Overview

This is the v0.18.5.4 release of the Monero software. This is a minor release that includes bug fixes.

Some highlights of this minor release are:

• Daemon: fix DNSSEC validation for checkpoints, blocklists and update checks (#11542)
• RPC: restore string-to-integer conversion in JSON requests (to be removed in v0.19 as a breaking change) (#11552)

The complete list of changes is available on GitHub, along with the source code.

Contributors for this Release

This release was the direct result of 2 people who worked to put out 6 commits containing 35 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order, they are:

• selsta
• tobtoht

Download

The new binaries can be downloaded from the Downloads page or from the direct links below.

• Windows, 64-bit
• Windows, 32-bit
• macOS, Intel
• macOS, ARM
• Linux, 64-bit
• Linux, 32-bit
• Linux, armv7
• Linux, armv8
• Linux, riscv64
• Android, armv7
• Android, armv8
• FreeBSD, 64-bit

Hashes

If you would like to verify that you have downloaded the correct file, please use the following SHA256 hashes:

monero-win-x64-v0.18.5.4.zip, 1ccac3b476ba75bf6dfdfa848f6520a79b64cdf3457a160eaa0dad82d5a2a042
monero-win-x86-v0.18.5.4.zip, 2cefcdb1027104aa7400d4bef5b1c1d4dcdbd7ee29d7c0c1bdcba7a458930578
monero-mac-x64-v0.18.5.4.tar.bz2, 9fefa7f5f7ae60fbd8d0ad18842b76c56ed161eca4ffb4f8b5f4800e5033b146
monero-mac-armv8-v0.18.5.4.tar.bz2, d457de7c8a1ad42e3232fdea6d9f9003be9652143fb8f719c1fc906aa6b4917b
monero-linux-x64-v0.18.5.4.tar.bz2, ba2928962c101b609434bf8c1b43ad59ebe96c5525977284ca599d8bf0f02d10
monero-linux-x86-v0.18.5.4.tar.bz2, c48e3db1c4d008cdfadb1192b3d39906ed06c29ec61b357c8f30ecc1b6111595
monero-linux-armv8-v0.18.5.4.tar.bz2, d20d71e6522b41eb8e549c3425f7f4622c9c9a448fc7147525393fd0a6b59703
monero-linux-armv7-v0.18.5.4.tar.bz2, 124883ebd8b3e19fb9000bc051dd9a28958a1a383455af78b539362b0d59094f
monero-linux-riscv64-v0.18.5.4.tar.bz2, 4f064d6cecfbee03f9d468f616147e7fac1c48df3613d877105e321ac0b71a76
monero-android-armv8-v0.18.5.4.tar.bz2, b1ba5efaf8d078fce26ae66a45252e4eb67a7de3068ea093c5ba6c8f7e7cb59c
monero-android-armv7-v0.18.5.4.tar.bz2, 58d39c1e241bde624a01d9d2402784314a769bf47f555708aa52ae52fbcfc7f8
monero-freebsd-x64-v0.18.5.4.tar.bz2, 0bf207083558c2b567b170ae78103c78a23a8ae628367579b7133b957f7cf54a

A GPG-signed list of the hashes is at https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt and should be treated as canonical, with the signature checked against the appropriate GPG key in the source code (in /utils/gpg_keys). To ensure that the files you download are those originally posted by the maintainers, you should both check that the hashes of your files match those on the signed list, and that the signature on the list is valid.

Two guides are available to guide you through the verification process: Verify binaries on Windows (beginner) and Verify binaries on Linux, Mac, or Windows command line (advanced).

Overview

This is the v0.18.5.4 release of the Monero GUI software. This is a minor release that includes bug fixes.

The latest CLI release notes can be found on the precedent blog post

Some highlights of this minor release are:

• Fix reopening testnet and stagenet wallets (#4737)
• Minor bug fixes

The complete list of changes is available on GitHub, along with the source code.

Contributors for this Release

This release was the direct result of 2 people who worked to put out 8 commits containing 38 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order, they are:

• selsta
• tobtoht

Download

The new binaries can be downloaded from the Downloads page or from the direct links below.

• Windows, 64-bit
• Windows, 64-bit (Installer)
• macOS, Intel
• macOS, ARM
• Linux, 64-bit

A complete guide for the GUI wallet is included in the archives, but an online version is available.

Download Hashes

If you would like to verify that you have downloaded the correct file, please use the following SHA256 hashes:

monero-gui-win-x64-v0.18.5.4.zip, 0b5cbbe0a1fda5ec487a667cea62599114dca3609acaab436b64a38fa84d449c
monero-gui-install-win-x64-v0.18.5.4.exe, 4fa0808e63bb5ef2f936b5eede7c0f2552b5a92f877d23114d4c289b74cfaf19
monero-gui-mac-x64-v0.18.5.4.dmg, 7fe280c14a6f8791245c8fdc75941d54eeb2c11c864b9e2df98395ce399a8435
monero-gui-mac-armv8-v0.18.5.4.dmg, d28c951bf84c71ad4d0ffa2ae5a72406b7f4f9b3c06dd5bbf007a0386a0c648c
monero-gui-linux-x64-v0.18.5.4.tar.bz2, 44cd148993ebd4ca63d7a191244eef7e2a783225cbaa0e5edd475ca34abd5874

A GPG-signed list of the hashes is at https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt and should be treated as canonical, with the signature checked against the appropriate GPG key in the source code (in /utils/gpg_keys). To ensure that the files you download are those originally posted by the maintainers, you should both check that the hashes of your files match those on the signed list, and that the signature on the list is valid.

Two guides are available to guide you through the verification process: Verify binaries on Windows (beginner) and Verify binaries on Linux, Mac, or Windows command line (advanced).

Overview

This is the v0.18.5.3 release of the Monero software. This is a highly recommended release that includes a large number of bug fixes.

Some highlights of this release are:

• Daemon: fix P2P connection stalls (#10918)
• Daemon: restore transaction relay after restart (#10845)
• Daemon: improve block relay handling (#11299, #11301)
• Daemon: improve duplicate handshake and timeout handling (#11157, #11305)
• Daemon: group public IPv6 connection limits by /64 (#11013)
• Daemon: flush rejected block spans from disconnected peers (#11145)
• Daemon: improve transaction serialization and validation (#11302, #11349, #11360, #11372)
• Daemon: limit output offsets cache size (#11303)
• Daemon: improve LMDB resizing and transaction handling (#10946, #11159, #11205, #11290)
• Daemon: disable get_transaction_pool in restricted mode (#10973)
• Daemon: improve restricted RPC privacy filtering (#11034, #11147)
• Daemon: restrict get_public_nodes to public zone peers (#11356)
• Daemon: reject deep block submissions on restricted RPC (#11239)
• ZMQ: recover from oversized requests (#10959)
• ZMQ: hide request contents from logs in restricted mode (#10971)
• Wallet: improve transaction validation for cold and multisig signing (#11192, #11332)
• Wallet: erase all copies of multisig nonces together (#11331)
• Wallet: fix multisig output import and refresh handling (#11078, #11464)
• Wallet: speed up refresh for old accounts (#10856)
• Wallet: fix stale transfer maps after output imports (#11463)
• Wallet: fix inconsistent transaction public key handling (#11458)
• Wallet: validate key image domain in reserve proofs (#11153)
• Wallet: fix payment ID display and classification (#10894, #11461)
• Wallet: hardening against malicious remote nodes (#10950, #11320, #11347, #11444)
• Wallet: preserve required SSL when allowing chained certificates (#11336)
• Wallet: improve refresh and shutdown handling (#11135, #11151, #11173)
• Wallet: fix infinite loop when estimating transactions with many outputs (#11184)
• Wallet: keep received amount breakdown consistent (#11449)
• Wallet RPC: add transaction weight to describe_transfer (#11112)
• Wallet RPC: improve automatic refresh and shutdown handling (#10955, #11139)
• Wallet RPC: reject --password with --wallet-dir (#11258)
• Trezor: validate bridge response size before parsing (#10989)
• RandomX: update to v1.2.3 (#10926)
• Prevent log injection from malformed JSON and HTTP headers (#11149, #11225)
• Fix HTTP connection reuse after remote disconnects (#11115)
• Various bug fixes and improvements

The complete list of changes is available on GitHub, along with the source code.

Contributors for this Release

This release was the direct result of 17 people who worked to put out 182 commits containing 4162 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order, they are:

• j-berman
• valldrac
• selsta
• tobtoht
• plowsof
• SChernykh
• woodser
• weifanglab
• sin99xx
• vtnerd
• Masamuneee
• jeffro256
• Ap4sh
• thomasbuilds
• UkoeHB
• jpk68
• guoqiangliu-ocean

Download

The new binaries can be downloaded from the Downloads page or from the direct links below.

• Windows, 64-bit
• Windows, 32-bit
• macOS, Intel
• macOS, ARM
• Linux, 64-bit
• Linux, 32-bit
• Linux, armv7
• Linux, armv8
• Linux, riscv64
• Android, armv7
• Android, armv8
• FreeBSD, 64-bit

Hashes

If you would like to verify that you have downloaded the correct file, please use the following SHA256 hashes:

monero-win-x64-v0.18.5.3.zip, f58f8f803f0141c77f40f327c516e4721f61d112084eb3d6644028cb9680b82a
monero-win-x86-v0.18.5.3.zip, bcf9cd33267cf493a3f555bafcda44d0c3b01118bfa1b92945e5631cff5d0ec3
monero-mac-x64-v0.18.5.3.tar.bz2, 9fc26887cd9fe095fcab545e1b0846fcd06d159ce589fa70fb1fba77fdd54369
monero-mac-armv8-v0.18.5.3.tar.bz2, 7a083ed2e2499dc25ac046ce7ef740c11183bdf4ac92460ffe503a5be46a54ab
monero-linux-x64-v0.18.5.3.tar.bz2, 3333d0e04c9cbe3023e7e2b6dd369c407f36bb8df5b05fb0a19d7685b3d56dfc
monero-linux-x86-v0.18.5.3.tar.bz2, f56e118f1ad04d863daf3d587af3f57871ec85ba685144e4606fa77811f98f6e
monero-linux-armv8-v0.18.5.3.tar.bz2, 1490114f795ad2f67f57bc8d167c3e2539e9f173fc46f02f70ef4abf685f8c66
monero-linux-armv7-v0.18.5.3.tar.bz2, 5d902eb7bc445f92ba8b17839e30fbf8a216368b2b4e2376edec6261f73200b1
monero-linux-riscv64-v0.18.5.3.tar.bz2, f894e54e72139505a9ccbbf2fd318312ed39ba0a6101cce8b0b1d293d9762068
monero-android-armv8-v0.18.5.3.tar.bz2, 2621293d288d5ce23d251d1f4106d7e1bdd5bf3a37423e8a8c6851e4edba1768
monero-android-armv7-v0.18.5.3.tar.bz2, 542cc0322a7d0d3c9cd47c7cc8d195bb74861a7eec79235b58a5877a90b04e6a
monero-freebsd-x64-v0.18.5.3.tar.bz2, 2957d4ff49d095caf6d7e15c3c1ec7e256a944617e0de2d6038aeaf9ceed0f09

A GPG-signed list of the hashes is at https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt and should be treated as canonical, with the signature checked against the appropriate GPG key in the source code (in /utils/gpg_keys). To ensure that the files you download are those originally posted by the maintainers, you should both check that the hashes of your files match those on the signed list, and that the signature on the list is valid.

Two guides are available to guide you through the verification process: Verify binaries on Windows (beginner) and Verify binaries on Linux, Mac, or Windows command line (advanced).

Overview

This is the v0.18.5.3 release of the Monero GUI software. This is a highly recommended release that includes a large number of bug fixes.

The latest CLI release notes can be found on the precedent blog post

Some highlights of this release are:

• Add more fiat currency options (#4714)
• Fix transaction history sorting (#4693)
• Fix stale transactions in send confirmation dialog (#4690, #4720)
• Keep daemon credentials scoped to each connection (#4709)
• Fix SOCKS5 proxy handling and proxy use for update verification (#4681, #4682, #4707, #4710)
• Fix fiat price updates and update checks on Linux (#4725)
• Abort saving wallets if setting the password fails (#4645)
• Fix restore height when entering dates without hyphens (#4672)
• Show key type when verifying signed messages (#4687)
• Improve display of transactions with multiple recipients (#4692)
• Display reserve proof amounts in XMR (#4719)
• Fix QR code scanning from the screen on macOS (#4663)
• Update P2Pool to v4.18.1 (#4715)
• Minor bug fixes

The changes included in the release tag are available on GitHub, along with the source code.

Contributors for this Release

This release was the direct result of 8 people who worked to put out 71 commits containing 855 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order, they are:

• tobtoht
• selsta
• jpk68
• SChernykh
• thomasbuilds
• munzzyy
• plowsof
• reservedbytes

Download

The new binaries can be downloaded from the Downloads page or from the direct links below.

• Windows, 64-bit
• Windows, 64-bit (Installer)
• macOS, Intel
• macOS, ARM
• Linux, 64-bit

A complete guide for the GUI wallet is included in the archives, but an online version is available.

Download Hashes

If you would like to verify that you have downloaded the correct file, please use the following SHA256 hashes:

monero-gui-win-x64-v0.18.5.3.zip, 17072f2fd1a39ef388d22acdad9539378833a95e974b0eef38380848910f0a2c
monero-gui-install-win-x64-v0.18.5.3.exe, 8c40cd6e52415c3f3406643ccbfd2602d6b93c07f2ada6d24e04ac3b459805c7
monero-gui-mac-x64-v0.18.5.3.dmg, a995bc61d367fafed6e25d23746dd7e4439d70b61be8f5a63e7d1665e63ba771
monero-gui-mac-armv8-v0.18.5.3.dmg, a3375415178dc049e58bdb2a5dd6ffc00ea4c288590166785f25f2e7fef5253d
monero-gui-linux-x64-v0.18.5.3.tar.bz2, efaf3661025e15c4f3b440fc63f6877f99c51d0c147949c64e1c3cc7e6f6bfe4

A GPG-signed list of the hashes is at https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt and should be treated as canonical, with the signature checked against the appropriate GPG key in the source code (in /utils/gpg_keys). To ensure that the files you download are those originally posted by the maintainers, you should both check that the hashes of your files match those on the signed list, and that the signature on the list is valid.

Two guides are available to guide you through the verification process: Verify binaries on Windows (beginner) and Verify binaries on Linux, Mac, or Windows command line (advanced).

beta.getmonero.org

The rules the beta is built against:

• No JavaScript required
• No landing-page gimmicks
• No dark-only theme
• Designed for mobile from the start
• No increase in page weight

What is new in the beta

Taking those rules in order.

Still no JavaScript. No scripts run in your browser, and no page asks anything of anyone else's server. Fonts and video are served from the site itself.

Follows your system theme. Light or dark, matched to your browser's settings, so neither camp gets a theme forced on them.

Lighter than the site it replaces. The front page transfers about a third of the bytes the current one does, which matters on a slow or expensive connection.

Icons that hold up in Tor Browser. On the strictest security setting, Tor Browser blocks SVGs, commonly used for iconography. The beta uses a custom AVIF icon system, so the icons still render.

Better right-to-left language support. On the current site the text flips but the layout around it does not. The beta mirrors the whole page instead, and any right-to-left language added later gets that from the start. Arabic is live now.

Built with Astro instead of Jekyll. The current site needs an old Ruby setup and custom plugins to build, which puts off casual contributors. Astro is simpler to run and still ships plain HTML, with no client-side JavaScript.

What is still in progress

A few things are still being worked on:

Illustrations. Some have been carried over from the current site and sit awkwardly next to the new design; others are stand-ins. If illustration or design is something you do, this is one of the more useful places to contribute right now, and it does not require touching any code. Say so in #monero-site on Matrix or IRC and we can point you at what needs replacing.

Languages. English, Arabic, and Chinese are in place so far, compared to a considerably greater number of options on the current site. The translation setup is ready for the rest, and work is underway to bring the Weblate instance back up, so translating a page will not mean touching the repository. If there is a language you want to work on, say so in #monero-site on Matrix or IRC.

Copy. A few pages still carry placeholder or lightly-edited text, and some inherited content is out of date and needs rewriting rather than moving across. Moneropedia is the largest piece of this.

Feedback

Before this becomes the site everyone lands on, it should be tested by the people who use it.

Useful things to report:

• Broken things. Layout problems, dead links, anything that misbehaves in Tor Browser, on a phone, or in a narrow window.
• Things you could not find. If you went looking for something and gave up, that is a navigation problem, and worth reporting along with what you were after.
• Translation problems. Text that overflows, reads wrong, or lays out incorrectly.
• Accessibility problems. Screen reader behaviour, keyboard navigation, contrast.
• Content that is wrong or out of date. Corrections are welcome.

Where to send it:

• GitHub issues for anything specific and reproducible. Put [beta] in the title, so it is clear the report is about the beta and not the current site.
• #monero-site on Matrix or IRC for discussion and questions.

Pull requests are welcome too.

Thanks to rehrar for the design, to everyone who has reviewed, tested and filed issues against the beta so far, and to the community for funding the work.

beta.getmonero.org

Overview

This is the v0.18.5.2 release of the Monero GUI software. This release fixes wallet generation during first use.

The latest CLI release notes can be found on the precedent blog post

Some highlights of this release are:

• Fix wallet generation during first use (#4657)
• Warn when adjusting KDF rounds (#4641)
• Fix precision loss when generating payment requests with large amounts (#4649)
• Create wallets in memory in wizard (#4654)
• Minor bug fixes

The complete list of changes is available on GitHub, along with the source code.

Contributors for this Release

This release was the direct result of 6 people who worked to put out 50 commits containing 1120 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order, they are:

• tobtoht
• selsta
• jpk68
• munzzyy
• thomasbuilds
• SNeedlewoods

Download

The new binaries can be downloaded from the Downloads page or from the direct links below.

• Windows, 64-bit
• Windows, 64-bit (Installer)
• macOS, Intel
• macOS, ARM
• Linux, 64-bit

A complete guide for the GUI wallet is included in the archives, but an online version is available.

Download Hashes

If you would like to verify that you have downloaded the correct file, please use the following SHA256 hashes:

monero-gui-win-x64-v0.18.5.2.zip, e7a11d2faa6c4f223984b4064965fd1f37aea6b3c1d1658ce7150fe84680713f
monero-gui-install-win-x64-v0.18.5.2.exe, e3c5f1f2661b624d1fd3d264c01c23cf2c1f774cbd6555251abe37dd23868573
monero-gui-mac-x64-v0.18.5.2.dmg, b57cef077a3d5db26a3b3ed0831f879d6c8cbd67e7cffd8091865b90e86b1335
monero-gui-mac-armv8-v0.18.5.2.dmg, 26efb1be1a409b4dd9090b1c0ca2ee95ef4a3d0a42fdfb83cddbba6c048e1cc0
monero-gui-linux-x64-v0.18.5.2.tar.bz2, 294017a5aa1ee86420b0c62fe4046000f42438375a8559d9ff55e41e5c6cbbcd

A GPG-signed list of the hashes is at https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt and should be treated as canonical, with the signature checked against the appropriate GPG key in the source code (in /utils/gpg_keys). To ensure that the files you download are those originally posted by the maintainers, you should both check that the hashes of your files match those on the signed list, and that the signature on the list is valid.

Two guides are available to guide you through the verification process: Verify binaries on Windows (beginner) and Verify binaries on Linux, Mac, or Windows command line (advanced).

Overview

This is the v0.18.5.1 release of the Monero software. This recommended release includes a large number of bug fixes.

Some highlights of this release are:

• Daemon: display IPv6 connections (#10611)
• Daemon: fix slow shutdown with Tor/I2P enabled (#10698)
• Daemon: avoid unsafe pidfile truncation (#10608)
• Daemon: use latest hard fork block for approximate blockchain height (#10580)
• Daemon: restrict get_alt_blocks_hashes RPC (#10610)
• Daemon: fix wrong block_weight in handle_get_objects (#10715)
• Daemon: improve incoming block scan table handling (#10838)
• Daemon: restore safe sync mode when target height drops (#10598)
• Daemon: canonicalize Tor and I2P hostnames (#10638, #10704)
• Daemon: fix dangling iterator in remote host checks (#10649)
• Daemon: improve duplicate transaction handling in handle_notify_new_transactions (#10836)
• Daemon: fix use-after-free in txpool prune (#10710)
• ZMQ: cap aggregate receive size (#10757)
• ZMQ: apply restricted-mode privacy filtering to get_transaction_pool (#10543)
• Wallet: store multisig nonce erasure before returning signed txset (#10754)
• Wallet: hardening against malicious remote nodes (#10773, #10776, #10774)
• Wallet RPC: add missing trusted daemon check to rescan_spent (#10542)
• Wallet RPC: fix describe_transfer source entry (#10592)
• Wallet RPC: preserve payment ID when editing address book (#10590)
• Wallet RPC: remove unused finalize_multisig endpoint (#10615)
• Miner: fix thread 0 always using secure JIT (#10743)
• RandomX: update to v1.2.2 (#10571)
• Fix memory leak with readline (#10568)
• Fix memory leak with RandomX integration on Windows (#10546)
• Various bug fixes and improvements

The complete list of changes is available on GitHub, along with the source code.

Contributors for this Release

This release was the direct result of 13 people who worked to put out 102 commits containing 1094 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order, they are:

• jeffro256
• tobtoht
• SNeedlewoods
• selsta
• greatjourney589
• iuyua9
• glv2
• alhudz
• nahuhh
• woodser
• ComputeryPony
• SChernykh
• j-berman

Download

The new binaries can be downloaded from the Downloads page or from the direct links below.

• Windows, 64-bit
• Windows, 32-bit
• macOS, Intel
• macOS, ARM
• Linux, 64-bit
• Linux, 32-bit
• Linux, armv7
• Linux, armv8
• Linux, riscv64
• Android, armv7
• Android, armv8
• FreeBSD, 64-bit

Hashes

If you would like to verify that you have downloaded the correct file, please use the following SHA256 hashes:

monero-win-x64-v0.18.5.1.zip, cf2ae8273977697d9ef2031c7337b781e6e5936578f602444b2990a173a2437d
monero-win-x86-v0.18.5.1.zip, f79746868794786ba4ca3c5a30191263ffb0b9a4ab1c0ffcbe30fd5d04986380
monero-mac-x64-v0.18.5.1.tar.bz2, 82e305bbf6128b386571bed173dae316f9dd06c4ee1217c5eda849444bec89a9
monero-mac-armv8-v0.18.5.1.tar.bz2, dba08921841e675384ce019fd7c93b59fe7b1e6edaa0a3cf0e3253e263f61864
monero-linux-x64-v0.18.5.1.tar.bz2, 22a7dda7b0cb699fdd6b7674c3b4a4465b337cc98a54983523b759e1e7cc9958
monero-linux-x86-v0.18.5.1.tar.bz2, 68783d76d9eac543d593ca1bdfa9c7eb540ec6c646acc68421702465c1d86182
monero-linux-armv8-v0.18.5.1.tar.bz2, c0caf042cb7c7b760f5ad6be188084b59352440b32990a78b8051497b9398dbc
monero-linux-armv7-v0.18.5.1.tar.bz2, bd6693ac411919d474d98c9e7d7bae1f03e7ef7f1d779a15e2ba3a188c958d36
monero-linux-riscv64-v0.18.5.1.tar.bz2, 28ead34fa4320ea6809f16c4b064d3b430e71caf3155d25677cc624388fc0ee5
monero-android-armv8-v0.18.5.1.tar.bz2, a2c0fb240c5eaa947f5a2382ece4613c59b299645ad4d1480ef24e71b8aa8c8f
monero-android-armv7-v0.18.5.1.tar.bz2, daa56844251a9e9f296caaaafcf72c60dade54ae93146085d627ffc883b0fec3
monero-freebsd-x64-v0.18.5.1.tar.bz2, cc32bb64fb577254fe24441e2db0b722dfedff5c953427ffbf396dc16f0feb62

A GPG-signed list of the hashes is at https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt and should be treated as canonical, with the signature checked against the appropriate GPG key in the source code (in /utils/gpg_keys). To ensure that the files you download are those originally posted by the maintainers, you should both check that the hashes of your files match those on the signed list, and that the signature on the list is valid.

Two guides are available to guide you through the verification process: Verify binaries on Windows (beginner) and Verify binaries on Linux, Mac, or Windows command line (advanced).

Overview

This is the v0.18.5.1 release of the Monero GUI software. This recommended release includes a large number of bug fixes.

The latest CLI release notes can be found on the precedent blog post

Some highlights of this release are:

• Fix a memory safety issue during QR code scanning (#4597)
• Fix wallet freeze on shutdown edge case (#4603)
• Prevent CSV formula injection during export (#4609)
• Apply consistent text escaping across rich text views (#4610)
• Fix console log spam on startup (#4615)
• Check wallet file directory is writable during wallet creation (#4617)
• Add confirmation dialog for unauthenticated OpenAlias (#4618)
• Fix generic name in desktop file (#4590)
• Hide update popup during device passphrase prompt (#4623)
• Set desktop entry ID for the application (#4625)
• Update P2Pool to v4.17.1 (#4620)
• Minor bug fixes

The complete list of changes is available on GitHub, along with the source code.

Contributors for this Release

This release was the direct result of 8 people who worked to put out 48 commits containing 192 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order, they are:

• tobtoht
• selsta
• SChernykh
• jpk68
• City-busz
• SNeedlewoods
• plowsof
• thomasbuilds

Download

The new binaries can be downloaded from the Downloads page or from the direct links below.

• Windows, 64-bit
• Windows, 64-bit (Installer)
• macOS, Intel
• macOS, ARM
• Linux, 64-bit

A complete guide for the GUI wallet is included in the archives, but an online version is available.

Download Hashes

If you would like to verify that you have downloaded the correct file, please use the following SHA256 hashes:

monero-gui-win-x64-v0.18.5.1.zip, 9241bb617bc4de37b0c3b2481c234ce39984ba2615fc65991979c189f092c918
monero-gui-install-win-x64-v0.18.5.1.exe, 0c0880b62edf00ee4291b37c4ba32227fd1bc31433d84929eeec1e2862bd1c0f
monero-gui-mac-x64-v0.18.5.1.dmg, 1f7b2c3a0e83180267d4c09cbb4f4d14b35c4f3c218abae585f0bb288f8bf01c
monero-gui-mac-armv8-v0.18.5.1.dmg, c40a9125a976d7f063216f286976a252eb5a7f26206bd034f25782691786f18c
monero-gui-linux-x64-v0.18.5.1.tar.bz2, ecf7f734fb0048896b12f7e04e4f69a0257271f8411c06d30cd701371d2fd155

A GPG-signed list of the hashes is at https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt and should be treated as canonical, with the signature checked against the appropriate GPG key in the source code (in /utils/gpg_keys). To ensure that the files you download are those originally posted by the maintainers, you should both check that the hashes of your files match those on the signed list, and that the signature on the list is valid.

Two guides are available to guide you through the verification process: Verify binaries on Windows (beginner) and Verify binaries on Linux, Mac, or Windows command line (advanced).

Overview

This is the v0.18.5.0 release of the Monero software. This recommended release adds SOCKS v5 support, removes UPnP support, and includes a large number of bug fixes.

Some highlights of this release are:

• Add SOCKS v5 support to daemon and wallet (#10411)
• Daemon: remove UPnP support (#10465)
• Daemon: fix shutdown hangs (#10494, #10401, #10489)
• Daemon: improve exception handling (#10437, #10373)
• Daemon: speed up transaction pool get_complement() for large requests (#10377)
• Daemon: restrict add_aux_pow RPC (#10409)
• ZMQ: add restricted RPC mode (#10389, #10420, #10425, #10469, #10504)
• ZMQ: fix txpool transaction reporting for stem-phase transactions (#10399)
• ZMQ: notify txpool event when stem transaction bumps to fluff (#10453)
• Wallet: improve proof validation (#10480, #10471, #10481, #10473)
• Wallet: add option to skip refresh after multisig import (#10402)
• Wallet: add change address sanity check (#10431)
• Wallet RPC: add source info to describe_transfer (#10380)
• Wallet RPC: fix set_daemon allowed SSL fingerprints parsing (#10433)
• Wallet RPC: restrict sensitive methods in --restricted-rpc mode (#10379, #10435)
• Harden HTTP client authentication handling (#10364)
• Add LoongArch build support (#10400)
• Various bug fixes and improvements

The complete list of changes is available on GitHub, along with the source code.

Contributors for this Release

This release was the direct result of 12 people who worked to put out 96 commits containing 2786 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order, they are:

• tobtoht
• selsta
• hinto-janai
• jeetrex17
• lschomaker1
• nahuhh
• fangyaling
• SNeedlewoods
• jeffro256
• vtnerd
• woodser
• j-berman

Download

The new binaries can be downloaded from the Downloads page or from the direct links below.

• Windows, 64-bit
• Windows, 32-bit
• macOS, Intel
• macOS, ARM
• Linux, 64-bit
• Linux, 32-bit
• Linux, armv7
• Linux, armv8
• Linux, riscv64
• Android, armv7
• Android, armv8
• FreeBSD, 64-bit

Hashes

If you would like to verify that you have downloaded the correct file, please use the following SHA256 hashes:

monero-win-x64-v0.18.5.0.zip, 027d96a72d36663b6f5cbcc5b1564c65c628a9f8f2bb9b4d9859c03f741cabc4
monero-win-x86-v0.18.5.0.zip, ce0210583b1b4113d709bb432dde72c55b76c40ebbc7b5b4d4ae862b507632a1
monero-mac-x64-v0.18.5.0.tar.bz2, 79e03406046255d0f6a47e1fdcbbe677ab11ef7d9fcc4481252235361769292c
monero-mac-armv8-v0.18.5.0.tar.bz2, fb48fcef9302bf2f97821498ec791b4f693af4984702e72e588ce02209f8960d
monero-linux-x64-v0.18.5.0.tar.bz2, 166ad93036f95f5abeba24c8670061be022c9238dba2e6a7587611a1d759e294
monero-linux-x86-v0.18.5.0.tar.bz2, 57c63e067d7aefa69f74f44ef7f46091251512aba39570a7c8e26644d298eeb5
monero-linux-armv8-v0.18.5.0.tar.bz2, d8f19b947ce46d468615bb7331962d4ca732e79b1ac6c5128fa509df3f6cc487
monero-linux-armv7-v0.18.5.0.tar.bz2, dedaf94b765c428040f1b64e580e389206141fa2be72fd1394be0a8614f04f40
monero-linux-riscv64-v0.18.5.0.tar.bz2, 219112ffac9af48226dc6ec1fadc8a210a5876eeb7f3a32f3d3cbae842b52bf9
monero-android-armv8-v0.18.5.0.tar.bz2, 7321662959f917db85c3da1c0a37530d21fb5c25e2c9a2dc0490486842dec974
monero-android-armv7-v0.18.5.0.tar.bz2, ab5ab33899c5ac6806a0c1a24a3b01d46c291142f0983a8a184f93c8a3baca9f
monero-freebsd-x64-v0.18.5.0.tar.bz2, 0beb34bac944fdf02e2939fe320b9a6a5b26910cbf0a1a629b26be2aad50bace

A GPG-signed list of the hashes is at https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt and should be treated as canonical, with the signature checked against the appropriate GPG key in the source code (in /utils/gpg_keys). To ensure that the files you download are those originally posted by the maintainers, you should both check that the hashes of your files match those on the signed list, and that the signature on the list is valid.

Two guides are available to guide you through the verification process: Verify binaries on Windows (beginner) and Verify binaries on Linux, Mac, or Windows command line (advanced).

Overview

This is the v0.18.5.0 release of the Monero GUI software. This recommended release includes a large number of bug fixes.

The latest CLI release notes can be found on the precedent blog post

Some highlights of this release are:

• Move P2Pool install location to LocalAppData on Windows (#4575)
• Fix edge case in URI parsing (#4576)
• Disable offline tx creation with long payment id (#4579)
• Escape untrusted text in QR code scanning scenario (#4577)
• Update P2Pool to v4.15 (#4584)
• Minor bug fixes

The complete list of changes is available on GitHub, along with the source code.

Contributors for this Release

This release was the direct result of 6 people who worked to put out 14 commits containing 161 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order, they are:

• tobtoht
• selsta
• SChernykh
• jpk68
• SNeedlewoods
• luigi1111

Download

The new binaries can be downloaded from the Downloads page or from the direct links below.

• Windows, 64-bit
• Windows, 64-bit (Installer)
• macOS, Intel
• macOS, ARM
• Linux, 64-bit

A complete guide for the GUI wallet is included in the archives, but an online version is available.

Download Hashes

If you would like to verify that you have downloaded the correct file, please use the following SHA256 hashes:

monero-gui-win-x64-v0.18.5.0.zip, 86b665cbb22e0ce349e1a13fc37e600ae5ab36bf8335f623b7bc6570f6ced05d
monero-gui-install-win-x64-v0.18.5.0.exe, 2aee0fb9a4a858199da46ce3344e7d6dec080efeab21c599903379e3e1d29dec
monero-gui-mac-x64-v0.18.5.0.dmg, 19c6a250c9ae68871a0c5ca7935dfe0eb3f1ddb468d6718b7c257aede096a254
monero-gui-mac-armv8-v0.18.5.0.dmg, 2fe562dd6ffb84941a4ff73412c234ebda8cb1831dec5ebbb217ea17d4288b92
monero-gui-linux-x64-v0.18.5.0.tar.bz2, 99d7e9b1e8084f09bdf837dd862ad96c47a86292bdbd6c2f6b3aaa46ff510b62

A GPG-signed list of the hashes is at https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt and should be treated as canonical, with the signature checked against the appropriate GPG key in the source code (in /utils/gpg_keys). To ensure that the files you download are those originally posted by the maintainers, you should both check that the hashes of your files match those on the signed list, and that the signature on the list is valid.

Two guides are available to guide you through the verification process: Verify binaries on Windows (beginner) and Verify binaries on Linux, Mac, or Windows command line (advanced).

All transactions created after June 1, 2026, and with an Unlock Time set to unlock after the FCMP++ fork, would unlock immediately when the FCMP++ fork block hits the chain.

If we see a large influx of new Unlock Time transactions created between now and June 1, 2026, the feature may be deprecated earlier than June 1, 2026. Deprecating avoids complications with the FCMP++ wallet integration, enabling a smoother wallet experience for all users. Note that a FCMP++ fork date is not set at the time this is written.

This change will not affect transactions already created. If you, a user, created a transaction in the past with an Unlock Time set to a future date (even years from today), then you are not affected by this change. Your transaction will unlock based on the Unlock Time you set when you created the transaction. This change will only affect new transactions.

Why Deprecate?

The feature has caused a number of security, privacy, and fungibility issues over the years, and its known benefits do not outweigh its significant cons. Deprecating the feature has been discussed and supported for many years (see here, here, here, and here). Merchant software has neglected to check the Unlock Time on received Monero, and incorrectly assumed that the Monero received is spendable, leading to losses. Transactions with Custom Unlock Time stick out in the chain like a sore thumb, harming both privacy and fungibility. And the feature provides no known major benefit that is not achievable through some other means (for example, see Time-Lock Puzzles described in the PayMo paper).

It is a common misconception that Monero's Unlock Time is useful for known atomic swap or payment channel protocols. To date, no scheme has been specified that utilizes Monero's Unlock Time feature. Bitcoin's Hash Time Locked Contracts (HTLCs), for example, have unique capabilities that render them useful in atomic swap and payment channel protocols, that Monero's Unlock Time feature does not have.

FCMP++ capable wallets are slated to keep a rolling cache of locked Monero outputs, so that wallets will be able to construct FCMP++ transactions without revealing any identifying information about their own outputs to nodes. See more on the design here. The Unlock Time feature presents a Denial of Service vector because the cache could grow unbounded. Deprecating the feature now enables releasing FCMP++ capable wallets with no concern for this attack vector, enabling a smoother wallet experience for all users.

Overview

This is the v0.18.4.6 release of the Monero software. This release contains bug fixes.

Some highlights of this release are:

• Daemon: fix bug in peer list filter (#10317)
• Daemon: p2p connection bug fixes (#10298)
• Multisig: fix key exchange failure in monero-gen-trusted-multisig (#10284)
• Minor bug fixes and improvements

The complete list of changes is available on GitHub, along with the source code.

Contributors for this Release

This release was the direct result of 7 people who worked to put out 16 commits containing 197 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order, they are:

• tobtoht
• selsta
• binaryFate
• vtnerd
• woodser
• 0xFFFC0000
• j-berman

Download

The new binaries can be downloaded from the Downloads page or from the direct links below.

• Windows, 64-bit
• Windows, 32-bit
• macOS, Intel
• macOS, ARM
• Linux, 64-bit
• Linux, 32-bit
• Linux, armv7
• Linux, armv8
• Linux, riscv64
• Android, armv7
• Android, armv8
• FreeBSD, 64-bit

Hashes

If you would like to verify that you have downloaded the correct file, please use the following SHA256 hashes:

monero-win-x64-v0.18.4.6.zip, 566601fde2c0c4684a7e99e5274100edea3c73ef3ca9de72d32ccd1c64fdea47
monero-win-x86-v0.18.4.6.zip, f164ef30f29ae80ece7b529edbe3c74694174b7f4204967dcc7ef5a855928308
monero-mac-x64-v0.18.4.6.tar.bz2, 1e07c0b672faa2664cc3708de44bab4083a320838dbf7c5582e31e7196bc1c78
monero-mac-armv8-v0.18.4.6.tar.bz2, c71f526012211eb83d7200cc072c3e4ddff637786a9d2ee267165abdd6aea541
monero-linux-x64-v0.18.4.6.tar.bz2, 60cfc32d39c6fe6c19b23513d02017fe9055d2e412ee4cbc30fa40ba811fe052
monero-linux-x86-v0.18.4.6.tar.bz2, 6b33c1f1ff0b5fd5bba6a87f204a464c575e3a230805582fe16db5247e2ff28c
monero-linux-armv8-v0.18.4.6.tar.bz2, d38c9ef8ee1a5d2de32f67d2f46c767c0c5cc3bb23ba7e3dfa9cbb19ceb2c84c
monero-linux-armv7-v0.18.4.6.tar.bz2, c4dbec17d1f25ef52f9a4832b8ba80b8818c8ed9adb786fa193ed38a019b1817
monero-linux-riscv64-v0.18.4.6.tar.bz2, 3ff6f636d875f5cc8a0e6972d8cca4204d1564f2c8ce60c295fa95439711868e
monero-android-armv8-v0.18.4.6.tar.bz2, 0fe77f999e5eb2d2961d062fb82909dc51c210384106f96c06059b4d572ad158
monero-android-armv7-v0.18.4.6.tar.bz2, e67c07dd2a4b2cb0150b125426d7f33c2c1680784de70b381ea099953353d30b
monero-freebsd-x64-v0.18.4.6.tar.bz2, 0ac63ad6a027da8de7ba33bed5a3ccbd7c8dd02027625fc315a8db48b327d849

A GPG-signed list of the hashes is at https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt and should be treated as canonical, with the signature checked against the appropriate GPG key in the source code (in /utils/gpg_keys). To ensure that the files you download are those originally posted by the maintainers, you should both check that the hashes of your files match those on the signed list, and that the signature on the list is valid.

Two guides are available to guide you through the verification process: Verify binaries on Windows (beginner) and Verify binaries on Linux, Mac, or Windows command line (advanced).

Overview

This is the v0.18.4.7 release of the Monero GUI software. This release contains bug fixes.

The latest CLI release notes can be found on the precedent blog post

Some highlights of this release are:

• Fix GUI getting stuck during exit on macOS (#4558)
• Fix lack of focus during password dialog (#4549)
• Set password for temporary wallet during wizard wallet creation (#4556, #4571)
• Improve blockchain size estimate accuracy (#4552)
• Update Qt to 5.15.18 (#4565)
• Update p2pool to v4.14 (#4570)
• Minor bug fixes

The complete list of changes is available on GitHub, along with the source code.

Contributors for this Release

This release was the direct result of 4 people who worked to put out 29 commits containing 163 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order, they are:

• tobtoht
• selsta
• SChernykh
• luigi1111

Download

The new binaries can be downloaded from the Downloads page or from the direct links below.

• Windows, 64-bit
• Windows, 64-bit (Installer)
• macOS, Intel
• macOS, ARM
• Linux, 64-bit

A complete guide for the GUI wallet is included in the archives, but an online version is available.

Download Hashes

If you would like to verify that you have downloaded the correct file, please use the following SHA256 hashes:

monero-gui-win-x64-v0.18.4.7.zip, b06dde8291aa03c4ac89efe19568c22eba2854af18a39163ed6d4a1fb88f1a20
monero-gui-install-win-x64-v0.18.4.7.exe, adf679471c5a619a6e1f484672c883de097ba55caecaf85a6b040d7190d38576
monero-gui-mac-x64-v0.18.4.7.dmg, 23a09caf2430f1e2b4809bd52ca2477de6acbe8db45890942975e757fb8096db
monero-gui-mac-armv8-v0.18.4.7.dmg, 5685e948ea070c4a7b9450a576da00b4037168b2f0645aa27437fa6d2e609095
monero-gui-linux-x64-v0.18.4.7.tar.bz2, 4573defcf21b0daeea0e9c7213540012c7d1186e829daf991fa8edfc5033dc08

A GPG-signed list of the hashes is at https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt and should be treated as canonical, with the signature checked against the appropriate GPG key in the source code (in /utils/gpg_keys). To ensure that the files you download are those originally posted by the maintainers, you should both check that the hashes of your files match those on the signed list, and that the signature on the list is valid.

Two guides are available to guide you through the verification process: Verify binaries on Windows (beginner) and Verify binaries on Linux, Mac, or Windows command line (advanced).

Overview

This is the v0.18.4.5 release of the Monero software. This release fixes a bug with Ledger hardware wallet.

Some highlights of this release are:

• Ledger: fix Ledger Monero app crash (#10234)
• Ledger: add support for Ledger Nano Gen5 (#10243)
• Daemon: fix race condition causing dropped connections during sync (#10257)
• Wallet: fix edge case where key images remain marked unspent (#10255)
• Improve terminal color detection (#10268)
• Minor bug fixes and improvements

The complete list of changes is available on GitHub, along with the source code.

Contributors for this Release

This release was the direct result of 7 people who worked to put out 16 commits containing 76 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order, they are:

• tobtoht
• plowsof
• nahuhh
• selsta
• laanwj
• iamamyth
• j-berman

Download

The new binaries can be downloaded from the Downloads page or from the direct links below.

• Windows, 64-bit
• Windows, 32-bit
• macOS, Intel
• macOS, ARM
• Linux, 64-bit
• Linux, 32-bit
• Linux, armv7
• Linux, armv8
• Linux, riscv64
• Android, armv7
• Android, armv8
• FreeBSD, 64-bit

Hashes

If you would like to verify that you have downloaded the correct file, please use the following SHA256 hashes:

monero-win-x64-v0.18.4.5.zip, a58132eefdecf6bd5443ae52fc15c0c371499de17223667173e5c81d12bfc2c5
monero-win-x86-v0.18.4.5.zip, 6a0eff6b06fe9b1372a64744900bfe19b47a532b6678d6f7055c2de9999b58d1
monero-mac-x64-v0.18.4.5.tar.bz2, b92a2cebde86bf87ebcdfa9cab8e20ae4b3697798058c3de71945267f361a984
monero-mac-armv8-v0.18.4.5.tar.bz2, f6b91dd7cb06483941945e6a1dc455ed80360092c138a1d1af53dc31985bd8d8
monero-linux-x64-v0.18.4.5.tar.bz2, 423b49f3658e29f70a1d971667dec924c7ee7a107cfc93440456e28500b471a6
monero-linux-x86-v0.18.4.5.tar.bz2, 9960aba30ab2ffc3450a4865e707a60615661ae5c32f3b90da74f1c0a38e4bc0
monero-linux-armv8-v0.18.4.5.tar.bz2, a1667e15307f0dfce2f25f882238c432aee14884219ff0d0be07d7bee959a903
monero-linux-armv7-v0.18.4.5.tar.bz2, 42fbcbcf678794d6b104134bb7218093d6aa2764cc9cfa6fad404a4648a7c38a
monero-linux-riscv64-v0.18.4.5.tar.bz2, ed06d510dc53412362fa22a2149d709eb3b60f973583ebf33bbfbc9edc58f2ab
monero-android-armv8-v0.18.4.5.tar.bz2, 4d48830d0d6494b27bf1144b9546e5e7bccc7eef0f6991a16ae2bf6ac71a69d9
monero-android-armv7-v0.18.4.5.tar.bz2, 3cd6611c5c33ae4c10e52698826560bbb17e00cf2f8a2d7f61e79d28f0f36ef6
monero-freebsd-x64-v0.18.4.5.tar.bz2, a2e924a2293e1d0c192f6e50748dcbcbb58dd9d5ad2b6733ffccefad37c556cf

A GPG-signed list of the hashes is at https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt and should be treated as canonical, with the signature checked against the appropriate GPG key in the source code (in /utils/gpg_keys). To ensure that the files you download are those originally posted by the maintainers, you should both check that the hashes of your files match those on the signed list, and that the signature on the list is valid.

Two guides are available to guide you through the verification process: Verify binaries on Windows (beginner) and Verify binaries on Linux, Mac, or Windows command line (advanced).

Overview

This is the v0.18.4.5 release of the Monero GUI software. This release fixes a bug with Ledger hardware wallet.

The latest CLI release notes can be found on the precedent blog post

Some highlights of this release are:

• Fix Ledger Monero app crash (#4534)
• Add support for Ledger Nano Gen5 (#4539)
• Update P2Pool to v4.13 (#4543)
• Improve macOS dark mode support (#4537)
• Minor bug fixes

The complete list of changes is available on GitHub, along with the source code.

Contributors for this Release

This release was the direct result of 5 people who worked, to put out 12 commits containing 25 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order, they are:

• tobtoht
• SChernykh
• plowsof
• selsta
• nabijaczleweli

Download

The new binaries can be downloaded from the Downloads page or from the direct links below.

• Windows, 64-bit
• Windows, 64-bit (Installer)
• macOS, Intel
• macOS, ARM
• Linux, 64-bit

A complete guide for the GUI wallet is included in the archives, but an online version is available.

Download Hashes

If you would like to verify that you have downloaded the correct file, please use the following SHA256 hashes:

monero-gui-win-x64-v0.18.4.5.zip, 9f3cf22fdb12cec1df6b1cb4cbe78d48457d68cbccdc46a82920a167885a988c
monero-gui-install-win-x64-v0.18.4.5.exe, 4d0cefe9d639bf2a31c02470c53d2f01c09d31165cedcc6eba184f1ccc7ed196
monero-gui-mac-x64-v0.18.4.5.dmg, aa1b818b7dea2a6315b7a25216e8661b5d4378d1823aa8747c8b39aac59232a0
monero-gui-mac-armv8-v0.18.4.5.dmg, 6b10e9336d9eb804f518a3815152e236ff5615fac3578a445500d92c572949c9
monero-gui-linux-x64-v0.18.4.5.tar.bz2, 6200d97615f23a3701c2cc51da3e9472ccd71561c259ca62f60030ef40ce785c

A GPG-signed list of the hashes is at https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt and should be treated as canonical, with the signature checked against the appropriate GPG key in the source code (in /utils/gpg_keys). To ensure that the files you download are those originally posted by the maintainers, you should both check that the hashes of your files match those on the signed list, and that the signature on the list is valid.

Two guides are available to guide you through the verification process: Verify binaries on Windows (beginner) and Verify binaries on Linux, Mac, or Windows command line (advanced).

Overview

This is the v0.18.4.4 release of the Monero software. This is a recommended release that fixes a bug with Ledger hardware wallet when rejecting secret view key export.

Some highlights of this release are:

• Ledger: make secret view key export mandatory (#10195)
• Wallet: identify spends in pool when scanning (#10153)
• Daemon: relay empty fluffy block on found block (#10206)
• Daemon: correct txpool weight miscalculation in edge case (#10204)
• Daemon: refine sync height selection logic (#10202)
• Additional logging deadlock fixes (#10194)
• Minor bug fixes and improvements

The complete list of changes is available on GitHub, along with the source code.

Contributors for this Release

This release was the direct result of 4 people who worked to put out 14 commits containing 286 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order, they are:

• tobtoht
• 0xFFFC0000
• selsta
• j-berman

Download

The new binaries can be downloaded from the Downloads page or from the direct links below.

• Windows, 64-bit
• Windows, 32-bit
• macOS, Intel
• macOS, ARM
• Linux, 64-bit
• Linux, 32-bit
• Linux, armv7
• Linux, armv8
• Linux, riscv64
• Android, armv7
• Android, armv8
• FreeBSD, 64-bit

Hashes

If you would like to verify that you have downloaded the correct file, please use the following SHA256 hashes:

monero-win-x64-v0.18.4.4.zip, 7eb3b87a105b3711361dd2b3e492ad14219d21ed8fd3dd726573a6cbd96e83a6
monero-win-x86-v0.18.4.4.zip, a148a2bd2b14183fb36e2cf917fce6f33fb687564db2ed53193b8432097ab398
monero-mac-x64-v0.18.4.4.tar.bz2, af3d98f09da94632db3e2f53c62cc612e70bf94aa5942d2a5200b4393cd9c842
monero-mac-armv8-v0.18.4.4.tar.bz2, 645e9bbae0275f555b2d72a9aa30d5f382df787ca9528d531521750ce2da9768
monero-linux-x64-v0.18.4.4.tar.bz2, 7fe45ee9aade429ccdcfcad93b905ba45da5d3b46d2dc8c6d5afc48bd9e7f108
monero-linux-x86-v0.18.4.4.tar.bz2, 8c174b756e104534f3d3a69fe68af66d6dc4d66afa97dfe31735f8d069d20570
monero-linux-armv8-v0.18.4.4.tar.bz2, b9daede195a24bdd05bba68cb5cb21e42c2e18b82d4d134850408078a44231c5
monero-linux-armv7-v0.18.4.4.tar.bz2, 2040dc22748ef39ed8a755324d2515261b65315c67b91f449fa1617c5978910b
monero-linux-riscv64-v0.18.4.4.tar.bz2, c939ea6e8002798f24a56ac03cbfc4ff586f70d7d9c3321b7794b3bcd1fa4c45
monero-android-armv8-v0.18.4.4.tar.bz2, eb81b71f029884ab5fec76597be583982c95fd7dc3fc5f5083a422669cee311e
monero-android-armv7-v0.18.4.4.tar.bz2, 7c2ad18ca3a1ad5bc603630ca935a753537a38a803e98d645edd6a3b94a5f036
monero-freebsd-x64-v0.18.4.4.tar.bz2, bc539178df23d1ae8b69569d9c328b5438ae585c0aacbebe12d8e7d387a745b0

A GPG-signed list of the hashes is at https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt and should be treated as canonical, with the signature checked against the appropriate GPG key in the source code (in /utils/gpg_keys). To ensure that the files you download are those originally posted by the maintainers, you should both check that the hashes of your files match those on the signed list, and that the signature on the list is valid.

Two guides are available to guide you through the verification process: Verify binaries on Windows (beginner) and Verify binaries on Linux, Mac, or Windows command line (advanced).

Overview

This is the v0.18.4.4 release of the Monero GUI software. This is a recommended release that fixes a bug with Ledger hardware wallet when rejecting secret view key export.

The latest CLI release notes can be found on the precedent blog post

Some highlights of this release are:

• Fix Ledger hardware wallet bug when rejecting secret view key export
• Update P2Pool to v4.12 (#4519)
• Minor bug fixes

The complete list of changes is available on GitHub, along with the source code.

Contributors for this Release

This release was the direct result of 3 people who worked, to put out 6 commits containing 23 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order, they are:

• tobtoht
• SChernykh
• selsta

Download

The new binaries can be downloaded from the Downloads page or from the direct links below.

• Windows, 64-bit
• Windows, 64-bit (Installer)
• macOS, Intel
• macOS, ARM
• Linux, 64-bit

A complete guide for the GUI wallet is included in the archives, but an online version is available.

Download Hashes

If you would like to verify that you have downloaded the correct file, please use the following SHA256 hashes:

monero-gui-win-x64-v0.18.4.4.zip, b96faa56aa77cabed1f31f3fc9496e756a8da8c1124da2b9cb0b3730a8b6fbd9
monero-gui-install-win-x64-v0.18.4.4.exe, 4c81c8e97bd542daa453776d888557db1ceb2a718d43f6135ad68b12c8119948
monero-gui-mac-x64-v0.18.4.4.dmg, 811df70811a25f31289f24ebc0edc8f7648670384698d4c768bac5c2acbf2026
monero-gui-mac-armv8-v0.18.4.4.dmg, a6f071719c401df339dba2d43ec6fffe103fda3e1df46f354b2496f34bb61cc4
monero-gui-linux-x64-v0.18.4.4.tar.bz2, e45cb3fa9d972d67628cfed6463fb7604ae1414a11ba449f5e2f901c769ac788

A GPG-signed list of the hashes is at https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt and should be treated as canonical, with the signature checked against the appropriate GPG key in the source code (in /utils/gpg_keys). To ensure that the files you download are those originally posted by the maintainers, you should both check that the hashes of your files match those on the signed list, and that the signature on the list is valid.

Two guides are available to guide you through the verification process: Verify binaries on Windows (beginner) and Verify binaries on Linux, Mac, or Windows command line (advanced).

Overview

This is the v0.18.4.3 release of the Monero software. This is a highly recommended release that enhances protection against spy nodes.

Some highlights of this release are:

• Wallet: increase batch subaddress creation limit to match RPC (#10098)
• Wallet: warn instead of throw when RingDB doesn't include spend (#10150)
• Daemon: improved peer selection with /24 subnet deduplication to disadvantage 'spy nodes' (#10113)
• Daemon: add max_block_count field to getblocks.bin RPC request (#9901)
• Daemon: send ZMQ miner notifications after txpool additions (#10104)
• Daemon: seed node maintenance (#10105, #10112, #10115)
• Daemon: fix on_getblockhash error return on too high height (#10125)
• RPC: allow creating more than 64 addresses at once (#10096)
• Fix logging deadlock (#10066)
• Minor bug fixes and improvements

The complete list of changes is available on GitHub, along with the source code.

Contributors for this Release

This release was the direct result of 13 people who worked to put out 36 commits containing 253 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order, they are:

• tobtoht
• vtnerd
• 0xFFFC0000
• nahuhh
• moneromooo
• WeebDataHoarder
• jeffro256
• Gingeropolous
• lalanza808
• rbrunner7
• hinto-janai
• selsta
• j-berman

Download

The new binaries can be downloaded from the Downloads page or from the direct links below.

• Windows, 64-bit
• Windows, 32-bit
• macOS, Intel
• macOS, ARM
• Linux, 64-bit
• Linux, 32-bit
• Linux, armv7
• Linux, armv8
• Linux, riscv64
• Android, armv7
• Android, armv8
• FreeBSD, 64-bit

Hashes

If you would like to verify that you have downloaded the correct file, please use the following SHA256 hashes:

monero-win-x64-v0.18.4.3.zip, bd9f615657c35d2d7dd9a5168ad54f1547dbf9a335dee7f12fab115f6f394e36
monero-win-x86-v0.18.4.3.zip, e642ed7bbfa34c30b185387fa553aa9c3ea608db1f3fc0e9332afa9b522c9c1a
monero-mac-x64-v0.18.4.3.tar.bz2, a8d8273b14f31569f5b7aa3063fbd322e3caec3d63f9f51e287dfc539c7f7d61
monero-mac-armv8-v0.18.4.3.tar.bz2, bab9a6d3c2ca519386cff5ff0b5601642a495ed1a209736acaf354468cba1145
monero-linux-x64-v0.18.4.3.tar.bz2, 3a7b36ae4da831a4e9913e0a891728f4c43cd320f9b136cdb6686b1d0a33fafa
monero-linux-x86-v0.18.4.3.tar.bz2, e0b51ca71934c33cb83cfa8535ffffebf431a2fc9efe3acf2baad96fb6ce21ec
monero-linux-armv8-v0.18.4.3.tar.bz2, b1cc5f135de3ba8512d56deb4b536b38c41addde922b2a53bf443aeaf2a5a800
monero-linux-armv7-v0.18.4.3.tar.bz2, 3ac83049bc565fb5238501f0fa629cdd473bbe94d5fb815088af8e6ff1d761cd
monero-linux-riscv64-v0.18.4.3.tar.bz2, 95baaa6e8957b92caeaed7fb19b5c2659373df8dd5f4de2601ed3dae7b17ce2f
monero-android-armv8-v0.18.4.3.tar.bz2, 1aebd24aaaec3d1e87a64163f2e30ab2cd45f3902a7a859413f6870944775c21
monero-android-armv7-v0.18.4.3.tar.bz2, 4e1481835824b9233f204553d4a19645274824f3f6185d8a4b50198470752f54
monero-freebsd-x64-v0.18.4.3.tar.bz2, ff7b9c5cf2cb3d602c3dff1902ac0bc3394768cefc260b6003a9ad4bcfb7c6a4

A GPG-signed list of the hashes is at https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt and should be treated as canonical, with the signature checked against the appropriate GPG key in the source code (in /utils/gpg_keys). To ensure that the files you download are those originally posted by the maintainers, you should both check that the hashes of your files match those on the signed list, and that the signature on the list is valid.

Two guides are available to guide you through the verification process: Verify binaries on Windows (beginner) and Verify binaries on Linux, Mac, or Windows command line (advanced).

Overview

This is the v0.18.4.3 release of the Monero GUI software. This is a highly recommended release that enhances protection against spy nodes when using a local node.

The latest CLI release notes can be found on the precedent blog post

Some highlights of this release are:

• Add support for Ledger Flex (#4494)
• Update Qt to 5.15.17 (#4498)
• Update P2Pool to v4.11 (#4505)
• Minor bug fixes

The complete list of changes is available on GitHub, along with the source code.

Contributors for this Release

This release was the direct result of 4 people who worked, to put out 18 commits containing 61 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order, they are:

• luigi1111
• tobtoht
• SChernykh
• selsta

Download

The new binaries can be downloaded from the Downloads page or from the direct links below.

• Windows, 64-bit
• Windows, 64-bit (Installer)
• macOS, Intel
• macOS, ARM
• Linux, 64-bit

A complete guide for the GUI wallet is included in the archives, but an online version is available.

Download Hashes

If you would like to verify that you have downloaded the correct file, please use the following SHA256 hashes:

monero-gui-win-x64-v0.18.4.3.zip, dc9531cb4319b37b2c2dea4126e44a0fe6e7b6f34d278ccf5dd9ba693e3031e0
monero-gui-install-win-x64-v0.18.4.3.exe, 7b9255c696a462a00a810d9c8f94e60400a9e7d6438e8d6a8b693e9c13dca9ab
monero-gui-mac-x64-v0.18.4.3.dmg, 27243b01f030fdae68c59cae1daf21f530bbadeaf10579d2908db9a834191cee
monero-gui-mac-armv8-v0.18.4.3.dmg, 68ea30db32efb4a0671ec723297b6629d932fa188edf76edb38a37adaa3528e6
monero-gui-linux-x64-v0.18.4.3.tar.bz2, 0bd84de0a7c18b2a3ea8e8eff2194ae000cf1060045badfd4ab48674bc1b9325

A GPG-signed list of the hashes is at https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt and should be treated as canonical, with the signature checked against the appropriate GPG key in the source code (in /utils/gpg_keys). To ensure that the files you download are those originally posted by the maintainers, you should both check that the hashes of your files match those on the signed list, and that the signature on the list is valid.

Two guides are available to guide you through the verification process: Verify binaries on Windows (beginner) and Verify binaries on Linux, Mac, or Windows command line (advanced).

EC Divisors (250 XMR prize)

Winner: @fabrizio-m

Fabrizio sped up the divisors library by over 95%. You can see the excellent submission here.

ec-divisors is a library implementing the calculation of divisors of elliptic curve points. These lead to efficient verification of scalar multiplications, as posited by Liam Eagen. FCMP++ uses EC Divisors to improve efficiency generally. This competition was focused on optimizing divisor construction, which affects transaction construction.

Managing slow divisors construction was a pain point for the FCMP++ integration. Fabrizio's 95%+ improvement effectively renders divisors construction negligible. Thanks to Fabrizio, we can now significantly simplify the final FCMP++ integration, and improve the user experience.

helioselene (100 XMR 1st place prize, 30 XMR 2nd place prize)

1st place: @lederstrumpf
2nd place: @rafael-xmr

Lederstrumpf's submission achieved a weighted speed-up of 22% on an AMD Ryzen 5600G, and improved the weighted WASM cycle count by 39%. The judges unanimously declared Lederstrumpf's submission the winner! Lederstrumpf's submission was the strongest foundation to build on. You can see the excellent submission here. As of this writing, @kayabaNerve has already improved on the submission here.

helioselene is a library implementing two curves, "Helios" and "Selene," which form a curve cycle towering Ed25519. Using a "tower cycle" over Ed25519 allows Monero to re-use the existing anonymity set while upgrading to FCMP++. This library is a critical component used in all aspects of FCMP++. Optimizing this library will therefore benefit all user-facing components of FCMP++ (daemon sync, wallet sync, and transaction construction).

Although not part of the official contest rules, we decided to award a 2nd place prize to Rafael, since we unanimously agreed Rafael's submission was 2nd best. Had we not received a submission from Lederstrumpf, we would have had an excellent submission to fall back on here. As such, we sought to reward Rafael's strong effort.

We received a number of quality submissions to this contest, and want to thank all contestants for participating! You can read more on our rationale for selecting the winner here.

What we learned

Form stricter bounds on exactly what code can be modified

Some code in a repo required for tests / benchmarks to run might not be in scope of the competition. Be as clear about which code is out of scope as possible. Explicitly tell contestants that modifiying certain code will be disqualifying.

Form stricter API requirements

Similar to the previous point, be crystal clear about the requirements the API of the code must take on and if it should even be allowed to be modified. Preferably provide downstream code that the API must compile and function correctly with.

Present concrete architectures and toolchains for which the code must run in constant-time

Code runs in constant-time or doesn't on specific architectures and toolchains. For example, LLVM to x86 generates variable-time code for u128 arithmetic in Rust, but constant-time code on x86_64. Give contestants examples of specific toolchains and architectures for which the code must compile to constant-time.

Allocate time for review and 2nd phase

No matter how well you think you define the competition rules, there may be scenarios which crop up where there was widespread confusion about the rules. There may be multiple submissions which have a lot of good work in them, but are in the gray area of validity. A review phase allows judges to clarify rules with contestants and refine submissions, and planning for this ahead of time helps to avoid misunderstandings.

Allocate time for deadline extensions

This one is pretty self-explanatory. Sometimes you need a deadline extension for unforseen circumstances, so allocate time for it.

Make a policy for non-1st place prizes

In a situation where anonymous submissions are allowed, 2nd place prizes can be gamed very easily. Also, game theory states that for a lot of competitions, the best incentive structure is winner-take-all. However, in the case where two submitters are certainly distinct competitors, and both submissions are close in quality, a 2nd place prize may be warranted. This is doubly true when parts of the code of the non-1st place are to be used in production code. Allocate funds for this scenario before the competition, but make sure to clarify that awarding such a prize is strictly up to the judgement of the judges.

Clarify rules for vendored dependencies

If you want to make rules about dependencies in the competition, make sure to specify rules about heavily modified and/or vendored dependencies before the start of the competition.

Spend more time marketing competition in specific circles where people do code competitions

There was a lot of good outreach for the FCMP++ competition, but some of the most fruitful outreach was to circles where there are already a lot of people doing coding/crypto competitions, who aren't necessarily involved in the Monero sphere.

Make sure that submitters always license their code under a permissive license

MIT, BSD, or even GPL, etc.

Setup an optional direct channel of communication for the contestants

Before the competiton starts, setup an offical, but optional, method of communication that lets judges push rule updates, feedback, announcements, etc to contestants. Otherwise, scrambling to find and message each contestant gets hectic very quickly.