Latest News, Releases and Updates
2 February 2026
SoftPerfect RAM Disk v26.2
- Added: Live resize for mounted RAM disks without the need to unmount.
- Added: Automatic image type detection when mounting image files.
- Added: Native ARM64 builds for Windows on ARM devices.
14 January 2026
SoftPerfect Network Scanner v26.1
- Added: New main IP input box that accepts multiple formats.
- Added: Tree view row spacing option (Compact/Standard/Expanded).
- Improved: MIB Browser performance with a new custom parser.
- Improved: Live display controls moved from menu to a dedicated panel.
- Improved: Background rescan now non-blocking with progress reporting.
9 January 2026
SoftPerfect RAM Disk v26.1
- Added: MB/GB unit selector in the Add Disk and Create Image dialogs.
- Added: Parallel I/O processing for improved throughput on multi-core systems.
- Added: SIMD-optimised memory operations using SSE, AVX2, or AVX-512 where available.
- Added: Lifetime usage statistics showing total data processed, maximum speed, and estimated SSD wear saved.
- Improved: Memory is always securely zeroed before its release back to the system.
- Improved: Driver installation uses the modern INF-based approach, requiring only one reboot when upgrading.
9 January 2026
SoftPerfect NetWorx v26.1
- Added: Taskbar widget display options for rates, graph and labels.
- Added: Lifetime statistics for uptime, speed and usage in the About window.
- Improved: Speed test rate calculation accuracy.
- Fixed: Potential access violation when quitting during speed test.
- Updated: Speed test to handle new infrastructure response format.
12 December 2025
SoftPerfect WiFi Guard v25.12
- Added: Activity heat map showing device activity at a glance.
- Added: Configurable discovery attempts parameter in settings.
- Added: Usage statistics in the About dialog.
- Added: Device icon display in Device Catalog.
- Fixed: Devices occasionally appearing as duplicates.
- Fixed: Custom device comments being overwritten by automatic comments.
9 December 2025
SoftPerfect Network Scanner v25.12
- Added: Column group headers for better organisation of scan results.
- Added: SSL/TLS certificate information grabbing for multiple common ports.
- Added: SSH authentication method detection and extended protocol probing.
- Added: Global DHCP broadcast to discover servers outside current subnet.
- Added: Filter by any column in scan results.
- Improved: Banner grabbing reliability and protocol support.
- Improved: DHCP server discovery now runs asynchronously.
- Improved: Port scan timeout handling to prevent hanging scans.
- Improved: Nmap detection updated for newer versions.
- Improved: User interface with larger, more legible and refined dialogs.
5 December 2025
SoftPerfect NetWorx v25.12
- Added: Custom message text field for notifications.
- Added: "Both" (AND) condition for traffic notifications.
- Added: Y-axis labels and grid display in taskbar widget.
- Fixed: Windows shutdown and hibernation commands in notification actions.
- Fixed: Speed testing that stopped working.
- Fixed: Notification threshold checking incorrect direction for upload-only rules.
1 December 2025
SoftPerfect RAM Disk v25.12
- Added: Dynamic memory allocation. It allocates RAM on-demand as files are written, rather than upfront.
- Added: Automatic TRIM support for NTFS and exFAT to release memory when files are deleted.
- Added: Manual volume type for defining volumes without automatic mounting at startup or logon.
- Added: Graphical bar showing RAM disk allocation and system memory usage in real-time.
- Improved: Console application now waits for drive accessibility after mount/unmount operations.
- Fixed: FAT32 format calculation that could cause an infinite loop.
- Fixed: Orphaned volume GUID entries after unmounting direct I/O volumes.
- Fixed: Various race conditions during driver shutdown and volume deletion.
- Removed: "Mount as Removable" and "Wipe on Dismount" options.
- Removed: Paging file support.
5 November 2025
SoftPerfect Switch Port Mapper v25.11
- Added: SHA-256 support for SNMPv3 authentication.
- Added: Multilingual installer and user interface.
- Added: Filtering and search with match highlighting.
- Added: Any Column option in filters for broader search.
- Improved: MAC address vendor database now more compact and efficient.
- Improved: User interface with larger, more legible and refined dialogs.
- Improved: Grouped columns in the main view for easier identification.
3 November 2025
SoftPerfect NetWorx v25.11
- Added: Multi-language installer with support for additional localisations.
- Improved: UI clarity and intuitiveness with enhanced localisation support.
- Improved: Animated bar appearance with segmented gradients and graph correlation.
- Improved: Usage reports now include inactive adapter data.
- Improved: Display format and unit settings consolidated into a unified control.
- Improved: Migrated to D-Bus-based system tray icon implementation (Linux).
- Improved: Compatibility with SNMP devices lacking non-unicast packet counters.
- Fixed: Time display showing zero in email reports.
- Fixed: Borderless graph window now excluded from Alt+Tab switcher.
8 October 2025
SoftPerfect RAM Disk v25.10
- Improved: UI updated with larger, more legible dialogs and refined button labels.
- Improved: Configuration files are no longer overwritten unnecessarily on shutdown.
- Changed: Auto-launched apps are now stored on a per-user basis and can include parameters.
- Fixed: Truncated labels on FAT32 volumes corrected and volume formatting improved.
30 September 2025
SoftPerfect Network Scanner v25.9
- Added: Banner grabber with wider protocol support.
- Added: DHCP options display and INFORM message support.
- Improved: Cleaner, more intuitive UI with better localisation.
- Improved: Smarter search, filtering and comparison with highlights.
- Improved: Faster port and MAC vendor lookups without downloads.
7 August 2025
SoftPerfect RAM Disk v25.8
- Added: Option to save the contents of image-backed disks before entering sleep mode.
- Added: I/O throughput and session totals display in the status bar.
- Changed: Versioning scheme updated to use the YY.MM format.
1 August 2025
SoftPerfect Network Scanner v25.8
- Added: SHA-256 authentication support in SNMPv3.
- Added: Python scripting support on all platforms.
- Added: Automatic stripping of ANSI escape codes from SSH output.
- Added: Access to environment and application variables in scripting.
22 July 2025
SoftPerfect NetWorx v25.7
- Added: SHA-256 support for SNMPv3 authentication.
- Added: Export of speed, downtime and uptime data in automatic reports.
- Improved: Multiple running instances of the same app are grouped together in the real-time view.
- Improved: Different executables of the same app are grouped together in the usage report view.
- Improved: Installer now includes comprehensive version information for package managers.
- Improved: Various UI refinements and clearer wording throughout.
- Changed: Versioning scheme updated to use the YY.MM format.
21 June 2025
SoftPerfect Switch Port Mapper v25.6
- Improved: Device type detection now includes colour-coded categories.
- Improved: Better compatibility with certain SNMPv2/v3 implementations.
- Fixed: Issue retrieving VLAN membership from dot1qVlanStaticEntry.
- Changed: Versioning scheme updated to use the YY.MM format.
20 June 2025
SoftPerfect WiFi Guard v25.6
- Added: Option to select custom icons for devices.
- Added: Support for XML and JSON reporting formats.
- Added: Device type detection with localised categories.
- Fixed: Main window occasionally opening off-screen.
- Fixed: Issue with removing the app from Login Items on macOS.
- Changed: Versioning scheme updated to use the YY.MM format.
11 June 2025
SoftPerfect Network Scanner v25.6
- Added: Access to remote SNMP, SSH, PowerShell, and other scans from the built-in scripting.
- Improved: Device type detection now features colour-coded and localised categories.
- Improved: Compatibility with certain SNMPv2/v3 router implementations.
- Changed: Versioning scheme updated to use the YY.MM format.
2 June 2025
SoftPerfect NetWorx v7.3.2
- Improved: User interface enhancements.
- Fixed: Network driver issues that sometimes caused internet connection disruptions in other applications.
28 May 2025
SoftPerfect NetWorx v7.3.1
- Added: Native support for Windows on ARM64.
- Added: Geolocation support in netstat for the portable edition.
- Improved: Windows driver updated for enhanced compatibility.
- Improved: User interface wording and behaviour refined throughout.
- Improved: Compatibility with certain SNMPv2/3 router implementations.
- Fixed: Taskbar widget now correctly reinitialises if Explorer crashes.
- Fixed: Startup error when the taskbar was not yet available.
1 April 2025
SoftPerfect Network Scanner v8.2.4
- Added: SSID display in the IP selection dialog for WiFi network identification.
- Added: Setting for RTSP stream scanning (Real-Time Streaming Protocol).
- Added: ONVIF device discovery for compatible cameras and network devices.
- Added: User-defined SNMP output string format for text and binary data.
- Added: Custom Nmap arguments for advanced scanning options.
- Improved: FQDN names used instead of IP addresses to support Kerberos authentication.
- Improved: Persistent host name visibility when switching between group tabs.
28 March 2025
SoftPerfect Bandwidth Manager v3.3.0
- Added: Support for Windows on ARM64.
- Added: Generating reports in TXT, XML, and JSON formats.
- Added: Compatibility with Layer 3 TUN-like adapters for shaping in virtual networks.
- Added: Windows bridging support, allowing bandwidth control using either adapter in the bridge.
- Changed: Windows 10 is now the minimum required version.
27 March 2025
SoftPerfect Connection Emulator v1.9
- Added: Support for Windows on ARM64.
- Added: Compatibility with Layer 3 TUN-like adapters for emulation in virtual networks.
- Added: Windows bridging support that allows emulation on either adapter in the bridge.
- Fixed: Flickering in the applied emulations view and netstat output.
- Changed: Windows 10 is now the minimum required version.
20 March 2025
SoftPerfect NetWorx v7.3
- Added: "Clear" menu item for resetting the graph.
- Added: "Per Year" tab for displaying usage figures grouped by year.
- Added: Secondary taskbar support and display selection for the taskbar widget on Windows 11.
- Improved: Interface reset detection by packet counters for preventing spikes during reconnects.
- Improved: UPnP monitoring ensures that multiple devices do not affect each other when one is offline.
- Improved: Speed Meter displays error details and allows refreshing of the server and IP.
- Improved: Floating graphs snap to screen edges and to each other.
- Fixed: Removal of the app from Login Items on macOS.
- Fixed: Minute labels font size scaling on macOS/Linux.
- Fixed: Line step and size resetting when reopening settings.
- Fixed: Duplicated usage and reporting issues with multiple instances.
- Fixed: Graph position saving when near screen edges.
18 March 2025
SoftPerfect Cache Relocator v1.9
- Added: Support for Arc Browser.
- Added: Support for Visual Studio Code.
- Added: Support for Microsoft Edge Dev, Beta, and Canary.