v11.9 [Dec 14, 2022]
- Reader: Startup time significantly improved: The startup performance has been improved significantly. This is especially noticeable when opening PDF files with many pages. In older versions, it can take a while before the first page is visible on the screen. In this version, the number of pages has little effect on the time it takes to display the first page. This makes it much more fun to work with PDF24 Reader. Compared to other PDF Readers, PDF24 Reader now does not have to hide when it comes to the startup time of larger files.
- Reader: PDF preview now also possible with 32-bit apps: We have created a new special PdfPreviewHandler.x86.dll which provides PDF preview for 32-bit applications. This special version of the dll is required for 32-bit applications to load the PDF preview. If you have installed e.g. Outlook x86 on your x64 system, then the preview in Outlook is now possible with the new DLL. During the installation this special DLL is registered in the WOW6432Node section of the Windows registry.
- Reader: Zoom tool "Adjust width and height" optimized: The "Adjust width and height" zoom tool has been optimized. When the horizontal scrollbar is visible, the height of the scrollbar must be taken into account, because in the "Adjust width and height" mode the scrollbars are not visible. Previously, the entire available area was not included in the calculation, so a margin remained at the bottom if the scrollbar was visible before.
- Reader: Too large info icon in the info bar is now smaller: DPI scaling was applied twice, so the icon in the info bar was too large. This problem is fixed.
- Creator: File name was partially not taken over: In the previous version there was a problem with the file name, which was not taken over when loading certain files. For example, if you loaded a Word file, it was given a generic name. The problem is fixed.
- Creator: UI rendering artifact issues fixed: In some cases, artifacts could appear in the UI during certain actions, which are unattractive from the user's point of view. We have investigated these cases and fixed problems. Furthermore, we have made further optimizations to provide a more responsive UI without artifacts.
- Creator: No more error message after canceling the password input dialog: When a password protected PDF is loaded, a dialog is displayed where the user can enter a password. This dialog can also be cancelled or closed. If this dialog is closed or canceled, then no further error message is displayed, because the user has already decided to cancel.
- DocTool: Office files are opened read-only for conversion: For the conversion of Office files we use the COM interface. Here the files are loaded and then exported as PDF. Here it is enough to open the Office files read-only, which we do now and which is also more secure.
- Toolbox: User fonts now visible in the toolbox: The fonts installed per user are now also visible in the Toolbox. These fonts are located in the folder %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Fonts.
- Toolbox: Fixed bug with fonts without name: Sometimes it can happen that fonts do not have a name. This has led to problems in the PDF24 Toolbox because this name is assumed. We have improved this. If the name is not available, then family name is now used as a fallback. This means that such fonts can now also be used.
- Allgemein: Signature problem with the mail function fixed: In version 11.8.0 the mail functions were optimized. However, this had led to the problem that the automatic signature in Outlook was no longer present in the mail. We have investigated this problem and changed the new functions so that the signature is now preserved.
- Common: Ghostscript now also sees the user font directory: The user font directory has been added to ghostscript's sFONTPATH argument, so Ghostscript is now able to find user fonts.
- Common: Fixed problem with shell command in PDF printer: A PDF printer can be configured to save automatically. Here you can also configure a shell command. We have fixed a bug here that prevented the command from being executed correctly if the command string contained quotes, but they are usually necessary due to spaces.
- Common: PDF printer backend optimized: Added a solution to the problem that the PDF printer did not work when either the backend user server or the print job has elevated permissions and the other does not. In this case the print job got stuck in the queue. We have now provided a solution for this problem so that this constellation no longer leads to a problem.
- Common: Core components further optimized: Some core components have been improved again to further increase speed and make some things faster.
- Common: Webview2 updated to version 108.0.1462.46.
- Common: QPDF updated to version 11.2.0.
- Common: Language files updated.
v11.4 [Aug 26, 2022]
- JRE updated to version 18.0.2.
- JRE outputs are displayed in the Debug Console.
- For certain JRE program calls, the outputs were not displayed in the debug Console. The missing outputs are now visible.
- New Ghostscript version.
- Check if the PDF24 folder for temporary files is writable.
- Manual extended and many new details added.
- Special handling for JRE command line arguments.
- Updater: More parameters added.
- Toolbox: Old IE version removed.
- Toolbox: Page enlargement was defective.
- Toolbox: Fixed scroll problem with page magnification icon.
- Toolbox: Tool for editing PDF metadata added.
- Toolbox: Redaction tool now also removes annotations.
- Toolbox: Flickering at startup eliminated.
- Toolbox: Error handling at startup further improved.
- Toolbox: Full mode at PDF to HTML Converter.
- Toolbox: PDF to SVG Converter added.
- Toolbox: PDF to Epub and Epub to PDF Converter added.
- Toolbox: Added startup animation to show Webview2 loading.
- Toolbox: Minimum window size limit.
- Toolbox: Improvement of the tool display for input files.
- Toolbox: Additional task executor to limit resource use.
- Toolbox: Avoidance of double processing.
- Toolbox: Improvements in support for password protected PDFs.
- Toolbox: Added block for favorites.
- Toolbox: Range selection function of pages.
- Toolbox: A problem with umlauts path name was fixed.
- Creator: Assembling of files optimized.
- Creator: Fit tool improved during preview.
- Creator: Flickering further optimized.
- Creator: Overlay preview page orientation optimized.
- Creator: Toolbar of a file optimized.
- Creator: Width of the title element of a file reduced.
- Creator: Page rotation synchronized.
- Creator: Saving a file via the overlay preview.
- DocTool: Output folder for multiple files.
- DocTool: Forwarding files to the toolbox via the file tool UI.
- DocTool: Added optimizations for the page extraction dialog.
- Twain: Scanner functions improved.
- Reader: Display of PDF/A and PDF/X version.
- Reader: CTRL+W shortcut is supported.
v11.3 [Jul 14, 2022]
- pdf24.exe backend system starts when together with the toolbox if the backend process is not already started: If the pdf24.exe backend system is not running, it is started by other PDF24 apps. The PDF24 Toolbox did not do this. This has now been changed so that the Toolbox also starts the pdf24.exe backend system.
- Webview2 updated: The current version 103.0.1264.49 of Webview2 is now used. How to use the Evergreen version of Windows is described in the manual in the registry settings section.
- Installer: More translations added.
- Installer: Checkboxes for creating the Toolbox/Launcher icons: The new checkboxes allow you to control which desktop icons should be created. Usually this is an icon for the toolbox. But now the user has the possibility to decide which icons should be created.
- Installer: MSI Installer detection integrated: If another PDF24 installation via MSI already exists, this will now be detected by the EXE installer.
- Toolbox: Fixed problem when closing the app: Closing the application window right after it appeared could result in a process still running in the background. This problem is fixed.
- Toolbox: Create bookmarks based on file names: The Merge PDF and the Images to PDF tool have now received an option to create bookmarks based on file names. Some users have requested such a feature. If the bookmark function is used with the Merge PDF Tool, then the Java-based implementation is always used when executing the function, since this feature is only available here.
- Toolbox: Problems with merging many PDFs fixed: The Java-based PDF implementation had a problem merging hundreds of files due to command line length limitations. This problem has now been fixed. We have implemented a new command execution mechanism to overcome this limitation and to generally increase flexibility for features we will add in the near future.
- Toolbox: Javascript workers are now destroyed: The previewer now destroys the pdfjs webworker when the previewer is closed to release resources.
- The PDF page renderer, which renders all pages of the PDF, now also destroys the pdfjs webworker when all pages have been processed.
- Toolbox: Potential toolbox crash fixed: The PDF thumbnail generator now uses an executor to limit the number of thumbnail generators running in parallel. The toolbox could crash because too many resources were used by massively parallel running thumbnail generators.
v11.1 [May 4, 2022]
The file attachment feature now converts Postscript to PDF first and then merges the file using one of the available methods. Previously, Ghostscript was used to merge Postscript and PDF files because Ghostscript supports PDF and PS files, but this can cause problems. To eliminate this problem, Postscript is now converted to PDF files first.
v11.0 [Mar 22, 2022]
Shell File Tools Bug fixed.
v10.0 [Nov 5, 2020]
- Fixed page mode from the merge tool in the toolbox: The page mode of the merge tool in the Toolbox was defective. The Toolbox crashed when you used the page mode. This version fixes this problem.
- Problems with editing, blackening, signing, annotating PDF files in landscape mode solved: Editing, blackening, signing and annotating PDF files that are in landscape format could not be performed correctly. After saving the PDF file, the changes were not correctly combined with the actual document. This problem has been fixed.
- Problems with installing additional PDF printers fixed: A problem with installing additional PDF printers via the settings dialog was fixed. The settings interface showed the same name for installed PDF printers.
- Removed use of the setpdfwrite operator: The setpdfwrite operator of Ghostscript is no longer used, because this operator is deprecated.
- Language files updated.
v9.1 [Apr 24, 2020]
- Send as fax not working when fax printer was not installed: If the fax printer was not installed, the functions for sending as a fax did not work due to a missing configuration parameter. This is now fixed and you can send faxes even if the fax printer is not installed.
- Fixed a bug exchanging files with the PDF24 services: Due to an error within a certain function, the file name was not exchanged correctly with the online services PDF24 Mail, PDF24 CloudPrint, PDF24 Fax. This led to some problems there, e.g. a missing file name in the folder for sent faxes. This problem is now fixed.
- Larger timeout for QPDF unlock operation: Sometimes it takes a little longer than expected for QPDF to unlock PDF files. The time limit now depends on the file size, so large PDF files get a little more time to unlock.
- QPDF update to version 10.0.1: This release brings some optimisations regarding speed.
v9.0 [Aug 7, 2019]
- Rotation option for paper and overlay available: We've added a rotation option to the Paper and Overlays option block that lets you customize the paper or overlay page orientation according to the actual document.
- Option to use the save file name chooser dialog in auto save mode: This option can be used to let the user decide where to place the current file in automatic save mode. If this option is enabled and the PDF printer is configured in automatic save mode, a dialog box appears for selecting the file name in which the user must select the save path.
- Merge with zipper method available in the Creator: There is now also the new merge with zipper method available. This new merge mode merges page after page (page one from first file, then page one from second file, ...). This tool is added to the toolbar of the app.
- Function to reverse the page order now available: The Creator has a new function to reverse the page order of a document. The function is available in the context menu of a file that was opened there. Right-click an open file or click the new menu icon, and then click the appropriate menu item. This tool is very useful for scanned documents to reverse the page order and get the backs in the correct order. This is necessary for the new zipper merge, for example.
- Document toolbar of the Creator now has a burger menu item: This burger menu item can be used to show the context menu of a file.
- Re-enabled the internal file explorer of the Creator: We have reactivated the creator's internal explorer and added some optimizations. The file explorer can be activated or deactivated from the main menu of the program.
- Copy/Paste improvements in the PDF reader for form fields: Copy/Paste could not be used in older versions of the Reader for form fields. This is now possible and you can use Ctrl C and Ctrl V in form fields.
- PDF printer file name detection improved: We have improved the code that is responsible for recognizing the filename and path of the printed files. The new algorithm is slightly better.
- Replacement of special characters in file names: We found some more places where special characters in the filename were not replaced. This could lead to unsaved files or unwanted behavior. Invalid file name characters are now also replaced for files attached to a mail to avoid problems here.
- Overlay and paper method improved: We are now using a new algorithm to combine the contents of the files (digital paper and actual document), which gives better results under different conditions. The old method can be used by setting overlay.mode = "old" in the Windows registry settings.
- Translaton file updates.
- Fix for a special PDF auto rotate pages bug: We found this special case that could lead to incorrectly rotated pages in PDF files and we fixed it.
v8.8 [Feb 13, 2019]
- Faster language selection field in the OCR tool: We have over 100 languages available for selection in the OCR tool, which can be selected via the selection box. The list is now long and the loading time of the list was slightly higher than it should be, which was not so easy to use when working fast. We have optimized here. The language selection box is now fast again.
- Correction for an un-inserted OCR text layer in previously compressed PDF files: In previously compressed PDF files, we were unable to merge the OCR text layer with the actual PDF. Here we have also optimized to eliminate this problem. OCR is now also possible with PDF files that were previously compressed.
- Correction for overlay / underlay for PDF files with compressed PDF objects: Merging a PDF with compressed objects was problematic and we had problems with it. This problem has been solved and we are now able to merge PDF files here as well. This feature is the basis for the paper and overlay feature in the software.
- Correction for Overlay / Underlay using the "Repeat Last Page" feature: The problem has crept in one of the last versions. If the option "Repeat last page" was used, the two PDFs were not merged correctly. This problem is now also out of the world.
- Correction when sending files to PDF24 cloud services: Sending faxes to the PDF24 fax service and sending files to the PDF24 online converter resulted in an error. We investigated and fixed the problem. Users using these features should upgrade to PDF24 Creator 8.8.2.
v8.7 [Nov 14, 2018]
- Info window added to sidebar in PDF Reader: The sidebar in PDF24 Reader has been given an info window that displays general information, security information, document info information, metadata information and fonts for the opened PDF. With it we deliver a feature which is gladly seen and which we also gladly use.
- Sidebar in PDF Reader now uses icons instead of tabs: The sidebar in PDF24 Reader no longer uses tabs, but icons, similar to Adobe Reader. These are more flexible and we can use much more elements in the sidebar than before. A new element has already been mentioned above and more elements will follow here to make the PDF24 Reader even better.
- The openwithprogids registry entry can be disabled by flag: Since version 8.7.0 the PDF24 Creator contains a slim PDF Reader. The installer registers this reader in Windows. For this an openwithprogids entry is added to the file type PDF. This entry can now be suppressed by a flag on the command line. With the EXE installation program this is achieved by the argument /NoAddOpenWithProgIds. For the MSI package you have to use the statement ADDOPENWITHPROGIDS=NO.
- Adobe Reader no longer displays PDF24 signature: Adobe Reader no longer displayed the signature created with PDF24, although it was correct. This version fixes the problem and the signature is visible again.
- Length of font map names reduced: The length of fontmap names must not exceed 100 characters in Ghostscript, otherwise errors will occur. The fontmap generator has been adapted accordingly so that only fonts with a shorter name are included.
- PDF Printer Assistant was not always started in the foreground: The PDF printer assistant was partially not started in the foreground in the last version. We have added another statement to bring the wizard to the foreground.
- Delivery of Ghostscript 9.26: Ghostscript 9.26 is recommended by the Ghostscript creators, because there are security problems in the previous versions, which will be fixed with version 9.26. Since we always pay attention to security, we now deliver this version.
v8.6 [Aug 17, 2018]
- Feature: Option to disable certificate creation. The software offers the possibility to create a self-signed certificate to sign a PDF. This option can be deactivated. For this you have to set the DWORD value NoSelfSignedCertCreation=1 in the settings in the registry. You can also set the DWORD value NoCertManagerAccess=1 to hide the links to open the certificate manager.
- Feature: Merge function in assistant can use name of first file The DWORD value AssistantJoinFilesUseFirstName=[1|0] can be used to control whether the wizard should use the name of the first file for the merged file when merging files.
Optimization: More options can be configured in the HKLM area for all users. For further options, the HKLM area can now be used to store configurations centrally for all users. This means that almost all relevant options in the HKLM area are now possible.
- Optimization: Some error messages are now more meaningful. Some error messages are now more meaningful and partly contain recommendations to solve the problem.
- BugFix: Code page in the debug console fixed. Special characters and umlauts were not displayed correctly. The code page was incorrect. This is now fixed.
- BugFix: Fixed scrolling problem in the page extraction interface. Some documents could not be scrolled down far enough so that some pages were not visible. This problem has been solved.
v8.4 [Dec 18, 2017]
- The PDF24 PDF printer Windows Service has been improved. In the event of an error, this should help to find errors better. The messages are now better displayed in the Windows Event Viewer.
- If the mail feature was disabled in the settings, the wizard could not start anymore. This problem is fixed.
- Under Windows XP, there is still the older permission management and there, an admin always has the elevated rights in an application. In newer Windows versions you have to start explicitly with elevated privileges. We use this distinction to make a default selection between 'All Users' and 'Current User'. Since this is not possible under Windows XP, 'Current user' is always selected here by default.
- Save As profiles can now be stored for all users in the HKLM area of the registry. These profiles are then available to all users. A user cannot change such a profile. The cross-user profile location is located under the HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\PDFPrint\Profiles\fo registry path. Be careful when copying user profiles. The 'pdf-ownerPass' and 'pdf-userPass' properties are encrypted in the user profile, so that only the user can see the passwords. With profiles in the HKLM area we cannot reverse this encryption and therefore the passwords must be stored unencrypted there.
- Version 8.4.0 comes with a Crop function. This allows you to set the CropBox and/or TrimBox in the PDF document. In the Save As dialog you can define the corresponding parameters in the crop section independent of the paper format. It is now possible to add crop for the print shop with this new feature. The distances to the paper format edges are configured. X mm are removed from the edges of the current paper format and stored as CropBox/TrimBox in the PDF.
v8.2 [Jun 8, 2017]
Improvement: Print job name of print tool changed
The print tool in the assistant and the creator now uses the name of the printed file as print job name in Windows.
Improvement: Use the online converter if no PDF printer is installed
The DocTool now asks to use the online PDF converter in case that there is no PDF printer installed on your computer which can be used to convert to PDF.
Improvement: Scanner import tool can be disabled
The scanner import tool can now be disabled via the NoTwainImport (DWORD) option in the settings.
Improvement: Message if the PDF24 Windows service is not running
A message is now shown if the PDF24 Windows service is not started and if there is a pending print job in the printer queue of the PDF printer. The message says that this service is required and there is a button in the message to start the service.
BugFix: Cloud print error in assistant
The cloud print tool in the assistant resulted in an error and the tool could not be used. This is fixed.
BugFix: Rendering of buttons improved
Buttons were not rendered correctly if the Windows DPI scaling was used. We have fixed this issue and buttons looks good now on systems with standard 96 DPI and higher values.
v8.1 [Feb 24, 2017]
Improvement: Windows Font support improved.
v8.0 [Nov 7, 2016]
BugFix: Loading of PDF files with small errors
The loading of PDF files with small errors was broken in version 8.x. We have investigated this issue and we have found the bug. This version fixes this, so that version 8.0.3 can load PDF files with small recoverable errors again.
Improvement: A lot of language files updated
About half of the over 30 language files are now up to date and all texts of these files are translated. The other half contains some untranslated texts. If the application finds an untranslated text, then the corresponding English text will be used instead. We update language files on a rolling basis and we bring new language files with new versions.
Improvement: Issue with file extensions fixed
We have overworked some code parts where it comes to replacing file name extensions. The problem is to find out whether the file name has an extension or not. This version looks for registered extensions in the system and if an extension is registered then the application replaces the old extension with the new one. If the extension is not registred, then the new extension is simply appended.
BugFix: File Explorer Drag & Drop Bug of folders fixed
If you wanted to move a folder by dragging and dropping them to the new place, then it could happen that the application moved the wrong folder, the folder below or above, depending on the move direction and where the name was clicked. We have fixed this bug.
v7.7 [Apr 5, 2016]
Added support for multiple PDF printers
Several minor improvements and fixes.
v7.6 [Jan 28, 2016]
BugFix: Print action of the Assistant did not applied the selected profile
The print action of the assistant did not applied the selected profile, so that e.g. the digital paper has not been combined with the actual file. The problem is fixed.
BugFix: Click on the embedded image could crash the application
A click on the embedded image of the application windows could crash the application. We have fixed that so that a click on the image now behaves correctly.
Improvement: Language file updates
We got some new translated texts and we have update the corresponding language files. Five language files more are now up to date.
v7.4 [Oct 5, 2015]
Feature: New tool to compress PDF files
The main change of this version is the new PDF compression tool. This tool can be used to compress existing PDF files by manipulating some parameters which reduces the size of PDF files. The tool is very easy to use. Just open it, add PDF files, modify the default settings if you like and have a look at the resulting size. If the new size is acceptable, save the compressed PDF files. You can also open the compressed file to ensure that the quality of the compressed file is good enough.
Improvement: Operating window optimized
We have optimized the operating window because we have seen some problems under certain conditions. The window could block an operation and could not be closed in that state. We have overworked the relevant parts so that the problem should be fixed.
Improvement: Optimized determination of printer job file names
If the name of a print job is very cryptic or if the name represents an URL it's a bad decision to choose that name as a file name because the name can also contain some bad characters. The file chooser dialogs warns the user in that case. We have optimized a bit here. We replace bad characters and use alternative names if the name is very long.
Improvement: Tooltips improved
The software uses tooltips to explain the tools. Tooltips in old versions where a bit limited. We have improved that parts so that tooltips can now also be multi-line and displays at better positions. Now we can show better and longer texts which helps to understand that tool better. The new compression tool uses the new tooltips.
v7.3 [Sep 10, 2015]
Version 7.3.1
(14.09.2015)
Uses again the older Ghostscript 9.14
This version installs and uses the slightly older Ghostscript 9.14 instead of the latest version 9.16. We have seen some problems with Ghostscript 9.16 so that we decided to switch back. Problems with Ghostscript 9.16 are the following: Unable to load files with umlauts. Unable to process some PDF files with minor errors whereas Ghostscript 9.14 can process them.
v7.1 [Aug 26, 2015]
Version 7.1.0
(26.08.2015)
- Improvement: Better PDF printer configuration.
The installer of version 7.1.0 uses a better PDF printer configuration. TrueType fonts are now downloaded as softfonts by default. This fixes a lot of bugs related to font problems such as font substitution or character issues. User who had problems with fonts should try this version.
- Extension: New user configuration options.
The user configuration now has the option keys NoOnlineConverter, NoShellContextMenuExtension, NoShellFileContextMenuExtension, NoShellDirectoryContextMenuExtension, NoShellBackgroundContextMenuExtension, NoEmbeddedBrowser. All of these options are of type DWORD. A value of 1 disables the corresponding feature whereas a value of 0 leaves that feature enabled. Al of these options can be manipulated via the settings of the software.
- Extension: Some extension in the settings interface.
There are two new sections in the interface. The first one is the Explorer context menu section. Here you can enable/disable all or some of the Explorer context menu extension features. The second section can be used to control the features of the application where you currently can enable/disable the PDF24 Online Converter as fall-back tool. The interface itself can now new resized, minimized and maximized. We have also optimized the left pane of the windows.
- Extension: The setup now installs the latest Ghostscript 9.16.
- Extension: Updates of language files. Please send us translation of the new texts.
v7.0 [Jun 24, 2015]
BugFix: Preview of the assistant broken if a PDF password is inside a profile
BugFix: Profile with PDF password without using the Save As dialog wrongly applied
v6.9 [Nov 11, 2014]
- BugFix: Fixes some issues regarding the auto conversion of documents.
v6.7 [Jul 4, 2014]
- PDF24 Creator can use the PDF24 Online PDF Converter
- BugFix: UrlLib issue fixed
- Improvement: Language file fixes and updates
- Improvement: Optimized auto save feature
v6.5 [Jun 4, 2014]
- BugFix: Fixed a bug in the PDF lib
There was a bug in the PDF lib which caused an application crash when reading some special PDF files. We have fixed that one.
- BugFix: Image of the progress window did not scale
The progress windows was optimized for 96 DPI. Higher DPI settings caused a gap at the right side of the window which was a little bit ugly. We have fixed that issue and now the progress windows is DPI aware.
- Improvement: Moved a settings area
We have moved the block PDF Printer Tool from the general element to the PDF Printer element because this block is more related to this section.
- Feature: Progress window can be disabled in auto save feature
The progress window could be annoying when saving a lot of documents automatically. The window can be disabled in the settings in the auto save section.
- BugFix: Language files fixed
There was a wrong key element in all language files so that there was a not replaced placeholder in the save as dialog. We have corrected that.
v6.2 [Dec 12, 2013]
- Improvement: Default file name for the auto save feature
- Improvement: PDF24 Tray menu can be opened with left mouse button
- Improvement: Settings module optimized
- Improvement: Layout orientation (horizontal/vertical) is now saved in profile
- Improvement: File extension handling via printer interface is now more intelligent
- Improvement: Updated translation files
- Feature: Send To entry for the PDF24 Creator
v6.0 [Oct 28, 2013]
- BugFix: Fixes a bug when saving without GUI
v5.6 [Jun 10, 2013]
BugFix: Fixed an issue with the file name of the email as feature.
Feature: Email subject line is filled with the file name.
BugFix: Fixed an issue with the PDF info meta information.
Improvement: Optimized language file parts for the assistant.
Improvement: More room for button text.
v5.5 [May 30, 2013]
BugFix: DPI values in Save As dialog were not applied in save process
DPI value changes in Save As dialog were not applied in save process. This was a bug. Only the default quality profile values were used. Changes of the DPI values had no effect on PDF file size or image quality.
BugFix: Some fixes regarding periods in file names
Determination of file names from the printer interface had a little bug, because the method behind that feature has removed the file extension, which was the cause for a file name issue. If there where periods in filenames such as my.document.docx then the PDF creation process has used the name my.pdf as save file name. We have overworked related parts of the creator and hopefully we have found all places.
Language file Portuguese updated
v5.4 [Mar 20, 2013]
Improvement: Added new languages to the installer
The PDF24 Creator itself has several language files which can be used. The installer, on the other hand, had only a few languages which could be used during the installation phase. The new available languages are: Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Czech, Dutch, Greek, Hebrew
Improvement: Language file Greek added
Improvement: Ghostscript 9.07 is now installed
All improvement of the new version of Ghostscript are therefore available. The new Ghostscript option -dFastWebView is used by the creator.
Improvement: Opening of folders in the integrated file explorer of the editor optimized
The file explorer of the pdf24 editor now automatically opens the containing folder when the first file is loaded. This is a very cool features because this folder is most of the time the folder to work with so that you can do something in that folder again and again without to open it manually. Especially useful when opening a file via the "Open with" dialog.
Improvement: Saving the last profile in assistant
The selected profile is saved as last used profile when the assistant closes and not only when the pdf save operation was executed. This behavior is the more expected one.
Improvement: Added fontmap creation to the setup
The installer now create the fontmap which Ghostscript uses. The map is created based on the fonts in the windows font folder.
v5.3 [Feb 19, 2013]
BugFix: TWAIN (Scanner) bugs fixed
Importing from scanner or camera could be very hard because the used driver had some bugs. Some users reported GUI issues and other problems in this part. We have overworked the corresponding part of the PDF24 Creator to provide a more reliable component and we hope that all that issues are now a thing of the past.
Furthermore importing multiple pages at once should now also be possible.
Feature: Loading files by command line when the PDF24 Editor is opened
Only one instance of the PDF24 Editor can be opened at a time. If you tried to load some files by command line when the PDF24 Editor was already opened then nothing happened. This version provides that feature. If the Editor is open and if you want to load files by command line then the files are loaded in the already opened instance.
Improvement: Optimized the installer to fix an PDF creation issue
If you already had an old version installed and if you installed an update or a new version then it could occur that you couldn't create PDF files any longer. The problem was old files, virtualized by the Windows UAC. The installer now detects such a case and installs the PDF24 Creator so that PDF creation is possible.
v5.2 [Dec 12, 2012]
Version 5.2.0
(12.12.2012)
We recommend to update to the new version because of the fixes described below.
BugFix: Font issue fixed when merging PDF files
Merging PDF files together could cause character problems in the final document. Some text have used the wrong font and therefore some letters could not be displayed correctly. This problem is fixed.
Change: Font settings in PDF output filter removed
The font settings are now controlled fully by the PDF24 Creator to ensure that the final PDF file does not contain font problems.
Improvement: Optimized some internal processing parameters
To optimize the PDF output we have optimized some internal processing parameters. Now the output of some PDF files are better.
BugFix: Not removed temporary files
The Drag & Drop feature of the PDF24 Editor has not removed some temporary files after the application was closed. This bug is fixed.
Language file update for Japanese
New language file Hebrew
v5.0 [Nov 16, 2012]
Version 5.0.0
(16.11.2012)
BugFix: Fixed an Word 2010 related conversion issue
Feature: Language file for Portugal added
Improvement: Language file updates
BugFix: Fixed scanner (TWAIN) issues
Feature: Load last profile in Save As dialog automatically
Improvement: Overriding files improved
Improvement: Improved image quality in Image To PDF feature
Improvement: Improved image quality in saving to PDF process
Improvement: Optimized quality of internal preview
Feature: Integrated new option when saving to PDF
Improvement: Buttons rearranged in PDF24 Assistant
Improvement: Optimized the background in the GUI of the PDF24 Assistant
Removed the default quality part from the settings. Is no longer necessary.
Improvement: Save As dialog optimized to ease the usage.
Improvement: Save as PDF process optimized to control the quality with the parameters a little better.
Improvement: Mail As PDF
Improvement: Element Customize... added to the profile selection in PDF24 Assistant
Improvement: Load multiple files with the PDF24 Editor on command line
BugFix: PDF file filter issue fixed
Improvement: Hidden and system files are never displayed in the file list of the PDF24 Editor.
BugFix: Missing file extension when saving a file in PDF24 Assistant
Update mode is not automatic by default
Improvement: Added new Ghostscript version to the setup
Improvement: Optimized internal processing parameters
Improvement: Improved message boxes in PDF24 Assistant
Improvement: Image to PDF tool determines image DPI which is then used in the PDF file
Improvement: PDF/X and PDF/A settings pages in Save As dialog combined with the PDF page
Feature: PDF/A-1 and PDF/A-2 Standard added
Improvement: A lot of minor improvements in the Save As dialog formular
BugFix: Fixed an issue when using some special characters in PDF informations
BugFix: Fixed a potential time computation problem in update process
v3.5 [Aug 3, 2011]
Create a PDF file out of any application which provides a print option.
Creation of other file types: PDF/A, PDF/X, PS, EPS, PCL, PNG, JPEG, BMP, PCX, TIFF, PSD
Self-explanatory user interfaces
Easy installation with a few clicks
PDF creation assistant, PDF editor, PDF screen capture
New PDF printer driver with more features
Profiles to control quality and size of a PDF
Find out a PDF file name from windows printing interface for PDF files generated by PDF printer
Convert images to PDF PDF watermark and stamp PDF
Supports digital paper, letter paper Secure a PDF with a password Set document properties and permissions Sign PDF files Personalize PDF24 Creator
Automated updates
Supported multi-user environments
New settings area with a lot of new options
Windows tray icon with useful features
For Windows XP, Vista and 7.
v2.6 [Nov 25, 2009]
Version 2.6.2 of PDF24 PDF Creator is now installable and useable within windows terminal server. This version has been tested within a Citrix terminal server environment.
