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

2023

Released Apr 5th, 2023 . Requires maintenance through Nov 28th, 2022

NEW Added a 'Exit Full Screen' item to all context menus on pages when document is in fullscreen mode.

NEW Added an option on the Comments pane of the Editor's preferences to control how 'Fit Box by Text Content' deals with annotation width.

Bug fixes, and made many other improvements

  • Fixed an issue where a document level script could ignore "Enable JavaScript" settings.

  • Fixed a potential vulnerability when handling crafted/corrupted J2K files. Reported by: Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative; Tran Van Khang (VinCSS), Rocco Calvi (@TerR0C), and Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative.

  • Fixed a potential vulnerability when handling crafted/corrupted EMF files. Reported by: Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative; Tran Van Khang (VinCSS), Rocco Calvi (@TerR0C), and Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative.

  • Fixed a potential vulnerability when handling crafted/corrupted XPS files. Reported by: Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative; Tran Van Khang (VinCSS), Rocco Calvi (@TerR0C), and Anonymous working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative.

  • Fixed/improved the UI-Automation backend in order to solve known issues with screen-reader apps, with 'Narrator' for example.

  • Fixed unnecessary duplication of selected annotations when they were only clicked (not dragged) by a user with the Ctrl key pressed.

  • Fixed a minor issue with title font in the Ribbon's File-menu on certian asian systems. (40129)

  • Fixed an issue with activating the correct main frame window when a user clicked on the corresponding result-item in the search pane. (40142)

  • Fixed the 'Fit Box by Text Content' for freetext and callout annotations with rotated content.

  • Fixed an issue with filtering annotations with replies.

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