64-bit
zipdownload.mikrotik.com · publisher domain- File name
- WinBox_Windows.zip
- SHA-256
- f2dc282abe7e1b8f63b13b2ba6a893b6d1c16671e2c8f8a6a5a9d3956f36100b
WinBox
by MikroTik · Proprietary
100/100how this is calculated
Small utility that allows administration of MikroTik RouterOS using a fast and simple GUI.
Record
- Latest version
- 4.3
- Release date
- 20 Jul 2026
- Official page
- https://mikrotik.com/download
- Package identifier
- Mikrotik.Winbox
Official downloads
These URLs are the ones MikroTik declares in its own manifest. We do not proxy or shorten them, and we do not host a copy.
Verify the file you downloaded
Run this against the file on disk. If the output does not match the hash below, the file is not what MikroTik published. Delete it.
Windows · PowerShell
Get-FileHash "WinBox_Windows.zip" -Algorithm SHA256macOS · Linux
shasum -a 256 "WinBox_Windows.zip"Expected output
f2dc282abe7e1b8f63b13b2ba6a893b6d1c16671e2c8f8a6a5a9d3956f36100b
Got a different hash, or one you cannot place? Paste it into the hash checker and it will tell you which program and version it belongs to, past releases included.
Download WinBox for Mac
The macOS build as Homebrew declares it, with the same treatment as the Windows side: the publisher's own URL and a hash to check it against.
- Version on Homebrew
- 4.3
- File name
- WinBox.dmg
- SHA-256
- 5681d03e32133858b3dc541c78c1bae38cb3355b5fd98326ac725e0bd8bab570
- Install with Homebrew
- brew install --cask winbox
How we scored this 100 out of 100
| Signal | Finding | Points |
|---|---|---|
| SHA-256 hash published | 1 of 1 installers ship a SHA-256 hashWithout a published hash there is no way to prove the file you downloaded is the file the publisher built. | 30 / 30 |
| Binary provenance | 1 on the publisher's own domainThe strongest signal against a repackaged installer: the file should come from the publisher, not from a mirror nobody vouches for. | 35 / 35 |
| Served over HTTPS | 1 of 1 over HTTPSAn installer fetched over plain HTTP can be modified in transit. | 15 / 15 |
| Release recency | last release about 1 months agoSoftware that has not shipped in years accumulates unpatched vulnerabilities. | 15 / 15 |
| Licence declared | ProprietaryA declared licence tells you what you are actually allowed to do with the software. | 5 / 5 |
Is WinBox safe to download?
Yes, in the sense we can actually verify: the installer downloads from mikrotik.com, which is a domain we have tied to MikroTik.
The installer on this page comes with the SHA-256 MikroTik declared, so you do not have to take our word for it: hash the file you downloaded and compare.
What this does not tell you is whether the software itself is any good, or whether you want what it does once installed. A publisher can ship something you would rather not run and the download is still authentic. We answer the question we can measure and leave the other one to you.
If Windows says “Windows protected your PC” when you run it, that is SmartScreen reporting reputation, not a malware verdict — it shows up on perfectly legitimate software from small publishers and on releases that are simply new. The reverse matters more: no warning does not mean the file was checked.
How the 100/100 score is calculated · why the source matters more than the reputation
Install WinBox with winget
Windows ships with a package manager, and this program is in it. The identifier below is the one Microsoft's repository uses, which is also where the download URL and hash on this page come from.
Install
winget install --id Mikrotik.Winbox --exactUpgrade later
winget upgrade --id Mikrotik.WinboxWhy --exact: without it winget matches on name as well as identifier, and a search that returns more than one package makes it stop and ask rather than install. Pinning the identifier is what makes the command safe to put in a script.
Not installing anything, or getting an error back? The commands that actually come up covers upgrading everything at once, what --include-unknown is for, and why winget can be missing from a machine that should have it.
Old versions of WinBox7 with hashes
The version history of WinBox, each release with the download URL the publisher declared at the time and the SHA-256 to check it against. Useful when an update breaks something and you need to downgrade to a build that worked.
We do not host any of these files and never re-upload them, which is the difference between this and an old-version download site.
4.2
released 08 Jul 20260935C09B84FE90DE350A4FDE9B7EE1ED15C17D552CA5AF6C2F3252A8A04C50B3
4.1
released 14 Apr 20263201236CC21B19A2889066D2FAEA9DD4CCF0A4E54C895D747388451A20BBD752
4.0.1
released 16 Feb 2026179D58F13CF2D580097620A091414477B742D142ED1DB20EA5E6129C3B2A561D
3.43
released 02 Oct 2025A4038E4E09A34285C8DA8D8C2930EE38EA5BEEAD2B6FFCD60130CDC8030E2E6B
5B41CF51FD81E8D082687F6B522159CF4ABA22E6DF8EDC486721D4E09507B6E9
3.42
released 26 May 20252F06A207043014DFE28966D62EC43D35791FA4A52172C6335DBD661701B52AE9
47E83DFD0F9680D2E9623FEE92C0ACC4DB40EA4272EDEB53164304620305A24F
3.41
released 24 Jul 2024372A52102E582A9AA576591221116D5950F8C4965C8C671F8E7A614A0EF4C261
8BC3ECF1F35952600ECB1A380C38C88E9D63C081A32204FD094D588230070BF6
3.40
released 10 Oct 202391162BDF1122A4FBDDA31C31F37C92AA2D41897617EB37DBE4C7A311F96C7587
91F7B0456619DBFC19940A85566C949CE3718321F32709886DF5125C71F0B6B7
Publishers take old builds offline without warning, so a link here can stop working even though the hash stays correct forever. If you already have the file, the hash is what matters: it tells you whether what you have is what they published.
Every version on record8
Every WinBox version with a published manifest, newest first. The most recent ones are listed above with their file names and hashes.
- 4.3
- 4.2
- 4.1
- 4.0.1
- 3.43
- 3.42
- 3.41
- 3.40
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Not related to WinBox — just other entries, each with its own official URL and published hash.
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- WinMergeWinMerge is an open source differencing and merging tool for Windows.
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Where our data comes from
- macOS cask
- formulae.brew.sh/cask/winbox