6.0b2

Changes in 6.0b2:

• Beta feedback thread: https://sourceforge.net/p/naps2/discussion/general/thread/8776c818/
• OCR users from 6.0b1 will need to click the OCR button and re-download
• Fixed an issue with OCR missing a DLL on some systems
• Fixed an issue with OCR not terminating
• Other minor fixes and improvements

6.0b1

• Beta feedback thread: https://sourceforge.net/p/naps2/discussion/general/thread/8776c818/
• Linux support (download one of the portable archives - currently experimental, please give feedback!)
  -- Requires Mono (5.17+ preferably), see https://www.naps2.com/doc-getting-started.html#system-requirements
• Added an automatic update check
  -- Opt in from the About window
  -- Not available if installed from the MSI
• New OCR version, significantly more accurate in many cases
  -- The OCR button will prompt to update. This can be disabled with the NoUpdatePrompt flag in appsettings.xml
  -- Not supported on Windows XP (will use the older version instead)
  -- You can choose between multiple modes: Fast (recommended), Best (slow), and Legacy (to simulate the older version)
• Added the ability to choose an email provider
  -- When you first click Email PDF, you will be prompted to choose. Afterwards use Email Settings to change
  -- Switch between installed clients (Outlook, Thunderbird, etc.)
  -- Webmail integration for Gmail and Outlook Web Access
• Added support for Unicode in email attachment names
• Crop selection will be remembered (in case you're cropping multiple images but need to adjust them individually)
• Added the ability to run most operations in the background for multitasking
• Improved performance with very large images
• Substantially reduced installation footprint and portable zip size
• Minimized TWAIN UI in console and batch mode
• NAPS2 installers are now signed
  -- This should eventually help remove SmartScreen notifications
• NAPS2 will now run in 64-bit mode on compatible systems
  -- If you have a 64-bit system, NAPS2 will better handle memory-intensive operations
  -- If you downloaded the add-on to open any PDF (gsdll32.dll), you may need to re-download the 64-bit version
• Improved documentation and usability for developers (see https://www.naps2.com/doc-dev-onboarding.html)
• Bug fixes

5.8.2

• Added Japanese language
• Fixed a bug with importing some PDFs
• Fixed a bug with the Alternative Transfer TWAIN option

5.8.1

Changes in 5.8.1:

• Fixed a bug with PDF/A support

5.8.0

Changes in 5.8.0:

• PDF/A support
  -- PDF/A1-b, PDF/A2-b, PDF/A3-b, and PDF/A3-u support
  -- In the "Save PDF" menu, click "PDF Settings", and select it under "Compatibility"
  -- Use --pdfcompat in NAPS2.Console. See www.naps2.com/doc-command-line.html#pdf-options
  -- Use ForcePdfCompat in appsettings.xml. See www.naps2.com/doc-org-use.html#force-pdf-compat
• TIFF changes
  -- Better compression for black and white TIFF files by default
  -- Added a "Compression" option under Image Settings
  -- Added a "Single page files" option under Image Settings that prevents saving multi-page TIFF files
  -- Use --tiffcomp and --split in NAPS2.Console. See www.naps2.com/doc-command-line.html#image-options
• Donate button
  -- The About window now has a Donate button
  -- An unobtrusive donation prompt is shown after a month of use
  -- Use HideDonateButton in appsettings.xml to disable both. See www.naps2.com/doc-org-use.html#hide-donate-button
  -- The prompt is disabled by default in the MSI distribution
• Added multi-language support to the EXE installation wizard

5.7.1

Changes in 5.7.1:

• Added --split, --splitscans, --splitpatcht, and --splitsize options to NAPS2.Console
  -- See www.naps2.com/doc-command-line.html#split-options
• Added slice support to --import in NAPS2.Console
  -- See www.naps2.com/doc-command-line.html#slicing-imported-files

5.7.0

Changes in 5.7.0:

• Fixed downloads for OCR (etc.)
• Improved deskew
• Added a confirmation for batch cancel
• Minor performance improvements
• Bug fixes

5.6.2

Changes in 5.6.2:

• Bug fixes

5.6.1

Changes in 5.6.1:

• Fixed a crash

5.6.0

Changes in 5.6.0:

• Increased the maximum thumbnail size from 256x256 to 1024x1024
• Improved PDF import to allow many more types of PDFs to be imported
• OCR can now be used on imported PDFs (if they don't already have text)
• Improved PDF file size for some black and white images
• Combined Brightness and Contrast adjustments into a single window
• Added Hue, Saturation, Black+White, and Sharpen image adjustments
• Added more keyboard shortcuts in the preview window (arrow keys to change pages, Ctrl/Alt/Shift + arrow keys to pan)
• Added "HideImportButton", "HideOcrButton", "HideSavePdfButton", and "HideSaveImages" options to appsettings.xml
• Added "OcrState" and "OcrDefaultLanguage" options to appsettings.xml
• Bug fixes