Windows Release Notes

Version 5.1

Released 3 December 2024

What’s new

  • Major improvements on sensor updates (list, graph, grid, histogram)
  • Improved operating system support

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Version 5.0

Released 28 June 2024

What’s new

  • Improvements on the connectivity stack, especially on Bluetooth
  • Drop support for Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 (x86)

Maintenance release 5.0.2

  • Improvements and fixes

Version 4.5

Released 5 March 2024

What’s new

  • Major internal improvements on connectivity
  • Updates to the OBD functionality

Maintenance releases 4.5.2 - 4.5.4

  • Internal improvements
  • Updates to dependencies
  • Fix connecting to a Bluetooth dongle for the first time

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Version 4.4

Released 12 October 2023

What’s new

  • Improve operating system support
  • Major internal improvements

Maintenance releases 4.4.2 - 4.4.6

  • Improve software stability
  • Fix few minor issues
  • Fix issue with Windows dark mode, use light theme always for now

Version 4.3

Released 3 February 2023

What’s new

  • Improve operating system support
  • Improvements and optimizations

Maintenance release 4.3.2

  • Improvements, optimizations, and fixes

Version 4.2

Released 18 August 2022

What’s new

  • Add support for Inducement System Reinitialization service routine (Mode 08)
  • Minor improvements

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Version 4.1

Released 17 February 2022

What’s new

Maintenance releases 4.1.2 - 4.1.4

  • Fix an issue in the expiration detection of old license keys
  • Minor improvements
  • Internal improvements

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Version 4.0

Released 1 December 2021

What’s new

  • Add initial support for OBD Auto Doctor account usage

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Version 3.9

Released 26 October 2021

What’s new

  • Add support for Windows 11
  • Improve support for the latest and the oldest supported OS version in general
  • Minor fixes and improvements

Maintenance releases 3.9.2 - 3.9.4

  • Minor fixes and improvements

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Version 3.8

Released 19 April 2021

What’s new

  • Add possibility to export Sensor Grid graphs as image
  • Add support for OBDLink CX adapter
  • Update other 3rd party libraries (OpenSSL, etc)
  • Improve support for new operating system versions
  • Improve performance
  • Other minor fixes and improvements

Maintenance release 3.8.2

  • Fix launch on some setups

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Version 3.7

Released 6 April 2020

What’s new

  • Update other 3rd party libraries (OpenSSL 1.1, etc)
  • Improve support for new operating system versions
  • Improve performance by using newer compiler and C++17 versions
  • Add better support for smaller screens
  • Minor fixes and improvements

Maintenance releases 3.7.2 - 3.7.4

  • Minor fixes and improvements

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Version 3.6

Released 18 April 2019

What’s new

  • Add better support for high DPI displays
  • Improve performance by using newer compiler and C++ versions
  • Update 3rd party libraries (OpenSSL, Windows support libraries)
  • Minor fixes and improvements
  • Drop support for Portuguese Brazil translation

Maintenance release 3.6.2

  • Minor fixes and improvements

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Version 3.5

Released 18 May 2018

What’s new

  • Update Windows support libraries and used compiler versions
  • Add action to check for updates
  • Minor fixes and improvements
  • Drop support for Russian translation
  • Drop support for Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista

Maintenance release 3.5.2

  • Fix random crash on launch

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Version 3.4

Released 8 Jun 2017

What’s new

  • Add support for new calculated performance parameters: Engine Power, Torque and Boost Pressure
  • Add several new scaling IDs for the Mode $06 from the latest J1979 standard

Maintenance releases 3.4.2 - 3.4.8

  • Update user interface library
  • Update Windows support libraries
  • Minor fixes and improvements
  • Improve fuel consumption calculations, use lambda value from the car
  • Minor fixes and improvements
  • Fixed a crash with the histogram
  • Fix rare parsing issue with clone adapter sending invalid data when using SAE J1850 VPW protocol
  • Enable the DTC reset button after the first freeze frame is fetched, don’t wait for the rest

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Version 3.3

Released 17 Mar 2017

What’s new

  • Add support for multiple Freeze Frames. The software is now able to fetch all available freeze frames from the control unit.
  • Add new Diagnostic Trouble Codes based on the latest J2012 standard. Total of 3899 new DTCs added.
  • Add user selectable timeout to console queries

Maintenance release 3.3.2

  • Improve Italian translation
  • Fix rare issue with some clone adapters and SAE J1850 multiline messages

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Version 3.2

Released 20 Jan 2017

What’s new

  • Add sensor data histogram graph
  • Improve performance of sensor data graphs
  • Improve interoperability with some clone dongles

Maintenance releases 3.2.2 - 3.2.4

  • Improve console operation
  • Fix minor issues
  • Fix random crash in vehicle profile creation
  • Improve communication with some ELM327 dongles

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Version 3.1

Released 10 Aug 2016

What’s new

  • Add support for new Bluetooth LE adapters. Now supporting Kiwi 3 dongle.
  • Improve user interface icons
  • Improve interoperability with different adapters

Maintenance releases 3.1.2 - 3.1.4

  • Fixes for Bluetooth LE functionality
  • Minor fixes and improvements

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Version 3.0

Released 20 Aug 2015

What’s new

  • Redesign user interface
  • Add support for OBD mode 8 (On-Board System, Test or Component service)
  • Increase the number of simultaneous sensors in the sensor graph to 6
  • Improve the automatic scaling of graphs
  • Add sensor graph grid as new features
  • Add support for readines monitor status for current drive cycle
  • Improve functionality with clone adapters reporting version 2.1
  • Remove support for some languages
  • Verified support for Windows 10

Maintenance releases 3.0.2 - 3.0.8

  • Improve internal communication
  • Improve user interface text translations by native translators. Thank you guys!
  • Fix some minor bugs
  • Add support for Engine Serial Number and Exhaust Regulation or Type Approval Number
  • Improve interoperability with adapters
  • Improve French translation
  • Fix issue with DTC and Freeze Frame data export
  • Improve parsing of J1850 and ISO 9141-2 data with clone adapters
  • Improve functionality for usage without vehicle profile
  • Improve software stability
  • Fix locale issue with graph data
  • Fix fuel trim names in Freeze Frame
  • Fix Equivalence Ratio (lambda) and Oxygen Sensor Current decimal counts
  • Improve parsing of CAN data with clone adapters
  • Improve German translation

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