Version history for NAPS2 (Not Another PDF Scanner 2)

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Changes for v5.4.0 - v5.5.0

• - Added support for importing any PDF (requires an additional download, can be disabled by NoUpdatePrompt or DisableGenericPdfImport in appsettings.xml)
• - Added the ability to install optional components using NAPS2.Console (with the "--install" argument)
• - Added "Alternative Transfer" TWAIN compatibility option
• - Added .txt extension to license/contributor file names
• - Bug fixes

Changes for v5.3.2 - v5.3.3

• - Bug fixes

Changes for v5.3.1 - v5.3.2

• - Added Slovenian language
• - Fixed AV false positive issue

Changes for v5.2.1 - v5.3.1

• - Added Afrikaans and Vietnamese languages
• Changes in 5.3.0:
• - Significantly improved OCR speed on multi-core systems
• - Improved OCR text alignment
• - Patch-T is now supported for all scanners, with both WIA and TWAIN
• - Improved and added technical details to some error messages
• - Tweaked the spacing between thumbnails for less wasted space
• - Added Latvian language
• - Fixed OCR on Windows XP (requires an extra download, can be disabled by NoUpdatePrompt in appsettings.xml)
• - Fixed Auto Save and Batch to use a default file name when a directory is specified instead of a file path

Changes for v5.1.1 - v5.2.1

• - Added an "OcrTimeoutInSeconds" option to appsettings.xml
• - Bug fixes
• Changes in 5.2.0:
• - Added the ability to copy/paste and drag/drop profiles
• - Changed the way "LockSystemProfiles" behaves to allow users to specify a device if not specified by the admin
• - Added "NoUserProfiles", "AlwaysRememberDevice", and "LockUnspecifiedDevices" options to appsettings.xml
• - Added "HideEmailButton" and "HidePrintButton" options to appsettings.xml
• - Added "PromptIfSelected" as a possible value for the "SaveButtonDefaultAction" option in appsettings.xml
• - Added Arabic, Serbian (Latin + Cyrillic), and Slovak languages

Changes for v4.7.2 - v5.1.1

• - Updated the default appsettings.xml to be easier to edit
• - Bug fixes
• Changes in 5.1.0:
• - Custom page sizes can now be named and reused across multiple profiles
• - Added the ability to draw a line to align the page in Custom Rotation
• - Added a "Restore Defaults" button to Advanced Profile Settings
• - Added a "ComponentsPath" option to appsettings.xml
• - Added a "SingleInstance" option to appsettings.xml
• - Placeholders can now be used in --subject and --body arguments in NAPS2.Console
• - Bug fixes
• Changes in 5.0b3:
• - Added save notifications (use DisableSaveNotifications in appsettings.xml to disable)
• - Added a "Skip save prompt" option to PDF and Image settings. Also changed "Default File Name" to "Default File Path" (can be a file name, folder, or full path now)
• - Bug fixes
• Changes in 5.0b2:
• - Added a "Flip duplexed pages" compatibility option
• - Added a "DeleteAfterSaving" option to appsettings.xml
• - Bug fixes
• Changes in 5.0b1:
• - Updated tesseract-ocr (from 3.02 to 3.04)
• -- The OCR button will prompt to update. This can be disabled with the NoUpdatePrompt flag in appsettings.xml
• -- If you have the old version it will continue to function normally
• - Updated the default TWAIN implementation
• -- Choose the "Old DSM" implementation under advanced profile settings to revert
• - Changed the default Horizontal Align in profile settings from Left to Right to match most scanners
• -- If you deploy your own appsettings.xml the specified alignment specified will continue to be used as default
• - Added a "LockSystemProfiles" flag to appsettings.xml that allows an administrator better control over user profiles
• -- See www.naps2.com/doc-org-use.html#lock-system-profiles
• - Added an "Offset width based on alignment (WIA)" compatibility option (for ticket #124)
• - Added Farsi and Korean languages to installers

Changes for v4.4.0 - v4.5.1

• - Improved performance when editing and rearranging thumbnails
• - Automatically scroll the thumbnail list when trying to drag thumbnails up or down
• - Display an indicator while dragging thumbnails to show where they'll drop
• - Fixed Thai/Tagalog OCR language download
• - Fixed minor translation issues
• Changes in 4.5.0:
• - New feature: Auto Save - Enable it from the profile editor (can be disabled by organizations in appconfig.xml)
• - New feature: Drag and Drop support (re-order images within NAPS2, import files into NAPS2, or copy images between different instances of NAPS2)
• - New feature: "Advanced" profile options for image quality and scanner compatibility
• - New feature: Copy/Paste within NAPS2 (previously could only copy, not paste)
• - New progress dialogs for Import, Save, etc. with cancellation
• - Better contrast implementation
• - Selected images are now kept in view when editing and reordering images
• - The default action when clicking on Save PDF, Save Images, and Email PDF can be configured in appconfig.xml (SaveAll, SaveSelected, or AlwaysPrompt)
• - New command-line options for NAPS2.exe to enable/disable scanning from a physical "Scan" button in portable versions ("/RegisterSti", "/UnregisterSti", and "/Silent")
• - Improved TWAIN error logging
• - Bug fixes

Changes for v4.1.0 - v4.1.1

• - New language: Romanian
• - New language: Norwegian (Bokmål)
• - Bug fixes

Changes for v3.3.0 - v3.3.1

• - Bug fix: Fixed issue with TWAIN

Changes for v3.1.0 - v3.1.1

• New language: Swedish
• Bug fix: Dutch language added to installer

Changes for v3.0 Beta 1 - v3.1.0

• New feature: One-click scan
• New feature: Can reverse the order of all or some pages with a single click
• New languages: Croatian, Dutch
• Bug fix: Prevent downloading corrupted OCR files
• Bug fix: Resolve some issues when scanning from document feeders

Changes for v2.6.3 - v3.0 Beta 1

• New feature: OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to make PDF files searchable
• New feature: Can import PDF and image files (e.g. to resume a previous scanning session)
• New feature: Option to save selected pages only
• New feature: Can re-order (interleave) pages with a single click
• New feature: Added a right-click menu and the ability to copy images to the clipboard
• New feature: Added a 150dpi option to WIA settings
• Bug fix: Incorrect page size for black and white images
• Bug fix: Duplex scanning (for some models)
• Various other changes and bug fixes

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