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 6.49.8
Released on 12/10/2023
Bug fixes
- Fix performance issue when having multiple annotation on the document
Version 6.49.5
Released on 06/10/2023
Bug fixes
- Redaction banner isn't showing up
Version 6.49.4
Released on 06/10/2023
Bug fixes
- App isn't detecting form fields in the PDF
Version 6.49.2
Released on 05/10/2023
Bug fixes
- Fix some performance issue on the toolbar
- Page jumps to the 1st page when changing from single to double page
- App doesn't allow users to move annotation on a cloud document
- CTRL + G on cloud document crashes the app
- Free users getting prompted with the pro upsell modal when creating a new document
Version 6.49.0
Released on 03/10/2023
What's new
- Update old flyouts and modals to new ones
- Add color implementation function to the Snapshot tool
- New Pro Feature: OCR (Optical character recognition). The ability to recognize scanned/printed text on the PDF.
- Implement the Advanced View/Advanced Group & Sorting for the Annotation History
Bug fixes
- Sorting author A - Z doesn't sort correctly
- Snapshot tool is broken on the app
- App crashes when hovering a tool on the vertical toolbar
- Couldn't add multi line comments on notes anymore
Version 6.48.2
Released on 20/09/2023
Bug fixes
- Attempting to rotate an object causes an error message
- Dimensions are rotated when page is rotated
- After applying the default scale, it suddenly selects the custom scale first before the menu closes
Version 6.47.6
Released on 11/09/2023
Bug fixes
- "Getting Started" document not populated
- Grid layer option is missing from the menu
Version 6.47.4
Released on 10/09/2023
Bug fixes
- Bookmarks doesn't sync from Web app to Windows app
- Couldn't edit the line style of a line on a cloud document
- Documents not getting restored upon startup
Version 6.47.2
Released on 06/09/2023
Bug fixes
- No font in the insert text tool
Version 6.47.0
Released on 05/09/2023
What's new
- Add search function to the Markup History menu
- Moving pages should retain its zoom level
- Clicking on the hyperlinks should zoom exactly into that area
- Add cloud support for hyperlinks
Version 6.46.13
Released on 24/08/2023
Bug fixes
- Merge button doesn't do anything
- Couldn't send documents to the document builder when it has never been opened yet
- Apply button is disabled when you set the app to French
- When using the calibration tool, it will select both presets and customs by default
Version 6.46.11
Released on 10/08/2023
Bug fixes
- App is hanging/freezing when adding ink annotation for a long time
- Hyperlinks menu not working properly
Version 6.46.6
Released on 08/08/2023
Bug fixes
- Fractional Feet & inches should be for distance only
- Some noisy exceptions in the app
Version 6.46.3
Released on 07/08/2023
Bug fixes
- Typo in Fractional Feet & inches
- Calibration is slow to be updated
Version 6.46.0
Released on 03/08/2023
What's new
- Improve the app startup time
- Decrease lag due to having too many documents in the dashboard
- Add sorting feature to the markup history menu
- Enhance the user experience of the measurement annotation
Bug fixes
- Tool icon no longer shows up
- Note annotation doesn't show the tool tip anymore
Version 6.45.4
Released on 01/08/2023
Bug fixes
- App keeps freezing when annotating a specific document
Version 6.45.0
Released on 24/07/2023
What's new
- Improve the performance in document scrolling
Bug fixes
- MS inking no longer works
- Exclude form fields & hyperlinks for snapping
- Increase the gripper size when in touch mode
- Stack overflow when changing existing text annotation size
- Page number gets cut off in the Left Hand Side menu
- A couple spelling errors within the app
Version 6.44.13
Released on 19/07/2023
Bug fixes
- Delete button gets hidden under the triple dot on the selection menu
- Couldn't change the page number of a bookmark
- Bookmark gets duplicated when changing active documents
- Child bookmark gets misplaced outside of the parent bookmark when document is reopened
Version 6.44.5
Released on 10/07/2023
Bug fixes
- Page not remembering its position after switching documents
Version 6.44.0
Released on 06/07/2023
What's new
- Allow users to copy annotation within Drawboard PDF and paste it to other applications
- Advance Paste - Paste annotation to multiple pages at once.
- Turn Snapping to annotation ON by default
- Improve the responsiveness of the pages & document
- Add error message when login is failed
- Add a setting that allows inking to be group when it's created within a short span of time
Bug fixes
- Highlighter doesn't respect opacity when using ink-to-line
Version 6.43.0
Released on 14/06/2023
What's new
- Allow users to accept a document share link on their windows app
- Duplicate an object with CTRL + Drag
- Optimize the performance of ink in the canvas
- Improve performance in opening large documents with lots of annotations
Bug fixes
- Some text gets cut in the German & French translation
- Pricing plan not loading some scenarios
- "View all pages" button doesn't show all of the pages in the document
Version 6.42.6
Released on 05/06/2023
Bug fixes
- App freezing/crashing due to the highlighter tool
- Local document is not getting opened on the window that it was clicked on
- Same documents opened on different windows are not syncing to one another
Version 6.42.4
Released on 02/06/2023
Bug fixes
- Permission name is showing the variable name instead
Version 6.42.2
Released on 31/05/2023
Bug fixes
- Reordering pages on the left hand side menu doesn't always work
Version 6.42.0
Released on 30/05/2023
What's new
- Massive revamp and improvements on our Document Builder feature: New UI dashboard, more comprehensive user experience flow in adding documents to the builder, more features like extract, cleaner designs, many more.
Version 6.41.0
Released on 10/05/2023
What's new
- Added French translation
- Update the German & Japanese translation
Version 6.40.12
Released on 05/05/2023
Bug fixes
- Ink to Line/Shapes sometimes doesn't work while zooming in to the page
Version 6.40.10
Released on 05/05/2023
Bug fixes
- PRO Pen Ink Pressure slider doesn't get saved between sessions
Version 6.40.8
Released on 01/05/2023
What's new
- Compress the Pro upsell modal for performance improvements
- Collapse the selection menu (It's the menu when you select an annotation) when the screen is too small for better responsiveness
Bug fixes
- Remove PRO badge from multi window icon when user is already PRO
- Update the PRO badge on hyperlinks creation
- Setting a template as default doesn't persist
Version 6.40.0
Released on 20/04/2023
What's new
- Pro Feature: Redaction. Redact any text or any part from the PDF.
- Update the colors for the tags
- Pro Feature: Custom Line Shapes. Add more shape options for the line tool (e.g. Triangles, Line, Double Line)
- Double tapping the keyboard shortcut for annotation tool should take you to the pan tool
Bug fixes
- Allow typing of tags after hitting "Add Tags"
- Remove "Rename" in dashboard for local document
Version 6.39.2
Released on 14/04/2023
Bug fixes
- Ink to Shape feature should be available for pro lite license
Version 6.39.0
Released on 12/04/2023
What's new
- Pro Feature: Ink to Shape. Turn your ink annotations to shape automatically!
- Implement light theme to the Arrange & Flip features\
- Snapping annotations. Annotations will now snap to other annotations for precise alignment of annotations
Bug fixes
- CTRL + / doesn't open up the keyboard shortcuts modal
- Rewording F8 shortcut -> Go to Previous view
- Rewording F9 shortcut -> Go to Later view
- Ink to Shape doesn't work on a zoomed page
Version 6.38.0
Released on 01/04/2023
What's new
- Pro Feature: Grouping annotation & Markup Library for Cloud documents. You can now group annotations together and save it inside your Markup library to reuse it again.
- Pro Feature: Z-ordering. You can now bring annotations to the front or the back.
- Tags - You will be able to put tags to your clou documents for easier file management
- Improve our open file button on the dashboard to include more features in the button (e.g. Create Blank document, Create Notebook Paper, Office 365 conversion, image conversion)
Version 6.37.6
Released on 23/03/2023
Bug fixes
- Tab view crashes the app
- Exceptions in the profile modal
Version 6.37.5
Released on 20/03/2023
Bug fixes
- Improve tab drag threshold before creating a new window
Version 6.37.0
Released on 19/03/2023
What's new
- Pro Feature: Multi-Window. You can now have multiple windows of Drawboard PDF and view separate PDFs at the same time.
- Upload documents without saving it to your local device
Bug fixes
- Improve performance on the loading the pricing plan
- Highlighter with 100% opacity will cover the text completely
Version 6.36.34
Released on 16/03/2023
Bug fixes
- Ink annotation disappearing
Version 6.36.32
Released on 10/03/2023
Bug fixes
- Favourites toolbar doesn't restore the colour properly after restarting the app
- Snapshots erase doesn't get saved to the document
Version 6.36.30
Released on 10/03/2023
What's new
- Toggling the pressure sensitivity on the global setting will update all standard pen tools to pro pen on the toolbar
Bug fixes
- Pressure sensitivy resets itself in the global setting after restarting the app
Version 6.36.27
Released on 09/03/2023
What's new
- New feature: Utility bar. You can now dock the utility bar (Zoom controls options).
- Add a login button to the commercial screen
- Add invert mode on the global setting
- Mandatory sign for new users
Bug fixes
- Upgrading your pro plan doesn't give access to the pro tools immediately
- Certain label gets trimmed on the right hand side menu
Version 6.36.21
Released on 07/03/2023
Bug fixes
- A number of exceptions in the inking code
- Pen tool are blocked for basic users after updating your app to the latest build
- Pen tool becomes pro gated when your license gets changed to a basic plan
Version 6.36.18
Released on 06/03/2023
Bug fixes
- Pro license doesn't persist after device goes offline
Version 6.36.16
Released on 03/03/2023
Bug fixes
- Pressure sensitivity on the pen tool modal always resets when restarting the app
Version 6.36.11
Released on 02/03/2023
Bug fixes
- Enterprise key stops giving access to pro tools even when the app has accepted the key
- Couldn't open documents even after redeeming an enterprise key
- UX changes on our toolbar slot limit. Locked tools will be shown as dimmed in the toolbar
Version 6.36.7
Released on 01/03/2023
What's new
- New Pricing Plan on all of our platforms: Basic, Pro Plus, Pro Unlimited. You can find out more here.
- Limit toolbar slots for basic users. You can only have 7 tools in the toolbar as a basic user.
- Adding Signatures limit for basic users. A maximum of 2 signatures for each account on a basic plan.
- Pro Tool: Ink to Line. Our app can now detect your ink strokes to be automatically converted to a line
- Ink Pressure Sensitivity will be put into our pro plans
- Add more features to our pro features modal
Version 6.35.6
Released on 21/02/2023
Bug fixes
- Noisy exception on the pen tool
Version 6.35.2
Released on 16/02/2023
Bug fixes
- Highlighter to line doesn't work at 100% opacity
Version 6.35.0
Released on 15/02/2023
What's new
- Pro tool: Ink to line (Any hand-drawn ink/highlighter annotation will be automatically converted to a line)
- Pro tool: Mark-up Library (You can now add any annotations to the library and re-use it as much as you like)
- Default tools are now respecting on which industry are you in
Bug fixes
- Light dismiss stops working on the Left hand side menu when you unpin it
- Highlighter with 100% opacity will cover the text
Version 6.34.3
Released on 09/02/2023
Bug fixes
- Some pro tools suddenly becomes unavailable
Version 6.34.0
Released on 07/02/2023
What's new
- Pro tool: Audio notes
Bug fixes
- Light dismiss stops working on the Left hand side menu when you unpin it
- Highlighter with 100% opacity will cover the text
Version 6.33.9
Released on 26/01/2023
What's new
- Update our Terms & Condition
Bug fixes
- Increase the size of the edit tool modal to accommodate the line endings
Version 6.33.4
Released on 23/01/2023
Bug fixes
- Re-centre line endings in dropdown menu
- Line endings not working for cloud documents
Version 6.33.0
Released on 19/01/2023
What's new
- Add custom line endings to the line tool
- Add more positions to dock the toolbar
- Add the ability to group annotations together
- Make the highlighter icon thicker
Bug fixes
- Black region getting stuck on the right hand side when docking the toolbar and going to the dashboard/canvas
- Blank screen on start-up after installing the app for the first time
- Remove the signature from the setting modal
- Blank screen issue when opening local documents
Version 6.32.0
Released on 10/01/2023
Bug fixes
- App keeps crashing when it's opened on the ARM device
- Form fields doesn't work on some documents
Version 6.30.8
Released on 21/12/2022
Bug fixes
- Couldn't create a blank document when you are a free user
Version 6.30.5
Released on 20/12/2022
What's new
- Add custom templates
Bug fixes
- Signatures created from Web is flipped
- UI changes on the custom templates for non-pro users
Version 6.30.0
Released on 16/12/2022
What's new
- Put the Partial Erase feature option to the eraser edit tool modal
- A complete upgrade on our signatures tool that allows users to create signatures via hand-drawn, font text, mobile phone and to save them to their cloud account
- Light theme is now available
- Change the default document size to Letter if you are in the US
- Right click menu should show up where it is clicked
Bug fixes
- Remove the "Oops Something went wrong" label on the What's New Prompt
- Couldn't deselect the previous selected annotation using the lasso tool
- You can still add text annotation via touch even when the touch to annotation is turned off
- Clicking ESC doesn't close the setting modal
- The grippers remain visible when you first click a gripper before moving, rotating or scaling selection
- Couldn't export specific documents on the windows app
Version 6.29.4
Released on 14/12/2022
Bug fixes
- Critical failure keeps popping up when using the app
- Selection menu not showing up when selecting a text via the pan tool
- Couldn't copy a text via the right click menu
Version 6.29.0
Released on 13/12/2022
What's new
- Add a compact system to our left hand side menu
- Add the documents menu & full screen toggle button in the left hand side menu for the compact system
- Change the default setting for proximity show to off
- Move expander into the top-left corner
- A re-style (new icons & designs) for the entire left hand side menu
- CTAs transfer from the titlebar to the left hand side menu
Version 6.28.13
Released on 09/12/2022
Bug fixes
- Creating Text annotation using touch is allowed even when touch to annotate is turned off
- Resizing image should locked the aspect ratio by default
Version 6.28.11
Released on 30/11/2022
What's new
- A revamp on the entire selection box & grippers of all annotations
- Adding a cap to the height of the textbox
- Placeholder textbox should adjust to the size of the text
Bug fixes
- Resizing an annotation doesn't lock the side in place
- Rotating an annotation while holding ALT should increment by 0.1 degree
- Annotation preview should reflects the size of the text annotation
- Performance issues when translating/resizing multiple annotations
- Page preview gets cut when relocating the duplicated rectangle annotation
- Text annotation gets cut when resizing
Version 6.28.5
Released on 25/11/2022
Bug fixes
- Performance issue with the multi select feature
Version 6.28.0
Released on 21/11/2022
What's new
- Set a default size for shapes
- Adding a what's new notification
- Add author + date in the selection menu
- Add 2 new pro tools to the right click menu: Flip & Align annotations
Bug fixes
- Permission bug where a collaborator can edit other collaborator's textbox on a cloud document
- Some modals in the dark theme are still using the classic theme
- Cloud document displaying the old state of the documents when its opened
- Cloud document got changed to another document when trying to sync annotations from Web to Windows
- Save as doesn't change the document's name
Version 6.26.4
Released on 26/10/2022
What's new
- Added the polycloud feature to the cloud annotation
- Inserting an image can now be done via drag and drop
- Add a setting that allows the new shapes to be auto-selected
Bug fixes
- Login button kept loading endlessly
- Tab key not working on the welcoming screen
- Clicking tab will skip some fields in a form field PDF
- Changing the note colour background to non-white colours
Version 6.25.6
Version 6.26.0
Released on 19/10/2022
What's new
- Adding the duplicate page feature to the right click menu
- Hovering a note annotation will now show the content of it
Bug fixes
- Login button kept loading endlessly
- Tab key not working on the welcoming screen
- Clicking tab will skip some fields in a form field PDF
- Changing the note colour background to non-white colours
Version 6.25.6
Released on 14/10/2022
Bug fixes
- Ink annotations that are drawn from the iOS app are showing with holes when opened in the Windows app
Version 6.25.3
Released on 07/10/2022
Bug fixes
- Removes the tool icon on the cursor for pen tools
Version 6.25.0
Released on 05/10/2022
What's new
- Added a new save and close prompts whenever the user tries to close an unsaved document or to close the app with an unsaved document.
- Added right click options on the title bar: Close tabs, Open Containing folder, Save document, Upload, etc
Bug fixes
- Search tool in the toolbar doesn't show the correct search results.
Version 6.24.8
Released on 29/09/2022
Bug fixes
- Custom keyboard shortcuts not persisting when the app is upgraded
Version 6.24.6
Released on 28/09/2022
Bug fixes
- Resolve a critical failure issue that keeps crashing/freezing the app
Version 6.24.4
Released on 26/09/2022
Bug fixes
- Tools not working after doing a right click to the page
Version 6.24.0
Released on 20/09/2022
What's new
- Added a new pro tool: Snapshot tool
- Tool icons are now available on the cursor
- Updated the tool icon for the pan tool
Bug fixes
- Set A4 as the default page size in the blank document creation
- Hide toolbar button doesn't show up after toggling the radial menu
Version 6.23.8
Released on 02/09/2022
What's new
- Update the text for the "Text Remove" tool to "Text Cleaner"
Bug fixes
- Correcting some of the colours in the dark mode theme
Version 6.23.0
Released on 31/08/2022
What's new
- A new look on our Pricing Plan
- Ability to see the preview of the annotation when doing a relocation/rotation/resize on the annotation
Bug fixes
- Tools are still on the previous tools after replacing them to other tools
- Invert Mode setting as default is not being preserved
- Profile menu shows "Logout" when there is no network connection
Version 6.22.3
Released on 24/08/2022
Bug fixes
- Closing all documents hangs the app
Version 6.22.0
Released on 18/08/2022
What's new
- Added dashed pattern to the other tools
- Added a what's new modal
Bug fixes
- Zoom level gets reset for con-continuous document when switching documents in canvas
- Unable to close the Export Text Review modal due to responsivity
- PDF File tab dropdown is too dark to read
- Switching documents (CTRL + TAB) too fast will crash the app
Version 6.21.0
Released on 09/08/2022
What's new
- An improvement on the Tabs
Bug fixes
- Page keeps going back to the last page when switching documents
- The page doesn't say on the previous page when the app is closed and reopened
Version 6.20.2
Released on 04/08/2022
Bug fixes
- Upgrade the WinUI to version 2.0
Version 6.19.6
Released on 29/06/2022
Bug fixes
- Hyperlinks is now back working on local documents
Version 6.19.3
Released on 27/06/2022
What's new
- You can now customize your keyboard shortcuts in anyway you like!
- Add the ability to multi-select and to multi actions to the documents on your dashboard
- More page templates which includes music sheet!
Version 6.18.0
Released on 13/06/2022
What's new
- Add a Dark Mode Setting to our app. (Can be found in our setting modal)
- Increase the performance of our upload process
- Add the Delete Page option to the right click menu
- Image annotation will now be automatically selected after inserting it to the PDF
- Add tool lock feature to the laser tool
Version 6.17.0
Released on 06/06/2022
What's new
- MSIX build - You can now download and install our app directly to your PC without Microsoft Store. Simply go to https://www.drawboard.com/download to download our app
- Enterprise build - A new build specifically designed for business. This build doesn't have Store and Share in it.
Version 6.16.3
Released on 02/06/2022
Bug fixes
- There is crash that is caused by the latest UI upgrade (v6.16.1)
Version 6.16.1
Released on 30/05/2022
What's new
- A cleaner look on our icons, buttons, and modals of the app.
Version 6.15.3
Released on 23/05/2022
Bug fixes
- Tool lock feature is not working properly
Version 6.15.0
Released on 20/05/2022
Bug fixes
- The app often jumps back to the first page when adding a new page/coming out of standby/moving to another monitor.
- Navigation back button is missing after navigating to another page via pages manager
- Creating blank document is not working
Version 6.14.12
Released on 19/05/2022
Bug fixes
- Performance fix: Opening moderately large files will slow down the app and eventually freezes/crashes the app
Version 6.14.4
Released on 16/05/2022
What's new
- Pro feature - Email Upload: Ability to automatically upload some of your PDFs attached in your emails to your Drawboard PDF cloud account
Version 6.14.3
Released on 05/05/2022
What's new
- ESC button will now switch your tool to the pan tool in the canvas
Version 6.13.0
Released on 21/04/2022
What's new
- Right-click will now show varieties of page functions (e.g. Adding a blank page, Rotate a page, Insert Note, etc)
Bug fixes
- Can't paste images from the clipboard
Version 6.12.3
Released on 08/04/2022
What's new
- Adding a new highlighter colour to the radial menu
Bug fixes
- Pan tool is very unresponsive to certain documents
Version 6.12.0
Released on 31/03/2022
What's new
- An enhancement on how the app interacts with PDF annotations.
Version 6.11.15
Released on 24/03/2022
What's new
- SHIFT + Scroll up & down will move the page to the left & Right respectively.
- Update the background color of the canvas when on inverted mode
- Add a new merge button on the dashboard
- A new look on the 3 main button on the dashboard (Open/Merge/Upload)
Bug fixes
- Annotating while zooming in/out will make the annotation gets stuck on the screen
- Line style annotation reverts back to original line style after relocation
- Can't edit the color/stroke of a polyline annotation
- Canvas sometimes shows a pink screen
- Undo not working for edited polyline annotation
Version 6.11.11
Released on 07/03/2022
Bug fixes
- Space key takes you back to the dashboard and back to the canvas
- App crash due certain scenario
Version 6.11.8
Released on 04/03/2022
Bug fixes
- Deleting annotation doesn't reduce the document's file size.
- Panning certain document appears to be lagging.
Version 6.11.2
Released on 26/02/2022
Bug fixes
- Keyboard Shortcuts are not working
- Most dropdowns can't be clicked
- Hyperlinks cannot be clicked using the pan tool
- Can't type on the search tool box
Version 6.9.3
Released on 03/02/2022
Bug fixes
- A lot of crashes are happening on v6.9.0 & v6.9.2 due to annotating on a document.
Version 6.9.0
Released on 27/01/2022
What's new
- A fresh UI look on our beloved Radial Menu. Same function but better designs!
- Introducing our auto-dismiss feature where your left-hand side menu and title bar can be dismissed automatically. More space on your screen for your reading experience!
Version 6.8.3
Released on 21/01/2022
Bug fixes
- Several document thumbnails doesn't load which prevents the document from being opened.
Version 6.8.0
Released on 20/01/2022
What's new
- We have introduced Partial Erase to our app! You can now erase parts of your ink/highlight annotation.
Bug fixes
- Disable Spellcheck squiggle for fillable PDF
- Multiple annotation edit in quick succession is not syncing to our other platforms(Web/iOS)
Version 6.7.18
Released on 3/01/2022
Bug fixes
- Discrepancies of certain annotation for cloud documents between our Windows app with our Web app
Version 6.7.16
Released on 22/12/2021
What's new
- Keyboard shortcut changes:
- Left/Right arrow keys -> Change the page when at page width
- PgUp/PgDn -> Move one viewport
- CTRL Home/End -> Move to first/last page
- ALT + Right/Left/Up/Down -> Move one viewport
- Shift + Right/Left/Up/Down -> Large pan
- CTRL + Up/Down -> Previous/Next page
- Add a 'Set our app as default' modal for Windows 11
Bug fixes
- Rectangle area measurement doesn't match between Windows app with web & iOS app
Version 6.7.12
Released on 20/12/2021
Bug fixes
- Tabs often flickers when reordering in the title bar
Version 6.7.10
Released on 13/12/2021
What's new
- A new and fresh look of keyboard shortcuts
- Enables tab reordering in the title bar
- Vertically align text correctly when editing text forms
- Undo/redo buttons are initially disabled until user creates an annotation
- Left and right arrow keyboards now moves the page incrementally
- CTRL + Left & CTRL + Right goes to the previous and next page respectively
Bug fixes
- Title bar right content keeps clashing with Windows control (Minimize, full screen, close)
- Update the privacy policy URL
- Change next tab cycling on the last tab to the first tab
- Dashboard initialization improvement
- Added the Drawboard loading icon on the dashboard
Version 6.7.8
Released on 8/12/2021
What's new
- Added IOS banner on the dashboard
Version 6.7.6
Released on 6/12/2021
What's new
- Added a 'What's new' modal in the canvas
Version 6.7.3
Released on 29/11/2021
What's new
- You can now open multiple local files at once from the dashboard(P.s. you can only open 1 document at a time in the canvas)
- Compress image when added to the document
Bug fixes
- Incorrect currency in the pricing matrix when currency is changed other than Australia
- Copy and paste image cloud documents
- Docked toolbar clashing with window controls
- Disable flatten annotation for cloud documents
Version 6.7.0
Released on 29/11/2021
What's new
- UI update for read-only view
- Change the location of the Page settings/Grid overlays/Invert mode/protractor to be near the zoom controls
- Adding the text number for text and callout annotation
Bug fixes
- Edit selected annotation sometimes doesn't apply the colour change
Version 6.6.11
Released on 22/11/2021
Bug fixes
- Unable to add certain annotations for certain documents
- Lasso select won't work for certain documents
Version 6.6.7
Released on 12/11/2021
Bug fixes
- Update the tab text colour
- Occasional issue where app would not start
- Lock state for non-editable tools
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
What's new
- 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
- Improvements to bug reporting.
Version 5.33.6
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug that caused Bookmark hierarchies (like Table of Contents) to only work on some documents.
Version 5.33.4
Bug 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
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug that caused the “what’s new” page to show for brand new users
Version 5.31.5
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug that causes undo/redo buttons to not operate as expected
Version 5.31.2
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug that caused the Clear Annotations function to stop working.
Version 5.31.0
What's new
- Improved usability; the app now shows a hand cursor to indicate there is a hyperlink underneath the cursor.
Bug 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
Bug fixes
- Minor bug fixes and improvements
Version 5.29.0
Bug fixes
- Fixed license issues for legacy users in specific scenarios
- Minor bug fixes and improvements
Version 5.28.0
What's new
- Improved the search experience when pressing CTRL+F
- PRO: Added fill option to the Callout tool
Bug 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
What's new
- You can now re-order your open documents in the document view
- You can now re-order your document pages in the page view
- Made some improvements to some of our popup screens so you can still view them when the window is resized
Bug fixes
- Fixed an issue that caused Callouts to grow in size on duplication
Version 5.26.0
What's new
- Made some improvements to our Getting Started tips
Version 5.25.0
What's new
- 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
What's new
- General improvements
Version 5.24.1
What's new
- General improvements
Version 5.24.0
What's new
- 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
Bug fixes
- Fixed a bug that caused some odd behavior with copy and paste
Version 5.23.7
What's new
- 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
Bug fixes
- General performance improvements and fixes
Version 5.23.2
What's new
- Added some messaging to the app about our Free Bullclip offer!
Version 5.23.0
Bug 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
What's new
- Due to the unprecedented events caused by COVID19, we have made our collaborative product Bullclip free for three months.
Version 5.22.0
What's new
- We did some work on our tools to make sure they work better!
Version 5.21.5
What's new
- Added a feature to allow users to switch between Drawboard Ink and Microsoft Ink
- Made some improvements in the inking algorithm to make it more performant
Version 5.21.3
Bug 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
What's new
- Added Microsoft Ink support.
Version 5.20.2
Bug 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
What's new
- [PRO] Color Picker: You can now choose your own annotation colors via hexadecimal code, color dropper, color field, or hue slider.
- 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
Bug fixes
- Fixed some issues that affected command-line arguments for Enterprise users.
Version 5.19.0
What's new
- Note icons now resize with zoom.
- General performance improvements.
Version 5.18.3
Bug fixes
- Fixed an issue that was causing extra information to be included when copying and pasting text.
Version 5.18.2
Bug fixes
- Fixed an issue that was causing Text Review tools to select the wrong parts of the document.
Version 5.18.0
Bug fixes
- Made some more improvements to the PDF engine in light of crashes in the previous version.
Version 5.17.0
Bug fixes
- Rolled back some changes that caused the app to crash and hang.
Version 5.16.0
What's new
- 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
What's new
- Made some improvements to the Text Insert tool, allowing for easier editing and selection.
Version 5.14.3
Bug fixes
- Fixed an issue that caused CMYK-based documents to display color issues.
Version 5.14.0
What's new
- 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.
- 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.