Changelog — PDFApps
Description: PDFApps release history. Every version with what changed.

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Release history

# Changelog

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

v1.13.8 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.