Drawboard PDF: Release Notes - Windows app

This page is updated regularly whenever we release a new version of the app. To obtain the latest version of the app, follow the steps here: Drawboard PDF: How do I update to the latest version of Drawboard PDF?

Version 6.6.5

Released on 09/11/2021

What's new

• Look who's back... Pinned folders!
• Update the hover style for the canvas to dashboard button 

Bug fixes

• Mandatory update notice keeps showing up on the windows app

Version 6.6.2

Released on 05/11/2021

What's new

• Update the Drawboard icon in the title bar
• Adding a Gravatar in a cropped circle for profile pictures
• Add contrast strokes to most tools in the toolbar for easier visibility 

Bug fixes

• Minimizing the app will crash the Windows app
• Color selection in the color pallet stays on from the previous tool
• Radial menu gets covered up by other components in the canvas
• Protractor can be dragged outside of the windows app
• No tooltip when hovering the document pathname on the preview pane
• Left-hand side menu no longer docks
• Closing the last tab will go to the first tab instead of the previous tab
• Some blemishes on the pro icon
• Email is showing as 'Collaborator' even though the user is invited as a 'Reader'
• Document title dialog goes too far to the left when title bar is full
• Taskbar doesn't show the name of the cloud documents
• 'Clear All' button is not removing the old annotations
• A blank mailto link crashes the windows app
• Flattening annotation on a cloud doc causes error message to show up
• Pen settings in the radial menu doesn't get saved on an app relaunch
• Update messaging for when user has reached their file size limit
• Selection menu is not showing properly when editing annotation on cloud documents

Version 6.4.16

Released on 05/11/2021

Bug fixes

• High contrast mode on Windows causes the windows app to crash
• Essential plus user sometimes only gets 5 uploads

Version 6.4.14

Released on 07/10/2021

What's new

• A new look for the Drawboard PDF icon in the file explorer

Bug fixes

• Opening a PDF will only show a blank screen on the app
• Annotations are not getting saved to a certain document
• Dashboard becomes empty when a recent document is opened by another app or the permission has changed

Version 6.4.11

Released on 18/10/2021

What's new

• Changing the label from legacy radial menu to radial menu

Version 6.4.9

Released on 15/10/2021

Bug fixes

• Unsaved files are getting closed without getting saved
• Chevron on the toolbar can't be clicked when a tool icon is sitting right behind it

Version 6.4.7 

Released on 14/10/2021

What's new

• Users will get a mandatory update of the v6 app to ensure that you have the newest and latest experience of the app
• A new layout of the Upload/Share modal on the title bar

Bug fixes

• Remove CTRL + SHIFT + O shortcut from the setting page

Version 6.4.4

Released on 8/10/2021

Bug fixes

• Fix several unhandled exceptions when logging out of the app
• Fix an exception that is failing to decrypt expiration date

Version 6.4.2

Released on 6/10/2021

What's new

• Implement a bookmark page history manager that allows users to move between bookmarks easily
• Adding a popup dialog to tell the user for when the app failed to validate the Drawboard PDF license with the Microsoft Store

Bug fixes

• Update the label in the pricing plan
• Pro subscriptions are not giving users access to Blank document pro features
• Update label from 'Colour' to 'Color'

Version 6.4.1

Released on 30/9/2021

Bug fixes

• Unable to upload blank document from the canvas
• Rapidly adding annotations on a document will not sync to other platforms(e.g. Web app)

Version 6.3.7

Released on 28/9/2021

What's new

• Implement a bookmark page history manager that allows users to move between bookmarks easily
• Adding a popup dialog to tell the user for when the app failed to validate the Drawboard PDF license with the Microsoft Store

Bug fixes

• Unable to upload blank document from the canvas
• Rapidly adding annotations on a document will not sync to other platforms(e.g. Web app)

Version 6.0.21 

Released on 28/07/2021

What's new

• Implement the Send copy of PDF functionality to the rebrand app

Bug fixes

• Undoing a delete function on annotations are not syncing to the WebApp
• Reordering the tabs keeps crashing the app
• Combine/merge button in the open/create modal can't be clicked
• Pro users doesn't have access to the PRO tools
• Profile button in the title bar keeps going behind the windows control
• Saving a document with a new name doesn't update the name on the title bar
• Unable to change name, industry and company in the profile settings
• Open from cloud button is missing from the Preview Pane

Version 6.0.18

Released on 28/07/2021

What's new

• Implement the Send copy of PDF functionality to the rebrand app

Bug fixes

• Undoing a delete function on annotations are not syncing to the WebApp
• Reordering the tabs keeps crashing the app
• Combine/merge button in the open/create modal can't be clicked
• Pro users doesn't have access to the PRO tools
• Profile button in the title bar keeps going behind the windows control
• Saving a document with a new name doesn't update the name on the title bar
• Unable to change name, industry and company in the profile settings
• Open from cloud button is missing from the Preview Pane

Version 6.0.15 

Released on 26/07/2021

What's new

• A redesign on the Collaborators modal to match our new rebrand
• A new look on the dashboard search bar

Bug fixes

• Annotation transformation is buggy for callout annotation on a cloud document
• New tab is not visually shown to the user when a new document is opened directly from the file explorer
• Raising an issue button is clashing with the zoom controls
• Access denied keeps showing up on the upload status bar after a document upload
• Callout annotations are difficult to select with lasso tool
• Sort list on the dashboard can't be clicked

Version 6.0.11 

Released on 19/07/2021

Bug fixes

• Can't erase polyline annotation that has 2 vertices
• Corner of tabs look strange
• Local or cloud documents are missing from the file list in the dashboard
• Polyline annotation that has 2 vertices are not rendering properly

Version 6.0.9 

Released on 16/07/2021

What's new

• A redesign on the share link settings modal

Bug fixes

• Ink annotations ends are chopped off with a straight line instead of a rounded line
• The app is defining the vertices of the rectangle annotations incorrectly
• Free users can't see their current plan on the marketing panel
• Unable to export image annotation
• Document upload counters are not updating correctly
• File list doesn't get updated on the Windows app when a file is uploaded successfully on the Web app.

Version 6.0.7 

Released on 12/07/2021

What's new

• A new feel on the collaborators modal
• We have a new Readme document available on your dashboard

Bug fixes

• A document with no annotations gets stuck on the uploading process

Version 6.0.4 

Released on 07/07/2021

What's new

• Rebrand happens! A UI overhaul for both the dashboard and the canvas.
• You can now upload your documents to the cloud and share it with other users either as readers or collaborators!
• New title bar on the top of the app to manage your opened documents easier
• Got issues or feedbacks? Don't worry, you can report them now within our app
• Setting modal is now available on the dashboard even when you are not logged in

Version 5.39.16

Released on 19/08/2021

What's new

• A popover that invites user to join the beta version of the app

Version 5.39.14

Released on 10/08/2021

Bug fixes

• Unable to change the page number for bookmarks
• CTRL + G shortcut is not working

Version 5.39.11

Released on 04/08/2021

Bug fixes

• User can now programmatically tell if a device has successfully activated a license or not

Version 5.39.8

Released on 16/07/2021

Bug fixes

• Documents with negative page bounds causes ink annotations to be off screen
• Cannot create an ink annotation with an active pen on certain documents

Version 5.39.6

Released on 12/06/2021

What's new

• Loggings and metrics are now added to be sent to Seq (logs) and Application Insights (metrics)

Version 5.39.2

Released on 07/06/2021

What's new

• Improved Night mode that accurately inverts some colours better

Bug fixes

• Fixed a potential reason the app couldn't open without internet

Version 5.39.0

Released on 07/06/2021

What's new

• You can now report issues to the support team from within the app. This makes it easy for users to send us error logs that speed up our ability to identify where bugs are coming from. Find out more here: Drawboard PDF: Reporting an issue to the support team

Version 5.38.4

Released on 04/06/2021

What's new

• Backend improvements to app reporting

Version 5.38.2

Released on 24/05/2021

What's new

• Non-English language support for the hyperlinks feature  

Version 5.38.0

Released on 24/05/2021

What's new

• A popup that easily allows for the app to be set as your default tool.
• Tips are now displayed on the screen when the application is loading.

Bug fixes

• Fix for a scenario where PRO wouldn't work when coming back online from an offline state.
• Fix for a pen issue that can stop the pen drawing after scrolling in some circumstances.

Version 5.37.2

Released on 13/05/2021

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug that was causing shape, calibration, and measurement tools to be created at an offset from where the cursor was clicked.

Version 5.37.0

Released on 11/05/2021

What's new

• Improvements to the background license check at app startup, reducing load times of the app.

Version 5.36.8

Released on 10/05/2021

What's new

• The ability to scroll horizontally while holding the shift key has been added. You can now spend more time getting work done than switching tools to navigate.

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug where zoom was unavailable on the last page of a long file.
• Fixed a bug where viewing a file would start a black screen.

Version 5.36.3

Released on 03/05/2021

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug where the Hyperlink icon disappears into the favourites toolbar.
• Fixed a Page input validation scenario that made the app crash.
• Fixed a bug where the Tool preview property did not update in real-time.

Version 5.36.0

Released on 30/04/2021

What's new

• Drawboard PDF PRO: Hyperlinks allow you to now treat your PDFs as living documents. Find out more here.

Version 5.35.15

Bug fixes

• Fixes a bug where an auto-scrolling issue would occur after zooming in and out.

Version 5.35.10

What's new

• Backend improvements to the canvas.

Bug fixes

• Fixes for drawing offset issue occurring for certain pdf documents

Version 5.35.8

What's new

• Improvements to bug reporting.

Version 5.35.6

What's new

• Improved the app's loading speed, where some system checks happen only after the app loads.

Version 5.35.4

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue wherein one scenario, the app would hang on startup.

Version 5.35.2

What's new

• Minor improvements to bug reporting.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where the 'Getting Started' form didn't show up for new installations.
• Fixed a part of the app that potentially crashes the app during suspending or resume actions

Version 5.35.0

What's new

• Improvements to bug reporting, specifically to aid in the visibility of slow startup issues.

Version 5.34.9

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where the app unintentionally flattened annotations. 

Version 5.34.7

What's new

• Improvements to bug reporting.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where Undo resurfaces annotations after using a 'Clear All Annotations' function.
• Fixed an issue where clearing the Page Zoom % value will prevent its value from being updated. 
• Fixed an issue where duplicated Ellipse Shapes would move when editing their properties

Version 5.34.5

• Improvements to bug reporting.

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where the left and right page buttons within a non-continuous layout, which originally were intended to disappear when reaching the first or last page, would not appear despite navigating back into the document.
• Fixed an issue where overwriting an existing file, with another file with the same file name as the file being overwritten, and was open at the same time in the app, would corrupt the document.
• Fixed an issue where inserting a callout annotation would make mark-up history blank.
• Fixed an issue where a favorited line style would not keep its properties.
• Fixed an issue where in some cases, the main menu would become unresponsive.
• Fixed an issue where the search function would continue to run despite navigating away, causing the app to stall till the entire document was searched. This mostly affected long text documents

Version 5.34.2

Bug fixes

• Fixed an issue where attempting to open an already open file, would open a second instance of it instead of reverting to the already open instance.
• Fixed an issue where Ctrl + Shift + Tab would navigate to the next document instead of the previous document.

Version 5.34.0

What's new

• Backend improvements to prepare the app for better, more reliable upgrades in the future.
• Improvements to bug reporting.

Version 5.33.8

What's new