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What's new in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 13.4.1 Build 4759

Jul 14, 2023
  • Performance improvements
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 13.4.0 Build 4659 (Apr 18, 2023)

  • Performance improvements
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 13.3.0 Build 4514 (Sep 27, 2022)

  • Improved parsing of PDF documents.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 13.2.0 Build 4485 (Jun 7, 2022)

  • Improved font rendering.
  • Improved rendering of matte masks.
  • Improved parsing of PDF documents.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 13.1.0 Build 4386 (Jan 25, 2022)

  • Added property 'AdditionalCssStyles' allowing to add custom CSS styles.
  • Added support for profiles.
  • Improved parsing of PDF documents.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 13.0.0 Build 4253 (Oct 4, 2021)

  • Added support for page ranges. See overloads of methods 'GetHTML' and 'SaveHtml*'.
  • Added page numbers in the 'page start' and 'page end' HTML comments.
  • Performance improvements.
  • Improved parsing of PDF documents.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 12.1.0 Build 4136 (May 18, 2021)

  • Improved parsing of PDF documents.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 12.0.0 Build 4062 (Feb 9, 2021)

  • Improved filtering of invisible objects.
  • Improved detection of bold fonts.
  • Improved support for external Chinese fonts.
  • Now the damaged CCITT and JBIG2 images are skipped from rendering avoiding crashes.
  • Fixed exception in annotation parsing.
  • Fixed crash on some scaled images in 'HTMLExtractionMode.PlainHTML' mode.
  • Improved parsing of PDF documents.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 11.3.0 Build 3984 (Oct 26, 2020)

  • Improved HTMLExtractor to not use the Environment.CurrentDirectory to get location for generated image files.
  • Was causing errors in ASP.NET environment.
  • Improved parsing of PDF documents.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 11.2.0 Build 3919 (Jun 30, 2020)

  • Added 'DetectUnderlineTextStyle' and 'DetectStrikeoutTextStyle' properties.
  • Improved parsing of PDF documents.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 11.1.0 Build 3845 (Mar 19, 2020)

  • Improved parsing of PDF documents.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 11.0.0 Build 3804 (Feb 12, 2020)

  • Added support for new revision of PDF encryption (ISO 32000-2:2017 compliance).
  • Added 'LicenseInfo' property providing detailed information about your license.
  • Improved extraction of duplicated text (shadow-like effect).
  • Fixed .NET Core compatibility issue.
  • Improved parsing of PDF documents.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 10.8.0 Build 3732 (Dec 4, 2019)

  • Improved handling of Arabic fonts and charsets.
  • Improved handling of CJK fonts and charsets.
  • Improved parsing of PDF documents.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 10.7.0 Build 3697 (Nov 4, 2019)

  • Improved image extraction.
  • Improved parsing and processing of PDF documents.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 10.6.0 Build 3659 (Oct 2, 2019)

  • Improved replacement of not embedded PDF fonts.
  • Improved parsing and processing of PDF documents.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 10.5.0 Build 3637 (Sep 3, 2019)

  • Improved parsing and processing of PDF documents.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 10.4.0 Build 3603 (Aug 7, 2019)

  • Fixed file locking: "Reset()" and "Dispose()" methods now correctly release generated files.
  • Improved conversion of form controls.
  • Improved parsing and processing of PDF documents.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 10.3.0 Build 3566 (Jul 2, 2019)

  • Improved the detection of the visibility of text objects when they are hidden by a overlying opaque vector object.
  • Improved extraction from cropped PDF pages.
  • Fixed `OutOfMemoryException` on tiling patterns with very large step or bounding box.
  • Fixed decoding of UTF-8 encoded text objects.
  • Improved Japanese fonts decoding.
  • Improved font substitution when `KeepOriginalFontNames` is true.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 10.2.0 Build 3512 (May 29, 2019)

  • Fixed overlapping text objects when `HighPrecisionTextPositioning` is disabled.
  • Improved parsing and processing of PDF documents.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 10.1.0 Build 3439 (Apr 5, 2019)

  • Improved parsing and processing of PDF documents.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 9.4.0.3398 (Mar 13, 2019)

  • Improved handling of embedded fonts.
  • Improved parsing of PDF documents.
  • Fixed image files locking.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 9.3.0.3359 (Feb 4, 2019)

  • + Added .NET Core compatible assemblies.
  • = Reduced CSS cluttering.
  • = Improved parsing of PDF documents.
  • = Improved support of Korean fonts.
  • - Removed C++ runtime dependencies.
  • - Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 9.2.0 Build 3254 (Oct 24, 2018)

  • Changed font rendering engine to improve text rendering and to circumvent Windows GDI font processing issues.
  • Property `RenderingOptions.PreferSystemFonts` made obsolete due to change of font rendering engine.
  • Embedded default fonts to fallback to if a font is missing in Windows.
  • Improved support of cropped PDF documents.
  • Performance improvements.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 9.1.0 Build 3163 (Jul 19, 2018)

  • Fixed bugs in PDF parsing.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 9.0.0 Build 3079 (Apr 12, 2018)

  • Improved PDF parsing.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 8.8.0.3015 (Jan 23, 2018)

  • Improved support of encrypted PDF documents.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 8.7.0.2966 (Nov 12, 2017)

  • Added `ParsingError` event allowing to handle parsing errors and interrupt or continue the processing.
  • Implemented embedding of images into HTML code as `data URI`.
  • Improved rendering of PDF documents.
  • Performance improvements.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 8.6.0.2911 (Aug 6, 2017)

  • HTMLExtractor: added KeepOriginalFontNames property.
  • Fixed crash on 64-bit CMYK images.
  • Subscript and superscript text objects were merged with normal text. Fixed now.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 8.5.0.2855 (Jun 2, 2017)

  • Converter now keeps empty input text fields.
  • Improved Japanese text conversion.
  • Removed obsolete ClientProfile builds.
  • Performance improvements;
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 8.3.0.2794 (Mar 7, 2017)

  • Performance improvements.
  • HTMLExtractor now able to reflow PDF text in PlainHTML mode.
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 8.2.0.2697 (Jan 12, 2017)

  • Improved PDF to plain HTML conversion: it's now possible to reflow newspaper layout to single-column HTML text.
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 8.1.0.2600 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • Fixed extraction of text in Korean charset (KSCms-UHC-H / Code Page 949).
  • Improved support of colorspaces and soft masks.
  • Improved extraction of invisible text.
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 8.0.0.2523 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • Improved text extraction.
  • Improved performance.
  • Fixed PDF parsing issues.
  • Fixed JBIG images decoding.
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 7.00.0.2474 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • Fixed bug in installer causing some files from previous installation were interfering with updates.
  • Reworked the registration checking. Now the library will not throw an exception, but work in demo mode if you missed or input wrong RegistrationName and RegistrationKey.
  • PDF Multitool: Added recent document list to "Open PDF Document" button.
  • PDF Multitool: Selection can be resized now.
  • PDF Multitool: Added Extract JSON feature.
  • PDF Multitool: Improved Table Detector UI.
  • PDF Multitool: Greatly improved font rendering quality.
  • PDF Multitool: Added debug option "Show Detected Extraction Columns" to the context menu to display the detected columns on the current page. Becomes visible only after running any extraction against the current displayed page.
  • PDF Multitool: Fixed font rendering issue on 32-bit Windows.
  • Other minor improvements and bug fixes.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 6.30.0.2421 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • Improved support of ICC color profiles.
  • Imporved handling of embedded fonts.
  • Fixed extracted text duplication when using OCRCacheMode.WholePage option.
  • Other bug fixes and improvements.

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 6.20.2354 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • PDF To HTML conversion improved
  • PDF reading speed improved
  • new property PageDataCaching controlling automatic disposing of previously accessed pages.
  • implementing page caching type
  • example "Memory-Care Processing Of Huge Docs" renamed to "Reduce Memory Usage"
  • new DisposePage() method to HTMLExtractor
  • SkipInvisibleText now skips clipped text (which is not visible)
  • Rendering improves annotations rendering
  • Colors management improved
  • PDF2HTML improves form controls output
  • Images output improved to support more sub-formats
  • Unicode text handling improved
  • minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 6.12.2239 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • PDF To HTML conversion improved
  • PDF format support improved
  • images and text support improved
  • minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 6.00.2131 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • HTML output improved (issues with links fixed)
  • minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 6.00.2114 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • improved PDF To HTML conversion
  • improved PDF format support
  • improved images, fonts, text encoding support
  • minor issues fixes with HTML output
  • minor improvements and fixes

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 5.10.1750 (Dec 23, 2016)

  • improved pdf to html conversion from asp.net and .net
  • issue with overlapping content when converting multiple pages from PDF fixed
  • XHTML output minor fixes
  • Support for text opacity added
  • now outputs unknown character (0 to 32) as "?"
  • improving support of pdf images conversion into html
  • fixing minor issues with output images filenames
  • minor improvements and fixes

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 5.00.1639 (Aug 26, 2014)

  • improved handling of images while converting pdf to html
  • improved support for damaged pdf files
  • HTML text output improved
  • PDF Viewer GUI demo improved
  • minor improvements and fixes

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 4.00.1481 (Jun 3, 2014)

  • improved pdf to html conversion
  • improved PDF handling and bug-fixes
  • the issue with missing whitespace while converting text to css
  • multhithreading performance improved
  • licensing updated: Now Licensing is per developer
  • special styles for "print" device causing visible scroll bars in every div were disabled
  • updated samples and improved demo GUI
  • minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 3.40.1339 (Mar 12, 2014)

  • documentation for the API updated and included now into the SDK
  • improved text processing in PDF
  • improved PDF reading support
  • minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 3.20.1179 (Oct 23, 2013)

  • pdf to html conversion improved
  • new OutputHTMLWidth, GetOutputHTMLPageHeight, GetPageHeight, GetPageWidth functions and properties to read and set information about width and height for PDF and output HTML
  • demo gui: the issue with automatic scrolling up to top when selecting a region fixed
  • improved support of PDF files with rotated objects and pages
  • minor bug-fixes and processing speed improvements

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 3.20.1076 (Jul 15, 2013)

  • improved PDF to image conversion
  • improved PDF format support
  • minor bug-fixes and improvements

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 3.10.1052 (Jul 1, 2013)

  • improved pdf to html conversion functionality
  • improved images support in PDF files
  • speed improvements for pdf to html conversion
  • improved fonts support
  • improved support for various PDF files
  • minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 3.10.904 (May 16, 2013)

  • improved pdf to html conversion functionality
  • improved PDF format support
  • minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 3.00.864 (Apr 13, 2013)

  • improved PDF handling
  • improved PDF fonts handling
  • demo utility updated
  • source code samples updated to run on any .NET framework by default
  • minor bug-fixes
  • improved pdf to html conversion
  • demo utility PDF Viewer reworked and updated for better UI experience
  • minor improvements and fixes in PDF support
  • improved PDF stability while working with PDF files with high density vector graphics inside
  • improved support for indexed color pallettes
  • improved embedded fonts rendering
  • better support for Unicode fonts
  • new .Version property to read exact version of the dll
  • minor updates and improvements

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 2.40.650 (Nov 2, 2012)

  • improved PDF to HTML conversion support
  • improved support for Unicode text extraction
  • improved support for PDF/A pdf files
  • issues with white stripes appearing on multiple images combined fixed
  • data extraction internal optimizations
  • improved support for 8 bit images inside PDF
  • vector drawings improved to provide better support for multiple small objects
  • Color representation in images with indexed colors fixed
  • Type2 fonts support improved
  • Improved support for embedded fonts in PDF produced by Ghostscript engine
  • CCIT images compression compression related issues fixed
  • LZW compressed PDF support improved
  • improved support for shading objects
  • improved PDF fonts support
  • improved support for PDF with 4 bit images
  • new .ControlsAsText property.
  • new source code sample: "PDF To HTML with Images"
  • support for annotations and control output has been re-enabled
  • memory and speed optimizations

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 2.30.568 (Jun 25, 2012)

  • PDF to HTML conversion in PDF to simple HTML mode improved
  • PDF Viewer demo fixes PDF to HTML mode settings dialog, adds AddFontHTMLTagsToText setting CSS mode is now selected by default
  • new .AddFontStyleHTMLTagsToText to control if PDF To HTML SDK should add font style information to text objects or not
  • PDF To HTML simple HTML mode to reworked and improved
  • new .FontSubstitutionMap property for HTMLExtractor to read font substitution map used for PDF to HTML conversion
  • new .PreserveFormattingOnTextExtraction property to HTML2PDF has been added
  • new .HighPrecisionTextPositioning property for PDF To HTML with CSS mode
  • multithreaded processing support imporved

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 2.20.487 (Mar 16, 2012)

  • Fixing issue with black and white images missing from PDF files made by differente PDF writers
  • Fixing inverted images in PDF files generated by some Adobe applications
  • Improved support for corrupted PDF files
  • Some security issues fixed
  • Improved handling of JBIG encoded images
  • Improved handling of PDF built-in fonts
  • Improved handling of superscript text positions
  • Improved support of encrypted PDF files
  • Improved handling of different colorspaces for images

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 2.20.415 (Mar 7, 2012)

  • mproved fonts support
  • conversion to simple HTML improved
  • performance optimized and pdf processing speed improved
  • improved support for PDF format
  • PDF Viewer now provides ability to turn on/off text formatting support on extraction
  • minor bug-fixes

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 2.10.356 (Mar 7, 2012)

  • better support for different PDF files
  • minor bug-fixes and improvements
  • saving to HTML does not attemt to create .images folder anymore

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 2.10.318 (Mar 7, 2012)

  • better support for PDF files (vector drawings are supported now)
  • minor bug-fixes and improvements

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 2.10.304 (Oct 19, 2011)

  • improved support for PDF files
  • improved HTML output for multiple pages
  • pdf processing speed increased
  • minor bug-fixes and improvements

New in Bytescout PDF To HTML SDK 1.10.168 (Jun 16, 2011)

  • PDF to HTML conversion improved:
  • support for password protected PDF documents improved;
  • XML comments are available now to show hints for methods, classes and properties in Visual Studio;
  • improved support for single paged PDF documents produced by Acrobat Distiller;
  • improved text decoding