New features
- Improved and more reliable file processing core
- New Text annotation operation to quickly add text to converted files (-oper textannotation)
- Setting margins around text for both Text watermark and Text annotation operations with the new txt_margin parameter
- New Crop operation that enables you to crop output pages by setting margins; you can do it manually or via the Auto crop method to automatically remove margins (-oper crop method:autocrop)
- Ability to load source files listed in an Excel spreadsheet (XLS, XLSX or CSV)
- Ability to run multiple command lines in one 2PDF session using the -cmdlines switch
- New supported format: SVG (no additional software required)
- Ability to convert password-protected XLS and XLSX files
- Ability to save/load 2PDF Settings via Export and Import buttons
- Loading custom settings by setting a path to a settings file using the -inipath switch
- Ability to set post-processing actions using the -keepsf switch
- New -fls switch that allows setting specific file loading parameters in the command line syntax, for example, for processing Excel and raster image files
- Ability to save a brief log with 2PDF session statistics using the -options reslog switch
- New Remove blank pages operation (-oper removeblankpages)
- New options for combined PDF/TIFF files if file(s) with the same filename already exist in the output folder (-options ocf): Append, Create separate file, Overwrite, Skip
- Ability to optimize file size of a PDF containing bitmap images by rasterizing its pages into JPEG format (-oper rasterize)
- Ability to load an embedded ICC color profile when processing image files (-fls iccprofile)
- Added new options for Attachments of unknown types action setting to handle "unknown" attachments that are not supported by the program
- Added a new setting for HTML source files — Allow proprietary media formats
- Enhanced HTML to PDF conversion thanks to updated component module
Improvements for CAD drawings
- Enhanced CAD drawings (DWG, DXF) conversion by updating the component module
- Added a new option, Display line weight, for DXF and DWG drawings, allowing users to adjust the thickness of lines
- Added a new option, Fonts to bold, for DXF and DWG drawings, enabling users to make fonts bolder
New macros
- New macros {copy} and {copies} available to add, for example, when adding different watermarks depending on the file's number of copy
- New macro {attno} to indicate attachment number in the output file name or in a watermark
- New regular expressions of source file name (e.g., Take digits from the end) to use data from source files in the output filename or in a watermark
Fixes
- Fixed issue in adding Data Matrix barcode as a watermark
- Incorrect rotation when converting HEIC to PDF fixed
- Fixed issue when Convert only attachments option is used (-options attachments:onlyatt)
How to get the latest version
Trial version
2PDF is free for evaluation purposes and is available for download. Please note that the trial version adds a special watermark on every output page.
Commercial version
A commercial license for 2PDF is priced at $149. Discounts and various licensing options are available.
If you already have a 2PDF license, you can choose to continue using it or upgrade to the latest version at a 50% discount. For special pricing for existing customers, please contact us.