BUILD 2024 - may, 2024

• your custom expiry message is now also used for hiding document contents

• added the ability to set expiry with scripting using command-line and a saved JSON file

BUILD 2011 - MARCH, 2023

• introducing AI Chat where you can ask follow up questions after a PDF document has been summarized

• UI design tweaks

BUILD 2010 - MARCH, 2023

• ability to summarize PDF files using artificial intelligence (AI)

• improved error message screen UI

• fixed an issue that occurred when editing existing PDFe file that utilized cloud sync

• changed the behavior when processing multiple files so that the suffix “_processed” is no longer added when outputting the results to a different folder

BUILD 2009 - SEPTEMBER, 2022

• ability to have attach PDFe files inside a PDF document with instructions on how to open and view them

• ability to email PDFe files directly from All-About-PDF after the file has been protected. Learn more here

• improved printing protection in PDFe Reader

BUILD 2008 - AUGUST, 2022

• ability to set PDF permissions when setting PDF expiry (Script method)

• when setting device lock in conjunction with email lock, it is now treated as device(s) per email address

• fixed an issue with batch watermarking

• improved folder watcher stability

• other small improvements and bug fixes

BUILD 2005 - APRIL, 2022

• ability to export PDFe files as HTML so that your end-users are informed on how to open them

• fixed an issue when sharing PDFe files that were output to a different folder

• added dedicated button to select and process all PDF files in a folder

• improved activation UI

• other small improvements and bug fixes

BUILD 2004 - FEBRUARY, 2022

• ability to protect JPG and PNG images with All-About-PDF DRM

• ability to edit PDFe files to change their properties such as expiry date

• ability to specify the email addresses that can view a PDFe file

• introduces All-About-PDF Cloud Sync which allows you to modify PDFe/DRM settings even after the document has been shared.

BUILD 2003 - DECEMBER, 2021

• PDF Expiry using scripting now works in Google Chrome and other Chromium based browsers (Microsoft Edge etc) as well as Firefox 88 or above

• PDF security now uses 256-bit encryption

• Fixes an issue with Folder Watcher that would cause it to fail to load and run

• Other small quality of life improvements

BUILD 2002 - SEPTEMBER, 2021

• ability to set the opacity/transparency of PDF watermarks

• ability to selectively edit PDF attributes

• fixes an issue modifying attributes of multiple PDF files

• PDFe Reader now prevents Ctrl-C from copying contents of PDF files

• ability to specify the output folder when applying DRM to PDF files

• ability to specify the output folder when modifying PDF attributes

BUILD 2001 - OCTOBER, 2021

• ability to protect a document with our DRM and instantly share a cloud URL of the resulting document. Documents are stored in our cloud for 14 days.

• fixed an issue where All-About-PDF would run as a 32-bit application even on 64-bit computers

• improved memory handling when using Find/Replace and Redact on very large documents

BUILD 2000 - SEPTEMBER, 2021

• ability to control how many devices your DRM protected PDF can be viewed on

• ability to save DRM protection settings so that they can be reused

• ability to use command line interface to automate the protection of PDF files with DRM

• DRM protected files can now have custom expiry messages

BUILD 1072 - august, 2021

• when printing is enabled for DRM protected files (PDFe files), the end user can no longer print to PDF/Document printers

• end users ca no longer take screen caps of DRM protected files when using the latest Windows PDFe Reader

• minor bug fixes and enhancements

BUILD 1070 - JUNE, 2021

• ability to use HTML to create rich and interactive PDF expiry messages.

• PDF Expiry messages are automatically saved so that they can be re-used for multiple tasks

• ability to use file wildcards when applying DRM to PDF documents

BUILD 1069 - MAY, 2021

• ability to interactively select the words you would like to redact from a PDF

• not ready to purchase a full All-About-PDF license? you can now pay for just the amount of PDFs you need to process right inside the app

• we have made it easier to share All-About-PDF with your friends and colleagues.

• bug fixes

BUILD 1068 - APIRL, 2021

• ability to enable and restrict the number of times a PDFe (DRM protected) file can be printed

• ability to change the font and color of text during Find-Replace processing

• fixed a bug where the output file name of Find-Replace contained a “processed” suffix even when a separate output folder was specified

BUILD 1067 - MARCH, 2021

• minor bug fixes

BUILD 1066 - MARCH, 2021

• ability to specify a folder where the resulting files from Find-Replace are placed

• ability to drive Find-Replace operation using command line (blog post coming soon)

• ability to specify the exact time when a PDF Expires

• a new file is no longer created when Find-Replace or Redact does not find any matches

Build 1065 - February, 2021

• ability to find and replace text in PDF with random characters

• the PDF reader in All-About-PDF can now open PDFe files

• bug fixes

BUILD 1064 - JANUARY, 2021

• added ability to rotate PDF pages

• ability to add a PDF password when adding an expiry date

• fixes issue opening PDF documents

• PDF processing performance improvements

• updated API for compatibility with our new iOS app (coming soon)

BUILD 1063 - NOVEMBER, 2020

• introducing All-About-PDF Business Plans for Unlimited installations

• ability to apply digital rights (DRM) to a PDF with the following features:

  • ability to restrict a PDF document to a list of countries

  • ability to restrict a PDF document to a list IP addresses

  • ability to set a PDF document to expire on a specific date

  • ability to set a PDF document to expire so many days after being opened

  • ability to remotely kill/invalidate a PDF document

BUILD 1062 - OCTOBER, 2020

• added ability to specify multiple find-replace pairs when replacing text in a PDF

• added ability to split PDF document based on contents in the PDF

• added ability to specify a relative expiry date for DRM protected PDFs e.g. expires 10 days after first opened

• bug fixes and minor tweaks

BUILD 1061 - SEPTEMBER, 2020

• Security enhancements to the PDFE format to prevent saving and printing of PDF files (requires new version of the PDFE Reader)

• Minor stability and performance enhancements

BUILD 1060 - AUGUST, 2020

• removed the 2 page limit on the free version

• added ability to save and load the list of files used in PDF merging

• added the ability to specify a page range when merging PDF files e.g. only merge the first 2 pages of each document

• minor bug fixes

BUILD 1058,1059 - JULY, 2020

• added All-About-PDF Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology for PDF Expiration (learn more)

• ability to set a custom background image to the Home screen

• minor bug fixes and UI tweaks

BUILD 1057 - JUNE, 2020

• added ability to specify a page range when converting PDFs to other formats

• Fixed an issue where adding PDF expiration to a password protected PDF would result in an error even the password was provided

• When converting PDF to HTML, the output is placed in a folder named after the original file instead of a random GUID

• minor bug fixes and stability improvements

BUILD 1056 - MAY, 2020

• Improved PDF conversion stability

• Find/Replace text in PDF maintains alignment

• Added a way to deactivate the software so that it can be moved to a different machine

• Improved PDF Unlock functionality 

• Fixed a typo on the PDF Expiry screen

BUILD 1054 - APRIL, 2020

• ability to find and replace text in one or more PDF documents

• ability to find and redact (obscure) one or more words in multiple PDF files

• friendlier error messages

• improved the main screen UI

BUILD 1053 - MARCH, 2020

• All-About-PDF can now automatically create a Table Of Contents page when merging PDF files together. All-About-PDF creates active links that, when clicked, navigate to the relevant page in the PDF.

• Improved error handling when the user cancels some file operations

BUILD 1052 - FEBRUARY, 2020

• Improved accuracy of PDF to Word conversion

• Minor bugs fixes and improvements

BUILD 1050 - october, 2019

• Added ability to obscure contents of PDF when it has expired

• Added ability to obscure contents of PDF when the reader does not support PDF scripting

• Added experimental ability to set a PDF to expire after N days instead of a static date

• Added a built-in PDF reader/viewer with ability to rotate pages, highlight text and add annotations

• Other small bugs and improvements

BUILD 1047 - JULY, 2019

• Added ability to license All-About-PDF on a subscription (SaaS) plan

• Improved security by allowing users to install and run All-About-PDF without requiring Local Administrator rights on the computer.

• Other small bugs and improvements

BUILD 1046 - JUNE, 2019

• Fixed an issue with setting PDF Expiry dates when using non-US date formats

BUILD 1045 - MAY, 2019

• Introducing Watch Folders: ability to have All-About-PDF monitor folder so that whenever a PDF is added, it is automatically converted to a format of your choosing

• We don’t like bugs or errors so we have added a way for you to report any issue you encounter with All-About-PDF directly from the error screen.

BUILD 1044 - APRIL, 2019

• Ability to use wildcards in the filenames for batch PDF processing

• Minor bug fixes and enhancements

BUILD 1043 - MARCH, 2019

• Fixes an issue where PDF files set to expire would expire even though the expiry date was in the future

• Fixes an issue where setting the date created attribute of PDF files did not always work

Build 1042- Feb, 2019

• Ability to convert PDF to MS Excel

• Ability to use text from a PDF document for naming the output files when splitting PDF files