DC++ 0.881 is out

A new DC++ release has been made available to download this week. Version 0.881 continues to be a largely code maintenance release, however, this time it also comes with some improvements on the user interface as well.

First and foremost with this release DC++ is moved to a modern compiler platform that produces an executable that shoud be considered secure and acceptable by modern Windows versions long term, with their default security settings. Since these defaults can change and go stricter at anytime it is highly recommended for users running Windows 11 to upgrade their DC++ to version 0.881.

There’s also a revamp of many icons throughout the user interface which makes DC++ more fit visually to modern Windows themes. An away status indicator overlay is also added to the taskbar icon. The look of the list of users and their details in the Users window has been modernized as well; more of this kind of improvements to come in the next release.

The optimized (64-bit) build is now compiled with use of SSE4.2 CPU instructions making further improvements in performance for those with capable hardware. We still provide a legacy (32-bit) build for users with older computers.

Plenty of supporting libraries that DC++ has built in have also been upgraded to the latest and greatest versions, improving security and stability.

There are also many less important or unlisted improvements; for a complete list of fixes as always please refer to the changelog or the list of commits.

As usual, the availability of this new testing release will be advertised at the start of the program for a small set of the userbase from now. If no bigger problems are reported, DC++ 0.881 will be set as a stable release within a few weeks.