This page provides a complete list of updates and changes introduced in each public release of Aes Crypter Vault. Here you'll find detailed information about new features, performance improvements, bug fixes, and architectural enhancements.

Version numbering follows the semantic format: major.minor.patch.

Version Date Changes Summary
2.3.0 2026-05-23 Argon2id Key Derivation: Added support for Argon2id key derivation ($t=2$, $m=19$ MiB, $p=1$, matching the OWASP 2023 interactive profile) for all new .aes files, vastly raising the bar for GPU/ASIC attacks compared to the old PBKDF2 design. It includes a backward-compatible KDF trailer that auto-detects older files and seamlessly falls back to PBKDF2-SHA3-512 without requiring migration steps, while the --info command now exposes the KDF parameters.
Performance Boost & New Features: Introduced BLAKE3 as a new digest mode and implemented substantial performance upgrades, including in-place stream-cipher encryption, memory-mapped input I/O, adaptive chunk sizing for parallelizing 1-10 MB files, and single-pass reads for multiple digests. Intel OneTBB is now linked statically to improve threading efficiency.
Bug Fixes & Hardening: Resolved GUI theme persistence across restarts and aligned the logging panel background. Strengthened core security by fixing a race condition in the decode key cache, implementing unique per-file salt and IV pairs to prevent reuse, enforcing multi-pass wipes with fresh random data, and resolving a Windows environment variable leak along with various robust handling fixes for GZIP/BZIP2/LZMA and logger null-guards.
Core Updates: The application engine has been strengthened by updating all major dependencies to their newest versions for better reliability and performance: Crypto++: 2026.5.1, wxWidgets: 3.3.2, xz: 5.8.3, spdlog: 1.17.0, zlib: 1.3.2, cpp-httplib: 0.45.0, OneTBB: 2023.0.0
2.1.0 2025-12-06 Native Dark Mode: Added full support for Dark Mode, which can now sync with your system preferences or be controlled directly by the app.
Performance Boost: We migrated our build environment to Visual Studio 2026 and applied aggressive compiler optimizations for a faster experience.
Bug Fixes: Resolved a specific issue regarding log handling when the "turn on file logging" option was disabled.
Core Updates: The application engine has been strengthened by updating all major dependencies (wxWidgets, cpp-httplib, spdlog, and oneTBB) to their newest versions for better reliability: wxWidgets: 3.2.8.1 ​→ 3.3.1, cpp-httplib: 0.26.0 ​→ 0.28.0, spdlog: 1.15.3 ​→ 1.16.0, oneTBB: 2022.2.0 ​→ 2022.3.0
2.0.1 2025-09-13 Updated core dependencies: cpp-httplib: 0.20.0 → 0.26.0; wxWidgets: 3.2.7.1 → 3.2.8.1; spdlog: 1.15.2 → 1.15.3;  oneTBB: 2022.1.0 → 2022.2.0; 
Added sorted order mode in Settings → Encoding → Mode (column view).
 2.0.0 2025-04-19 Initial public release of Aes Crypter Vault. Includes: Full C++23 rewrite, Advanced multithreading and async file writing, Configurable pipelines (digest → compress → encrypt), New configuration panel, File inspection and test mode, New supported ciphers: chacha, camellia, aria, xchacha20poly1305, etc., Password generator with entropy calculation, etc..