Master PDF Editor

What's new in this version:

Master PDF Editor 5.9.86
Added:
- new functionalities for managing layers
- the ability to select the latest settings when printing a new document

Improved:
- Enhanced compatibility with PDF 1.3 format specification
- Improved settings for the page display and layout
- Improved navigation in a document and between documents
- Improved the display of some interface elements

Fixed:
- an issue with saving a file on macOS
- an issue with editing headers and footers
- a bug with the display of some PDF-files
- issues with printing and highlighting form fields
- an issue with adding initials


Master PDF Editor 5.9.85
- Change log not available for this version


Master PDF Editor 5.9.84
Added:
- the ability to convert PDF documents to grayscale
- the ability to insert an invisible signature
- the ability to export all content from a PDF document to Excel
- the ability to apply a scanner texture effect to a document
- the ability to use manual duplex printing if a printer does not support automatic duplex printing
- the ability to choose some new date formats for the Text Field form

Fixed:
- issues with configuring comment tools
- issues with opening and saving documents
- issues with configuring and exporting bookmarks
- issues with launching the software
- an issue with the program deactivating when a different version is installed offline
- an issue with tracking changes in the document with a digital signature when the document is signed for the second time


Master PDF Editor 5.9.82
Added:
- Added the ability to select a destination folder for backup files
- Added the ability to print pages in reverse order

Fixed:
- an issue with force manual text editing when using OCR
- an issue with displaying vector images
- an issue with extracting pages as separate files
- an issue with font size settings of Callout and Typewriter
- an issue with maintaining aspect ratio when changing size and orientation of a page
- an issue related to incorrect deletion of pages


Master PDF Editor 5.9.81
Added:
- page replacement function
- the ability to select a folder to save files printed with a virtual printer on Windows
- “Go to page” window

Fixed:
- a bug that caused incorrect instrument rendering behavior
- a bug that caused font size to be incorrect when exporting to Word and Excel
- a bug that caused Geometry tabs to expand when changing objects
- a crash caused by malformed PDF documents created with other programs
- a bug that caused last view settings of a document to be ignored
- window geometry restoring incorrectly after being minimized
- incorrect display of Sticky Note
- selection of Custom page number when printing with Multiple mode
- Object Inspector freezing when editing a link
- corruption of document content when printing via the built-in PDF-printer
- problem caused canceling of text editing when Autosave is enabled
- freezing that occurred when dragging and dropping pages in Navigation Panel
- a bug prevented bookmarks from being saved with the name of a document
- a bug made scrolling page thumbnails in Navigation Panel impossible on macOS
- a bug related to crash of the program when disabling the “Edit text Elements as Blocks” checkbox
- a bug related to reset of shortcuts
- Multiple minor fixes


Master PDF Editor 5.9.70
Added:
- the ability to convert PDF document to Word and Excel
- the ability to sort documents when they are combined or inserted
- dynamic theme switching for macOS version

Fixed:
- a crash caused by renaming locked files
- measurement units displaying incorrectly above page preview in printing dialog
- an issue caused crash when adding headers and footers to multiple files
- a bug resulting in color change of document title when clicked on macOS
- a bug caused the Toolbar to display dark using a light theme on some systems
- an issue with changing name of edited files
- an issue with opening some files that contain XFA-based PDF forms
- an issue with display of Office Pro icon set


Master PDF Editor 5.9.61
- Added document preview in the Watermark and Background dialog boxes
- Speeded up cancellation of OCR
- A number of fixes and improvements for OCR

Fixed:
- search not opening the corresponding page when program is in a single-page mode
- an error when reloading a new document tab that wasn’t saved
- a bug that caused a crash when cancelling OCR
- multiple issues related to restoring view settings
- an issue related to encrypted files preview in Windows Explorer
- incorrect export to text


Master PDF Editor 5.9.60
- Added document preview in the Watermark and Background dialog boxes
- Speeded up cancellation of OCR
- A number of fixes and improvements for OCR

Fixed:
- search not opening the corresponding page when program is in a single-page mode
- an error when reloading a new document tab that wasn’t saved
- a bug that caused a crash when cancelling OCR
- multiple issues related to restoring view settings
- an issue related to encrypted files preview in Windows Explorer
- incorrect export to text


Master PDF Editor 5.9.50
Added:
- an opportunity to customise page scrolling settings. Usefult when Continuous view mode is off
- an opportunity to use custom tessract-supported OCR languages
- file preview in Windows Explorer for Windows systems
- separate save of the width of the left panel for each tab of the left panel
- the ability to save, open and add multiple attachments at the same time
- frequency of checking for updates once every 3 months
- preview for more convenient adding of headers and footers, including Bates numbering

Improved:
- functionality of “Distance tool”. Now a measurement is displayed on the document, while the tool is active.
- detection of blank pages during scanning
- attachment handling
- display of page numbers in the navigation bar

Fixed:
- Fixed issues when inserting/merging PDF files with bookmarks
- Increased performance of drawing tools
- Fixed several issues in “Dskew” option, that lead to the file corruption
- Significantly improved OCR performance. Now OCR computations are conducted in multiple threads
- Significantly improved Page Scaling functionality. Now the content of the page is scaled with the paged itself
- Fixed an issue related to changing the font in the “Typewriter” tool
- Extended tab context menu. Now it is possible to duplicate and rename the tab
- Implemented session management, it is available in File -> Sessions in main menu
- Fixed an issue that led to 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
- Repackaged installer, now Windows version is distributed as MSI
- Fixed an issue related to the size of the application window
- Fixed a bug with navigating through the search result
- Extended JavaScript API support
- Fixed an issue related to changing the color of commentaries
- Fixed a bug related to Pencil and Brush comments color not being changed in Object Inspector
- Fixed several issues with incorrect behavior of comments 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 related to crash while scanning
- Fixed a bug related to incorrect insertion of watermark and background
- Implemented functionality to add Bates numbering
- Significantly imporved adding, editing and deleting headers and footers, implemented additional functionality for its management (Document -> Header and Footer -> Manage)


Master PDF Editor 5.9.40
- Change log not available for this version


Master PDF Editor 5.9.35
- Change log not available for this version


Master PDF Editor 5.9.30
Fixed:
- Expanded and updated localizations
- a bug with incorrect importing of bookmarks
- an issue with the incorrect display of signature data
- a bug with opening the last page when deleting
- an issue with moving pages between documents
- an issue with Home and End keys working in full-screen mode
- a bug with document display in “Fit to Page Width” and “Fit to Page” modes
- various issues with document scrolling
- Other minor fixes and improvements


Master PDF Editor 5.9.21
Fixed:
- Expanded and updated localizations
- a bug with incorrect importing of bookmarks
- an issue with the incorrect display of signature data
- a bug with opening the last page when deleting
- an issue with moving pages between documents
- an issue with Home and End keys working in full-screen mode
- a bug with document display in “Fit to Page Width” and “Fit to Page” modes
- various issues with document scrolling
- different interface issues on macOS
- Other minor fixes and improvements


Master PDF Editor 5.9.20
Added:
- the “Delete all comments” and “Delete all visible comments” buttons on a page or in a document
- the “Continuous” button to toolbar on macOS
- an option to select a design theme on macOS
- an option to see the registration code for a registered program in the About windo
- settings for displaying information, creating a colored border, and the ability to lock interactive form content in a document
- the buttons and Page Counter on the toolbar on macOS
- changing of a file extension when editing an image format
- 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
- 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
- the print dialog interface when the “Multiple” mode is active
- page scrolling in the single page mode

Fixed:
- an issue with restoring comments via the undo command
- an issue caused a crash after scanning from file on macOS
- an issue with dragging tab out, due to which the wrong document was opened
- an issue with the “Even or odd pages” selection being inactive in the printing dialog
- numerous issues with the bookmarks
- various issues with the interface
- several other issues


Master PDF Editor 5.9.10
- Change log not available for this version


Master PDF Editor 5.9.06
Added:
- single page view mode. Normal mode is now called Continuous
- new window for font replacing when editing text
- check for registration code expiration when checking updates
- file locking for cases of simultaneous opening by different Master PDF Editor instances
- buttons to the bookmark page of the Navigation bar
- page number to search results
- page insertion in the Navigation bar
- pages deleting from the Navigation bar with the Del button on the keyboard
- auto-save option with specified interval
- new feature to mark inserted pages with a bookmark
- option to choose even/odd pages everywhere upon page range choice
- align and move to layer buttons to Object Inspector
- a new feature, now it’s possible to paste copied objects into a current mouse location, instead of
- multiple selection in Object TreeView

Fixed:
- issue that caused crash during document optimization
- issue with text encoding of some PDFs
- XFA render with some fonts
- crash when scanning in some Linux systems
- incorrect behavior of the delete bookmarks button
- the popup bar behavior on text selection
- moving to a page containing search results
- the incorrect behavior of the Object Inspector
- a bug where comment’s author would be shown as author of replies to the comment
- a bug with the names of files when exporting pages. In some cases files weren’t created when the
- the bug with the update of page count when pages were inserted through Navigation Bar
- the bug with the deletion of pages through Navigation Bar when the count of columns was decreased

- Improved text editing, separated objects are now automatically merged into blocks
- Improved OCR – updated tesseract-ocr to 5. Simplified OCR setting
- Disabled font auto-replace when editing, now it is replaced only when required
- Reintroduced Win32 support
- Extended enterprise functionality
- Removed transparent background in redaction settings
- Some modifications to tool-sets
- 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
- Highlight tool now saves its color after selecting a different toolfilenames were emptyincorrectlyoriginal coordinates only
- Other minor fixes and improvements


Master PDF Editor 5.8.70
- Fixed several different issues


Master PDF Editor 5.8.63
- Change log not available for this version


Master PDF Editor 5.8.52
- Change log not available for this version


Master PDF Editor 5.8.50
- Change log not available for this version


Master PDF Editor 5.8.30
Added:
- full support for editing static XFA
- document size optimization when removing pages
- fast dictionaries for OCR for some languages

Fixed:
- printing issues
- scanning issues in Linux. Improved support of various scanners
- issues with resaving of some files

- Improved vector images and comments adding and editing
- Increased performance in Linux by switching to newer compiler
- Other fixes and improvements


Master PDF Editor 5.8.20
- Fixed several different issues


Master PDF Editor 5.8.18
- 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