New release PDFsam Basic 5.2.9

The new PDFsam Basic 5.2.9 is out, here is what’s new in this release:

  • close #649: Duplicate context menu can now duplicate up, down, to the top and to the bottom
  • Upgraded JDK to latest 21 LTS
  • Upgraded Sejda SDK
  • Added a PDF_VERSION property to the MSI installer to set the default value of PDF version combo in the settings panel
  • Added a org.pdfsam.default.pdf.version system property to set the the default value of PDF version combo in the settings panel

Download PDFsam Basic 5.2.9.

PDFsam Basic 5.2.0 released

We just released the new version 5.2.0 of PDFsam Basic. In this version:

  • JDK 21.0.1
  • JavaFX 21.0.1
  • Sejda 5.0.11
  • Updated translations
  • Fixed #516 a sorting issue with some special characters in some locale
  • Fixed #532 default working directory to have precedence if set and to be used in case of relative output paths
  • Closed #538 to add a default prefix value that can be set via sys prop and MSI property
  • Closed #555 to add a default PDF version that can be set via sys prop
  • Fixed #561 so clickable links works on Linux
  • Fixed an issue with the MSI installer that was re-adding configuration lines in case of repair, change etc

Get the new version here.
Enjoy

PDFsam Basic 4.1.2 with Mac notarization

We just released the new PDFsam Basic 4.1.2. The main goal for this release was to provide a notarized .dmg package for MacOS so we did that (and it wasn’t really straightforward). We also upgraded Sejda and SAMBox, the underlying PDF engines, to their latest versions. We fixed few bugs in there and we improved the merge of AcroForms in some edge cases.
You can get it from the download page.
Enjoy!

PDFsam Basic 4.0.0

A Few days ago we published the new major version 4.0.0 of PDFsam Basic. Beside the usual upgrades to the PDF engine and translations, few bug fixes and minor improvements, the main objective was to create a standalone self-contained application.

TL;DR

Some of you have written concerned about the new Java policy in which Oracle will not provide free updates to commercial entities as of January 2019. We decide to implement a batteries included solution, switching to OpenJDK 11 and creating a jlinked version of the Java runtime that is now included in PDFsam Basic 4.0.0.

Read more…

PDFsam Basic 3.3.7

We just released the new 3.3.7 of PDFsam Basic. We upgraded PDF Engine and translations as usual and we fixed the MSI installer to properly handle command line properties on Windows systems where only .NET 4 or above is installed.
Enjoy!

PDFsam Basic 3.2.5 is out!

We released the new PDFsam Basic version 3.2.5 where you will have a reduced startup time, some new MSI property to drive the corresponding application setting during silent install, updated SAMBox and Sejda (our PDF layer) with a number of fixes, premium modules in the modules dashboard.
Enjoy!

New v3.0.0.M4 ready!

Among the other things in this version we fixed an issue preventing PDFsam to start on Mac, an issue with the page selection in the selection table, we added a new and less intrusive news panel and we added the Windows MSI package. The Mac DMG package coming soon!
You can download it here

Installer fixed

Hi everybody,
I had some user reporting an error during the installation process on Windows, something like “This installation package could not be opened bla bla”, it should be fixed now, please let me know if you still experience it.

Mac OS X “PDFsam is damaged and can’t be opened”

Hi Mac users,
some of you reported the “PDFsam is damaged and can’t be opened” error when trying to install the PDF Split And Merge dmg package.

After some investigation and users feedback I can finally write what is causing that. The issue is caused by a new feature of Mountain Lion and OS X Lion v10.7.5, called Gatekeeper which “help protect your Mac from malware and misbehaving apps downloaded from the Internet”. It does that by preventing you from launching apps that are not downloaded from the Mac App Store which is “The safest and most reliable place to download and install apps”. Now, assuming you still want to install PDF Split And Merge even if you didn’t download it from the “safest and most reliable place”, what can you do? You have to:

  • Open Gatekeeper settings located in “System Preferences > Security & Privacy”
  • Set “Allow applications downloaded from:” to “Anywhere” and confirm by pressing “Allow From Anywhere”
  • Launch Pdf Split And Merge
  • Once PDF Split And Merge is successfully launched, you can set back Gatekeeper option to whatever you want

Some more information can be found here

Mac DMG for release 2.2.1

Hi everybody,
sorry for the late update but I finally added the MacOS dmg version of pdfsam 2.2.1 (basic and enhanced).
Enjoy