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Web SDK Upgrades
This release introduces page-level text extraction and character indexing, enabling advanced proofreading workflows and annotation placement by character offset. Bookmark destinations are now resolved asynchronously, keeping bookmark trees lightweight and improving performance for even large documents. Annotation grouping is streamlined without creating new objects, ensuring seamless updates and management. Users can enjoy enhanced control with multi-select capabilities for annotations and form fields. The measurement UI and 3D PDF support receive a significant upgrade with customizable measurement UI and a comprehensive model tree. Digital signatures and stamps are more dynamic than ever, featuring pressure simulation for Quick Sign, multi-label dynamic stamps, and flexible workflow hooks. Performance is faster than ever with our optimized rendering pipeline. Check out the changelog for full information on the release.
Web ChangelogDesktop SDK
Our desktop SDK accelerates document workflows with bidirectional conversion between Markdown and PDF, advanced DWG/DXF export controls, and consistent Office-to-PDF conversion across Windows and Linux. We have also enhanced compliance and security by supporting PDF/A-4e and PDF/A-4f validation and conversion, along with ISO 32004 document integrity protection to detect unauthorized content changes. Our accessibility APIs for checking, fixing, and enhancing PDF accessibility are now publicized to empower developers with advanced solutions for creating more inclusive documents. Optimized CMYK rendering and faster loading of large documents deliver a smoother and more responsive viewing experience. Check out the changelog for full information on the release.
Desktop ChangelogMobile SDK
When it comes to mobile, we've optimized voice reader experience by allowing dynamic switching of reading languages and voice, integrated Google ML Kit for intelligent conversion of handwriting notes, and improved the ability to remove backgrounds from image signatures in complex scenarios. Check out the changelog for full information on the release.
Mobile ChangelogMore Updates
New in PDF SDK 12.0.0 for Desktop
Enhanced Document Conversion
Unlock seamless content workflows with bidirectional Markdown and PDF conversion, alongside precise SVG/WMF (EMF) vector writing without rasterizing, and advanced controls over layout, title block, and auto-tiling for DWG/DXF export, empowering you to create polished and professional publishing assets, design outputs, and engineering drawings faster with greater accuracy.
Consistent Office-to-PDF Conversion across Platforms
Streamline your cross-platform development with our unified solution for converting Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files to PDFs on Windows and Linux. Say goodbye to platform-specific adaptation challenges and enjoy reliable Office-to-PDF workflows that save time and reduce development efforts.
Extended Compliance and Security
Validate and convert PDFs to PDF/A-4e and PDF/A-4f standards for long-term archiving. Enhance security with ISO 32004 document integrity protection that detects unauthorized changes to your files, empowering you to build greater trust into every document.
Seamless Accessibility Integration
Transform your PDF workflows with robust APIs to check, fix, and enhance accessibility, helping you build inclusive digital content that is easy to navigate, read, and accessible to every user.
Optimized OCR Capabilities
Experience greater accuracy and efficiency with our enhanced Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. Our upgraded OCR capability delivers more precise recognition for large images and certain Chinese garbled text, transforming scanned documents and images into searchable or editable PDFs with greater clarity.
Enhanced PDF Rendering
Our latest SDK significantly enhances CMYK rendering performance and dramatically reduces the time required to open large and complex PDF documents. Enjoy faster and smoother viewing with seamless navigation.
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New in PDF SDK 11.1.0 for Web
Faster Bookmark Navigation
Experience seamless navigation through large linearized and HTTP Range documents with our new asynchronous bookmark destination resolving - making your reading faster, smoother, and more efficient than ever before!
Flexible Annotation and Form Controls
Streamline your workflow by grouping annotations effortlessly and utilizing flexible multi-selection for annotations and form fields, empowering you to manage feedback and form data faster and more efficiently.
Streamlined Signatures and Stamps
Transform your digital signing and stamping experience with realistic pressure simulation, versatile multi-label dynamic stamps, and an improved signature workflow, enabling you to complete approvals with confidence and ease.
Advanced 3D and Measurement Tools
Dive into detailed 3D PDF model trees and leverage a fully customizable measurement interface designed to fit your unique workflow.
Richer Text Workflows
Unlock powerful page-level text extraction and character indexing, making proofreading easier and more accurate.
Accelerated Rendering
Experience significantly improved speed and smoother performance with our fully optimized rendering pipeline. Navigate complex documents and rich content effortlessly as load times shrink and transitions become seamless.
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New in PDF SDK 9.1.0 for Mobile
Optimized Voice Reader Experience
Enjoy a more seamless and accessible reading experience with dynamic language and voice switching during playback, utilizing the full range of voices and languages available through your device’s TTS (Text-to-Speech) engines.
Upgraded Core Engine
Our PDFCore API has been updated to the latest Foxit PDF SDK 10.1 version, bringing more powerful underlying PDF processing capabilities and the latest feature support.
Cordova Framework Enhancements
The upgraded Cordova framework now offers advanced UI customization options along with robust automatic document saving for a seamless, tailored user experience.
Natural and Responsive Handwriting and Erasing
Enjoy more responsive pencil input with smoother, continuous curve strokes and a faster eraser experience for more natural annotation workflows.
Enhanced Signing Experience
Turn handwriting notes (pencil input) into editable text (typewriter annotation) with Google ML Kit’s digital ink text recognition, enhancing note clarity and simplifying editing and sharing.
Enhanced Viewing and Navigation
Enjoy an immersive edge-to-edge display experience on Android 15+ devices with targetSDK 35 using the latest Android APIs. Our new release also adds APIs to lock pan and zoom gestures during annotations for precision, improve ink stroke control, and let you quickly navigate and zoom into specific areas for effortless interaction.
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