v4.0.0 - Major refactor and UI Overhaul
2026-02-08
I am happy to announce that after some unexpected delay and struggles new major 4.0 version of the editor is out.
It took more that a year of development and testing, and a lot of work on packaging and making sure everything works on all supported platforms.
Most notable changes in this release:
- Apache PDFBox 3.0.x
- Support for saving as different PDF Version
- Support for Viewer Options
- Support for File properties - Create/Modify time
- Support for Password Protected PDF files
- Support value presets for easy saving/loading of frequently used metadata values
- Extracting Metadata values from File name
- Much improved Batch Editor
- Modern Look and Feel ( if you prefer the classic one, you can change it back in the settings)
- and more...
One other important change is the new model for the batch/paid features, about which I feel I need to say a few words.
Since the creation of the editor, it has always been mostly a free tool and the Batch license was a way to pay for the hosting costs, domain, etc. On average the amount of sales for Batch licenses was about 15-30 EUR per month even though the number of total downloads since I keep stats on downloads count is more than 150000. It hardly qualifies as a commercial project, more like a hobby one.
That's the main reason also the project has seen few updates, or had bugs unresolved for quite some time, the main job was always taking a priority. And things have come to a point where I have to make a decision to either abandon it completely or try to make it viable by raising the generated income.
Having said why, here is what actually changes. The Batch License is gone, and there is new Pro license, which is subscription based. Single file editing stays a free feature with some limitations. For detailed information check the App Features page.
Zaro