Release history

New features, improvements and fixes in every quickssh release. The server and the client carry the same version number; update them together.

0.6.0 2026-10-19

Databases, browser extension, notes and licensing.

New

• Database records: for PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL and Redis the server opens a fixed port; tools connect as if they were talking to the database directly. The VPN on the route starts by itself on the first connection.
• Split tunneling: applications chosen on the VPN page are launched so that only they go through that VPN; quickssh run on the command line.
• Full command line: commands for editing and deleting records, groups, the central server setting, the log and preferences (edit-ssh, edit, rm, group, server, log, settings, show).
• Drag-and-drop upload with separate, live progress for file count and size.
• Backup: export and import of the records to a single password-encrypted file; on a central server only for those allowed.
• Reset: for a forgotten master password, by typing a confirmation word.
• VNC: remote desktop for Linux desktops, kiosk screens and embedded devices; opens as a tab like RDP, the server connects to the target.
• Browser extension: for Chrome and Firefox. Opens a site through the VPN, SSH session or your own proxy of your choice. Connects to quickssh on the computer with a pairing key; no password reaches the browser.
• Notes: notes and file attachments, general or attached to a group or a record. On a central server a note that isn't shared is visible only to its author.
• License: 20 records and 3 users without a license. The license key is entered in the interface, on the command line or in the admin panel; when the limit is reached, existing records keep working.

Improvements

• Master password required: if the server is on your own computer, records are never stored unencrypted. Setting the password asks for two confirmations.
• On record pages the header and the action bar stay fixed; every button has an icon; deleting asks for confirmation.
• A connected session shows "Disconnect" instead of "Connect".
• VPN logs open in a separate window instead of at the bottom of the page.
• The New menu lists connection types separately; the right-click menu shows shortcuts.
• An eye icon on the lock screen shows the password; a warning after repeated wrong attempts.
• Time zone (TZ) in the server image and a systemd unit for the admin panel.
• A scroll bar on the right of the terminal; Shift+PageUp / Shift+PageDown scroll the history page by page.
• In the terminal Shift+click extends the selection to the clicked spot; dragging outside the area while selecting scrolls the history.

Fixes

• Ctrl+X was not passed to programs in the terminal (you couldn't exit nano).
• The "copied" notice appeared on two lines at once in the SSH tunnel and proxy sections.
• In the server image the SFTP list showed non-ASCII file names garbled.
• Text copied from the terminal included only the visible part and lost its line breaks.

0.5.0 2026-10-07

Client and server split; quickssh can now be used by a team.

New

• Client and server are separate apps: the server (quicksshd) does the work, the client (quickssh) only shows it. The server can be on the same computer or remote.
• Central server: users, permissions per record and group, permission to see passwords.
• Admin panel: records, users, permissions, audit log and settings; a password change is required at first login.
• OTP lock: the client unlocks with a one-time code and locks after the idle time set by the admin.
• Temporary access (agent): a short-lived key on the target for each connection, deleted when the connection closes.
• External access: on a central server, a VPN's SSH tunnel and proxy open on per-user ports, only to the user's current IP address.
• Remote desktop (RDP): as a tab inside the app; the server connects to the target.
• File sessions: a full-size file manager for SFTP and FTP/FTPS.
• Idle stop and wake: an unused VPN stops and starts by itself on a new connection.
• Docker image for the server: a single container with its own Docker engine inside.

Improvements

• The window also lays out properly at half screen.
• Separate system tray icons for the client and the server; only one instance runs at a time.
• The interface clears its state when the server stops.

Fixes

• The app froze on some desktops when the window was closed.

0.4.0 2026-09-07

Security and everyday comfort.

New

• Master password and encrypted records: the record file is encrypted with Argon2id and XChaCha20-Poly1305; the app locks when idle.
• System tray: the app keeps running in the background when the window is closed.
• File panel: next to the terminal, follows the terminal's directory; upload and download.
• Server status bar: CPU, RAM, disk, network and GPU.
• Activity log: every action is recorded.

Improvements

• Pasting files from the clipboard into the terminal offers to upload them.
• Viewing and copying secret fields is logged.

0.3.0 2026-08-03

The desktop interface.

New

• Interface: a grouped record list on the left, a built-in terminal in tabs.
• Route editor: VPN → VPN → SSH → SSH chains are built visually.
• Groups, tags and search.
• Macros: steps taken in a terminal are recorded and played back in other sessions.
• MCP server for AI tools and quickssh exec, which runs commands without prompts.
• Turkish and English interface.

0.2.0 2026-07-06

More VPN types.

New

• Support for OpenVPN, WireGuard, Cisco AnyConnect, GlobalProtect and Pulse / Ivanti.
• SOCKS5 proxy: every VPN offers a proxy for tools like browsers.
• Fixed forwards (-L) and reaching a VPN through another VPN (--via).
• A trust prompt for the gateway certificate and 2FA code support.

0.1.0 2026-06-08

The first release.

New

• Isolated VPN: the FortiGate VPN runs in its own Docker container; the computer's network is left alone.
• Jump host: every VPN opens an SSH jump host on 127.0.0.1.
• Saved sessions: quickssh add-ssh and quickssh connect; if the VPN is down, it starts first.
• A generated ssh_config to reach the servers behind the VPN from your own tools.