Version 5.34.0
Improvements
- Backend improvements to prepare the app for better, more reliable upgrades in the future.
- Improvements to bug reporting.
Version 5.33.8
Improvements
- Improvements to bug reporting.
Version 5.33.6
Fixes
- Fixed a bug that caused Bookmark hierarchies (like Table of Contents) to only work on some documents.
Version 5.33.4
Fixes
- Fixed a bug that caused PDFs pinned to the Start Menu not open documents that were not currently displayed in the Tab view.
- Fixed a bug that caused the “Open / Create” button to not respond.
- Fixed a bug that caused fixed folder names to not appear.
- Fixed a bug that made it unable to switch to the Fixed Folders pane.
Version 5.32.0
Fixes
- Fixed a bug that caused the “what’s new” page to show for brand new users
Version 5.31.5
Fixes
- Fixed a bug that cause undo/redo buttons to not operate as expected
Version 5.31.2
Fixes
- Fixed a bug that caused the Clear Annotations function to stop working.
Version 5.31.0
Improvements
- Improved usability; the app now shows a hand cursor to indicate there is a hyperlink underneath the cursor.
Fixes
- Fixed a bug that caused bookmark navigation to go to the next page rather than the page it was created on in Continuous Mode.
- Fixed a bug that caused bookmarks to disappear when pages are deleted (this largely affected child bookmarks).
- Fixed the way we re-arrange pages as it was causing links (such as bookmarks) to become out of order.
- Fixed an issue that caused bookmark creation buttons to be greyed out from the ‘more’ pane.
- Fixed a bug that caused bookmarks to re-arrange themselves when the app closed.
- Fixed a scenario that would cause Text Review Export to hang.
Version 5.29.3
Fixes
- Minor bug fixes and improvements
Version 5.29.0
Fixes
- Fixed license issues for legacy users in specific scenarios
- Minor bug fixes and improvements
Version 5.28.0
Improvements
- Improved the search experience when pressing CTRL+F
Features
- PRO: Added fill option to the Callout tool
Fixes
- Fixed a bug that would cause unsaved changes to be lost when a non-selected document was closed
- Fixed a bug that would cause black and green colour selections to persist in the radial even if the tool color was changed
- Fixed a bug that caused single touch annotations to not appear but add to the markup history
- Fixed the link to the Drawboard Projects website
Version 5.27.0
Features
- You can now re-order your open documents in the document view
- You can now re-order your document pages in the page view
Improvements
- Made some improvements to some of our popup screens so you can still view them when the window is resized
Fixes
- Fixed an issue that caused Callouts to grow in size on duplication
Version 5.26.0
Improvements
- Made some improvements to our Getting Started tips
Version 5.25.0
Features
- PRO: Text Review Export: Export all of your text reviews to a .txt or .csv file for easier review and organization
Version 5.24.3
Improvements
- General improvements
Version 5.24.1
Improvements
- General improvements
Version 5.24.0
Improvements
- Revamped the new-user onboarding experience, including some sample documents
- Added a new license screen to better explain Drawboard PDF PRO
- Updated some styling and colors
Fixes
- Fixed a bug that caused some odd behavior with copy and paste
Version 5.23.7
Features
- You can now copy and paste annotations from one document to another!
- Copy and paste annotations without a keyboard. Long press with your finger or pen on an annotation!
- Added the ability to open more image types as a PDF: .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .tif and .tiff.
Version 5.23.4
Improvements and Fixes
- General performance improvements and fixes
Version 5.23.2
Features
- Added some messaging to the app about our Free Bullclip offer!
Version 5.23.0
Fixes
- Fixed a bug that caused search not to work when polylines were present
- Did some work to improve the way our documents work
Version 5.22.1
NEWS
- Due to the unprecedent events caused by COVID19 we have made our collaborative product Bullclip free for three months.
Version 5.22.0
Improvements
- We did some work on our tools to make sure they work better!
Version 5.21.5
Features
- Added a feature to allow users to switch between Drawboard Ink and Microsoft Ink
Improvements
- Made some improvements in the inking algorithm to make it more performant
Version 5.21.3
Fixes
- Fixed a bug that stopped input on form fields from being usable
- Fixed a bug that wasn’t allowing Text Callouts to be edited
- Fixed a bug that caused image transparency to be lost when images were duplicated
- Fixed a bug that would cause the clear all annotations option to only clear annotations on the selected page, not the whole document
Version 5.21.0
Features
- Added Microsoft Ink support.
Version 5.20.2
Fixes
- Fixed an issue that caused the app to hang on initializing the scratch folder.
- Fixed an issue that caused the app to hang when there was a corrupt document present.
Version 5.20.0
Features
- [PRO] Color Picker: You can now choose your own annotation colors via hexadecimal code, color dropper, color field or hue slider.
Improvements
- Improved the editing experience of the Callout tool.
- Unified the color palette between the Radial Menu and the Advanced Tools Drawer.
Version 5.19.4
Fixes
- Fixed some issues that affected command line arguments for Enterprise users.
Version 5.19.0
Improvements
- Note icons now resize with zoom.
- General performance improvements.
Version 5.18.3
Fixes
- Fixed an issue that was causing extra information to be included when copying and pasting text.
Version 5.18.2
Fixes
- Fixed an issue that was causing Text Review tools to select the wrong parts of the document.
Version 5.18.0
Fixes
- Made some more improvements to the PDF engine in light of crashes in the previous version.
Version 5.17.0
Fixes
- Rolled back some changes that caused the app to crash and hang.
Version 5.16.0
Improvements
- Made some improvements to how we attempt to repair corrupt documents.
- Made some improvements to the way we handle corrupt documents.
- Made some improvements to our underlying PDF engine.
Version 5.15.0
Improvements
- Made some improvements to the Text Insert tool, allowing for easier editing and selection.
Version 5.14.3
Fixes
- Fixed an issue that caused CMYK-based documents to display color issues.
Version 5.14.0
Features
- Added the ability to lock the zoom level of a PDF, even when you switch pages!
- Added the ability to enter custom zoom levels by clicking the zoom indicator.
Improvements
- Editing text boxes is much easier.
- Viewing and editing inserted notes is much easier.
Before Version 5.0.0
- From Version 5.0.0 onwards, Drawboard PDF will only be updated on Windows 10 – Windows 8.1 and 8 versions will no longer be updated. In addition, Drawboard will only support Windows 10 installations of Drawboard PDF.
- Auto-save has been removed from Drawboard PDF, as this was a significant contributor to app lag and file corruption.
- Sound Notes tool has been removed.
- Group stroke inking has been removed.
- Arrowhead direction options have been removed temporarily.