History

GCRYPT version history.

V1 has remained stable since the initial base. V2 was introduced with compression + encryption in V0.0.5 and then preserved through V0.1.0.

V0.1.0

First distribution release

Fully bilingual Français / English interface with automatic OS-language selection and a manual setting. Windows, macOS, and Linux downloads include SHA-256 checksums. GCRYPT V1 and V2 formats remain unchanged and interoperable between both interface languages.

V0.0.9

Polish, usability, and robustness

Integrated settings, memory purge, Windows .gcrypt association, richer progress, detailed ZIP results, CRC verification, output-folder opening.

V0.0.8

Standard ZIP and .gcrypt icons

COMPRESS switches to standard ZIP. .gcrypt icons and associations are available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The V2 pipeline remains Zstandard + encryption.

V0.0.7

Direct compression and visual identity

COMPRESS is added together with the shield + padlock application icon and document + padlock file icon. A dedicated Windows .gcrypt association script appears.

V0.0.6

Password generator

System CSPRNG, configurable length, character categories, and direct use by encryption modes.

V0.0.5

GCRYPT V2

COMPRESS + ENCRYPT, Zstandard, folders through an internal TAR stream, and the GCRYPT02 format are introduced. V1 remains readable and continues to be produced by standard encryption.

V0.0.4

Responsive interface

5% Safe Area, vertical scrolling, and display fixes. No change to V1.

V0.0.3

Cross-platform interoperability

Windows, macOS Universal, and Linux support with V1 cross-platform compatibility.

V0.0.2

Hardening and robustness

Atomic writing, Argon2 abuse-prevention bounds, byte-level progress, and background processing.

V0.0.1

Portable foundation

Rust/egui, drag & drop, Argon2id, XChaCha20-Poly1305, block processing, encrypted metadata,