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Portmaster: all versions and old releases

Portmaster is a free and open-source application that puts you back in charge over all your computers network connections.

12 versions of Portmaster are listed here, from June 7, 2022 to the current 2.2.8. Each one links to the publisher’s own installer files.

2022: 2 2 22 2023: 2 2 23 2024: 0 24 2025: 3 3 25 2026: 5 5 26

12 versions over 4 years · about 2.7 a year

VersionDateSizeFiles
2.2.8Latest October 27, 2026 78.5 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 78.5 MB
Release notes
What's Changed
- fix: (Linux) High memory usage and verdict timeouts during bursts of new connections by @stenya in #2279 and #2293
- fix: (Linux) Crash in iptables maintenance when another tool flushed the chains by @stenya in c6810cb
- fix: (Linux) UDP split tunnel proxy bound to the wrong loopback address by @JacksonBarker in #2266
- fix: (Linux) UI crash on Wayland with the NVIDIA driver ("Error 71 (Protocol error)") by @stenya in #1898
- fix: (Windows) Random UI crashes (0xc000001d / 0xc0000374) by @stenya in #2281
- (Windows) Kernel driver 2.1.2 by @stenya in #2285 and #2284:
- fix: Service could stay in "Stopping" until reboot (together with a core fix)
- fix: System crash (BugCheck 0x50) when a second client closed its driver handle
- fix: A new connection on a recently closed port could inherit the previous verdict
- improvement: Driver panic now triggers a dedicated bug check instead of DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION
- fix: Intermittent DNS failures on reserved local ports by @stenya and @dannyagostinelli in #2272
- fix: DNS resolution could break until restart after all DNS servers were marked as failing by @stenya in #2294 b543aba
- fix: Filter list base updates did not purge obsolete entries or rebuild bloom filters by @stenya in #2300
- fix: (Windows) Geo rules failed with "data not available" after an intel update by @stenya in #2265
- fix: Failed profile lookup left connections without a verdict and blocked process exit by @stenya in #2275
- fix: Connections blocked when ASN/country data was missing despite allow rules by @stenya in #2138
- fix: Path traversal via artifact filenames in the update index by @stenya in a9d919f
- fix: Removed an unauthenticated local API endpoint that could install an older signed release by @stenya in #2292
- fix: (UI) "Edit App Profile" kept changes after "Cancel" by @stenya in #2165
- fix: (UI) Rule selection counter out of sync; "Remove Rules" could delete the wrong rules by @stenya in #2164
- fix: (UI) Tray icon ignored the OS theme when the icon theme was "System" by @stenya in #2222
- fix: (UI) App page did not reliably close after the profile ID changed by @stenya in 74b16e2
- fix: (UI) "Open Data Directory" did nothing; it now opens the system file manager by @stenya in #1834
- improvement: Bloom filter capacities raised to match current filter list sizes by @stenya in 760cd47
- improvement: Filter list imports are about twice as fast on the database side by @stenya in b56aba0
- improvement: (Linux) LOGLEVEL from /etc/default/portmaster is now applied by @stenya in aea3aa4

New Contributors
- @JacksonBarker made their first contribution in #2266

Special Thanks
- @dannyagostinelli for analysing the DNS bind failures and proposing the fix in #2267, which #2272 builds on
2.2.3 August 21, 2026 93.7 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 93.7 MB
Release notes
What's Changed
- fix: Oversized DNS packets could kill the internal DNS listener by @stenya in #2227
- fix: Multiple mDNS reliability and correctness issues by @stenya in #2229
- fix: Internal service workers could silently stop recovering after a failure by @stenya in #2228
- fix: Portmaster crash after the first restart on some systems by @stenya in #2191
- fix: (Windows) Uninstall overwriting unrelated startup registry entries by @GCDBusiness in #2217
- fix: (Windows) Logging regression that broke log output after service restart by @stenya in #2221
- fix: (UI) Enter key accidentally triggering delete buttons in the profile editor by @stenya
- improvement: Automatically repair corrupted intel/resource update artifacts by @floze-the-genius in #2196
- improvement: Enable HTTP/2 for DNS-over-HTTPS resolvers by @stenya
- improvement: Include block reason in denied DNS query logs by @stenya
- improvement: (UI) Add fingerprint tooltip to app profile cards in "All Apps" view by @stenya in #2183
- improvement: (UI) Add tooltips and group entries in the tools menu by @stenya

New Contributors
- @GCDBusiness made their first contribution in #2217
- @floze-the-genius made their first contribution in #2196
2.2.1 June 11, 2026 101.5 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 101.5 MB
Release notes
New
- Split Tunneling: Route specific apps through a different network interface - #2182 / documentation

Fixes
- App profiles not migrating correctly when application fingerprints change - #2181 / #1997
- (Linux) Pre-existing connections could bypass SPN routing rules after Portmaster start/resume - 315fc254
- (Linux) IPv6 conntrack entries not correctly removed during cleanup - 8d627bc1
- (Linux) Improved compatibility with IVPN Client in some environment configurations - e2f6f1f8

UI
- Removed username display from the main dashboard (privacy improvement) - dea00888 / #2123
- "SPN Tunnel" connection detail is now only shown when the connection was actually routed through SPN - ee2e3ef3
2.1.19 May 11, 2026 97.7 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 97.7 MB
Release notes
- fix: (Windows) Mitigate CWE-428 unquoted service path for PortmasterCore
2.1.18 April 27, 2026 95.7 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 95.7 MB
Release notes
What’s Changed

Windows (Kernel Driver)
- Packet injection fixes - by @vlabo in #2122
- Fixed BSODs and block verdict bypass in WFP callouts - by @stenya in #2136
- Added owner PID tracking and downstream filter bypass for the Portmaster process - by @stenya in #2137

Other Changes
- Added compatibility with the IVPN client v3.15.6 - by @stenya in #2135
- Added the ability to disable the “Speed Up Website Loading” message - by @stenya in #2061
- UI process now restarts automatically after updates - by @stenya in #2155
- Fixed an issue where "Core → Desktop Notifications" were not saved persistently between sessions - by @stenya in #2020
- Fixed issues in automatic update functionality
2.1.7 December 9, 2025 81.9 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 81.9 MB
2.0.25 September 5, 2025 81.7 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 81.7 MB
2.0.24 August 5, 2025 79.3 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 79.3 MB
1.6.5 June 1, 2023 6.5 MB 32-bit EXE (NSIS) 6.5 MB
1.0.13.0 June 1, 2023 6.5 MB 32-bit EXE (NSIS) 6.5 MB
1.0.0 June 7, 2022 6.5 MB 32-bit EXE (NSIS) 6.5 MB
Release notes
v0.8.8.1 Changelog:
• Add DisplayVersion registry string

v0.8.8 Changelog:
• Add version information to windows installer
• Add issue manager workflow
• Disable RestrictSUIDGUID so portmaster can fix electron permissions
• Remove SystemCall restrictions from service file
• Fix log path for bug issue template
• Fix PKGBUILD checksums
0.8.8.1 June 7, 2022 5.7 MB 64-bit EXE (NSIS) 5.7 MB
Release notes
v0.8.8.1 Changelog:
• Add DisplayVersion registry string

v0.8.8 Changelog:
• Add version information to windows installer
• Add issue manager workflow
• Disable RestrictSUIDGUID so portmaster can fix electron permissions
• Remove SystemCall restrictions from service file
• Fix log path for bug issue template
• Fix PKGBUILD checksums

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