# New Features:

  * Password quality estimation algorithm: added check for about 1500 most common passwords (these are rated down to 1/8th of their statistical rating; Bloom filter-based implementation).
  * [Global auto-type](http://keepass.info/help/base/autotype.html#autoglobal) (using a system-wide hot key) is now possible on Unix-like systems (see the documentation for setup instructions, section '[Installation / Portability](http://keepass.info/help/v2/setup.html)' in the 'KeePass 2.x' group; thanks to Jordan Sissel for enhancing '`xdotool`').
  * Added IPC functionality for Unix-like systems.
  * Added possibility to write export [plugins](http://keepass.info/plugins.html) that don't require an output file.
  * Tag lists are sorted alphabetically now.
  * Password text boxes now use a monospace font by default.
  * Added option to select a different font for password text boxes (menu 'Tools' -> 'Options' -> tab 'Interface').
  * Added support for [importing](http://keepass.info/help/base/importexport.html) Password Prompter 1.2 DAT files.
  * Added ability to export to Windows/IE favorites.
  * Added ability to specify IO credentials in the 'Synchronize' [trigger](http://keepass.info/help/v2/triggers.html) action.
  * Added ability to specify IO credentials and a master key in the 'Open database file' trigger action.
  * If IO credentials are stored, they are now obfuscated.
  * Custom colors in the Windows color selection dialog are now remembered.
  * Added high resolution version of the KeePass application icon.
  * Improved lock overlay icon (higher resolution).
  * [PLGX](http://keepass.info/help/v2_dev/plg_index.html#plgx) loader: added support for unversioned KeePass assembly references.

# Improvements / Changes:

  * Added workaround to avoid alpha transparency corruption when adding images to an image list.
  * Improved image list generation performance.
  * Added workaround to display the lock overlay icon when having enabled the option to start minimized and locked.
  * Improved group and entries deletion confirmation dialogs (with preview; only Windows Vista and higher).
  * The [password character picking dialog](http://keepass.info/help/base/autotype.html#autoseq) now offers the raw password characters instead of an auto-type encoded sequence.
  * PINs [importer](http://keepass.info/help/base/importexport.html): improved importing of expiry dates.
  * Some button icons are now resized to 16x15 when the 16x16 icon is too large.
  * Renamed character repetition option in the [password generator](http://keepass.info/help/base/pwgenerator.html) for improved clarity.
  * Improved workspace locking.
  * Locking timer is now thread-safe.
  * Added code to prevent loading libraries from the current working directory (to avoid binary planting attacks).
  * Removed Tomboy references (on Unix-like systems).
  * Various code optimizations.
  * Minor other improvements.

# Bugfixes:

  * `[{NEWPASSWORD}`](http://keepass.info/help/base/placeholders.html#newpassword) placeholder: special characters in generated passwords are now transformed correctly based on context (auto-type, command line, etc.).