Softpedia >Mac >Utilities >Master PDF Editor >  Changelog

Master PDF Editor Changelog

What's new in Master PDF Editor 5.9.50

Aug 30, 2023
  • Added the ability to customize page scrolling settings. Useful when Continuous page mode is off.
  • Added the ability to use custom tesseract-supported OCR languages.
  • Added file preview in Windows Explorer for Windows systems.
  • Added separate save of the left panel width for each left panel tab.
  • Added the ability to save, open and add multiple attachments at the same time.
  • Added frequency of checking for updates once every 3 months.
  • Added preview for more convenient adding of headers and footers, including Bates numbering.
  • Implemented functionality to add Bates numbering.
  • Implemented session management, it is available in File → Sessions in the main menu.
  • Significantly improved Page Scaling functionality. Now, the content of the page is scaled with the page itself.
  • Significantly improved OCR performance. Now, OCR computations are conducted in multiple threads.
  • Significantly improved adding, editing and deleting headers and footers, implemented additional functionality for their management (Document → Header and Footer → Manage).
  • Improved functionality of “Distance tool”. Now a measurement value is displayed on the document while the tool is active.
  • Improved detection of blank pages during scanning.
  • Improved attachment handling.
  • Improved display of page numbers in the navigation bar.
  • Increased performance of drawing tools.
  • Extended tab context menu. Now it is possible to duplicate and rename the tab.
  • Extended JavaScript API support.
  • Repackaged installer, now Windows version is distributed as MSI.
  • Fixed issues when inserting/merging PDF files with bookmarks.
  • Fixed several issues in “Deskew” option that caused file corruption.
  • Fixed an issue related to changing fonts in the “Typewriter” tool.
  • Fixed an issue that caused content disappearance when rotating pages.
  • Fixed an issue related to text orientation in form field.
  • Fixed several issues related to dragging tabs.
  • Fixed a bug with adding pages.
  • Fixed an issue related to the size of the application window.
  • Fixed a bug with navigating through the search result.
  • Fixed an issue related to changing the color of commentaries.
  • Fixed a bug related to Pencil and Brush comments color not being changed in the Object Inspector.
  • Fixed several issues with incorrect behavior of comment Opacity.
  • Fixed multiple bugs related to changing comment parameters via Object Inspector.
  • Fixed incorrect display of some menu items in dark theme.
  • Fixed a bug related to incorrect date of Sticky Notes.
  • Fixed a bug related to incorrect insertion of objects to mouse position.
  • Fixed incorrect insertion of multiple documents.
  • Fixed a bug that caused a crash while scanning.
  • Fixed a bug related to incorrect insertion of watermark and background.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.9.40 (Mar 13, 2023)

  • Added an opportunity of exporting tables to CSV.
  • Added new comments such as Polygon and Cloud.
  • White background turns transparent when creating initials from images.
  • Added an option disabling the automatic creation of PDF from static XFA.
  • Added an option to delete bookmarks with the “Delete” button.
  • A hyperlink is created automatically just when it is inserted.
  • Improved text merging into blocks when editing text.
  • Updated Page Range behavior in the OCR dialog.
  • Fixed bugs related to the documents with permissions.
  • Fixed some bugs with the digital signature window.
  • Fixed an issue related to deleting headers and footers.
  • Fixed bugs related to deletion of objects from ObjectTree View.
  • Fixed a bug related to selecting a custom page size when creating a new document.
  • Fixed a bug with the absence of “Import Bookmarks” checkbox in the “Create a new document from files” dialog.
  • Fixed a bug related to drawing the initials.
  • Fixed a bug related to incorrect object insertion when the toolbar button “Paste” is pressed.
  • Fixed a macOS specific bug related to progressBar in the OCR dialog.
  • Fixed numerous issues with the bookmark importing.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.9.35 (Jan 26, 2023)

  • Scanned documents processing is improved, now the color of the documents is not lost when removing background.
  • Extended localizations.
  • Fixed an issue with excessive update check.
  • Fixed an issue that caused crash upon some modifications of text objects.
  • Fixed an issue with OCR languages downloading in some configurations.
  • Fixed an issue with the processing and scanning of black-and-white documents.
  • Fixed a bug with opening a file contained in a read only directory.
  • Changed the Page Range behavior.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.9.30 (Jan 22, 2023)

  • Updated icons on macOS.
  • Expanded and updated localizations.
  • Fixed a bug with incorrect importing of bookmarks.
  • Fixed an issue with the incorrect display of signature data.
  • Fixed a bug with opening the last page when deleting.
  • Fixed an issue with moving pages between documents.
  • Fixed an issue with Home and End keys working in full-screen mode.
  • Fixed a bug with document display in “Fit to Page Width” and “Fit to Page” modes.
  • Fixed various issues with document scrolling.
  • Fixed different interface issues.
  • Fixed issue with text encoding of some PDFs.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.9.20 (Dec 30, 2022)

  • Added the “Delete all comments” and “Delete all visible comments” buttons on a page or in a document.
  • Added the “Continuous” button to toolbar on macOS.
  • Added an option to select a design theme on macOS.
  • Added an option to see the registration code for a registered program in the About window
  • Added settings for displaying information, creating a colored border, and the ability to lock interactive form content in a document.
  • Added the buttons and Page Counter on the toolbar on macOS.
  • Added changing of a file extension when editing an image format.
  • Added an option to warn disabled occurred when trying to open a link.
  • Significantly improved the detection of the background fill color for OCR, both in colored and black-and-white documents.
  • Significantly improved the digital signature functionality. Added settings for displaying information, inserting custom signature text, creating a colored border, and the option to lock interactive form content in a document.
  • Improved the mouse behavior in single page view mode.
  • Improved the print dialog interface when the “Multiple” mode is active.
  • Improved page scrolling in the single page mode.
  • Fixed an issue with restoring comments via the undo command.
  • Fixed an issue caused a crash after scanning from file on macOS.
  • Fixed an issue with dragging tab out, due to which the wrong document was opened.
  • Fixed an issue with the “Even or odd pages” selection being inactive in the printing dialog.
  • Fixed numerous issues with the bookmarks.
  • Fixed various issues with the interface.
  • Fixed several other issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.9.10 (Dec 30, 2022)

  • Added “Edit Headers and Footers” function.
  • Status bar now shows page format.
  • Added new buttons into thumbnails list on Navigation bar.
  • Fixed the bug with pasting objects after copying them from other sources (e.g. web browsers).
  • Added new function to drag and drop open tabs to open a new window or move document to a different Master PDF Editor instance.
  • Fixed several different issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.9.06 (Dec 30, 2022)

  • Added single page view mode. Normal mode is now called Continuous.
  • Improved text editing, separated objects are now automatically merged into blocks.
  • Improved OCR – updated tesseract-ocr to 5. Simplified OCR settings.
  • Added functionality to save files as PDF/A.
  • Disabled font auto-replace when editing, now it is replaced only when required.
  • Added new window for font replacing when editing text.
  • Reintroduced Win32 support.
  • Fixed issue that caused crash during document optimization.
  • Fixed issue with text encoding of some PDFs.
  • Fixed XFA render with some fonts.
  • Extended enterprise functionality.
  • Fixed crash when scanning in some Linux systems.
  • Removed transparent background in redaction settings.
  • Added check for registration code expiration when checking updates.
  • Added file locking for cases of simultaneous opening by different Master PDF Editor instances.
  • Some modifications to tool-sets.
  • Added buttons to the bookmark page of the Navigation bar.
  • Added page number to search results.
  • Added page insertion in the Navigation bar.
  • File name length in the tab header is now dynamic.
  • Improved rotation in the Object Inspector.
  • Improved detection of the background fill color for OCR.
  • Added pages deleting from the Navigation bar with the Del button on the keyboard.
  • Fixed incorrect behavior of the delete bookmarks button.
  • Fixed the popup bar behavior on text selection.
  • Fixed moving to a page containing search results.
  • Fixed the incorrect behavior of the Object Inspector.
  • Highlight tool now saves its color after selecting a different tool.
  • Added auto-save option with specified interval.
  • Added new feature to mark inserted pages with a bookmark.
  • Added option to choose even/odd pages everywhere upon page range choice.
  • Added align and move to layer buttons to Object Inspector.
  • Fixed a bug where comment’s author would be shown as author of replies to the comment.
  • Fixed a bug with the names of files when exporting pages. In some cases files weren’t created when the filenames were empty.
  • Fixed the bug with the update of page count when pages were inserted through Navigation Bar.
  • Fixed the bug with the deletion of pages through Navigation Bar when the count of columns was decreased incorrectly.
  • Added a new feature, now it’s possible to paste copied objects into a current mouse location, instead of original coordinates only.
  • Added multiple selection in Object TreeView.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.8.70 (Jul 5, 2022)

  • Fixed several different issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.8.63 (Jun 17, 2022)

  • Implemented fully native UI in macOS.
  • Reworked scanning module in macOS.
  • Reworked printing module in macOS.
  • Introduced full native support of M1 and M2 CPUs in macOS.
  • Added new scanning options for all operating systems.
  • Fixed fonts loading in Windows.
  • Improved “Optimize scanned pages” option.
  • Fixed numerous issues with JavaScript.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.8.52 (May 13, 2022)

  • Fixed several different issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.8.49 (May 13, 2022)

  • Fixed several different issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.8.46 (May 13, 2022)

  • New options for scanning: automatic page rotation, background removal, empty pages skip.
  • Added “Optimize scanned pages” option.
  • Introduced new JavaScript engine, which drastically increases performance in most cases.
  • Reworked Attachments panel: added multiple removal and a new form with buttons, fixed display of the attachment size, added drag and drop support and hotkeys.
  • Fixed issue with the create second signature.
  • Fixed issue with forms copying which caused freezes.
  • Added floating pop up panel for comments.
  • Fixed printing issue in Multiple mode.
  • Fixed issue with re saving of some files.
  • Fixed several issues which caused application crash.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.8.32 (Jan 20, 2022)

  • Fixed multiple issues, which appeared only on Linux and macOS.
  • Added scanning preset functionality in Linux.
  • Added native colors support for macOS.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.8.30 (Jan 9, 2022)

  • Added full support for editing static XFA.
  • Fixed printing issues.
  • Fixed scanning issues in Linux. Improved support of various scanners.
  • Fixed issues with resaving of some files.
  • Added document size optimization when removing pages.
  • Improved vector images and comments adding and editing.
  • Added fast dictionaries for OCR for some languages.
  • Increased performance in Linux by switching to newer compiler.
  • Released arm64 version support for Linux.
  • Other fixes and improvements.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.8.20 (Nov 15, 2021)

  • Fixed several different issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.8.18 (Nov 15, 2021)

  • Updated Tesseract to 4.1, extended settings for OCR.
  • For virtual PDF printer: added color selection, 2400 DPI, A0 and A1 paper sizes.
  • Added “Replace image” function.
  • Fixed image editing function, now the image is saved with the dialogue.
  • Implemented search by all kinds of comments.
  • Fixed display of some raster JBIG2 images.
  • Fixed some issues with XFA.
  • Extended JavaScript API support.
  • Fixed other minor issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.8.06 (Nov 15, 2021)

  • Improved work with scanners on Linux, added page size selection fixed issues with some kinds of scanners.
  • Modified certificates validation behavior. Now default verification is weak, it allows to create a new signature field in the signed file and sign it without invalidation of the old field. Strong verification can be enabled in sittings.
  • Fixed optimization for HiDPI screens for 150% scaling. 200% scaling was implemented earlier.
  • Implemented “Take snapshot” function for XFA documents.
  • Added tab order modification. Forms -> Edit Tab Order.
  • Fixed issue with text anti-aliasing on some systems.
  • Added file saving with specific PDF version.
  • Fixed issue with incorrect text display in some documents.
  • Fixed multiple other bugs and issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.7.90 (Aug 3, 2021)

  • Added quick creation for 19 different comments. (Comments -> Label). If the application was already installed before update, toolbar button for must be manually added from Toolbar settings.
  • Added scrolling when moving page with mouse on Pages tab in Navigation bar.
  • Enlarged menu on “Pages” tab, added export for selected pages.
  • Reworked Take a Snapshot function. Now the image is created with 300 DPI minimum, the DPI information is also written into created image.
  • When pasting an image from the clipboard, DPI of the image is accounted for.
  • Fixed issue with floating menu with quick actions for text.
  • Added possibility to merge files (PDF, XPS, TIF, JPEG, PNG) from Windows explorer. Right click selected button and choose “Combine in Master PDF Editor” item. It is now also possible to merge files from Linux command line.
  • Fixed display of some PDF files in Facing pages mode.
  • Added progress bar when exporting to image, it is now possible to cancel export.
  • Fixed several critical issues with display of some PDF files.
  • Fixed several critical issues with saving of some PDF files.
  • Fixed other critical issues, which caused the application crash.
  • Fixed other minor issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.7.60 (May 6, 2021)

  • Improved work with digital signatures.
  • Fixed several different issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.7.53 (Apr 6, 2021)

  • Fixed several different issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.7.40 (Mar 17, 2021)

  • Fixed several different issues.
  • Updated localization.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.7.31 (Mar 12, 2021)

  • Fixed several different issues with Printing, Digital Signatures, Text Editing and more.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.7.20 (Feb 2, 2021)

  • Fixed several different issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.7.10 (Jan 25, 2021)

  • Fixed several different issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.7.08 (Jan 20, 2021)

  • Fixed issue with possible file corruption upon file resaving when applying digital signature.
  • Added certificates properties viewing for invalid signatures.
  • Fixed issues with loading of some pictures.
  • Fixed issue with certificate opening from Certificate manager for Linux.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.7.00 (Jan 17, 2021)

  • Remediated all known Shadow attack vulnerabilities with PDF Signatures.
  • Added possibility to sign PDF with multiple digital signatures.
  • Added work with signatures belonging to the whole document, not a page.
  • Added possibility to disable recent files history.
  • Added other minor features and improvements.
  • Fixed issue with application crash on signing document.
  • Fixed issue with printing file with pages in different orientation.
  • Fixed issue with Typewriter.
  • Fixed issue with endless recursion when saving a file.
  • Fixed issue with arrow properties modification.
  • Fixed issue with color for lines and arrows.
  • Fixed several issues for pop up panel.
  • Fixed other minor issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.6.80 (Nov 27, 2020)

  • Added Clear Signature function.
  • Added floating panel with quick actions on text selection.
  • Added options for icon size on main toolbar.
  • Fixed issue with toolbars disappearance on some Linux distros.
  • Fixed issue with existing files being overwritten on export.
  • Fixed several issues with comments.
  • Fixed an issue with incorrect saving of Duplex printing mode.
  • Fixed other small issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.6.49 (Sep 29, 2020)

  • Improved certificates validation in PDF files, several kinds of fake certificates are now displayed as damaged.
  • Fixed issue with opening of some TIFF files.
  • Fixed issue with selection of odd or even pages for printing.
  • Added real printer names display for macOS.
  • Added “Show All Comments with text” function.
  • Added pop up delay option for comments tool tip.
  • Added possibility to choose multiple files in Open File dialog at once.
  • Fixed other minor issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.6.42 (Aug 20, 2020)

  • Fixed issues with color choosing for text.
  • Fixed issue when printing multiple copies of the document.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.6.40 (Aug 18, 2020)

  • Changed default icon sets.
  • Updated localization.
  • Added conflict check in keyboard shortcuts settings.
  • Fixed issue with default keyboard settings reset.
  • Fixed issue with signature check in macOS.
  • Added functionality to set custom page size for printing.
  • Fixed other issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.6.29 (Aug 18, 2020)

  • Added 100% complete translation to more than 10 languages.
  • Fixed some issues with toolbars, added options for quick set up.
  • Added icons display when customizing toolbars.
  • Fixed issue which caused crash upon resaving some PDF files.
  • Added customizable paper size for printing.
  • Extended DPI list for printing.
  • Fixed issue with saving the state of two-sided (duplex) printing.
  • Fixed issue with fonts display in some PDF files.
  • Fixed issue with command line in Linux.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.6.18 (Jul 10, 2020)

  • Fixed command line issues
  • Fixed issues with characters encoding for some PDF files in Linux
  • Fixed Auto orientation for Size printing mode
  • Fixed stamp issues in macOS
  • Fixed initials issues in macOS
  • Fixed an issue with Facing Pages

New in Master PDF Editor 5.6.09 (Jul 6, 2020)

  • Added Recent files to the main page and main menu
  • Added Poster and Multipage printing modes
  • Added customizable Toolbar settings
  • The program is fully optimized for the latest Linux distributions
  • Fixed issue with incorrect Initial View
  • Fixed issue with documents being opened on the wrong page
  • Fixed issue with ClosePage event
  • Added SubmitForm event message
  • Improved file saving speed
  • Fixed area calculation issues
  • Fixed issues with File Open dialog (focus loss in Linux)
  • Fixed file saving issue
  • Fixed issues with incorrect display of some PDF documents
  • Fixed bug which initiated infinite recursion when processing color in some documents
  • Fixed issue with watermarks creating from files
  • Fixed issue which crashed the application when printing
  • Improved JavaScript support
  • Fixed OpenSSL issues in some operating systems
  • Fixed numerous issues with printing
  • Other minor bugs fixed

New in Master PDF Editor 5.4.38 (Jul 10, 2019)

  • Noticeably improved drag-and-drop for all supported OS and fixed all known issues with it.
  • Fixed several different issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.4.33 (Jul 3, 2019)

  • Fixed OCR and formatted text issues.
  • Updated translation and localization.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.4.30 (Jun 24, 2019)

  • Fixed scanner issues for macOS and Windows.
  • Fixed compatibility issues with latest Linux distros.
  • Fixed several different issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.4.20 (Jun 3, 2019)

  • Fixed issues with long strings in default stamps.
  • Fixed some issues with HiDPI.
  • Fixed issues with certificate encryption for macOS.
  • Fixed issues with pages drag and drop in Windows.
  • Implemented insertion of multipage TIFF files in “Create from files” dialog.
  • Fixed some issues with Ubuntu 19.
  • Fixed several different issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.1.36 (Aug 30, 2018)

  • Added ruler displayed with the grid.
  • Improved vector images editing.
  • Fixed compatibility issues with latest Adobe version.
  • Fixed printing issues in Windows.
  • Fixed multiple other issues.
  • Extended application localization.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.1.24 (Aug 30, 2018)

  • Fixed several issues.
  • Fully optimized for macOS High Sierra.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.1.12 (Aug 17, 2018)

  • Fixed several different issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 5.1.00 (Aug 17, 2018)

  • First 5.x release for macOS.
  • Added additional panel with signatures allowing to quickly and comfortably verify and sign signature fields with digital certificate including invisible signature fields.
  • Fixed issues with PDF forms and stamps display.
  • Fixed Save Optimized As issues.
  • Fixed some issues with digital certificate PDF encryption.
  • Fixed render issues of some documents.
  • Fixed multiple other issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 4.3.82 (Feb 20, 2018)

  • Fixed issue of certificates properties reading.
  • Fixed issues of Java Text Editor.
  • Fixed issues with PDF form events.
  • Fixed issues of Document Properties.
  • Fixed issues of opening files according to settings set in Document Properties.
  • Fixed some issues which violated stability.
  • Fixed incorrect render of some files.
  • Reworked Print system. Print and Print Preview functions are merged into single optimized window. Also added new functionality for printing. Fixed issue of printing documents on A4 paper in Linux and macOS.
  • Optimized OCR.
  • Fixed saving settings when creating watermark and background.
  • Fixed some other issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 4.3.80 (Jan 24, 2018)

  • Fixed issue of certificates properties reading.
  • Fixed issues of Java Text Editor.
  • Fixed issues with PDF form events.
  • Fixed issues of Document Properties.
  • Fixed issues of opening files according to settings set in Document Properties.
  • Fixed some issues which violated stability.
  • Fixed incorrect render of some files.
  • Reworked Print system. Print and Print Preview functions are merged into single optimized window. Also added new functionality for printing. Fixed issue of printing documents on A4 paper in Linux and macOS.
  • Optimized OCR.
  • Fixed saving settings when creating watermark and background.
  • Fixed some other issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 4.3.61 (Jan 24, 2018)

  • Improved export to image, now it is possible to choose if comments should be exported.
  • Fixed bug when creating Header & Footer and Watermark.
  • Fixed issues with text editing.
  • Fixed issue with theme reset when opening several instances at once.
  • Fixed issue with transparency when creating vector images.
  • Fixed issue with opening in new window.
  • Fixed typewriter issue with border color.
  • Fixed other issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 4.3.10 (Sep 14, 2017)

  • Fixed multiple bugs and issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 4.3.00 (Sep 14, 2017)

  • Added ADF (Automatic document feeder) support for scanners.
  • Fixed multiple bugs and issues.
  • Extended localization.

New in Master PDF Editor 4.2.68 (Jul 21, 2017)

  • Fixed several different issues.
  • Extended application’s localization.

New in Master PDF Editor 4.2.63 (Jul 12, 2017)

  • Fixed some critical bugs.

New in Master PDF Editor 4.2.60 (Jul 8, 2017)

  • Added new comment type “Typewriter” and fixed some issues with comments.
  • Added possibility to use formatted text when signing with certificate.
  • Fixed issues with fonts like Symbol, ZapfDingbats and other non-unicode fonts.
  • Added other functions, fixed minor issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 4.2.30 (Jun 28, 2017)

  • Added functionality to create and edit any actions on document opening.
  • Extended object tree functionality.
  • Improved comments editing.
  • Extended JavaScript support.
  • Added other functions, fixed minor issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 4.2.12 (Jun 15, 2017)

  • Added Object Tree toolbar for batter access to objects. In different modes number of objects displayed in Object Tree will be different. These may be all objects, text only, forms only or comments only. Next version will noticeably extend Object Tree functionality.
  • Extended document printing functionality. For Linux and Mac versions everything is printed as vector image same as for Windows. Still possible to use «Print as Image» option. Also fixed some issues with print.
  • Added possibility to also use png, jpg, tiff and other files besides pdf when creating Watermarks and Background.
  • Due to numerous requests, disabled pdf files extension check. Now extension is ignored when pdf is loaded, only file content is checked.
  • Added «Load all objects separately» option. Disable it to improve render of some PDF files if you have issues. If you mostly edit PDF documents, this should be enabled.
  • Added pdf forms settings: creation and edition of button icons, current value and default value are now different properties of text fields, etc.
  • Fixed some JavaScript issues.
  • Added other functions, fixed minor issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 4.1.30 (Apr 12, 2017)

  • Added templates for signature creation.
  • Fixed several different issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 4.1.22 (Apr 5, 2017)

  • Fixed several different issues.
  • Fixed some critical bugs.

New in Master PDF Editor 4.0.60 (Mar 15, 2017)

  • Master PDF Editor 4 with spectacular improvements and new features including OCR is out for macOS now!
  • Improved creation of new document from existing files. Now files of the following formats can be used: PDF SVG SVGZ TIF PNG JPEG BMP PPM.
  • Extended application’s localization. Localization for following languages is 100% complete: English, German, Greek, Italian, Russian, Slovenian, Swedish.
  • Not fully complete localization (about 75 %) for following languages: Armenian, French, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese-Brazilian, Spanish.
  • Fixed several different issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 3.7.10 (May 19, 2016)

  • Fixed issue with “Replace document colors”, slightly increased speed of pages drawing and decreased memory consumption.

New in Master PDF Editor 3.7.02 (May 19, 2016)

  • Added functionality to set default comments appearance.
  • Added default PDF forms appearance setting.
  • Added “Page options” form, where tab order for PDF forms can be set. Also allows to create or modify JavaScript code to be executed on page opening and closing.
  • Added “Selection change” property for Listbox.
  • Increased number of supported functions for JavaScript PDF API.
  • Added possibility to use global functions and variables defined in “Docment JavaScript” from any local events.
  • Added functionality to output all JavaScript messages of the current document to JavaScript console.
  • Improved work with XFA forms, added context menu, hotkeys and form selections, fixed several issues with XFA.
  • Fixed issue with color images containing ICC profile.
  • Fixed issue with bookmark properties setting.
  • Fixed some issues with PDF forms events.
  • Fixed issue with comboboxes in Object Inspector for Mac OS version.
  • Fixed multiple issues causing application to display PDF incorrectly or crash.
  • Fixed other minor issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 3.6.30 (May 19, 2016)

  • Improved “Paste to Multiple Pages” function
  • Improved work with PDF forms, also some forms’ issues are fixed.
  • Added context menu and “Move to New Window” function for document tabs. It opens current document in separate Master PDF Editor window.
  • Improved work with attachments. Added “Open” function. If attachment is PDF file, then this function opens it in new Master PDF Editor window.
  • Added “JavaScript Console” feature, which allows user to execute any JavaScript Code or get debug JavaScript output of current document.
  • Fixed several critical issues, which caused application to crash.
  • Fixed some other minor issues.
  • Added other minor features.

New in Master PDF Editor 3.6.17 (Mar 23, 2016)

  • Fixed some issues in print preview dialogue.
  • Fixed some issues which occurred when resizing objects in proportional resize mode.
  • Fixed some issues which occurred when resizing vector images with Object Inspector.
  • Fixed proportional change of line height when resizing font.
  • Added “Line Height” property to Object Inspector.
  • Fixed some issues with comments creation.
  • Fixed issues which occurred when creating bookmarks and using them to navigate in some files.
  • Fixed some issues with PDF files saving.
  • Improved “Save Optimized As…” function.
  • Version for Windows and Mac OS is now based on Qt 5.6.
  • Added SSL support for Windows and Mac versions (was implemented earlier for Linux).
  • Fixed other issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 3.6.00 (Feb 1, 2016)

  • Memory usage optimized. Fixed memory leaks. Implemented memory manager. New version has 4-5 times lowered memory consumption comparing to older releases, some cases show difference up to 10 times.
  • PDF files are loaded 4-5 times faster. Results are spectacular on bigger files. Of course, difference on small files between 0.3 seconds and 0.05 seconds can’t be noted, but large files for thousand and more pages are loaded significantly faster. Currently it takes less than 1 second to open big documents whereas it was 3-4 seconds earlier.
  • Windows and Linux versions have new «Open documents as new tabs in the same window» which allows to open newly opened documents in same window. Mac version had this function earlier since it was regulated by OS X settings.
  • Added “Paste to Multiple Pages” function. It allows to insert clipboard content to all or selected pages. Choose “Paste to Multiple Pages” item in “Edit Menu” to use it. This will open a dialogue window which has all the pages except for current selected by default. Function is designed for insertion of watermarks, headers and any other objects, which have to be created on multiple pages. In order to do this it’s enough to create sample at one page, copy it to the clipboard and then insert it to the selected pages.
  • Improved PDF signing with digital signature. Added ability to set custom text on the signature which will be displayed after signing.
  • Fixed some issues on digital signature validation.
  • Added Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese translations.
  • Fixed issue with hot keys in some localization.
  • Added “Document Actions” function, which allows to call JavaScript events on some actions like saving, closing or printing the document. These events enable developers to change PDF before and after actions. Some developers use these events to insert watermark to the printed document, while the file itself wan’t have the watermark.
  • Added “Document JavaScript” function, which provided ability to create and edit scripts working when PDF document is opened.
  • Added “Rotate” function, which enables user to rotate objects by any angle. It is controlled in “Object Inspector” in “Geometry” section.
  • Fixed issues with «Open/execute a File» event. Now it also uses relative, not absolute path to file.
  • Improved uniting different text objects into words and sentences.
  • Added «Open with Master PDF Editor 3» item to Windows’ Explorer context menu.
  • Improved “Align Objects” function. New version aligns objects by the page edge if multiple objects are selected, but there’s no current object. If current object is selected, then object will be aligned along it.
  • Fixed issue with Ctrl key sticking, which appeared at some Linux distros. Mostly important for Linux Mint.
  • Improved and redesigned work with comments. Now moving comments and changing their properties is possible without switching to edit
  • mode.
  • Fixed some issues with Windows virtual printer.
  • Improved print system. Added “Actual size” option in print preview window.
  • Improved text selection in Hand Tool mode.
  • Fixed some issues with PDF forms filling.
  • Fixed some issues with objects editing.
  • Fixed issue with default font used for text insertion or editing.
  • Fixed some other minor issues.
  • Added several new function for JavaScript and application interface interaction.
  • Added some other minor abilities.
  • All the functions added to Master PDF Editor are completely compatible with PDF 1.7 standard.

New in Master PDF Editor 3.5.81 (Dec 29, 2015)

  • Optimized memory consumption.
  • Increased pages display speed.
  • Fixed issues with bookmarks and links desynchronization when removing, inserting or moving pages.
  • Fixed issues with uniting different text blocks into sentences.
  • Improved conversion XPS to PDF (different DPI is also taken into account now), added XPS bookmarks convertion.
  • Fixed several issues with virtual printer.
  • Fixed some issued with PDF forms editing.
  • Fixed other minor issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 3.5.16 (Dec 21, 2015)

  • Added several hot-keys.
  • Added right-to-left writing support for PDF forms filling if required for current language.
  • Added possibility to set custom DPI when exporting to images, DPI range is from 1 up to 1200 now.
  • Fixed issues with rotated text.

New in Master PDF Editor 3.5.10 (Dec 7, 2015)

  • Fixed some issues with PDF re-saving.
  • Added fast search panel.
  • Added storing size of thumbnails and panels itself.
  • Added possibility to print several copies considering “Collating Copies”.
  • Added context menu when filling PDF TextFields.
  • Improved memory management, now memory is freed at once after closing of a tab with a document.
  • Now new vector images are created with parameters set in Object inspector and not default parameters.
  • Added option to disable icons in menu.
  • Fixed issue with copying/pasting from Klipper in Linux.
  • Fixed some other issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 3.5.02 (Nov 28, 2015)

  • Added function to set custom display DPI.
  • Improved changing of Sticky Note icon type.
  • Fixed bug in Windows installer.

New in Master PDF Editor 3.5.00 (Nov 23, 2015)

  • Added possibility to create comments and bookmarks using selected text with context menu.
  • Added Save Optimized As function which recreates PDF from scratch re-compressing images according to settings and removing all unused elements.
  • Added Maintain Aspect Ratio switch in Object Inspector.
  • Improved work with fonts when editing text.
  • Added automatic font replacement when editing text if the application finds font alike in the system.
  • Slightly increased file loading speed.
  • Fixed issues which occurred when re-saving some objects.
  • Fixed issues with drawing when selecting text.
  • Now raster images are also copied into system clipboard when copying and added function to export raster images into files
  • Added images insertion from SVG files.
  • Fixed issues in HiDPI mode for Windows and Linux.
  • Fixed some other issues.
  • Improved localizations.

New in Master PDF Editor 3.4.03 (Sep 15, 2015)

  • Fixed issues with encoding which occurred when editing or inserting text.

New in Master PDF Editor 3.4.01 (Sep 15, 2015)

  • Fixed some issues and improved PDF object editing.
  • Added comments properties editing functionality.
  • Implemented HighDPI support for Linux and Windows (was made earlier for Mac).
  • Fixed issues with dark themes, added Fusion Dark Style for Qt5 version.
  • Fixed issues with Unicode in PDF Forms.
  • Now default Actual Size is taken as screen DPI.
  • Added DPI choosing for printing on Linux.
  • Fixed other issues.

New in Master PDF Editor 3.3.22 (Aug 31, 2015)

  • Fixed several issues, one of which caused a crash.

New in Master PDF Editor 2.1.90 (Feb 3, 2015)

  • Reworked crop and align page functions dialogs
  • Fixed some issues with PDF layers
  • Fixed some issues with vector images display
  • Fixed issues with wrong links opening
  • Slightly increased file loading speed
  • Fixed issue in fullscreen mode on Mac OS X 10.10