PDF-XChange Editor Version History

Released Aug 26th, 2025 . Requires maintenance through Aug 26th, 2025

Bug fixes, and made many other improvements

  • Fixed the issue with incorrect filtering out of certificates for digital signatures.

  • Fixed the issue with the incorrect operation of the AzureRMS plugin when in systems without the latest VS Runtime modules.

  • Added AzureRMS plugin for ARM64 version of the Editor.

  • Additional improvement for DnD pages, which now uses the same options for handling comments, layers, bookmarks, fields, and named destinations as the 'Insert Pages' feature. (46808)

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

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

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

2018

Released Oct 24th, 2018 . Requires maintenance through Oct 24th, 2018

NEW Added the option to rename sessions.

NEW Improved the export/import/reset settings features - they now work with 'Signatures and Initials'.

NEW Improved the handling of JPEG images in the ImagesToPDF operation in order to avoid re-compression and reduce the size of output PDFs.

NEW Added 'Nudge' feature - a way to specify a distance to move content items or annotations using keyboard modifier keys (Shift, Ctrl). (29305, 31632)

NEW Implemented methods Export, FlattenField, FlattenAllFields in IPXC_AcroForm interface. Added DeleteField method to this interface.

NEW Added handling of field names with spaces in "Simplified" calculation expressions.

Bug fixes, and made many other improvements

  • Fixed the issues with the export, import and reset settings features.

  • Fixed the issues with uploading and downloading files to/from cloud-based locations.

  • Fixed the issue with missing extensions in the names of exported settings files in Windows XP.

  • Fixed the issue with duplicated error messages and temporary freezing of the software in cases of critical scanner errors.

  • Fixed the issue with handling URLs when the strings contain the '%' symbol.

  • Fixed the issue with FreeText annotations when the text-editor on the page is deactivated by pressing the Esc key and the user attempts to move the annotation with the arrow keys. (T# 4427)

  • Fixed the issue with using the 'Save All' command when the text-editor on the page is active and contains new text. (The new text in these cases was not saving correctly.)

  • Fixed a very rare issue with IE hanging when documents are opened.

  • Fixed the issue with saving documents when they are opened from a file with a very long file name (i.e. the whole file path contains more than 260 symbols).

  • Fixed the issue with showing the maximized main window when the application starts on a terminal session. (A ghost frame was displaying instead of the maximized main window in some very rare cases).

  • Fixed the issue with exporting/importing the custom visual states of the QuickAccess, QuickLaunch and QuickFind toolbars.

  • Fixed the issue with auto-cleaning the page rendering cache when it becomes obsolete as a result of a change in the Accessibility options. There was a visual disturbance when the Accessibility options (or other options for rendering) were changed and the user subsequently changed the zoom level back and forth - previously rendered and cached content was briefly displayed.

  • Fixed a rare issue with moving some objects when modified page content is saved. (T# 3517) (25409)

  • Fixed the issue with selecting paper when printing on old versions of 'Canon Generic PS3 Driver'.

  • Fixed the issue with handling enter/exit events in XFA form fields that cause an issue with some forms. (T# 4518)

  • Fixed the issue with updating the 'Pan & Zoom' window when documents are active or closed. (31624)

  • Fixed the issue with handling some ICC profiles when Microsoft ICM engine is in use. (T# 4492)

  • Fixed rare issue with corruption of images when document saved.

  • Added a non-UI option ("Operations.PrintPages.ZeroPenWidthMode") to control how zero-width lines should be printed using a special 'cosmetic' pen or a one-pixel pen.

  • Improved text rendering. (30672)

  • Improved handling TrueType fonts with corrupted tables.

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