Changelog

Version 1.3.0

2026-05-10

Brand wordmark in About and Welcome screens — the "PulpPDF" name now renders in the dedicated logo font that matches this website, for a more cohesive look across the app and the marketing site
Clearer build info on macOS — the About panel now distinguishes Universal builds from single-architecture builds (e.g. Universal (arm64) vs just arm64), so it's easier to tell which build you're running when filing a bug report

Cancel button on the deactivate-license modal looked washed-out and broken in both light and dark mode because it was picking up OS-level system colors that didn't sit well inside the themed modal — now uses a proper outlined pill that reads correctly in both themes
Windows error reporting was silently disabled on signed Windows builds because the reporting token was stripped at build time — Windows-specific issues now reliably reach us so we can actually fix them

2026-04-12

Guided tour — the first time you load a PDF, a quick walkthrough explains the compression presets, OCR, Force Grayscale, and the Compress button so you know what every option does. Right-click → "Show Guide" to replay it any time
Tooltips on Home, Settings, and About buttons so you always know what each one does
Free edition hint — click the title bar text (free edition only) to see a quick note about when a commercial license is needed
Windows: clicking the app icon in the title bar opens the right-click context menu

Resizable window — you can now shrink the main window vertically for compact layouts and split-screen setups
Reliable focus on launch — the main window consistently grabs keyboard focus when the app opens, including when launched from a file association or while another app is in front

2026-04-09

Auto-grayscale detection — images that are already black & white are automatically stored in a single channel, cutting their size by up to 3× with zero visible loss
Force grayscale toggle — new option next to OCR to convert all images to B&W for maximum compression
JPEG 2000 support — PDFs from InDesign and Photoshop that use JPEG 2000 images are now properly compressed instead of being silently skipped
"Most Likely Optimized" indicator — a sparkle badge appears when a file looks already well-compressed, so you know not to expect miracles
Settings summary on the result screen — after compression you can see exactly which preset, DPI, OCR, and grayscale settings were used
Notices & Acknowledgements — a new in-app page listing every open-source project PulpPDF is built on, with full license texts

Redesigned preset selector — compact chip-row instead of a long radio list, with a description card that updates as you pick
Encrypted PDF handling — password-protected files now show a padlock badge and a clear message instead of crashing mid-compression
Smoother UI experience — polished tooltips, panel behavior, filename display, and first-launch flow so everything feels more intuitive

Compression result screen showed a negative percentage as a success when the output file was actually larger
License banner kept reappearing after every restart even after dismissing it
"Open File" button failed on some systems with a glob pattern error
OCR preference could silently reset when changing unrelated settings
Some images in PDFs were skipped during compression due to unsupported color spaces or encoding — now handled correctly

2026-04-05

Initial release of PulpPDF for macOS (Apple Silicon & Intel) and Windows (Intel, AMD, and Snapdragon).

5 Compression Presets: None, High Quality, Balanced, Maximum, and Ultra
Built-in OCR: Make scanned PDFs searchable — skips pages that already have text
Drag & Drop: Drop one PDF or a whole batch
Bulk Mode: Compress multiple PDFs at once with the same settings
100% Offline: Your files never leave your machine
10 Languages: EN, DE, ES, FR, IT, JA, PT, RU, UK, ZH
Dark & Light Theme: Follows your system preference
Auto-updater: Get notified when a new version is available
Free for everyone: All features included, no paywall — Commercial License only for business use