winget install --id GnuPG.Gpg4winAbout Gpg4win
Gpg4win enables users to securely transport emails and files with the help of encryption and digital signatures. Encryption protects the contents against an unwanted party reading it. Digital signatures make sure that it was not modified and comes from a specific sender.
What's new in 5.1.0
Gpg4win version 5.1.0 is available since 2026-07-29. Changes Kleopatra - Improvement of the first part of the decryption/verification messages. (T8273) - Improvement of the import certificates dialog text. (T7446) - The default appearance of S/MIME root certificates was changed. (T8275) - Addition of "Save Secret Team Key" button to success message of "Team Key"-creation. (T8166) - Addition of "Copy" button to context menu of details tables. (T8134) - Removal of "Backup secret key" from the context menu. (T8153) - Removal of the .gpgsk backup offer when moving keys to card. (T8327) - Removal of unnecessary path info from file verification feedback. (T8332) - We now use a shorter text for verification with same name ".sig" file. (T7795) - Prevent starting Kleopatra as Admin on Windows. (T8210) - Decrypting packets with hybrid cipher works again without entering a symmetric passphrase. (T7339) - Cancellation of signing only operation now reports cancellation. (T8289) - Fix application of certificate category styling. (T8279,T8258) - Gpgme: Fix hanging file encryption due to invalid S/MIME certificate. (T8187) - Use an outer folder in archive decryption if the archive was renamed. (T8154) - Do not offer "Save Secret Team Key" for card keys. (T8146) - Do only ask for confirmation twice when deleting a secret key. (T7538) - Add ".pub" suffix to the file selector filter when importing certificates in Kleopatra. (T7451) - Cancellation of team key save dialog no longer keeps a background process open. (T8150) - Prevent creation of opaquely signed unencrypted archives (S/MIME or mix...
Version history
| Version | Updated | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 5.1.0 | Unknown | Gpg4win version 5.1.0 is available since 2026-07-29. Changes Kleopatra - Improvement of the first part of the decryption/verification messages. (T8273) - Improvement of the import certificates dialog text. (T7446) - The... |
| 5.0.2 | Unknown | Gpg4win version 5.0.2 is available since 2026-03-16. Notes to Admins An update to this version is recommended due to the following security fixes: - A security bug in GpgOL has been fixed which could result in no warning... |
| 5.0.1 | Unknown | A critical bug was found in the GnuPG versions included with Gpg4win 5.0.0 and the previous 3 beta versions. Please update as soon as possible to Gpg4win version 5.0.1 For more info see the Security Advisory T8044 |
| 5.0.0 | Unknown | Release notes |
| 4.4.1 | Unknown | Release notes |
| 4.4.0 | Unknown | Release notes |
| 4.3.1 | Unknown | - GnuPG: D-TRUST ECC smart cards are now supported. [T7000,T7001] - Kleopatra: The WKD lookup does now also work if the mail addresses are surrounded by spaces. [T6868] - Kleopatra: The WKD lookup now works even if no ke... |
| 4.3.0 | Unknown | Included Gpg4win components in version 4.3.0 are: GnuPG: 2.4.44 Kleopatra: 3.2.0 GpgOL: 2.5.12 GpgEX: 1.0.10 Kompendium DE: 4.0.1 Compendium EN: 3.0.0 Noteworthy changes in Version 4.3.0 (2024-01-25) --------------------... |
| 4.2.0 | Unknown | Included Gpg4win components in version 4.2.0 are: GnuPG: 2.4.3 Kleopatra: 3.1.28 Okular: 23.07.70-patched GpgOL: 2.5.8 GpgEX: 1.0.9 Kompendium DE: 4.0.1 Compendium EN: 3.0.0 New in Gpg4win version 4.2.0 (2023-07-14) ----... |
| 4.1.0 | Unknown | Included Gpg4win components in version 4.1.0 are: GnuPG: 2.4.0 Kleopatra: 3.1.26 GpgOL: 2.5.6 GpgEX: 1.0.9 Kompendium DE: 4.0.1 Compendium EN: 3.0.0 New in Gpg4win version 4.1.0 (2022-12-19) -----------------------------... |
| 4.0.4 | Unknown | --- Features --- - GnuPG: In de-vs mode use AES-128 instead of 3-DES as implicit preference. This avoids problems with software considering 3-DES as non-compliant but does only announce 3-DES as supported algorithm. [T60... |
| 4.0.3 | Unknown | --- Bug fixes --- - Kleopatra: A crash that occured when exiting the Application has been fixed. (T5962) - GnuPG: Security update to 2.3.7 to fix CVE-2022-34903. (T6027) - GnuPG: Improved import of PKCS#12 containers. (T... |
| 4.0.2 | Unknown | No notes |
| 4.0.0 | Unknown | No notes |
| 3.1.16 | Unknown | No notes |
| 3.1.15 | Unknown | No notes |
| 3.1.11 | Unknown | No notes |