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What's new in PDF to DOC 16.1 Build 066

May 10, 2021
  • Features / Improvements:
  • Optimized software text for German.
  • Optimized internal efficiency.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Important (I): if the horizontal scroll bar appears and it has been dragged to the right, the position of the "Open PDF/Result" buttons and page number selector will be misaligned when a row is selected.
  • I: piracy will be falsely reported on a very small number of computers.

New in PDF to DOC 16.0 Build 065 (Apr 28, 2021)

  • Features / Improvements:
  • Important (I): greatly improved the converting speed.
  • I: fully supports native Turkish.
  • Automatically switches to the "Customize" mode after selected an output folder, in previous versions, you need to manually switch.
  • Lets the <Add PDF files...> button get focus after started program (friendlier).
  • Optimized internal efficiency.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • I: the associated controls of selected row may be misplaced when resizing the main window.
  • I: when scrolling the vertical/horizontal scroll bar, the position of the "Open PDF/Result" buttons and page number selector that associated to the selected row will be seriously confused.
  • You will be asked for a password when sorting data if there is an unlocked PDF. Besides, the "Open PDF/Result" buttons and page number selector should be hidden when sorting data.
  • The text of <Add PDF files...> button cannot be fully displayed in Japanese version.

New in PDF to DOC 15.0 Build 063 (Dec 23, 2020)

  • Features / Improvements:
  • Important (I): can display the converting progress, previous versions only show you a prompt - "Converting now, please wait...".
  • Can open the PDF location(s) by context menu.
  • Can open the output location(s) by context menu.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • I: the UI may be unresponsive during converting.
  • I: when changing the column width (manually and automatically), it will prompt you input the password for the locked PDF.
  • Has not updated the sort of main listing after added / converted PDFs and changed language.

New in PDF to DOC 14.1 Build 057 (Nov 15, 2020)

  • I: fixed a very important internal bug for Redistributable CLI.

New in PDF to DOC 14.0 Build 056 (Nov 10, 2020)

  • Features / Improvements:
  • Important (I): now it can deal with the Unicode PDF paths/names and output paths in any language, such as Hindi, Korean, Russian, etc. In previous, it can only process the ASCII paths/names and your local Unicode characters, and to process local Unicode characters, you need to set "system locale" as your local language.
  • I: no longer ask you to view the result(s) if there is no any successful conversion.
  • Optimized internal efficiency.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • I: in batch conversion mode, if use the custom output path, it can only retain one output for the PDFs with same name. E.g. converts F:test.pdf, F:abctest.pdf to Desktop at once, the Desktop folder only contains the document (test.doc/rtf) of F:abctest.pdf.
  • In Russian, the hotkeys for selecting the output type are wrong.

New in PDF to DOC 12.0 Build 049 (May 15, 2020)

  • Important (I): plays a sound when finished, and you can set your favorite sound.
  • I: can automatically create the custom output path if it is not existing.
  • I: optimized the interface: neater and more unified.
  • I: optimized the software texts for all the 15 languages.
  • I: fully supports native Bahasa Indonesia.
  • Center-align the icons of the 3 picture buttons on the upper right corner.
  • Can display the update history for Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
  • Can display program logo in system "Apps & features" list.
  • Optimized internal efficiency.

New in PDF to DOC 11.0 Build 041 (Feb 18, 2019)

  • New features and improvements:
  • Important (I): supports system level context menu.
  • I: can sort the [Size] column accurately.
  • I: can display the up/down arrows on the sorted column header.
  • Optimized "Request support..." related features.
  • Supports shortcut keys in the "Output type" area.
  • Optimized the clarity of icons.
  • Optimized internal efficiency.
  • Optimized the tooltip of <Add PDF files...> button for Dutch, Korean and Japanese languages.
  • Bug fixes:
  • Cannot fully display the text of <Add PDF files...> button in Korean language.

New in PDF to DOC 10.0 Build 038 (Oct 28, 2017)

  • Supports native Slovene.
  • The list no longer flashes when removing items.
  • Now can show the update history directly if the new version is available and you chose to view the updates.
  • Added "Update history" function to the "Help" menu.
  • Improved icon clarity for "Select output folder" button.

New in PDF to DOC 9.0 Build 036 (Feb 7, 2017)

  • Important: supports Command Line Interface (CLI).
  • Important: you can add PDF files by double-click blank area of the listbox, it's a new friendlier design.
  • Removed the "Add to Quick Launch Bar" option from the installer, because from Win Vista, it has no meaning.
  • Uses the special purchase page for PTD, simpler and clearer.
  • Shortened the executable file name ("PDF to DOC.exe") as "PTD.exe", in order to facilitate Command Line call.
  • Added the "Video tutorial" menu item to the "Help" button.
  • Optimized official webpages.
  • Optimized internal efficiency.
  • Fixed a little text error in license agreement of the installer.

New in PDF to DOC 8.0 Build 035 (Oct 11, 2016)

  • Features / Improvements:
  • Important:
  • can remember the output settings.
  • Important:
  • added the icons for the context menuitems of the main list.
  • Important:
  • uses the thousandth digit to display the size and number of pages for all added PDF files.
  • Changed the trial limitation to "only converting the first 1 page".
  • Optimized the "request remote support" feature - links to company site directly, in order to avoid clicking the mouse twice and jumping the page again.
  • Optimized the progress prompt during converting - change the mouse cursor to busy status.
  • Can remove the whole PTD program folder after uninstalled it.
  • Optimized software texts.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • In the trial version, when you click button, it will show the limitation and ask you buy a license, but if you clicked on the prompt dialog box, it will do converting still.

New in PDF to DOC 7.0 Build 034 (Jun 23, 2016)

  • Important: the main list supports sorting date.
  • Important: fully supports native 日本語.
  • Important: fully supports native 한국어.
  • Made the clearer icons.
  • Optimized the "View" icon (its location is lower than others in the previous versions).
  • Optimized the color of license type and "license to..." labels for about interface.
  • Optimized some Italiano texts.
  • Optimized the web pages of PDF to DOC.

New in PDF to DOC 6.0 Build 033 (Jun 23, 2016)

  • Important: fully supports native Русский.
  • Important: fully supports native Nederlands.
  • Important: fully supports native Italiano.
  • Important: uses the Segoe UI font which is used in Vista ~ Win10 and highly recommended by Microsoft for all interfaces, makes PTD to be more beautiful and friendlier greatly.
  • Changed the format of all screenshots on the website from GIF to PNG, in order to let you see the original and most clear appearance of the product.
  • Changed the splitter color from black to gray for about interface to make it friendlier.
  • No longer uses the bold texts on the main interface, replaced them as colorful texts, more readable.
  • Optimized the appearance of the main interface - no longer displays the surplus blank.

New in PDF to DOC 5.0 Build 032 (Jun 23, 2016)

  • Important: fully supports native Español, Français and Deutsch.
  • Important: optimized the border all text input boxes, more beautiful.
  • Important: allows you to run multiple instances.
  • Optimized the installer, simplified the installed steps.
  • Optimized the text format of license agreement for installer, let it to be easier to read.
  • Optimized the license agreement texts of installer.
  • Optimized the "retrieve your license" feature - use the self-service to retrieve it instantly, no longer need to wait for us to verify it and send back to you manually.
  • Use the new company logo on the "About..." interface.

New in PDF to DOC 4.0 Build 031 (Dec 19, 2015)

  • Features / Improvements:
  • Important: supports Windows 10.
  • Important: perfected UI effect for any system DPI setting, in any supported Operating Systems (system DPI setting: in Windows 7, it can be changed at "Control Panel -< Appearance and Personalization -< Display -< Make text and other items larger or smaller").
  • Important: uses Golden Ratio for the main interface and its start position.
  • Important: supports multi-language.
  • Important: fully supports native Portuguese (Brazil), 简体中文 and 繁體中文.
  • Important: now the installer supports multi-language also, and let you choose when install. Even, PTD can directly use the language that selected during installing.
  • Important: moved all actions which need to run the default email client to the online webpages, in order to avoid the confusion if who has not a default email client.
  • Important: supports shortcut keys for all operations on the main interface.
  • Open translation interface for multi-language version.
  • Optimized the location of the drop-down menus on the main interface.
  • Changed "Microsoft Internet Explorer" string to "Microsoft Web Browser", because Windows 10 uses Microsoft Edge, for consistency, now calls them as "Microsoft Web Browser".
  • Checks if the PDF files are valid when add them.
  • Supports to open the selected PDF by pressing key.
  • Optimized the texts of software, especially, standardized the capital of first letters.
  • Optimized and beautified the UI: layout, font, border of text boxes, etc.
  • Moved the WordPad (.rtf) output type before the Word (.doc) type.
  • Optimized the purchase function: go to the PDF to DOC segment directly.
  • Optimized software version upgrades mechanism: avoided the license key will be covered after upgraded, even input it again, it will be covered still.
  • Redesigned the licenses.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Important: press key in the page selector will delete current row.
  • Important: this function cannot work: double-click an item to open the corresponding PDF file.

New in PDF to DOC 3.0 Build 030 (Aug 1, 2013)

  • New Features:
  • Supports adding PDF files via drag-and-drop operation.
  • Changed the default output format from DOC to RTF due to a few users have not installed Microsoft Word.
  • Optimized some text on the main interface.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • A message box has not icon.
  • Cancels converting when user clicked button on the purchase inquiring message box.

New in PDF to DOC 2.2 Build 029 (Jul 13, 2012)

  • Supports specifying page range to convert.