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?
Releases
Version 5.39.0
Released on 07/06/2021
Features
- 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
Improvements
- Backend improvements to app reporting
Version 5.38.2
Released on 24/05/2021
Improvements
- Non-English language support for the hyperlinks feature
Version 5.38.0
Released on 24/05/2021
Features
- 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.
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
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
Improvements
- Improvements to the background license check at app startup, reducing load times of the app.
Version 5.36.8
Released on 10/05/2021
Features
- 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.
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
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
Features
- Drawboard PDF PRO: Hyperlinks allow you to now treat your PDFs as living documents. Find out more here.
Version 5.35.15
Fixes
- Fixes a bug where an auto-scrolling issue would occur after zooming in and out.
Version 5.35.10
Fixes
- Fixes for drawing offset issue occurring for certain pdf documents.
Improvements
- Backend improvements to the canvas.
Version 5.35.8
Improvements
- Improvements to bug reporting.
Version 5.35.6
Improvements
- Improved the app's loading speed, where some system checks happen only after the app loads.
Version 5.35.4
Fixes
- Fixed an issue wherein one scenario, the app would hang on startup.
Version 5.35.2
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.
Improvements
- Minor improvements to bug reporting.
Version 5.35.0
Improvements
- Improvements to bug reporting, specifically to aid in the visibility of slow startup issues.
Version 5.34.9
Fixes
- Fixed an issue where the app unintentionally flattened annotations.
Version 5.34.7
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.
Improvements
- Improvements to bug reporting.
Version 5.34.5
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.
Improvements
- Improvements to bug reporting.
Version 5.34.2
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
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 causes 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 rearranged 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 rearrange 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 color 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 unprecedented 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.