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PDF to Text Changelog

What's new in PDF to Text 16.0 Build 077

Jul 24, 2021
  • Features / Improvements:
  • Important (I): greatly optimized the source code to improve converting efficiency.
  • Optimized internal efficiency.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • I: when scrolling the vertical/horizontal scroll bar, the position of the "Open PDF/Result" buttons that associated to the selected row will be seriously confused.
  • If the computer uses a non-Gregorian calendar (such as Buddhist calendar, Islamic calendar, etc.), the valid license may be judged as expired.

New in PDF to Text 15.1 Build 076 (May 10, 2021)

  • Features / Improvements:
  • Lets the <Add PDF files...> button get focus after started program (friendlier).
  • Optimized internal efficiency.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Important (I): the associated controls of selected row may be misplaced when resizing the main window.
  • I: piracy will be falsely reported on a very small number of computers

New in PDF to Text 15.0 Build 075 (Apr 26, 2021)

  • Features / Improvements:
  • Important (I): greatly improved the converting speed.
  • I: can sort the [Size] column accurately.
  • I: greatly improved the opening speed for each interface.
  • Can display program logo in system "Apps & features" list.
  • Optimized Turkish texts.
  • Optimized the official website.
  • Optimized internal efficiency.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • I: the list no longer flickers when adding/removing PDF files in batch.

New in PDF to Text 14.0 Build 070 (Dec 22, 2020)

  • Features / Improvements:
  • Important (I): can display the converting progress, previous versions only show you a prompt - "Converting now, please wait...".
  • I: can display the up/down arrows on the sorted column header.
  • Can open the PDF location(s) by context menu.
  • Can open the output location(s) by context menu.

New in PDF to Text 13.0 Build 065 (Nov 10, 2020)

  • Features / Improvements:
  • Important (I): now it can convert 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.
  • Optimized the data access algorithm for the main list.
  • Now can show the update history directly if the new version is available and you chose to view the updates (in previous versions, just only jump to the 'Update History' segment, but has not expanded it, you need to expand it manually to see the update history).
  • Removed the "Add to Quick Launch Bar" option from the installer, because from Win Vista, it has no meaning.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • I: the licensed copy may be judged as trial version in CLI if you call the CLI before verifying process is finished.

New in PDF to Text 12.1 Build 064 (Nov 4, 2020)

  • Features / Improvements:
  • Optimized the license verifying module.
  • Optimized internal efficiency.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Important: the viewing file icons are not displayed properly when adjust the corresponding column size.

New in PDF to Text 12.0 Build 061 (May 12, 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 16 languages.
  • Added "Update history" function to the "Help" menu.
  • Center-align the icons of the 3 picture buttons on the upper right corner.
  • Can display the update history for Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
  • Optimized internal efficiency.

New in PDF to Text 11.0 Build 053 (Jan 22, 2019)

  • Important (I): supports system level context menu.
  • I: fully supports native ไทย.
  • Uses the exact Golden Ratio for the size of main interface.
  • Optimized "Request support..." related features.
  • Can remove the whole PTT program folder after uninstalled it.
  • Changed "Get/retrieve your license (free)" menu item to "Lost license key?" to eliminate ambiguity.
  • Changed "Microsoft Internet Explorer" string to "Microsoft Web Browser", because Windows 10 uses Microsoft Edge, for consistency, now calls them as "Microsoft Web Browser".
  • Optimized internal efficiency.

New in PDF to Text 10.0 Build 051 (Aug 18, 2017)

  • New features and improvements:
  • Important (I): fully supports native Slovenščina.
  • I: no longer ask you to view the result(s) if there is no any successful conversion.
  • Optimized the Redistributable CLI.
  • Optimized the appearance of help menu.
  • Optimized software texts.
  • Bug fixes:
  • I: if you use non-English OS, you MAY see the unreadable no-English texts when install it.
  • I: in a few languages, click "Help -> Command line interface" menu item will go to the non-existent CLI documentation segment.
  • Fixed a little text errors for JA, KO and NL languages.

New in PDF to Text 9.0 Build 050 (Jan 23, 2017)

  • Features/improvements:
  • Can remember the output settings.
  • You can add PDF files by double-click blank area of the listbox, it's a new friendlier design.
  • Aadded the icons to the context menu of the listbox.
  • Added the "Video tutorial" menu item to the "Help" button.
  • Optimized official webpages.
  • Uses the special purchase page for PTT, simpler and clearer.
  • Bug fixes:
  • If the characters count of PDF' text is less than 800, you MAY get an error message during converting (but it's successfully converted to text).
  • In the trial version, when you click <Convert all> button, it will show the limitation and ask you buy a license, but if you clicked <Cancel> on the prompt dialog box, it will do converting still.

New in PDF to Text 4.1 Build 045 (Dec 16, 2015)

  • Features / Improvements:
  • Important: fully supports native Italiano.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed a little text errors in license agreement of the installer.
  • Fixed a little errors of Français (France) and Magyar texts.

New in PDF to Text 4.0 Build 044 (Oct 7, 2015)

  • Features / Improvements:
  • 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").
  • Optimized two English texts.

New in PDF to Text 3.6 Build 043 (Sep 9, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • Important: supports Windows 10.
  • Important: fully supports Türkçe.
  • Optimized some Deutsch texts.
  • Optimized a Traditional Chinese text.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Press on system dialog boxes will open the selected PDF file in the list.
  • The texts of Traditional Chinese installer are too small in Windows 10.

New in PDF to Text 3.5 Build 042 (Aug 17, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • Important: fully supports Deutsch.

New in PDF to Text 3.4 Build 041 (Aug 17, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • Important: fully supports native Français (France).
  • Optimized one Traditional Chinese language item.

New in PDF to Text 3.3 Build 040 (Aug 7, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • Important: fully supports native Magyar.
  • Optimized English and Português (Brasil) texts.
  • Optimized the user interfaces: unified font name and size, adjusted the size and location of some controls.
  • Uses balloon tooltips.
  • Added company logo to the "About..." interface, and links to company homepage.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • The right border of "Output path" is covered.
  • In the extreme case, the language choosing menu may cause a serious internal error.

New in PDF to Text 3.2 Build 039 (Jul 27, 2015)

  • New Features:
  • Important: supports Command Line Interface (CLI).
  • 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, PTT can directly use the language that selected during installing.
  • Important: uses Golden Ratio for the main interface and its start position.
  • Important: supports shortcut keys for all operations on the main interface.
  • Supports to open the selected PDF by pressing key.
  • 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.
  • Optimized the source code to improve efficiency.
  • Shortened the executable file name ("PDF to Text.exe") as "PTT.exe", in order to facilitate Command Line call.
  • Optimized the location of the drop-down menus on the main interface.
  • Allows you to run multiple instances.
  • Optimized the user interface.
  • Open translation interface for multi-language version.
  • Published as shareware (because now supports Command Line Interface (CLI)).
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Important: this function cannot work: double-click an item to open the corresponding PDF file.

New in PDF to Text 3.1 Build 038 (Aug 16, 2013)

  • Supports Unicode filename and path.

New in PDF to Text 3.0 Build 037 (Nov 26, 2012)

  • New Features:
  • Published as freeware.
  • Supports to drag and drop PDF files to the listing.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Do not quit adding when selected a duplicate PDF file, just skip it.

New in PDF to Text 2.2 Build 036 (Aug 13, 2012)

  • Supports converting the PDF files that have some restrictions, such as "Content Copying", "Saving as Text", "Page Extraction" are not allowed.