Safester - What's New


v6.5 - March 26, 2024
  • When clicking on the Safester icon, the software now displays correctly.
  • It is now possible to request PDF encryption for downloaded PDFs using the Safester passphrase.


v6.3 - September 25, 2021
  • Windows only: it is now possible to change the scaling of the user interface from 100% to 250%.


v6.2.1 - June 22, 2021
  • Passphrase change screen: it is now possible to copy the passphrase for easy save after
  • Bug fix: There was a glitch on the French version when reporting an email address error on Register. This has been fixed.

v6.2 - June 19, 2021
  • It is now possible to copy the passphrase for easy save during account creation.

v6.1.1 - May 28, 2021
  • Bug fix: The second sound file would not play in Sound Picker. This has been fixed.
  • Bug fix: Search Windows was not set on default Inbox. This has been fixed.

v6.1 - May 27, 2021
  • The bright top Windows bar has been removed on the Windows version.
  • Bug fix: some small visual glitches have been fixed.

v6.0 - May 24, 2021
  • Message deletion options have been added.
  • Bug fix: some small visual glitches have been fixed.

v5.9.1 - May 21, 2021
  • Safester now supports Dark Mode with two themes.
  • User interface scaling has been added.
  • Bug fix: It was possible to create a subfolder in Starred. This has been fixed.
  • Bug fix: Starred could appear more than once. This has been fixed.
  • Bug fix: some other small visual glitches have been fixed.

v5.8 - May 15, 2021
  • The Windows installer is now strongly signed in order to avoid Microsoft SmartScreen "Blue Square".
  • The default Look & Feel theme is now Flatlaf IntelliJ on Windows, macOs & Linux.
  • A second theme is available: Arc Orange. See in Settings Menu.

v5.7.2 - February 22, 2021
  • A new option allows to request for confirmation before sending a message.
  • Bug fix: "No Print" and "No Forward" button activations were not visible on macOS. This has been fixed.
  • Bug fix: Users names were HTML encoded when doing a Reply or Reply All. This has been fixed.

v5.7.1 - October 7, 2020
  • It is now possible to star and unstar messages.

v5.6.7 - December 26, 2019
  • Bug fix: some small visual glitches have been fixed.

v5.6.6 (Windows only) - December 18, 2019
  • An help message is displayed if the user tries to relaunch Safester.

v5.6.5 - December 5, 2019
  • Vacation responder update could fail. This has been fixed.
  • Bug fix: some small visual glitches have been fixed.

v5.6.4 - November 25, 2019
  • Reply All would include user email adress. This has been fixed.
  • Main screen display could freeze on Linux. This has been fixed.
  • Bug fix: some small visual glitches have been fixed.

v5.6.3 - November 14, 2019
  • Fist message in Main Window was not displayed in message pane detail. This has been fixed

v5.6.2 - November 11, 2019
  • The MX record of recipient email addresses are now verified.
  • Bug fix: the notify sound would not always play correctly. This has been fixed.
v5.6.1 - November 6, 2019
  • Bug fix: names for non Safester recipients were not correctly encoded. This has been fixed.
v5.6 - November 4, 2019
  • French version is now available.
  • Bug fix: Last login info could be always set to 0 seconds. This has been fixed.
  • Bug fix: some small visual glitches have been fixed.

v5.5 - October 28, 2019
  • Drafts management has been rewritten and is most faster.
  • Email sending uses now faster server APIs.
  • In memory recipients lexicons of all others accounts are now available when using an account.
  • A Mouse Hover has been added on email addresses list when displaying recipients.
  • There was a bug on Search Message when selecting "Recurse Folders". This has been fixed.
  • v5.5.1: importing Contacts from Gmail is faster.

v5.2 - September 9, 2019
  • Messages can be marked as unread.
  • Coupon input is not any more on Register Screen. (Coupons are now set in User Settings).

v5.1 - July 4, 2019
  • Security: 2 SSL vulnerabilities were signaled in Apache HttpClient library prior to version 4.3.6. This has been fixed as HttpClient library has been replaced by native Java HttpUrlConnection.
  • Bug fix: using a proxy could freeze UI. This has been fixed.

v5.0 - July 2, 2019
  • Safester is now multi-accounts.

v4.2 - June 28, 2019
  • The HTTP layer has been rewritten and acessing messages is now faster.
  • Safester for Desktop is now Open Source.

v4.1.1 - June 12, 2019
  • Search User Interface has been redesigned and is now multi-criteria.

v4.0.1 - June 9, 2019
  • Bug fix: search could hang/freeze. This has been fixed.

v4.0 - May 21, 2019
  • Safester now supports 2FA (Two-factor authentication).

v3.5 - April 22, 2019
  • Safester now has a new graphic charter.
  • Bug fix: some small visual glitches have been fixed.

v3.4 - March 17, 2019
  • Address books entires with special characters are now accepted.

v3.3 - March 12, 2019
  • Displaying mail box message lists is now faster.

v3.2 - March 4, 2019
  • Mobiles and Dekstop message display are now compatible.

v3.1 - November 27, 2018
  • Safester uses now it's own runsafster.net domain for HTTP calls.
  • Bug fix: some visual glitches have been fixed.

v3.0 - September 22, 2018
  • Safester now includes a Free Plan that allows to send messages with attachments.

v2.2 - April 24, 2018
  • Reading Pane of messages can be moved or hidden.
  • Folder Section can be hidden.
  • Message Composer window contains new "Search" tool.
  • Message windows default size has been changed for better display for text input or for reading.

v2.1 - April 18, 2018
  • Safester has a new look & feel and use new icons.
  • Login and display of main screen have been rewritten and are now faster.
  • Display of emails list is now faster when clicking on a box in left tree.
  • All date displays contain now the day of week.
  • When reading messages : "cc" lines are not displayed if there are no carbon copy recipients for the mail.
  • Attachment background is now displayed (rendering effect) when the mouse is over .

v2.0 - March 30, 2018
  • Safester can now import directly GMail contacts.
  • Address Book now contains entries for company name and cell phone number.
  • Address Book is now OpenPGP encrypted.
  • Login process is now faster.
  • Safester includes now a notification system with pop-up and/or sounds for new inbox messages.
  • New inbox messages are now automatically pushed and displayed on client side.
  • Vacation responder does not accept activation if text zone is empty.
  • Bug fix: some macOS and Linux visual glitches have been fixed.