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Changelog

Every version of PDFApps and what's new in each. The latest release is always available on the Download page.

v1.13.5 April 22, 2026 Latest

Security audit, installer splash, and macOS DMG

  • macOS .app bundle in a .dmg — replaces the bare Unix binary zip. Mount, drag to Applications, done.
  • Skip update check on system-managed installs — AUR, Snap, Flatpak, apt, and rpm installs are now updated via the package manager instead of the in-app updater.
  • Security hardening — SHA256 checksum validation on update downloads, stricter ZIP/TAR extraction with symlink rejection, atomic config file writes, and 100k page limit in parse_pages.
  • 9 bug fixes across tools — merge validates files exist, watermark guards empty PDFs, encrypt allows empty user password, OCR handles missing language packs, convert shows progress dialog, reorder no longer leaks file handles.
  • Translated installer splash — two-stage splash (static logo during extraction + animated "Loading…" text in the user's language).
  • pypdf bumped to 6.10.2 — multiple security patches (XMP metadata RAM exhaustion, FlateDecode limits, xref stream limits).
  • Updater title and error messages translated in 8 languages. Animated dots (.../../...) while downloading and applying.
  • Download thread cleanup — cancelling the update dialog mid-download no longer leaks QThreads.
v1.12.0 April 13, 2026

5 import formats and 4 export formats

  • Import to PDF — new formats: DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, HTML, and EPUB (on top of TXT, Markdown, and images).
  • Convert from PDF — new targets: PPTX (slides rendered as images), XLSX (text blocks as rows), HTML (semantic headings), EPUB (e-book chapters).
  • Website — hamburger menu, OS-detect CTA, scroll animations, and GitHub stars badge.
  • Performance — non-blocking Google Fonts, explicit image dimensions, WCAG AA contrast fixes.
v1.11.0 April 10, 2026

Bookmarks, night mode, and release notes in updater

  • Bookmarks / TOC panel — clickable side panel showing the PDF outline. Hidden for PDFs without bookmarks.
  • Night reading mode — invert PDF colors for comfortable reading at night, independent from the app theme.
  • Release notes in update dialog — see what's new before clicking install.
  • TOC and night mode buttons moved to the workspace bar where all viewer controls live.
v1.8.3 April 6, 2026

Theme-aware dialogs and security hardening

  • Dialogs (password, text edit, signature) now adapt to light/dark theme
  • Canvas background adapts to the active theme
  • Security audit fixes: path traversal, ZIP slip, PowerShell escaping
  • pypdf bumped to 6.9.2 (CVE patches)
v1.8.2 April 5, 2026

Digital signature and continuous scroll editor

  • Digital signature tool — draw, type with cursive fonts, or import an image; save and reuse
  • Editor now uses continuous scroll across all pages instead of single-page view
  • Drag & drop a PDF anywhere in the window to open it
  • Multi-select PDFs in the file dialog
v1.8.1 April 5, 2026

Presentation mode and fullscreen

  • Presentation mode (F5) — fullscreen slideshow with keyboard navigation
  • Fullscreen (F11) — distraction-free viewing with hidden toolbars
  • Sidebar collapse strip replaced with a hamburger toggle in the workspace bar
  • Reduced viewer page gap from 12px to 4px
v1.8.0 April 5, 2026

Global keyboard shortcuts

  • Ctrl+O — open PDF
  • Ctrl+S — save / apply active tool
  • Ctrl+P — print current PDF
  • Ctrl+W — close current tab
  • Drag & drop opens PDFs anywhere in the window
v1.7.9 March 30, 2026

Installer self-elevation

  • Installer now self-elevates via ShellExecuteW instead of requiring uac_admin in the manifest
  • Fixes WinError 740 when launching the installer from old updater versions
  • Update dialog handles ShellExecuteW failures gracefully
v1.7.4 March 30, 2026

Translation system and localized installers

  • 8 languages: English, Português, Español, Français, Deutsch, 中文, Italiano, Nederlands
  • Auto-detection of system language at startup
  • Installer and uninstaller localized in all 8 languages
v1.0.0 March 23, 2026

Initial release

  • 13 PDF tools: Split, Merge, Rotate, Extract, Reorder, Compress, Encrypt, Watermark, OCR, Convert, Edit, Import, Info
  • Integrated PDF viewer with continuous scroll, search, and tabs
  • Visual editor with redact, text, image, highlight, notes, and form filling
  • Cross-platform: Windows, macOS, Linux

Full release history with auto-generated notes is available on GitHub Releases.