Release Notes: MetaTrader 4

MetaTrader 4 Forex Trading Platform

1 March 2024
MetaTrader 4 build 1415
The update fixes errors and improves the platform stability.
23 February 2024
MetaTrader 4 build 1409
The update fixes errors and improves the platform stability.
10 November 2023
MetaTrader 4 build 1400: Improved Market security

The new version provides the following changes:

  1. Improved Market security system. Now, in order to run the product, the user must be authorized in the platform with the same MQL5 account via which the product was purchased. The account must be specified under the Tools \ Options \ Community section:




    If no account or an invalid account is specified, the product will not start, and the following message will be printed in the platform journal:
    'ProductName' requires active MQL5 account in Tools->Options->Community
  2. Updated user interface translations.
  3. Fixed errors reported in crash logs.

24 March 2023
MetaTrader 4 build 1380
The update fixes errors and improves the platform stability.
16 January 2023
MetaTrader 4 build 1370
Many fixes and improvements accumulated since the previous release a year ago.
10 December 2021
MetaTrader 4 build 1353

The new version provides the following changes:

  • The minimum supported desktop client terminal version has been increased to 1340. Older terminals will not be able to connect to updated broker servers.
  • General fixes and platform stability improvements.
  • Error fixes based on crash reports.

14 October 2021
MetaTrader 4 build 1350
The update fixes errors and improves the platform stability.
23 July 2021
MetaTrader 4 build 1340
The update fixes errors and improves the platform stability.
14 May 2021
MetaTrader 4 build 1335: Improvements for Wine/macOS

The new version provides the following changes:

  1. We have significantly optimized platform operation under Wine on macOS and Linux:

    • Fixed display of emails, news, chats, as well as of Signals and Market sections.
    • Fixed refreshing of "Navigator" contents in MetaEditor.
    • Improved display of icons on the toolbar.
    • Fixed chart print commands.
    • Fixed One Click Trading panel display.

  2. Updated DMG package for easy MetaTrader 4 installation on macOS computers. With this package, the platform can be installed similarly to any other application: drag the platform icon to Applications and wait for the installation to complete.

    The updated package includes additional components enabling more stable and faster operation. All package users are strongly advised to reinstall MetaTrader 4 by downloading the latest version from https://download.mql5.com/cdn/web/metaquotes.software.corp/mt4/MetaTrader4.pkg.zip

  3. Reduced resource usage by MetaTrader 4 Desktop.
  4. Fixed errors reported in crash logs.


19 March 2021
MetaTrader 4 build 1330
The update fixes errors and improves the platform stability.
10 December 2020
MetaTrader 4 build 1320
This version provides error fixes and platform stability improvements. In particular, the update fixes an error in the optimization of data connections between client terminals and brokers' data centers.
26 November 2020
MetaTrader 4 build 1310
This version provides enhancements for built-in MQL5.community services, as well as error fixes and platform stability improvements.
24 July 2020
MetaTrader 4 build 1280
This version provides enhancements for built-in MQL5.community services, as well as error fixes and platform stability improvements.
24 January 2020
MetaTrader 4 build 1260
The update fixes errors and improves the platform stability.
15 September 2019
MetaTrader 4 build 1220
  1. Fixed occasional slowdown caused by operations with a large number of graphical objects from MQL4 programs.
  2. Fixed passing of non-constant string parameters to DLL functions from MQL4 programs.
  3. Fixed errors reported in crash logs.
9 September 2019
New MetaTrader 4 Platform versions

MetaTrader 4 build 1210:

  1. Optimized "Market" and "Signals" section. In the new version, the product and signal showcases run faster and thus provide a better browsing experience.
  2. Added support for "Market", "Signals" and "Search" in Wine. Linux and Mac OS users can now access the largest store of trading applications along with the copy trading service.
  3. Improved search for access points when connecting to broker servers.
  4. Updated and improved interface translations. We have revised each of the 38 available languages to provide traders with a seamless user experience.
  5. Fixed errors reported in crash logs.

MetaTrader 4 iPhone/iPad build 1195:

  1. Multiple improvements and fixes.
20 December 2018
MetaTrader 4 build 1170

The update fixes errors and improves the platform stability.

We remind you that support for older versions of operating systems, including Windows XP/2003/Vista, has been discontinued. The minimum acceptable OS version for the client terminal is Windows 7.
12 December 2018
MetaTrader 4 build 1160
  1. Changed MQL5 Storage operation protocol in MetaEditor

    To support shared projects, we have updated the protocol of operation with the MQL5 Storage. Therefore, you will need to perform a checkout of all data from the storage after the platform update. Data stored at the MQL5 Storage will not be lost or affected during the update. We recommend that you perform the Commit operation to send all local changes to the MQL5 Storage before updating.

  2. Fixed errors and improved the platform stability.
We remind you that support for older versions of operating systems, including Windows XP/2003/Vista, has been discontinued. The minimum acceptable OS version for the client terminal is Windows 7.
9 November 2018
MetaTrader 4 platform beta build 1145

MetaTrader 4 update will be released on November 9, 2018 in beta mode. The update fixes errors and improves the platform stability.

All traders are invited to join the new version test. To receive the update, connect to the MetaQuotes-Demo server located at demo.metaquotes.net:443. The update will be installed via the LiveUpdate system.

The release build of the MetaTrader 4 platform will be issued after the test.

We remind you that support for older versions of operating systems, including Windows XP/2003/Vista, has been discontinued. The minimum acceptable OS version for the client terminal is Windows 7.
19 May 2017
MetaTrader 4 build 1090
The new version of MetaTrader 4 platform fixes some bugs in the operation of the client terminal.
1234567