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Today, Red Software releases RAD PDF 6.0, the latest version of the ASP.NET web component & drop-in-place GUI for editing PDF files, filling PDF forms, redacting PDF content, signing PDF documents, and more on almost ANY device. RAD PDF supports everything from the latest versions of Chrome and mobile Safari to even Internet Explorer 6! RAD PDF runs on the .NET Framework (3.5 / 4.x) as well as .NET Core, 5, 6, 7, 8. 9, 10, and 11 using Blazor, Razor, MVC, WebForms, and more. Our nuget can be installed on Windows or Linux machines.

Version 6.0 features an vastly overhauled PDF rendering engine! This new, server-side rendering engine has the ability to render PDF files at high resolution more quickly and accurately. It also features multi-threaded processing and increased PDF compatibility.

This upgrade also adds WebP image format support. WebP images can be added to PDF files (or converted to PDF) just like other image formats supported by RAD PDF. (BMP, GIF, JPG, PNG, SVG, and TIFF are also supported.)

The ExportData() / ExportFormData() methods now have overloads allowing the Encoding for XFDF output to be specified.

And signed PDF files have increased compatibility with RAD PDF by no longer forcing annotations which are missing a name to have one added (thus invalidating the signature). RAD PDF now hashes attributes of those annotations so that they can be properly matched when saving to PDF.

This release fixes a number of important bugs, including potential security vulnerabilities.

This update is available free of charge to customers with an active Maintenance Plan.

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Red Software is proud to announce RAD PDF 5.8, the newest release of its ASP.NET WebControl, a drop-in component for PDF reading, PDF form filling, PDF editing, PDF redaction, PDF signing, PDF content protection, and more. Compatible with .NET Framework 3.5 to ASP.NET 11, RAD PDF continues to have wider platform and browser support than any other web-based PDF editor.

Version 5.8 adds support for Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG). SVG images can be converted to PDF or added to the pages of PDF documents like other image types (e.g. PNG, JPEG). SVG images are loaded as vector data and their output to PDF retains the original image quality, even when zoomed in.

FDF and XFDF data can now be imported to a PDF document instance. FDF and XFDF are long time standards for storing and transmitting the form field values of a PDF. RAD PDF now natively supports exporting to and importing from these formats. This feature includes support for common CJK encodings and Unicode / UTF-8 values.

This release also includes a new option to rebuild PDF form field appearance streams. PDF files with damaged appearances in one or more fields can now have all streams rebuilt on save.

PDF JavaScript support was also enhanced, adding basic support for scripts which change the "display" value of a PDF form field, allowing for elements of a form to be dynamically shown / hidden. This includes limited support for Hide Actions which are sometimes used in older PDF forms.

Additionally, this build includes a number of bug fixes, including a font substitution fix for forms using some CJK fonts.

This update is available free of charge to all customers with an active Maintenance Plan or Subscription.

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Today, Red Software publishes RAD PDF 5.7, the ASP.NET (3.5 / 4.x / Core / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11) web component & GUI for PDF editing, PDF form filling, PDF redacting, PDF signing, and viewing PDF files in any web browser. Compatible with the .NET Framework 3.5+ and ready for ASP.NET 11, RAD PDF continues to have wider platform and browser support than any other web-based PDF editor!

This release includes Server API support for number and percentage formatting for PDF text fields. The new NumberFormat and PercentFormat properties allow a specific number format to be applied to the form field's value.

Additionally, a new ConvertImageToPdfDpi property allows for a specific image resolution to be used when converting images to PDF files.

This version also includes several minor bug fixes.

This update is available free of charge to all customers with an active Maintenance Plan or Subscription.

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Red Software is happy to announce RAD PDF 5.6, the latest release of its ASP.NET Web Control, a drop-in component for PDF reading, PDF form filling, PDF editing, PDF redaction, PDF signing, PDF content protection, and more. Compatible with the .NET Framework 3.5+ and ready for ASP.NET 11, RAD PDF continues to have wider platform and browser support than any other web-based PDF editor.

This new build features new a Server API for manipulating bookmarks (e.g. adding, editing, and deleting). Bookmarks, sometimes called outlines, use destinations, allowing for more precise document navigation than just going to a page in a PDF. Destinations can specify the scroll position and zoom level.

This version fixes several minor issues, including a bug when setting the DateFormat of text form fields using the Server API.

This update is available free of charge to all customers with an active Maintenance Plan or Subscription.

Release Notes

Today, Red Software releases RAD PDF 5.5, the newest version of the ASP.NET web component & GUI for editing PDF files, filling PDF forms, redacting PDF content, signing PDF documents, and more on almost ANY device. RAD PDF supports everything from the latest versions of Chrome and mobile Safari to even Internet Explorer 6! RAD PDF runs on the .NET Framework (3.5 / 4.x) as well as .NET Core, 5, 6, 7, 8. 9, 10, and 11 using Blazor, Razor, MVC, WebForms, and more. Our nuget can be installed on Windows or Linux machines.

This update allows markup annotations like highlights and underlines to be applied to selected text. The Named Destinations embedded in a PDF can now be enumerated by the Server API (and applied to the viewer).

DefaultValue and CheckedByDefault properties added to Server API, allowing for a default value to be set for a text form field.

This release fixes a number of important bugs, including potential security vulnerabilities.

This update is available free of charge to customers with an active Maintenance Plan.

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