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This 10.01.0 release removes the "-dNEWPDF=false" command line option to fall back to the deprecated, old PDF interpreter.

http://ghostscript.com/

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Use this application that emulates a virtual PDF printer for Windows and print directly to PDF, PDF/A, PDF/X, PNG, JPEG, TIF or text formats.

License: GPLv3

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[feature] Scripting Interface

https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF

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Der PDF24 Creator ist ein Programm zum Erstellen von PDF Dateien aus (fast) jeder Anwendung heraus.

Mit dem PDF Creator verwandeln Sie ganz einfach gängige Dokumentformate in PDF Dateien. Der PDF Creator agiert als PDF Drucker, um PDF Dokumente aus jedem beliebigen Dokument zu erstellen. Diese PDF Software ist vollkommen kostenfrei.

Changelog

    Common: QPDF updated to version 11.3.0
    Common: Webview2 updated to version 111.0.1661.41
    Common: wxWidgets updated to current version

    PDF Printer: Keep multiple hyphens in file name:

    Multiple consecutive hyphens are now no longer removed from the file name, as some users require this.

    DocTool: Compression function added to the DocTool command line:

    The compression function can be used via the command line switch '-compress'. With this switch it is possible to compress files with the DocTool. The shell extension uses this function.

    Shell Extension: New DLL available:

    The first version of the new shell extension in the form of a DLL is available. The new DLL makes working with files in Windows Explorer more convenient. Many functions are now available directly in the context menu of a file. This change increases productivity and saves time when working with PDF files. Shell extension settings also work again now. The shell extension DLL can be registered and thus used in Windows via the MSI property 'USESHELLEXTENSIONDLL=Yes' and via the corresponding checkbox in the EXE installer. The new shell extension DLL is not active by default, but still the old static variant.

    Toolbox: Invoice tool sometimes did not create PDFs:

    The invoice tool in the Toolbox did not create PDFs if the invoice number contained a character that cannot be used for file names, such as a slash (/). This problem has been fixed.

    Toolbox: Another problem with loading fonts fixed:

    Fixed another font loading issue related to the "Edit PDF" tool. An error occurred and the font selection remained empty. Further improvements have been made here.

    Toolbox: Change/unify page size tool added:

    The tool for changing or unifying the page size was already available online. Now it is also available offline in PDF24 Creator.

    Toolbox: Split PDF Tool optimized:

    The new version of the Split PDF tool creates smaller files for some specific PDFs. Sometimes it is the case that many objects remain in the file because they are referenced in annotations. We have checked some cases. The current implementation is now able to remove references so that only the objects needed for the extracted parts remain in the file. There may be other cases that are not yet considered. If this is the case, feel free to send us a PDF so we can analyze this.

    Toolbox: PDF merging tool optimized:

    The new version is able to retain page/outline tree elements of merged items, and the new version is also better at handling link annotations to merged pages. As much information as possible should be retained and the new optimized version of the tool has made significant progress in this regard.

    Toolbox: Icon for switching the scissors in the Split PDF Tool:

    With the new icon you can switch the scissors in the Split PDF Tool. With this you can achieve that a scizzuor is used after each page. Then you can disable individual scissors to not split after certain pages. This facilitates some use cases.

    Toolbox: Overlay handler uses new implementation:

    The overlay handler has been changed to a different implementation that can handle PDFs with crop boxes. This change also affects the "Edit PDF", "Annotate PDF", "Blacken PDF" and "Sign PDF" tools. If you have experienced problems with shifted text after saving in the past, this new version will most likely fix the problem.

    Reader: Fixed crash issue:

    We have fixed a crash issue when a GOTO action in a page has invalid information and thus the GOTO cannot be executed.

    Reader: Jump to a page using the thumbnail view:

    The following problem existed in older versions: Click thumbnail, scroll down, click selected thumbnail again, does not jump back. This condition has been improved so that it jumps back to the page even if the thumbnail has been clicked before.

    Reader: Optimization of the scrolling during rotation change:

    This new optimizer scrolls to the location that was visible before the rotation was changed. This avoids jumping around when changing the page rotation, which was annoying in previous versions.

    Reader: Zoom change scroll optimizer improved:

    The new version of the optimizer uses the current mouse position as a gravity point, so the area around the mouse position remains in the viewport. This makes zooming with the mouse wheel + CTRL much more comfortable.

    Reader: Page background a little brighter:

    The page background is now a bit lighter, because the color contrast between white pages and too dark background is a challenge for the eyes.

    Reader: Problems with the preview view fixed:

    Rotated pages are now correctly displayed in the preview. Changing the rotation of the pages is now also reflected immediately in the preview. The preview elements now also have a small padding, which improves the display.

    Reader: Intermediate states in thumbnail window by zooming and rotating eliminated:

    Zooming and rotating pages could result in multiple state changes in the thumbnail window, which was bad. This has been improved and the intermediate state has been removed.

    Reader: Eliminated another reason for crash:

    Double-clicking on a word containing only one letter and pressing CTRL+F could cause a crash. This has now been fixed.

    Reader: Copy selected word to the search input field using CTRL+F:

    Selecting a word and pressing CTRL+F no longer copied the selected word to the search input field. This is fixed.

    Reader: Click on icon "Fit to window" improved:

    Clicking the "Fit to Window" icon updates the scale value so that a page fits completely within the viewport. Also, the scroll bars are now updated so that the most visible page in the viewport is fully visible.

    Reader: Aktuelle Seite drucken verfügbar:

    Die Option "Aktuelle Seite drucken" ist jetzt im Windows-Druckdialog aktiviert, mit der Sie die am meisten sichtbare Seite drucken können. Das Drucken von mehreren Seitenbereichen folgt in der kommenden Version.

    Reader: A temporary file was not deleted:

    In the function JsPlatform_Mail a temporary file was not deleted. This problem is fixed.

    Reader: Javascript mail function call without data:

    Calling the Javascript mail function without data should send the current file as a copy. PDF24 did not do this. This has now been improved and the current file is attached to the mail dialog.

    Reader: Page context menu extended:

    There are now new entries in the context menu of a page. The user can print the page via the context menu. Likewise, one can also print the current view area.

    Reader: Multiple files can be opened with one command line call:

    Previously, you could only open one file with Reader on the command line. Now you can open more than one file.

    Reader: Fixed a problem with the snapshot function of a scrolled view:

    Fixed an issue with the snapshot function related to a scrolled view. The snapshot rectangle was not displayed correctly. This has been improved and the visual representation is now correct.

    Reader: Snapshot function has new continuation functions:

    Previously, the snapshot was copied directly to the clipboard. Now the user can choose what to do with the snapshot via a menu. The user can copy the snapshot to the clipboard, save it as a file or print it.

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Die Freeware "PDF Split and Merge" fügt einzelne PDFs zusammen und umgekehrt. Sie haben mehrere Präsentationen als PDF vorliegen und müssen daraus eine einzelne erstellen - jedes PDF in die Ursprungsdatei zurückzuverwandeln, anschließend zusammenzufügen und danach erneut zu konvertieren gestaltet sich als mühselig und zeitintensiv.

Die Freeware "PDF Split and Merge" kürzt den Prozess ab, indem es bereits existierende PDFs über nur wenige Mausklicks trennt oder zusammenfügt.

Release Notes

    JDK 20
    JavaFX 20
    Fixed loading workspace from the command line with  --workspace=/path/to/file.json
    Added a Close button to the logs viewer to go back to the latest active tool
    Updated translations
    Clear button in single input tools made consistent with the one in multiple inputs tools
    Adjusted column width so that file name column is wider then others

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SepPDF is a tiny PDF file splitter with drag-and-drop support.

License: Freeware

Whats new:>>

Fixed some bugs.

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/foresth/home/indexe.htm

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doPDF is a free PDF converter for both personal and commercial use. Using doPDF you can create PDF files by selecting the "Print" command from virtually any application. With one click you can convert your Microsoft Excel, Word or PowerPoint documents or your emails and favorite web sites to PDF files. doPDF is a free PDF converter, it is not a PDF viewer. To view PDF files you will need the free Adobe Reader.

doPDF installs itself as a virtual PDF printer driver so after a successful installation will appear in your Printers and Faxes list. To convert to PDF, you just have to print the document to doPDF, the free pdf converter. Open a document (with Microsoft Word, WordPad, NotePad or any other software), choose Print and select doPDF. It will ask you where to save the PDF file and when finished, the PDF file will be automatically opened in your default PDF viewer.

Freemium

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    Added: Macro for server computer name
    Updated: Document printing management improved (reduced print queue timeouts)
    Fixed: Windows driver restrictions check for setup
    Fixed: Cancel jobs re-added by spooler after service restart

http://www.dopdf.com/

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    [feature] Network printing support
    [feature] SVG file support
    [update] Ghostscript 10.01.1
    [update] Changed default time server
    [bugfix] PDF/X code regression
    [setup] Visual C++ Redistributable 14 dependency check

https://github.com/clawsoftware/clawPDF

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Kleines Scan-Tool, das die über das Programm eingescannten Dokumente direkt in PDF-Dateien umwandelt

Freeware

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• Kleine Korrekturen im Programm und erweiterter Test von WinScan2PDF unter Windows 11 und 10
• Aktualisieren der Sprachdateien in WinScan2PDF

http://www.softwareok.de/?seite=Microsoft/WinScan2PDF

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PDF Shaper is a free PDF converter and extractor with easy-to-use user interface and many useful features such as multipage and batch PDF conversion, tab formatting, extraction of specified elements.

Features:

Convert PDF documents to MS Word format
Extract specified PDF elements (text, tables, images)
Format output documents
Batch conversion of PDF documents
Converts tables and tabbed columns
Detects numbered and bulleted lists
Recognizes several types of font encoding

Freemium

Changelog

    Enhancements:

    Updated translations.
    Minor improvements to PDF viewer.
    Improved compatibility with Windows on Arm.

    Bug fixes:

    Fixed bug with loading bookmarks in PDF viewer.

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https://www.pdfshaper.com/index.html

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PDFStitcher lets you stitch multiple PDF pages into a single-page document, AKA N-Up.

The developer designed PDFSticher specifically to convert sewing patterns into a convenient and easy-to-follow format for projects, but it can be used for any multiple-page PDF.

PDFStitcher can select layers for inclusion/exclusion in the final output. Also, each layer can modify line properties if the input PDF is compatible. PDFStitcher can additionally detect system language settings and change localization if supported. PDFStitcher is straightforward to use, and the UI lends itself to that ease of use. It works quickly, even with a large number of pages selected.

License: Open Source

Changelog

   

    Fix to Czech fallback for Slovak language
    Fix to language detection in English on Linux (had broken preferences dialog)

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https://github.com/cfcurtis/pdfstitcher

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PDF-XChange Editor is a feature-rich PDF viewer and editor with a tabbed interface. The program includes edition of text-based PDFs, OCR of image based/scanned PDF's to fully text-searchable PDFs, full document spellchecking, rotate/crop documents, add comments/annotations to any PDF file, QR codes, and more. You can apply custom stamps from any image/PDF file/Windows clipboard, mark-up pages with text and objects, and add/edit hyperlinks.

The program supports export to text or image (BMP/JPEG/TIFF/PNG etc.).

Note: The free PDF-XChange Editor lacks some features present in the registered version (payware). Some "Pro" features noted with with a shopping cart icon can be used, but add a watermark upon saving.

Changelog

    Added a 'Exit Full Screen' item to all context menus on pages when document is in fullscreen mode.
    Newly added featureEditorNEW
    Added an option on the Comments pane of the Editor's preferences to control how 'Fit Box by Text Content' deals with annotation width.
    Critical error or bug fixJavaScript Engine
    Fixed an issue where a document level script could ignore "Enable JavaScript" settings.
    Critical error or bug fixPDF-Core
    Fixed a potential vulnerability when handling crafted/corrupted J2K files. Reported by: Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative; Tran Van Khang (VinCSS), Rocco Calvi (@TerR0C), and Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative.
    Critical error or bug fixPDF-Core
    Fixed a potential vulnerability when handling crafted/corrupted EMF files. Reported by: Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative; Tran Van Khang (VinCSS), Rocco Calvi (@TerR0C), and Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative.
    Critical error or bug fixPDF-Core
    Fixed a potential vulnerability when handling crafted/corrupted XPS files. Reported by: Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative; Tran Van Khang (VinCSS), Rocco Calvi (@TerR0C), and Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative.
    A reported error or bug was fixedEditor
    Fixed/improved the UI-Automation backend in order to solve known issues with screen-reader apps, with 'Narrator' for example.
    A reported error or bug was fixedEditor
    Fixed unnecessary duplication of selected annotations when they were only clicked (not dragged) by a user with the Ctrl key pressed.
    A reported error or bug was fixedEditor
    Fixed a minor issue with title font in the Ribbon's File-menu on certian asian systems. (40129)
    A reported error or bug was fixedEditor
    Fixed an issue with activating the correct main frame window when a user clicked on the corresponding result-item in the search pane. (40142)
    A reported error or bug was fixedEditor
    Fixed the 'Fit Box by Text Content' for freetext and callout annotations with rotated content.
    A reported error or bug was fixedEditor
    Fixed an issue with filtering annotations with replies.

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https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor

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Merge several PDF files into a single large document, while also selecting their desired pages and file order for the output PDF.

Donationware

https://www.jankowskimichal.pl/en/pdf-combiner/

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With the help of this lightweight and compact application you can easily split multi-page PDFs according to your preferred requirements.

License: GPLv3

https://www.jankowskimichal.pl/en/portfolio-items/pdf-splitter/

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Changelog

PDF Preview: Problem with registration fixed

Fixed a problem with registering the PDF preview handler with the EXE installer. There were two missing fields that prevented the preview handler from loading in some applications, e.g. Outlook.

DocTool: Overwriting of files for many functions now possible

For most file operations, existing files can now be overwritten if the user chooses to do so. Previously, the user was prompted to overwrite, but a unique file name was still generated under which the file was eventually saved.

Reader: Opened files can now be overwritten

In previous versions, there was an error message that the file is blocked because it is opened by Reader. We have now implemented a solution for this situation. You can now overwrite the file opened in the reader when you save it via the reader. So you can now fill in form fields and save them under the same filename.

Reader: Lock/unlock system (Windows + L) could change the background color of the toolbar

On some systems, the background color of the toolbar in Reader changed when the system was locked and unlocked again via Windows key + L. This problem could be reproduced and fixed. This issue could be reproduced and fixed.

Reader: Set focus on the password input field

A small optimization has been made when asking for a password. There is now a focus on the password input field when the password input field appears, so that the user can enter the password directly without having to click with the mouse in the input field. This makes it a bit faster to enter the password.

Reader: New scalable icons

This version now also brings new icons for the Reader that are better suited for different screens. The icons are now sharp on screens with different DPI scaling. Previously, raster icons were used and the new version now uses vector icons. This gives the Reader a better look.

Reader: Using the legacy print dialog under Windows 11

Under Windows 11, the old Windows print dialog is used when printing from the Reader, which was used until Windows 10. The new dialog is somehow not so well thought out and some functions in this dialog can not be controlled and used. Therefore, we now enforce the dialog that was used until Windows 10. In the near future we will offer our own print dialog with extended functions incl. print preview, which will then replace the native dialog.

Reader: PDFium updated to the latest version

Reader: Improved display of character selection in form fields

Highlighting of selected characters in form fields have been improved. Areas are now cropped to prevent certain areas from being drawn twice, as drawing twice results in darker areas.

Reader: CTRL + X support for form input fields

CTRL + X can now be used to cut selected characters in input fields. CTRL + C and CTRL + V were already supported, but CTRL + X was still missing.

Reader: CTRL + LEFT/RIGHT key combination deleted characters instead of selecting them

The key combination CTRL + LEFT/RIGHT deleted the character next to the caret, but should select it. The problem is now fixed. CTRL + LEFT/RIGHT now selects the character next to the caret.

Reader: Print snapshot and current view maximized

In the previous version, the function was implemented that you can print the snapshot and the current view. We have extended this function so that you can now print them maximized. So you can print an area with maximum size on one sheet.

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Whats new:>>

    Bug fixes: Windows 7 (64-bit) compatibility is now back again after accidentally getting removed
    Updates to Spanish translation

https://github.com/cfcurtis/pdfstitcher