Release Notes

Features added

• Markdown viewer added alongside with the PDF Reader.
• PDF to Markdown Converter feature added. #7 (Experimental).
• Zoom in/out in the PDF/Markdown Reader by pressing [CTRL + +/-].
• Reset zoom by pressing [CTRL/CMD + 0] in the PDF reader/Markdown editor.
• Press [CTRL+Tab] or [CTRL+Shift+Tab] to switch between tabs.

Changes and Improvements

• Python executable files are replaced with standalone python builds.
• (For developers) Added setup-backend.js script that will setup the python and build the .NET project automatically.
• Fixed placements of some icons.
• Fixed over scaling issue in the PDF viewer.
• Reduced the minimum width of the sidebar.
• Moved the “Clear selection” button at the right side of the page preview header in the OCR PDF feature.
• Fixed grayscale converter making PDFs not selectable.
• Added scrolling of the tools menu as the bottom tools get hidden after shortening the window size of the application.
• Reduced the resolution of the wallpaper preview images in the settings menu to reduce the lag.
• Updated the credit page.
• Some minor UI changes.
• Fixed the issue where the snap version of the app fails to save a processed file. (Still may occur sometimes. In that case, please restart the PC)

NOTE: This version contains a breaking change related to the settings functionality. So the settings might get reset after updating to version 4.0.0

Features added

• PDF to PDF/A Converter added. (Dependency: Ghostscript)
• Split PDF (Vertical) added.
• CTRL/CMD+F shortcut added in PDF reader. [CTRL/CMD+F for searching texts inside the PDF Reader.]
• Added some wallpapers for the clock screen. Can be enabled from the settings.

Changes and Improvements

• Updated dependencies and packages to avoid vulnerabilities.
• Dropped support of the older PdfSharpCore package for the latest PdfSharp v6.2.x package.
• Added 256-bit encryption level PDF locking system alongside 40-bit and 128-bit.
• Improved PDF processing performance.
• Fixed - "fonts" folder is not getting shipped in the assets folder.
• Reduced the size of the software compared to the version 2.0.0.
• Fixed - An error is thrown while redacting a PDF file after clearing its metadata using LocalPDF Studio.
• Added missing dark and light more support for the credit page and added some more credits inside the app.
• Replaced most of the icons and emojis with SVGs.

Features added

• Tab context menu added in the PDF reader. Right click on a tab to interact with the context menu.
• PDF to Grayscale conversion feature added.
• Basic image editor added.
• Basic fillable PDF builder feature added.
• CTRL/CMD+W, S and P shortcut added in PDF reader. [CTRL/CMD+W for closing tabs, CTRL/CMD+S for saving modified PDF, CTRL/CMD+P for printing PDF.]

Changes and Improvements

• An issue fixed where the language doesn’t change for the “Edit Metadata” button in the View and Edit PDF Metadata feature.
• An issue fixed where creator and producer are being shown as “LocalPDF-Studio” even if there are no creator and producer in the Metadata of a PDF.
• Tab separation UI added for better understanding.
• An issue fixed where entire image redacted on partial selection in PDF.
• Sanitizing a PDF file's metadata now can remove creation date and modification date too.
• Support for TIFF file format removed.
• Refactored some system alerts and messages.

Changes and Improvements

• Vulnerable packages updated for security purpose.
• Mozilla PDF.js updated to the latest version - v5.4.624

Features added

• PDF Content redaction feature added.
• Light and dark mode support added.
• OCR (Optical Character Recognition) feature added for both Image and PDF file type.
• Image to PDF feature added.
• Sanitize PDF (Remove all metadata) added in "View and Edit Metadata" feature.
• Multi language support added (Bengali, Chinese, Japanese) - Experimental.

Changes and Improvements

• Mozilla PDF.js updated to the latest version - v5.4.530
• Unnecessary margin removed from about, credits and donate page.
• Fixed some typos.
• An issue fixed where saving a file successfully after performing OCR was still showing unsuccessful alert.
• Default PDF zooming scale set to 100% in the PDF reader.
• An issue fixed where in come cases PDF files cannot be opened in the PDF reader if the software is not opened.
• Drag and drop message changed a little bit to avoid misunderstanding between Image and PDF files.
• An issue fixed where Selecting/dropping password protected PDF file in Crop PDF leads to infinite loading.
• An issue fixed where the application gets stuck if OCR engine fails to download language model.
• PDF color inversion added with 5 different flavors.
• Changed some UI.

Changes and Improvements

• Added zoom in/out in Crop PDF feature. - All platforms.
• Added drag and drop in all features [Except PDF Reader for now]. - All platforms.
• Fixed - Bug #1 - 'Producer' metadata fails to save and triggers hidden "Required Field" validation. - All platforms.
• In the split PDF feature, a bug is fixed where pages containing complex layouts such as: tables, are getting shuffled, causing confusion. - All platforms.
• Minor UI changes.

Changes and Improvements

• Made the software compatible with node.js version 24 when installed via Snap package -Linux
• Updated the PDF.js dependency to version 5.4.449 to incorporate the latest fixes and enhancements.-Windows, Linux, macOS
• Enabled support for the system’s Open With feature for seamless file access.-Windows, Linux, macOS
• Added the ability to set LocalPDF Studio as the default PDF Reader..-Windows, Linux, macOS
• Enhanced the Crop PDF interface with a more intuitive and polished UI.-Windows, Linux, macOS
• Updated the default zoom level to 125% for a better reading experience.-Windows, Linux, macOS
• Upgraded to the latest Electron Version for improved stability and performance.-Windows, Linux, macOS
• Fixed the White Screen Issue that appeared during startup.-Windows, Linux, macOS

Changes and Improvements

• Ghostscript issue for Compress PDF feature is fixed - Linux, macOS
• PDF files cannot be edited after compressing using ghostscript issue is fixed. - Windows, Linux, macOS
• Place of two buttons ["Merge PDFs", "Clear All"] switched between each other - Windows, Linux, macOS
• Electron version updated - Windows, Linux, macOS

Changes and Improvements

• Compress PDF now should work perfectly. Ghostscript is needed to be installed. - Windows, Linux, macOS

❌Known Issue

• Because of Snap's strict confinement, LocalPDF Studio is unable to access Ghostscript. For this reason, Compress PDF feature is not usable at this moment on Linux platform. Dev is currently working to fix the problem. Help from the community is always welcome.

Changes and Improvements

• Comment feature is now available in the PDF reader - Windows, Linux, macOS

Changes and Improvements

• Application is now available in Snap store (starting from v0.0.3) [ sudo snap install localpdf-studio ] - Linux
• Better auto update system implemented - Windows, Linux, macOS
• Latest backend build added - Linux

Changes and Improvements

• Application for macOS is now available. But Apple Silicon users need to use Rosetta because this release was build only for Intel chips.
• Proper exit method implemented while closing the application for Windows, Linux and macOS.
• Release note button added in the about page.
• PDF.js updated to v5.4.394 (Powered by Mozilla's PDF.js)

Changes and Improvements

• Added the LocalPDF Studio's website link instead of GitHub release's link while performing manual update.

🎉 Initial Release

• Thank you for choosing LocalPDF Studio.

Features

• Added a simple PDF reader using Mozilla PDF.js
• Option to choose whether you want to open previously opened PDF files in the reader or not.
• Option to disable the clock for minimal user interface.
• Search previously opened PDF files that was opened in the PDF reader (Disabled by default)
• Clear the search history (History is preserved only when the search bar is enabled.)
• Automatic update feature

Tools added

• Merge PDF
• Split PDF
• Remove Pages
• Organize/Re-Arrange PDF
• Compress PDF (Experimental)
• PDF to Image
• Add Page Numbers
• Add Watermark
• Crop PDF
• Lock/Unlock PDF
• View and Edit Metadata
• Extract Images