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September 2026
PasswordVault v8.5.0 is now available for MacOS X.
This new MacOS version is a universal application
which runs on both Intel and the Apple Silicon
M-Series chips (a requirement for macOS 27+).
2 February
2020
PasswordVault v8.4.0 is now
available for Windows and MacOS X! New 64-bit
Windows version (to complement the existing 32-bit
version), MacOS version includes all new Catalina
security enhancements, new font to make usernames
and passwords easier to read, and excellent speed
optimizations on all platforms.
6 September 2018
In readiness for the
upcoming Mojave release of MacOS, PasswordVault
v8.3.0 is now 64-bit and ready to download! We have
plans for some great new features, including support
for two-factor authentication (2FA) keys, like the
Yubikey and Google's new Titan Security Key. A new
Linux version is also coming soon.
22 November 2014
The Enterprise Edition of
PasswordVault is now available for Windows and MacOS
X, and offers a range of fantastic
new features for small businesses all the way up
to large enterprise users!
30 October 2014
PasswordVault v8.2.4 is now
available for Windows and MacOS X. This maintenance
upgrade includes a number of enhancements and fixes,
as well as compatibility to the new ‘Yosemite’
(v10.10) version of MacOS X.
18 November 2013
PasswordVault v8.2.0 is now
available, and is a free upgrade for all users! The
MacOS X version is compatible to the new ‘Mavericks’
(v10.9) version of MacOS, and the Windows version is
compatible to Windows 8.
3 September 2011
PasswordVault v8.0.1 has now
been validated for use with MacOS X Lion.
21 September 2010
PasswordVault v8.0.1 is now
available for Windows and MacOS X. This maintenance
upgrade optimises news updates, and corrects a
problem where forced modes accessed via the Shift
and Ctrl keys (ie. copy-to-clipboard, and
drag-and-drop) didn't work in some instances. It is
a free upgrade for all users. The Linux version is
coming soon.
7 September 2010
PasswordVault v8.0.0 is now
available for Windows and MacOS X. This major
upgrade adds a stylish new ‘Origami’ button set and
‘White Marble’ backdrop for newer operating systems
like Windows 7 and MacOS X 10.6, includes an updated
button layout, as well as various optimizations and
fixes. It is a free upgrade for all users. The Linux
version is coming soon.
16 August 2010
PasswordVault v7.4.3 is now
available for Windows and MacOS X. This maintenance
upgrade adds forced drag-and-drop and
copy-to-clipboard modes (to better support technical
IT specialists using textclips to store console
commands), and fixes minor issues related to
auto-exporting. It is a free upgrade for all users.
The Linux version is coming soon.
9 August 2010
PasswordVault v7.4.2 is now
available for Windows and MacOS X. This maintenance
upgrade fixes a minor issue with adding Exporters on
the Auto-Distribution dialog. It is a free upgrade
for all users. The Linux version is coming soon.
26 July 2010
PasswordVault v7.4.1 is now
available for Windows and MacOS X. This maintenance
upgrade adds some minor enhancements, optimizations
and fixes. It is a free upgrade for all users. The
Linux version is coming soon.
20 July 2010
PasswordVault v7.4.0 is now
available for Windows and MacOS X. This major
upgrade contains a new encryption architecture based
on double-layer 256-bit AES encryption, an automatic
service data backup system (with easy restore),
support for multiple users on shared computers, an
activity monitor to assist with setting up secure
network distribution of service data, and various
optimizations and fixes. It is a free upgrade for
all users. The Linux version is coming soon.
25 March 2010
PasswordVault v7.1.4 is now
available for Windows, MacOS X and Linux. This
upgrade contains some minor enhancements and fixes,
as well as the re-release of the Linux build. It is
a free upgrade for all users.
Important Note: Please
ensure the 'Get Latest News On Launch' checkbox is
set in the preferences, if you'd like to receive
news automatically when PasswordVault starts up. An
issue in v7.1.3 disabled this automatic news
function.
17 December 2009
PasswordVault v7.1.3 is now
available for Windows and MacOS X (Linux version
coming soon). This minor upgrade adds better sync
error alerts, compatibility to netbook screen
resolutions, increased note size, an improved custom
export function, digitally signed Windows
installers, and a fix for a launch failure issue on
Windows. It is a free upgrade for all users.
19 August 2009
PasswordVault v7.1 is now
available for Windows, MacOS X and Linux! This minor
upgrade adds subcategory support for all
PasswordVault services, import filters for Web
Confidential, URL Manager Pro and titled csv files,
simplified username/password setup of auto-filled
web logins, improved portable/desktop and online
synchronization, and various optimizations and bug
fixes. It is a free upgrade for all users.
24 July 2009
PasswordVault v7.0 is now
available for Windows, MacOS X and Linux! This major
new release provides comprehensive web bookmark
management for 1000s of bookmarks, imports web
bookmarks from most browsers, adds a textclip
library function (for building standardized emails),
generates various types of passwords directly in the
‘Add Service’ dialog, provides a number of sorting
methods for displayed services, adds powerful
drag-and-drop addition of web bookmarks and
textclips, includes an optimized button layout,
offers a simplified menu layout, includes updated
help tags and help messages, and vastly reduces
startup and import times. It is a
free upgrade for all users.
5 April 2009
PasswordVault v6.2.1 is now
available for Windows, MacOS X and Linux. This
maintenance release contains a number of fixes and
optimizations, including improvements in timed paste
mode.
23 December 2008
PasswordVault v6.2 is now
available for Windows, MacOS X and Linux!
This new version adds a
‘Synchronize Now’ function to allow users to easily
perform an online synchronization, significantly
improves the ‘Timed Paste’ Username/Password
transfer mode, and includes a number of
optimizations and bug fixes.
17 November 2008
Kenbushi® v7.5.1 is now
available for MacOS X and Windows! It is free for
all users.
This new version adds
support for Ogg Vorbis movie and music formats, adds
an ‘Exit To Desktop’ option to KenbushiTV, has
improved media file scanning, smoother KenbushiTV
screen navigation, and various optimizations and bug
fixes.
24 October 2008
PasswordVault v6.1 is now
available for Windows, MacOS X and Linux!
This new version makes it
easy to add a new service by simply dropping a
website URL onto a URL dropbox on the global
floating window, has incredibly fast and simple
search abilities, includes easy data backup,
automatic backup before any manual import (in case
the import goes awry), the ability to copy a service
URL to the clipboard with one click, easy printing
of online synchronization information (for setting
up online sync on another computer, filing for
future reference, etc.) and various enhancements and
optimizations.
PasswordVault can now also
manage all your web browser bookmarks. It works with
all web browsers, runs on Windows, MacOS X and
Linux, securely synchronizes bookmarks for
individual users over LAN and Internet, synchronizes
groups of bookmarks between multiple users over LAN,
and delivers incredibly fast and simple bookmark
search abilities. PasswordVault can also be run
directly off a USB memory stick, allowing you to
take your bookmarks with you on the road.
30 September 2008
Kenbushi® v7.5 is now
available for MacOS X and Windows! It is free for
all users.
This new version supports
non-English language versions of Windows and MacOS
X, such as Dutch, German, French, Spanish and
Chinese. It also loads media files with non-English
file paths onto media players and mobile phones,
plays Divx format movies directly, provides easy
access to detailed information about video podcasts,
and contains a number of enhancements and bug fixes.
25 August 2008
Kenbushi® v7.4 is now
available for MacOS X and Windows! It is free for
all users.
This new version can now
help you quickly and easily load your MP3 player,
multimedia player, mobile phone, USB stick, SD card
(for playback on a PSP) or portable hard disk with
media from the Kenbushi media library. 'Media Space
Limits' can be set for each playlist list to ensure
only a portion of the available storage space is
used for media files. Multiple playlist lists can be
set for any storage device. Media types supported by
a particular storage device can be specified,
ensuring only those types are loaded on during
synchronization. Media storage devices are
automatically detected when they are connected.
The 'Kenbushi Setup Wizard'
has also been significantly improved, making setup
very simple and intuitive - all Internet TV
programs, music and movies are automatically set up,
including full cover artwork and metadata.
4 May 2008
The Kenbushi® Pro
v7.3.2 maintenance release is now available and
contains a number of fixes and optimizations.
20 April 2008
We have just opened a forum
to support the Kenbushi Pro user community. You can
now post questions, get tips, suggest new Internet
TV programs, make feature requests and report bugs
in a centralized location. Please visit the new
forums at:
http://lavasoftware.com/kbforum
24 March 2008
The Kenbushi® Pro
v7.3.1 maintenance release is now available and
fixes problems with high CPU utilization on Macs,
occasionally disabled navigation keys and incorrect
movie genres on the KenbushiTV screen, and some
other issues.
10 March 2008
Kenbushi® Pro v7.3 is now
available! New features in this version include
complete video podcast (Internet TV) management on
the main window, 30 new Internet TV channels,
additional methods to sort and filter video
podcasts, music play/pause control in the Windows
tray, expanded setup wizard, better video podcast
download progress information, significant stability
improvements, and a range of bug fixes. The Pro
Edition is now free for all users.
1 January 2008
Kenbushi media
server examples have been made available, making it
easy for users to choose low-cost computer hardware
and software to build a complete custom Kenbushi
Media Server, or convert an existing computer into a
Kenbushi Media Server.
12 December 2007
Kenbushi® Pro v7.2 released!
New features in this version include
a complete Internet TV system with 180+ channels of
high-quality content, simplified DVD and CD cover
artwork downloads, a one-click setup wizard,
powerful Internet download management tools (such as
download quotas), a regularly updated Internet TV
program guide, and various enhancements and fixes.
It is available for Windows 2000/XP/Vista and MacOS
X (a Linux version is coming soon).
28 August 2007
Kenbushi® Pro v7.1 released!
The Pro Edition is now free for personal users,
schools and charity organizations. All other users,
such as commercial entities (eg. companies,
businesses, etc.) and government still need to
purchase a license for each computer.
New features in this version
include a greatly enhanced full-screen media control
system, vidcast support, automatic addition of
iTunes podcasts/vidcasts, BitTorrent downloads and
remotely transferred media files to the media
library, improved automatic categorization of media,
automatic daily news updates, and various bug fixes.
Note: The Standard Edition
of Kenbushi has been discontinued.
2 July 2007
PasswordVault v6.0 is now
available! New features in this version include
online password synchronization (so passwords on
multiple computers can be easily and securely
synchronized anywhere in the world), global floating
window transparency (making it less conspicuous),
Windows Vista compatibility, reduced CPU
utilization, and various optimizations. It is a free
upgrade for all users.
28 May 2007
Kenbushi v7.0 is now
available! New features in this version include
full-screen media control with simple and powerful
media search and play, easy browsing of movies and
albums by DVD and CD cover artwork, automated
download of DVD and CD media information from
Amazon.com, extraction of extensive TV show
meta-information from download file names, a key
press during TV show playback captures cover artwork
for an episode, fully integrated support for
Quicktime and the VLC media player, fast
database-driven searching of local and remote media
libraries, easy local and remote playlist creation
and management, local control of media playback via
wireless (or wired) keyboard or PDA, remote control
of media playback over LAN or Internet, playback of
virtually all movie and music formats including avi,
divx, mpeg4, flash, mov, mp3, mp4 and music
purchased from the iTunes store, full-screen media
control auto-scales to any TV resolution from
640x480 upwards, and an On-Screen-Display (OSD) when
controlling full-screen media playback. It is a free
upgrade for all users.
11 December 2006
PasswordVault v5.2 is now
available! This new version offers a selection of
button graphic styles including ‘Aqua’, ‘Sketch’ and
‘Win32’, increased web form auto-fill speed,
improved ‘Quick Start’ information, and additional
MacOS X detail in the user manual. It is a free
upgrade for all users.
22 November 2006
PasswordVault v5.1 is now
available! This new version offers powerful import
functions which allow password data to be imported
efficiently from most other password managers,
easier updating of runtime keys (for Std to Pro
Edition crossgrades), and enhancements which
simplify the setting up and testing of auto-import
and auto-export of password data (used by the
password auto-distribution system). It is a free
upgrade for all users.
31 October 2006
PasswordVault v5.0 is now
available! This new version offers auto-filling of
Web forms, detailed reports after portable/desktop
synchronization (showing added, changed and removed
services), first letter filtering on service names,
improved propagation of removed services when
synchronizing, a larger font size for better
readability, larger buttons for easier mouse
clicking, and greatly reduced CPU utilization. It is
a free upgrade for all users.
The new Professional Edition
offers additional features which are very useful for
password management and control within
organizations. This includes auto-distribution, a
very streamlined and secure way to automatically
distribute passwords (and other service information)
between groups of users, and a distribution log
showing all auto-exports and all service changes
made during auto-imports. All current site licensees
are offered a complimentary cross-grade to this new
edition.
Note: 'PasswordVault' was
previously called 'PC-Mac PasswordVault'.
10 October 2006
Kenbushi v6.2 is now
available! This new version allows users to remotely
control media playback using any PDA with Wi-Fi,
offers wireless PDA slideshows, a simple integrated
Web server, media bookmarks, a Skipmark(TM) system
(sections of movies can be automatically skipped,
such as credits, scenes unsuitable for children,
etc.), new mute, playlist shuffle and loop controls,
in addition to a number of bug fixes. It is a free
upgrade for all users.
Note: 'Kenbushi' was
previously called 'PC-Mac-Net FileShare'. The new
name was chosen to better reflect it's wider range
of functions than simply cross-platform file
sharing.
1 August 2006
PC-Mac-Net FileShare v6.1 is
now available! This new version offers incremental
backup to local hard disk, incremental backup over
LAN or Internet to one or more destination computers
(thus providing on and offsite redundancy), up to
256-bit AES encryption of remotely stored backup
files, email notification of backup plan execution,
pre-backup and post-backup script support, automatic
MD5 digital signature verification of backup files
to ensure file integrity, automatic launch on
startup/login, queuing of automatic backups when
offline, greatly increased file backup speed,
significantly reduced CPU utilization, an activity
list showing all backups and restores, and support
for inexpensive Linux-based home backup/media
servers.
31 March 2006
PC-Mac-Net FileShare v6.0 is
now available for Windows, MacOS X, MacOS Classic
and Linux! This new version offers incremental data
backup with scheduling, improved remote folder
synchronization, greater robustness in transferring
large groups of files, better diagnostics for
setting up Internet file transfers, significant
fixes in the Linux and MacOS Classic versions,
superfast launch times, reduced CPU utilization, an
enhanced user interface, and increased compatibility
with non-English Windows operating systems.
16 January 2006
PC-Mac-Net FileShare v5.5 is
now available for Windows, MacOS X and Linux! This
new version allows one computer (such as a laptop)
to simultaneously control media playback on multiple
remote computers over wired or wireless LANs or the
Internet. It also offers instant playlist creation,
the display of music track title, artist and album
information, superfast workgroup reconnection,
significant fixes in the remote media player
functions, full compatibility to all versions of
MacOS X, and large file support (>2GB) on Linux.
