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FolderMill Changelog

What's new in FolderMill 5.1.2312

Dec 27, 2023
  • Convert to Image Action: new options for Fit mode setting: Thumbnail (fit rectangle and fill color), Stretch (do not keep proportions).
  • Ability to set logon not only as "LocalSystem" but also as a Windows User Account (available when FolderMill is running in service mode).
  • Bug fixes and more.

New in FolderMill 5.1.2311 (Nov 10, 2023)

  • New actions: Crop document, Resize document, Insert file, Upload to HTTP, Filter by page color. Ability to use SSH keys for enhanced security (for Source: FTP and Upload to FTP Action). Ability to schedule start/stop of FolderMill. Improved logging and log preview. Bug fixes and more.

New in FolderMill 5.0.2307 (Jul 24, 2023)

  • New supported formats: VCF, ICS, EMLX, HEIC
  • EML and MSG processing without Microsoft Outlook
  • XLS, XLSX, and CSV Excel files processing without Microsoft Office
  • Faster files processing
  • Ability to change Color/Grayscale mode by page range for Print Document Action
  • Other fixes and improvements

New in FolderMill 5.0 (May 22, 2023)

  • New Multitasking mode to process many files at time
  • New types of file sources: Email, FTP
  • New Actions: Upload to FTP, Send to Email, Convert to XPS, Filter by number of pages
  • Convert to PDF with OCR: create searchable PDFs
  • Task Manager - a convenient way to monitor tasks
  • Improvements and fixes

New in FolderMill 4.9 (Sep 23, 2021)

  • Processing of Word DOC, DOCX, RTF, SVG, and MHT files without Microsoft Word or OpenOffice
  • New Zoom scaling mode for Print document Action
  • New ways to print or convert emails and attachments
  • Ability to save TIFF and JPEG images in grayscale mode
  • Ability to change watermark position by Z-axis (Z-Order)
  • Italian language localization
  • Direct printing of PRN (.prn, Microsoft Windows Print File) file types
  • Improved Auto Crop feature for Convert to Image Action
  • Improved HTML to PDF conversion
  • Improved processing of Outlook MSG and EML files
  • Improved component for processing AutoCAD DWG and DXF drawings
  • The new version of eDrawings Viewer 2021 supported to process SolidWorks drawings
  • Filter by filename Action now works faster
  • Fixed ability to preserve native CMYK color space of input images
  • Ability to print not only the default (active) worksheet of SolidEdge drawings but all worksheets
  • Added processing of images with the wrong image resolution value
  • Improved Excel file to PDF conversion
  • Optimized XPS, OXPS to PDF conversion
  • Ability to convert JPEG image files with rotation tag to PDF
  • Ability to process PDF pages with 180-degree rotation tag

New in FolderMill 4.8 (Nov 26, 2020)

  • Ability to preserve native CMYK color space of input images
  • Using external ICC profiles for files in CMYK color space
  • Improved processing of Outlook email message files
  • Ability to block unwanted email attachments with Extract Exclude Mask (for Print Action)
  • Ability to keep bookmarks' structure of source documents
  • Ability to create bookmarks when merging files to a multi-page PDF
  • Auto-crop ability when converting raster images
  • New custom page zoom feature for HTML files
  • New supported format: Adobe InDesign INDD
  • Keeping original JPEG resolution for JPEG to PDF conversion
  • Compatibility with eDrawings Viewer 2021
  • Other improvements and fixes

New in FolderMill 4.7 (May 20, 2020)

  • Ability to send ZPL or text files directly to a printer via Generic Text Printer Driver
  • Ability to rotate ZPL files to a certain degree
  • Ability to configure proxy settings for ZPL to PDF conversion
  • Ability to set a specific page range for Add text or file watermark Action
  • Compatibility with eDrawings Viewer 2020
  • Using SHX fonts for CAD files
  • New filetypes supported: DICOM, P7M, Outlook PST, OST
  • Improved naming of attachments
  • Reduced margins when printing plain text files
  • Improved sorting of output files
  • Fixed importing of Hot Folder Settings from older versions
  • Fixed an error when the application could crash in multi-processing mode
  • Improved detection of Microsoft Word and Solidworks
  • Improved logging
  • Improved file conversion to PDF/A
  • Improved HTML files font processing
  • Improved PDF, EML, MSG attachments processing

New in FolderMill 4.6 (Jun 14, 2019)

  • New processing core with an ability to switch between different modules
  • Processing one, all or an exact number of files at once within a Hot Folder
  • Ability to print and convert PCL files
  • Direct printing of PostScript (PS) files
  • Convert Word to PDF and reduce the file size
  • Automatically add image filename on margins
  • Set page orientation and filename template for Convert to image Action
  • Disable original subfolder structure in the output folder
  • Combine files to a single PDF or TIFF and rename by subfolder name
  • Ability to run FolderMill in desktop mode on a schedule
  • Ability to add EXIF data to filenames
  • Improved CAD files processing: grayscale mode and paper size fixed for DWG
  • Improved processing of Outlook messages
  • Improved log sorting and daily log scheduler

New in FolderMill 4.5 (Dec 7, 2018)

  • Conversion and printing of AutoCAD DWG and DXF drawings without CAD software
  • Automatically print MathCAD XMCD, MCDX drawings
  • New supported format for conversion and printing: Solid Edge DFT
  • Filter incoming PDF files by text with new Filter File by Contents Action
  • Automatically convert Zebra ZPL labels to PDF
  • Specify the exact page range to print by adding the values at the end of the document name
  • Convert files contained in password-protected RAR, ZIP, 7ZIP archives
  • Process only certain files by file mask (but keep others intact)
  • Include filename or part of filename into text watermark
  • Include Creator / Author name into watermark from original file metadata
  • Specify text watermark font size as a percentage of page height
  • Compatibility with eDrawings Viewer 2019
  • Improved priority for simultaneously added files to Hot Folder
  • Improved alert notification by e-mail

New in FolderMill 4.4 (Mar 6, 2018)

  • Insert pages before existing PDF or TIFF files
  • New PDF compression function
  • Print crop marks for PDF
  • Set paper size for cover pages
  • Exclude subfolders from processing
  • Improved Filter by Paper Size: better paper size detection
  • Improved Add text or watermark Action parameters
  • Improved log file processing
  • Improved Windows 10 menu icons and new Action icons
  • Fixed binary and dynamic library files (.exe, .dll)
  • Fixed Convert to XPS plugin
  • Fixed paper size format display in Filter by paper size Action

New in FolderMill 4.2 (Nov 16, 2017)

  • New ability to split multi-page PDF files into single pages
  • New ability to sort batches of files in the processing queue by Date (default), Name, Type, or Size
  • New Action added – Filter by Paper Size
  • New Action added – Convert to XPS (available upon request)
  • New page scaling & orientation settings for Print Document action
  • New Strict Mode: processing rules stop on error, First In, First Out (FIFO) algorithm, timing control for locked files
  • Improved Logs: better structure for General and Detailed logs
  • Other performance and stability improvements

New in FolderMill 4.1 (May 12, 2017)

  • New faster PDF engine
  • New formats supported: Zebra ZPL, MPP, HPGL, SWF, ONE
  • Ability to convert files in ZIP, RAR or 7ZIP archive into PDF or image
  • Ability to pause certain Hot Folders
  • Ability to set ignore masks for Hot Folders
  • Ability to rearrange the order of Actions
  • Ability to automatically select printer tray for PDFs depending on paper size
  • Ability to automatically delete original input files from Processed Folder on schedule
  • Ability to use a list of passwords to process password-protected PDFs
  • Ability to force printer settings: paper size, printer tray, page orientation, color mode, duplex mode
  • Ability to instantly send files to a Hot Folder via Windows Explorer right-click menu
  • Optical Character Recognition (OCR) processing via Adobe Acrobat
  • Log clean-up on schedule
  • No need to have Microsoft Outlook installed to process EML or MSG files
  • Fixed data communication issue between the program and the printer
  • Fixed issue with FolderMill Processor on launch in service mode
  • Fixed issue with filename when using date and time macro

New in FolderMill 4.0 (Sep 16, 2016)

  • Added service mode
  • Improved processing queue manager, with priority settings for Hot folders
  • Added multithreaded task processing
  • Added support for new formats
  • Added localization to German, Spanish, Dutch and Russian languages
  • Improved append to multi-page PDF or TIFF feature
  • Added option to overwrite image files
  • Added flexible output files numbering
  • Added detailed descriptions for Action Set options
  • Added an option to keep the original folder structure
  • Added feature to resume suspended processes in case of system failure
  • Added an ability to choose a type of limitation in the free version of FolderMill
  • 14-day trial version of FolderMill available by request

New in FolderMill 3.1 (Nov 30, 2015)

  • New document formats supported to print and convert: CorelDraw CDR, WordPerfect WPD and Outlook MSG files
  • Adobe PDF Portfolio files now can be automatically printed and split to separate documents
  • Adobe PDF to PDF/A conversion module updated
  • Control panel and actions GUI is updated
  • Password protected PDF and Microsoft Word DOC files are supported
  • New plugins were added: "Copy to", "Rename" and "Run custom application"
  • Append documents to a single multipage TIFF file

New in FolderMill 3.0 (Jul 31, 2015)

  • Redesigned FolderMill control panel interface
  • Each hot folder now may contain several actions sets. Each actions set can include several actions in row
  • New feature to split multi-page document to single-page TIFF files
  • New Watermark action applies text or image watermarks on output files or printouts
  • New Filename filter action processes or skips files by filename mask
  • Print action now saves individual printer settings
  • Print cover pages feature is available in commercial version of FolderMill
  • FolderMill Processor can be shut down using command line parameter
  • New helper components for processing Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, Autodesk AutoCAD, DesignReview, HTML, MHT and PostScript files.

New in FolderMill 2.1 (Mar 28, 2015)

  • Native TXT to PDF conversion is implemented
  • Extended log files
  • New PowerPoint component for print and convert PPT and PPTX files
  • New formats are now supported for print and convert: Photoshop .PSD, Windows Metafiles .WMF and Enhanced Metafile .EMF
  • Fixed Microsoft Publisher 2013 x64 for convert and print and Microsoft Outlook 2013 x64 for print
  • Print PDF files now doesn't require Adobe Acrobat and printing PDF files became much faster

New in FolderMill 2.0 (Jan 28, 2015)

  • New fast and reliable file processing component for converting documents and image files
  • Added feature to print incoming documents on desktop or network printers
  • Now it is possible to define several actions for the same document
  • List of supported file types extended for Microsoft Office Publisher, XPS, HTML and image files
  • Updated control panel interface

New in FolderMill 1.5 (Apr 30, 2013)

  • Now supports the latest version of Universal Document Converter 5.3
  • Now supports TIFF, JPEG, PNG and WMF source files, as well as most other graphic formats
  • Now supports MS Visio source files
  • New "pass-through" filters for all file types
  • Improved networking
  • Improved control of file processing and error monitoring
  • Option to receive e-mail alerts when errors occur
  • Fixed user-reported issues

New in FolderMill 1.3.2 (Apr 30, 2013)

  • Corrects issues discovered by product users
  • Improved support for the Portable Document Format (PDF) input files
  • Improved compatibility with Microsoft Office 2010

New in FolderMill 1.3 (Apr 30, 2013)

  • Implemented support for the Portable Document Format (PDF) input files
  • Verified compatibility with Microsoft Office 2010
  • Reviewed Tutorials are available
  • Corrected and improved installation package

New in FolderMill 1.2 (Jun 25, 2010)

  • Implements full compatibility with Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008,
  • Corrected installation on the Domain Controllers (32 bit & 64 bit),
  • Improves network processing functionality in Active Directory,
  • Improves user interface of FolderMill Control Panel,
  • Added compatibility with Microsoft Office 2010