- File-level reporting
- Bugfix: In case a selected file was deleted and then its folder was collapsed, an error could occur if no other file or folder was selected.
- A few minor improvements have been incorporated.

- Added native 64-bit support.
- Added support for exFAT drives.
- Improved Windows 7 support.
- Fixed browse issue with the Wizard in Win98.
- Fixed a few other Win98 issues.
- Minor UI tweaks.

- New ‘Shutdown’ variable in ‘Software\WinRAR\Policy’ registry key allows to disable “Turn PC off when done” option for security reasons. Read “Configuration settings/Registry variables” for more details.

- Program Compatibility Assistant in Windows 7 will not display an erroneous “This program might not have installed correctly” message after closing RAR SFX archives created by this beta.

- Improved compatibility with high DPI Windows display mode.

- Bugs fixed:
a) beta 3 did not display archiving commands in context menu if user selected several archives;
b) beta 3 did not handle ‘LongLink’ records in TAR archives correctly;
c) recovery record based repair did not work correctly in previous beta versions;
d) beta 3 could display a folder icon for archived files without a file extension.

- Added U3 smart drive support. (Separate installer)
- Added support for: Adobe Reader 9.0, Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe llustrator CS4, Nero Burning ROM 9, OpenOffice 3.1, AVG AntiVirus 8.0, AntiVir Desktop and Vuze.
- Added Installed date and size to Uninstall Tool.
- Added support for multiple item selection on Start up tool.
- Added support for cleaning Windows 2008 IIS log files.
- Improved Windows 7 support.
- Improved 64-bit Registry cleaning accuracy.
- Improved loading of System Restore Tool.
- Improved various routines in the uninstaller code.
- Fixed Windows 7 Task Scheduler bug.
- Fixed “No Disk” bug when using Wipe Free Space.
- Fixed Win98 support.
- Minor text and translation improvements.
- Minor bug fixes.

Bugfix: In some cases the root folder in TreeSize was not expandable.

- Added custom drive map colors (Options > General > Interface).
- Fixed schedules for multiple drives.
- Fragmented info is now displayed in df.exe.
- ‘Large files’ can now be excluded from freespace defrag (Options > Defrag > Advanced).
- Improvements to the way crash data is collected.
- Various minor UI tweaks.
- Several minor bugs fixed.

- New capture option: Region capture (Thanks to grebulon) (as option in Capture dialog or hotkey: CTRL + PrintKey)
- OCR Feature/PlugIn added (Options menu, Hotkey: F9, full image or selection) - PlugIn download: http://rerecognition-download.ch/irfan/kadmos44/KADMOS.htm
- New command line switches for /capture (4 = use region capture, 5 = start in capture mode using dialog settings)
- New and re-arranged Properties dialogs
- New Color Management options in Properties->Viewing (new LCMS PlugIn needed)
- Burning PlugIn: can burn using Nero or Windows interface (WinXP or later)
- Support for JLS format (JPEG-LS, PlugIn by KATO Kanryu)
- Support for WBZ/WBC/WB1 formats (Webshots formats, PlugIn by V. Paramoshin)
- New display option: Use Resample for zooming (Menu: View->Display options)
- New fullscreen option: Use Resample for zooming (Properties->Fullscreen)
- Option to save changes on exit in now also used for image/file change
- New option in Batch-Scan dialog: Remember last scan counter
- Previous “Search files” dialog results showed again on next search
- Batch rename dialog: Last 15 rename patterns are saved
- New Thumbnails sort options: Sort by image DPI
- New placeholder: $p (image DPI)
- New buttons/options in File-Replace dialog for multiple files
- Resample bug with very special images fixed (TIF bug reported by Secunia, thanks!)
- The option “View->Lock zoom” works now with all display options
- Show PNG and TGA/DDS alpha color options merged (Properties->Viewing)
- New command line option: /reloadonloop
- Reload input source used in /slideshow when list is finished
- Command line, /convert: exit codes added: 0 = OK, 1 = load error, 2 = save error
- Support for TIFs with 12 bits per channel
- New option in Postscript PlugIn: Enable Antialiasing for better quality
- New button in EXIF dialog: Show in GeoHack-Wiki (for GPS coordinates)
- New help menu: Check homepage for updates
- Browsing hotkey: CTRL + SHIFT + number (0-9), decrease file index by number
- Several PlugIns are changed/updated, please install the newest versions