PDF-Tools Version History

Released Aug 19th, 2025 . Requires maintenance through Aug 19th, 2025

NEW Added the ability to specify a page range for each item in Files Lists (*.pdtfl) using special syntax. For example: <1-3, All> D:/Folder/Document.pdf.

NEW Added a 'Recolor Pages' tool/action, which applies color adjustments to document pages, including colorizing, remapping colors, and converting to black and white/grayscale.

NEW Added a "Shell Menu" settings page (Options → Preferences → Shell Menu) that allows users to configure the behavior of tools launched from the Shell Menu, such as sorting input files and defining UI interaction.

Bug fixes, and made many other improvements

  • Fixed an issue where the application window could be incorrectly shown or hidden during a command-line run.

  • Fixed an issue where input files were incorrectly sorted by modification date.

  • Fixed an issue where filtering files by extension in the file list did not work correctly.

  • Fixed an issue where the application would sometimes crash on startup. (46643)

  • Fixed an issue where the 'None' color option was missing for region appearance in the 'Redact Regions' action. (46573)

  • Fixed an issue where Shell Menu tools might not be imported when using 'Import Settings' from the "Manage Settings" page. (46814)

  • Fixed an issue where processed files were not handled according to the settings in Tool Options → All Options → Input Files. (46386)

  • Fixed an issue where the sound at the end of tool operation was not played even when the "Play sound when tool processing ends" option was enabled. (46781)

  • Fixed an issue where a would tool fail to correctly determine the input file types and apply the Compound Filter, which in some cases prevented the tool from starting. (46783)

  • Moved the 'Extract Pages' tool to the 'Pages' tools category.

  • Updated the 'Images to PDF' action so that, when run with multiple images, output PDFs are named after the first image used, instead of using a predefined file name.

Released May 6th, 2025 . Requires maintenance through May 6th, 2025

Released Feb 12th, 2025 . Requires maintenance through Feb 12th, 2025

Released Jan 14th, 2025 . Requires maintenance through Jan 14th, 2025

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