PDF-XChange Editor Version History

Released Jul 22nd, 2025 . Requires maintenance through Jul 22nd, 2025

NEW Added offline support for MIP-protected documents.

Bug fixes, and made many other improvements

  • Fixed some security and stability issues. Click here for further information.

  • Fixed an issue with DocuSign and long document names.

  • Fixed a very rare issue with opening password protected files. (46285)

  • Fixed an issue with moving content items in some cases, where arrow keys became deselected under certain conditions. (T# 7476) (40279)

  • Fixed an issue with disabling the Zoom In/Out tool after using the Snapshot tool. (46330)

  • Fixed an issue with unintentional button presses when the Autoscroll command was executed under certain conditions. (46289)

  • Fixed an issue with resetting object selections when panning with the middle mouse button. (46358)

  • Fixed an issue with adding highlights directly above comments that are above base content text. (46410)

  • Fixed an issue with dragging from rulers to add guidelines while text comments or base content is being edited. (45858)

  • Fix the call to app.clearTimeOut after the timeout handler was executed and the associated timer was unregistered.

  • Improved static XFA support.

  • Fixed an issue when adding Insert/Replace text markup comments to the first word in text lines.  (47120)

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

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

Released Jan 30th, 2025 . Requires maintenance through Jan 30th, 2025

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

2024

Released Jan 22nd, 2024 . Requires maintenance through Jan 22nd, 2024

NEW Added new options to tune the appearance of the Comments pane.

Changes were made that make items more compact and to display comment text in a uniform style, and more.  We also added other minor improvements to the pane's content appearance.

NEW Added an option to make comment popups on pages more compact.

Look to Preferences > Commenting > Display compact comment popups.

Bug fixes, and made many other improvements

  • Fixed an issue where IE or MS Edge in 'IE Mode' became unresponsive when opening PDF files.

  • Fixed an issue with restoring the last session when the application starts with a file argument (added an option to the Preferences/Documents). (41249, 41288)

  • Fixed an issue where it was possible to get an incorrect bookmark root name when using drag&drop of files in the thumbnail panel.

  • Fixed angle snapping for polyline/polygon tools. Holding the "Shift" key as a modifier limits the positioning of the line to pre-defined angles. 

  • Fixed an issue that was present only in some very rare cases that resulted invalid shading.

  • Fixed "nudge object" moves with the Ctrl+Shift combination. Previously the Ctrl+Shift key combination was not responding, this has been corrected. (41259)

  • Fixed issue with the undo/redo when adding checkmarks for comments.

  • Fixed an issue with then Comments pane.

  • Fixed an issue when 'checkmarking' comments when the UI language is set to something other than English. (41250)

  • Fixed an issue with the comment popups on pages: in some cases they may become light grey, even for colored comments. (41290)

  • Fixed an issue with resetting/importing settings after performing commands through the Quick Launch feature. (41300)

  • Improve the PRC model handling.

  • In the Comments pane the ability to add/remove checkmarks and change status for multiple selected comments, rather than just one selected comment was restored.

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