Foxit Conversion SDK 3.0.0
Release date: July 31, 2025
Migration notes
When upgrading to v3.0, note:
- Minimum supported Linux GCC changes from 4.9.4 to 5.4
- The SDK Node.js library no longer supports Node.js v8 and v9.
New features and enhancements
PDF2Office
Language support
- Go:
- PDF2Office adds Go support on Linux 32/64-bit
- Python compatibility
- The Python library supports ABI3; ensure your Python version supports ABI3 if you use this feature.
Engine enhancements
- PDF2Office: better paragraph recognition, fewer text boxes in output
- PDF2Office: improved conversion stability and result standardization
- PDF2Office: improved borderless table recognition
- PDF2Word: better nested table appearance
- PDF2Word: better typical header/footer recognition
- PDF2Word: improved heading recognition
- PDF2Excel: improved table output quality
Office2PDF
Linux platform
- Office2PDF adds Linux support.
Engine enhancements
- Office2PDF: optimized font loading for faster conversion
- Word2PDF: Drawing and Paragraph nesting for complex Word layouts
- Word2PDF: vertical layout for Drawing paragraph objects
- Word2PDF: fixed multi-layer Drawing overlay display
- PPT2PDF: PowerPoint page-level jump support
Online demo application
- The live conversion demo now supports configuring multiple parameters. Supported options:
PDF2Office
| Module | Setting |
|---|---|
| PDF to Word | enable_retain_page_layout |
| PDF to Excel | workbook_settings |
| Common Options | enable_ml_recognition |
| Common Options | page_range |
| Common Options | include_pdf_comments |
| Common Options | include_images |
Office2PDF
| Module | Setting |
|---|---|
| Word to PDF | is_generate_bookmark |
| Excel to PDF | is_output_hidden_worksheets |
| Excel to PDF | worksheet_names |
| Common Options | is_embed_font |
Bug fixes
PDF2Office
- Fixed Word output that could not be edited after conversion
- Fixed crash in Foxit PDF SDK 10.0 Java Linux PDF2Word stress tests
- Fixed PDF2Word hangs with no output
- Fixed extra gray background block in PDF2PPT conversion
Office2PDF
- Fixed incorrect conversion of complex Word layouts with nested Drawing and Paragraph
- Fixed incorrect vertical layout rendering for Drawing paragraphs
- Fixed incorrect multi-layer Drawing overlay display
- Fixed missing PowerPoint page-level jump support