: improved speed of shared sessions refresh, especially when there are many saved sessions
Improvement: improved speed of new session creation, especially when there are many saved sessions
Improvement: improved speed of session name change, especially when there are many saved sessions
Improvement: auto-detection of UTF-8 character set in FTP sessions
Improvement: prevented some incompatibilities when running MobaXterm from Dropbox or Google Drive folder with multiple accounts
Improvement: enhanced auto-detection of Cisco/HPE/Comware network devices in order to adjust SSH session settings
Improvement: default GIT_EDITOR variable has been set to MobaTextEditor (this can be changed in user ".profile" script)
Improvement: added native support for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) on ARM computers
Bugfix: username of SSH sessions was not properly reset to default after editing a session and selecting saved credentials
Bugfix: when the prompt for saving passwords was shown and if you hit "RETURN" the prompt dialog was canceled instead of being acknowledged
Bugfix: fixed an issue which occurred during the "Save terminal text to file", when the file format was TXT
Bugfix: when typing "tcpdump" or "wireshark" commands in the local terminal, MobaXterm now starts TCPCapture instead
Bugfix: the "Close" button of MobaXterm embedded SSH agent process does no longer quit the process but hides it instead
Bugfix: in some cases, passphrases for SSH keys were not saved after starting SSH tunnels or gateways
Bugfix: fixed a crash error message when a session uses an SSH gateway which does not exist or is unreachable
Bugfix: fixed an issue with the font selection combobox which was not displayed properly with Asian languages
Bugfix: properly detect UTF-8 characters encoding when setting terminal tab titles
Bugfix: in dark mode, the "OpenFile" and "SaveFile" dialog windows can no longer be hidden behind MobaXterm main window
Bugfix: in dark mode, a memory device context which was used for painting main menu was not properly released after use
Bugfix: a double-update issue occurred on terminals when switching from/to MultiExec mode
Bugfix: fixed a dependency issue on the "kinit" local command
Bugfix: fixed an error in Powershell sessions when several commands and a startup directory with spaces were set
Information: changed versions numbering to "year . release_number_in_that_year . maintenance_release_for_this_version . build_number"

С версией 12.4 перестал работать 'Follow terminal folder'...