Changelog

Version 5

5.4

Massive speed improvements, more HTML/CSS support, letterspacing, more XPath functions, Section element, new VSCode extension, margin protrusion fix.

5.2

New XML parser, improved XPath functions, enhanced HTML/CSS rendering, better international and typographic support, PDF metadata improvements.

5.0

New default XML/XPath parser, HarfBuzz text shaper with bidirectional typesetting, PDF/UA accessibility support, speedata Pro package.

Version 4

4.20

Fully accessible documents, robust XPath parser, ZUGFeRD attachment enhancements, object mirroring, strict namespace handling, spot color saturation.

4.18

New defaults for XPath engine and font loader, new logging backend, automatic image resizing, Markdown support.

4.16

Complete overhaul of MetaPost integration, new optional XPath engine.

4.14

New filename syntax for images, outline fonts, table column minwidth, XPath matches() function, Pro package.

4.12

PDFOptions displaymode, delayed SetVariable execution, hyperlink border colors, SHA256/SHA512 functions, Clip command.

4.10

Bug fixes, runtime.execute() and xml.decode_xml() in Lua filter. Last stable version with LuaJIT/FFI.

4.8

Bug fixes, Tablerule color="-", VSpace with height and minheight attributes.

4.6

Enhanced REST API, NewPage deprecation, macOS 12 compatibility, color profile in distribution, Go-based XML parser.

4.4

Transparency for text and images, MetaPost integration, Windows 64-bit, document separation, logical page numbering, improved hyperlinks.

4.2

Better OpenType font support, basic print CSS, new paragraph builder, HarfBuzz font shaper, CJK and Arabic script support, bidirectional typesetting.

4.0

New paragraph builder, firstmark/lastmark functions, improved server mode, HTML mode, new English manual, external image conversion tools.