Changelog

Aug 10, 2023

• Screen Frame:
  Added screen frame to indicate running incoming sessions.
• UX:
  Fixed laggy input after closing one of two or more concurrent connections.
• UX:
  Fixed issue with injecting modifier key Alt-Gr.
• UX:
  Fixed issue with stuck keys (e.g. repeating characters or hanging modifier key like Shift)
• UX:
  Fixed license information in the 'About AnyDesk' window being outdated.
• Stability:
  Fixed crash/deadlock when changing the screen resolution during an active connection.
• Address Book:
  Fixed issues with editing tags on address book entries.
• UX:
  License change now take effect immediately and do not need a restart.
• Stability:
  Fixed deadlock after changing language.
• Settings:
  Fixed 'Transmit hotkeys' not being checkable during a session.
• System Information:
  Improved system information details.
• UX:
  Fixed tool bar in full screen mode making it impossible to click/use the top part of the screen.
• File Manager:
  File manager now remembers the location.
• File Transfer:
  Fixed file transfer via clipboard.
• File Transfer:
  Permission for sending files via clipboard now depends on text clipboard permission.
• UX:
  Fixed scam protection being displayed too often.
• Session:
  Added VPN and TCP tunneling options to file transfer sessions.
• Session Recordings:
  Fixed replay of session recordings.
• Settings:
  Fixed issue that some permissions in settings could not be changed.
• Settings:
  Fixed issue that permissions in settings were not displayed correctly right after opening the settings page.
• Two-Factor Authentication:
  Fixed two-factor authentication.
• Address Book:
  Fixed bug that could lead to displaying the wrong address book after license change.
• Stability:
  Fixed deadlock that could occur when requesting elevation or switching users.
• UX:
  Now showing an error message when connection attempt is rejected due to ACL restrictions.
• UX:
  Fixed return from alternative screen background after session end.
• UI:
  Fixed color selection for alternative screen background.
• Session:
  Fixed accept window content for file transfer and VPN sessions (e.g. missing profile selection).
• UI:
  Fixed many UI issues.
• Misc:
  Minor other bug fixes.

Nov 2, 2022

• Fixed bugs related to stability:
  Fixed a deadlock when starting a session
• Fixed bugs related to stability:
  Fixed a deadlock in address book
• Fixed bugs related to stability:
  Fixed a crash when changing the settings
• Fixed bugs related to stability:
  Fixed a crash when running on Gnome
• Bugfixes:
  Fixed bug which caused unnecessary process spawning
• Bugfixes:
  Fixed lock remote account on session end
• UI bugfixes:
  Fixed a bug that prevented the accept window from showing
• UI bugfixes:
  Fixed issues with displaying permission profile settings correctly
• UI bugfixes:
  Improved UI when setting a password for a permission profile
• UI bugfixes:
  Improved full screen mode
• UI bugfixes:
  Fixed many UI issues
• Minor bugfixes:
  Minor other bug fixes

Jun 24, 2022

• New interface:
  We put a lot of effort into rethinking the AnyDesk user experience.
• Permission Profiles:
  We redesigned how permissions and passwords work from the ground up. Setup an arbitrary number of profiles to fit your individual use cases.
• Alternative Screen Background:
  Protect your privacy by automatically exchanging your Desktop Wallpaper during incoming sessions.
• Improved modern Linux distributions support:
  Now DEB and RPM packets are up to date with modern Linux distributions
• Other small improvements:
  General improvements of stability of the application

Apr 15, 2021

• Improved file size used to send information to Support:
  Added function that compresses all necessary logfiles when communicating with Support.
• Fixed bugs related to stability:
  Fixed a bug where the user got stuck with 'waiting for image' window. Fixed a memory leak in the video codec.
• Fixed bugs related to visual quality:
  Fixed a bug that caused image artifacts to appear during sessions. Fixed a visual glitch in the Address Book.
• Fixes in the session player:
  Fixed a bug where a session recording may not play immediately.
• Other small improvements:
  Removed social media buttons. Removed capture tab from settings as image artifacts have been fixed.

Jan 28, 2021

• New features for improved session usability and picture quality:
  Added lossless color mode. Follow mouse mode. Follow focused window mode. Implemented auto-disconnect feature. Added transmit hotkeys as a session setting in the menu.
• New special keys for compatibility with Android:
  Add Android special keys to keyboard menu.
• Various functional and usability improvements:
  Improved 2FA. Improved Wake on LAN. Reworked the session recording settings.
• Fixes in the session player:
  Fixed a crash in the session player. Fixed a bug that caused graphical glitches at the beginning of session recordings in the player.
• Important - support for 32bit operating systems:
  Support for 32bit operating systems has ended with version 6.1.0. We strongly recommend upgrading to 64bit operating system.

Aug 25, 2020

• Capture settings panel:
  Allows disabling the XDamage extension if you have issues with screen artifacts (warning: may impact performance).
• Improved iOS support:
  Support for improved connections to iOS devices.
• Fixed deadlock:
  Fixed a potential deadlock at the beginning of a session, resulting in the 'Waiting for Image' message to never disappear.

Jul 28, 2020

• Two-Factor Authentication:
  When enabled, an additional dialog will be shown after authentication by password or token, requesting a time-based one-time password provided by a third device. This feature requires an app supporting TOTP.
• Wake-on-Lan:
  When enabled, devices running AnyDesk that are currently in sleep mode can be woken up by other AnyDesk devices in the same local network.
• Security improvement:
  AnyDesk now supports Perfect Forward Secrecy to strengthen its already strong security for data transfer.
• Improved Dark Themes support:
  AnyDesk now supports Dark Themes by defaulting to Adwaita Theme.
• Premium dialog shown even on paid licenses:
  Fixed Open Address Book on Startup feature showing the premium dialog even on paid licenses.
• Keyboard layout on Fedora 31:
  Fixed keyboard layout change on Fedora 31.
• Bugfixes:
  Fixed a couple of small bugs.

May 8, 2020

• Bugfix:
  Fixed Debian package dependencies to allow installation on Debian Bullseye.

Apr 20, 2020

• Start/Stop of session recording:
  It is now possible to start/stop recording during the active session.
• Discovery feature security:
  Significantly improved security of Discovery feature.
• Bugfixes:
  Fixed online states. Fixed a deadlock in the frontend.

Feb 25, 2020

• Bugfix:
  Fixed a bug that might cause 32bit versions to fail.

Feb 21, 2020

• Security hardening:
  Hardened Linux/FreeBSD/RPi via FULL RELRO.
• Bugfix:
  Fixed a security vulnerability.

Feb 17, 2020

• New option when session ends:
  Added lock account on session end feature.
• Usability improvements:
  Improved minor GUI details. Refactored X11 code to put much less load on X Server. Fixed primary monitor not beeing selected on session start.
• Crash bugfix:
  Fixed privacy/input blocking crashing certain versions of i915 driver.
• Minor bugfixes:
  Several minor bugs have been fixed.

Dec 3, 2019

• New Privacy feature indicator:
  Added Privacy indicator into the statusbar to always reflect the current privacy status.
• New Privacy feature security settings:
  Added unattended access privileges in the security settings which can override the standard permissions if connected via unattended access.
• Minor bugfixes:
  Several minor bugs have been fixed.

Nov 18, 2019

• VPN connection:
  With this mode two PCs can be put into a private network over a secured connection
• Android compatibility:
  Added transmission of Android special keys

Oct 31, 2019

• Bugfixes:
  Fixed a couple of minor bugs.

Oct 24, 2019

• New feature:
  New Privacy feature added.
• Wrong keyboard layout:
  Fixed a bug with wrong keyboard layout in some distributions and on some login screens.
• Modifier keys:
  Fixed a bug that would release modifier keys after typing one character on certain configurations.
• Bugfixes:
  Fixed couple of minor bugs.

Aug 26, 2019

• Remote reboot:
  Added remote reboot support.
• Command line:
  Added more options to the command line interface.
• Search in filebrowser:
  Fixed searching by typing in the filebrowser.
• Audio device:
  Fixed a bug that prevented from selecting a different audio device.
• Bugfixes:
  Fixed some minor bugs.

Jun 13, 2019

• Bugfixes:
  Fixed some minor bugs.

Jun 7, 2019

• Input blocker:
  Blocks input.
• Auto Discovery:
  Added Settings..
• Performance:
  Performance optimizations using modern SIMD instruction sets.
• Fixed slow renderings on some machines.:
  Blocks input.
• Bugfixes:
  Fixed lots of minor bugs increasing stability, usability and performance.

Apr 24, 2019

• File Transfer:
  GUI implementation for transferring files between clients.
• Auto-discovery:
  Allows other AnyDesk clients to find you.
• TCP Tunnels:
  New TCP Tunneling (or Port-Forwarding) feature has been added.
• Bugfixes:
  Fixed lots of old and new bugs increasing stability, usability and performance.
• Icons:
  Updated icons.

Nov 9, 2018

• Bugfix release:
  This version contains various bugfixes.

Aug 14, 2018

• Address Book:
  Added address book to AnyDesk linux.
• Session Comments:
  Allow user to add a note after a session ended.
• Session recording and playback:
  Allow user to record and playback sessions.
• Many small features:
  Added many small features and improvement to features that were already present in the Windows version.
• Many Bugfixes:
  Fixed a lot of special cases that sometimes caused AnyDesk to not work correctly.