PDF-XChange Editor Version History

Released Apr 21st, 2026 . Requires maintenance through Apr 21st, 2026

Bug fixes and other updates/enhancements:

  • Updated third-party libraries to address known security and stability issues. Click here for further information.

  • Fixed an issue where exporting to XFDF would corrupt highlight annotations. (49319)

  • Fixed a possible hang when rendering some documents generated by iOS 26.

  • Improved the certificate validation process.

  • Fixed an issue with replies incorrectly being shown in some rare cases.

  • Fixed the issue with selecting comments when the 'Edit Field' tool is active. (49382)

Released Feb 24th, 2026 . Requires maintenance through Feb 24th, 2026

Released Feb 24th, 2026 . Requires maintenance through Feb 24th, 2026

Released Jan 8th, 2026 . Requires maintenance through Jan 8th, 2026

2025

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

NEW Added the option to use multiple languages ​​for font character recognition.

Add the ability to select multiple languages ​​for font character recognition for "Repair ToUnicode CMap" operation and for converters in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

NEW Added an option to 'Ensure Visibility of Corresponding Named Destinations' to destinations in the 'Named Destinations' pane. (T# 7465) (46043)

NEW Added the ability to select pages by aspect ratio. (T# 7471) (46226)

NEW Added the option ‘Show Comments from Hidden Layers’ (ON by default) to the Comments Pane, enabling users to hide comments that belong to hidden layers. (46828)

Look to Comments Pane > Options… > Show > Show Comments > Show Comments from Hidden Layers.

NEW Added a feature for specifying options for copying Named Destinations when inserting/extracting pages. (T# 7301) (46808)

NEW Added the ability to distribute documents horizontally/vertically. (T# 7255)

NEW Added a feature to make the visibility of child layers dependent on the visibility of parent layers. (T# 7483)

NEW Added the ability to select corresponding objects belonging to layers. (46828, 47197)

NEW Added the ability to show review histories for markup annotations. (T# 6593) (40716)

This feature is available via a command in the annotation pop-up menu, or via the annotation properties.

NEW Added playback controls for audio links. (T# 7118)

NEW Added a preview window to the "Replace Pages" tool.

NEW Added "Change Text Case" commands that change the case of selected text (to e.g. upper/lower/sentence case).

NEW Added non-contiguous selection for PDF text (selection with ctrl key).

NEW Added the option of using tab/shift-tab when editing bookmarks to navigate to the next/previous visible bookmark item without leaving editing mode.

NEW Added the ability to easily update (replace) expired license keys with new ones purchased by the user.

NEW Added the 'Digital IDs Manager' to organize existing digital identities (digital certificates) from different sources/storages, manage them, and create new ones, in order to simplify the process of signing and certifying documents.

NEW Added the "TDM Reservation Protocol" XMP page to the document metadata dialog box, where the URL to a rights-holder's TDM policy can be specified.

NEW Added the ability to identify radio button groups to the 'Identify Forms' tool.

Bug fixes and other updates/enhancements:

  • Fixed the crash where the mouse cursor was moved back and forth over the "Status" and "Layer" commands in the comment context menu. (47348)

  • Fixed the issue with the distribute feature operating inconsistently on base content/annotations. (T# 7244) (44900)

  • Fixed the issue with text field representation in the 'Identify Forms' tool. (46965)

  • Fixed an issue with the execution of the ‘Close All Other Tabs’ feature, and a typo in the ‘Window’ menu in ‘Classic’ mode. (46831)

  • Fixed the issue with selecting the “Selected” option via saved settings in the `Bookmark Every Nth Page` feature. (46773)

  • Fixed the issue with incorrectly linked XForms after page duplication. (T# 7545) (46720)

  • Fixed the issue with restoring previous user settings for margins/gaps where there were unnecessary restrictions in the ‘Merge Pages’ dialog box. (46710)

  • Fixed the issue in the `Overlay Pages` feature with adding layers from documents that are not open when the feature is used. (T# 7506) (46495)

  • Fixed an issue with the redaction of dash symbols (T# 7600) (47361)

  • Fixed an issue with JPEG2000 image recompression. (47057)

  • Fixed an issue with disabling the Loupe tool when the Loupe window is closed. (47244)

  • Optimized detection of the 'Read Only' attribute for documents, in case they are opened via a slow VPN - in which case frequent retrieval of file attributes significantly slows down work.

  • Fixed issue with pages fitting incorrectly to the available area in Full Screen mode. (47194)

  • Fixed an issue with the state of the command 'Bookmarks>Delete but Retain Children' when the selection of bookmarks changes. (47328)

  • Fixed some rare issues related to working with documents located on remote/synced storage, such as mapped drives or network shares.

  • Fixed issue with touch on calendar popups, which were unresponsible on touch devices.

  • Fixed an issue with updating main window titles when the document tab is moved using the 'Move Tab to New Window' command. (47291)

  • Fixed the issue with flattening of transparency in images. (47149)

  • Fixed the issue with obeying the "Auto Adjust Arm" setting for callout annotation when "Fit by Content" is executed. (T# 6929)

  • Added the option of using percentages when determining the region for placing signatures in the 'Multi-Place Signature' feature. (T# 7454) (39967)

  • Added the ability to import page sizes from selected pages in the preview pane in the 'Resize Pages' feature. (T# 7532) (46633)

  • Added the ability to change the colour of text icons and the colour of the main text in digital signature templates. (T# 7330)

  • Added an option to set custom fields in digital signature templates. (T# 7460)

  • Added an option to import comments (or links) from PDFs. (T# 7333)

  • Added image information (‘compressed size’, ‘DPI’ and ‘mask detail’ group) to the properties pane. (T# 7310) (45392)

  • Added language localization for email to PDF conversion.

  • Improved the sorting of bookmarks by page number when there are multiple bookmarks on a single page. (T# 7359) (46682)

  • Added the option to copy empty areas in order to clear the clipboard. (T# 7546) (46420)

  • Added the option to export bookmarks to HTML/TXT by bookmark hierarchy level. (T# 7492)

  • Improved the handling of the 'capture group' for regular expressions in the 'Find and Replace' feature.

  • Added an indicator about cropping text that is too long for comment tooltips. (47324)

  • Improved the storage of certificate revocation information in digital signatures.

  • Improved the digital signature verification procedure.

  • JS: allowed using an empty string for cStyle in doc.setPageLabels (47375)

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