KeePass 2.59 Released! KDB Import / Export & Windows 11 on ARM64

KeePass, the popular lightweight password manager application, released new 2.59 version one day ago.

The new release of this free open-source app enhanced ARM64 CPU architecture type support, introduced code optimizations, performance improvements, and some bug-fixes.

KeePass 2.59 added native support for Windows 11 24H2 and later on ARM64 devices, while it was working previously by x64 emulation.

It also added KeePassLibN library that provides native implementations of AES-KDF and Argon2 key derivation functions for Windows on x86, x86_64, and arm64 platforms.

Also for ARM64, the release added new module with import/export KDB (KeePass 1.x file format) support. And, KDB import/export now supports importing/exporting the default user-name and the database color, as well it exports root group too.

For Unix-like systems, URLs in certain views are now clickable links. And, it now supports opening URLs with Maxthon, SeaMonkey and Yandex in private mode.

Other changes include:

• Show CPU type x64, x86, or arm64 instead of 32-bit/64-bit in About dialog.
• New AES-KDF implementation. It’s about 30-50 times faster, used when native support library is unavailable or disabled.
• Faster database encrypting / decrypting when using AES algorithm.
• Remove KeePassLibC native support library.
• Support building with Visual Studio 2022.
• Native support library also applies to Argon2.
• Respect native support library settings when using KeePass as library.
• And various improvements and fixes.

For more about KeePass 2.59, see the official release note.

If you’re looking for an alternative, check out our guide on KeePassXC 2.7 with YubiKey support, a secure option for Linux and Windows users.

How to Install KeePass 2.59

The official exe installer and portable zip archive for Windows are available to download in its website along with KeePass 1.x and source tarball.

For choice, you may go directly to this sourceforge page which hosts the downloads.

For Ubuntu, besides building from source, I’ve uploaded the new release package into this unofficial PPA for Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04 and 25.04.

Simply press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal, and run the commands below one by one to add PPA & install the password manager:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/keepass2
sudo apt update
sudo apt install keepass2

Uninstall:

To uninstall the PPA package, use command:

sudo apt remove keepass2

And, remove the PPA either by running the command below in terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/keepass2

Or, launch “Software & Updates” and remove the source line under Other Software tab.