BoxCryptor for Mac 1.1 beta is available!

Today our Mac 1.1 beta version is finally available, which is also the first version created under the lead of our new developer Adrian! Next to some big internal changes we added some other cool features. We hope you like it and are looking forward to your feedback. 

Please note that this is still a beta version! We do not recommend to use ith as your main BoxCryptor version, but if you choose to do so, please make a back-up of your important data. 

Whats new:
* BoxCryptorFS replaces Encfs
* Support for editing existing volumes (no filename encryption option yet)
* Support for “Retina” Macs
* Application-wide support for system standard shortcuts (CMD+C / CMD+V / CMD+W and other)
* Detect if Finder shows “Connected Servers” on desktop and disable alias creation
* Various UI and usability improvements/fixes including:
– Updated artwork
– Updated main menu
– New contextual menu in Preferences (Advanced mode), when right clicking on a volume

More detailed information can be found in our forums. You can download BoxCryptor for Mac 1.1 beta here. 

 

Two small updates for BoxCryptor for Windows v1.4 and the release candidate BoxCryptor v1.5

Today we have released updates for BoxCryptor for Windows v1.4 and for the release candidate v1.5. This are mainly just a few bug fixes: 

Version 1.4:
– Modified: Removed the ability to enable the recycle bin if the drive is not mounted for all users
– Fixed: Programs cannot be executed with elevated rights if the BoxCryptor Drive is mounted for the current user only

Release Candidate v1.5: 
– Added: French language
– Modified: Removed the ability to enable the recycle bin if the drive is not mounted for all users.
– Fixed: Installer crashes when updating.
– Fixed: Programs cannot be executed with elevated rights if the BoxCryptor Drive is mounted for the current user only.

As always we are looking forward to your feedback. 

Your BoxCryptor Team

BoxCryptor for Windows 8 App is now available in the Windows store

After lots of energy and hard work, we are very happy to announce that the new BoxCryptor for Windows 8 app is available in the Windows store today! We had been eagerly waiting the last couple of days for the approval to be on the Windows store and today we can finally share the news! For SkyDrive users this is an easy way to access their encrypted files in SkyDrive and use Microsoft’s storage provider without sacrificing any safety and comfort even on upcoming Windows tablets. 

As some of you already know, on the Windows 8 some programs are installed by default, among others Microsoft SkyDrive. As the amount of Windows 8 and SkyDrive users will increase in the next months, subjects such as security concerns and data privacy in cloud storage services one will continue to rise. BoxCryptor will be the solution to these concerns giving the Microsoft SkyDrive users the ability to encrypt files with the highest security standards in a quick and easy way. 

Our app gives you the possibility to download, decrypt and open your encrypted files stored in SkyDrive with a complete new user experience. It is available for free in the Windows store and can also be installed and used on Microsoft’s tablet “Surface” or any other tablet with Windows RT.

Please be aware that this is an Alpha version which we wanted to share with you as soon as possible so that we can listen to your feedback for its future development. It is not feature-complete and you may experience some glitches here and there. The current version only supports read access and decrypts only files stored in Microsoft SkyDrive, nevertheless more features such as write access or connection to other providers (e.g. Dropbox or Google Drive) are currently being developed.