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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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