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Aspose.PDF for Java 24.4

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.aspose</groupId>
    <artifactId>aspose-pdf</artifactId>
    <version>24.4</version>
</dependency>
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                                                  compile(group: 'com.aspose', name: 'aspose-pdf', version: '24.4')
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<dependency org="com.aspose" name="aspose-pdf" rev="24.4">
    <artifact name="aspose-pdf" ext="jar"/>
</dependency>
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libraryDependencies += "com.aspose" % "aspose-pdf" % "24.4"
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What’s new in the Aspose.PDF for Java 24.4

Release Highlights

Aspose.PDF for Java 24.4 revolutionizes PDF processing with a new plugin-based architecture that modularizes tasks such as form editing, PDF generation, optimization, and data extraction. This release delivers critical bug fixes and conversion enhancements, especially in Excel and DOCX handling, improving layout accuracy and speed.

New Features

  • Modular Plugin Architecture Introduced: A complete framework of plugin classes has been implemented to streamline operations such as:

    • Form Export and Flattening
    • PDF Generation and Merging
    • Conversion to DOC and XLS
    • Image Extraction
    • PDF Optimization and Splitting
    • Text Extraction, Signing, and HTML Handling

  • Extensive Plugin Classes: More than 80 new classes introduced to support robust customization across document workflows including FormEditor, PdfToDocOptions, ImageExtractor, Optimizer, and PdfXls.

Enhancements

  • Performance Boost for PDF to Excel Conversion: Optimized processing to significantly reduce conversion time in large or complex spreadsheets.

  • Improved Markdown Export: New control to manage subscript and superscript conversion in MarkdownSaveOptions.

Bug Fixes

  • Excel and DOCX Export Fixes:

    • Resolved layout issues including misplaced rows and columns during Excel export.
    • Fixed text displacement and missing character rendering issues in Word output.
    • Corrected alignment and underline recognition problems across table-heavy PDFs.

  • Content Extraction Stability:

    • Improved handling of ligatures (e.g., “fi”) and accurate row/column absorption via TableAbsorber.

Public API and Backward Incompatible Changes

Added Methods

  • Dash pattern handling, markdown export flags, page box checks, and enhanced form field control methods.

New Classes

  • Dozens of classes under com.aspose.pdf.plugins including:
    • FormEditor, FormFlattener, PdfAConverter, TextExtractor, PdfToImage, PdfHtml, PdfDoc, PdfXls, Merger, Optimizer, and more.
    • Utility classes like PdfGeneratorOptions, SplitOptions, Signature, and ResultContainer.

Removed Class

  • CustomPrintEventArgs moved to com.aspose.pdf.printing for logical organization.

🔍 Explore the Full Release Details

For full list of updates, please visit Aspose.PDF for Java 24.4 Release Notes.

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22.12December 23, 2022
22.11November 30, 2022
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22.10October 31, 2022
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22.8August 24, 2022
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22.6June 30, 2022
22.5June 1, 2022
22.4April 28, 2022
22.3March 25, 2022
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21.12December 20, 2021
21.11November 22, 2021
21.10October 20, 2021
21.9September 20, 2021
21.8August 20, 2021
21.7July 8, 2021
21.6June 17, 2021
21.5May 20, 2021
21.4April 20, 2021
21.3March 19, 2021
21.2.1March 10, 2021
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21.1January 22, 2021
20.12December 18, 2020
20.11.1December 1, 2020
20.11November 18, 2020
20.10October 20, 2020
20.9September 17, 2020
20.8.1September 14, 2020
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20.7July 20, 2020
20.6June 19, 2020
20.5.1May 28, 2020
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20.4April 17, 2020
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20.2February 20, 2020
20.1January 22, 2020
19.12December 19, 2019
19.11November 29, 2019
19.10October 31, 2019
19.9September 30, 2019
19.8August 29, 2019
19.7July 31, 2019
19.6June 26, 2019
19.5May 31, 2019
19.4April 30, 2019
19.3March 29, 2019
19.2February 28, 2019
19.1January 29, 2019
18.12December 30, 2018
18.11November 29, 2018
18.10.2November 12, 2018
18.10October 30, 2018
18.9.1October 4, 2018
18.9September 28, 2018
18.8August 29, 2018
18.7July 31, 2018
18.6June 29, 2018
18.5May 31, 2018
18.4April 25, 2018
18.3March 30, 2018
18.2February 28, 2018
18.1February 6, 2018
17.12December 31, 2017
17.11November 30, 2017
17.10November 1, 2017
17.9October 2, 2017
17.8August 31, 2017
17.7July 20, 2017
17.6June 29, 2017
17.5June 7, 2017
17.4April 28, 2017
17.3.0April 6, 2017
17.2.0February 23, 2017
17.1.0January 26, 2017
16.12.0December 27, 2016
16.11.0November 29, 2016
16.10.0October 26, 2016
12.0.0October 10, 2016
11.9.0September 20, 2016
11.8.0August 11, 2016
11.7.0July 12, 2016
11.6.0June 10, 2016
11.5.0May 10, 2016
11.4.0April 8, 2016
11.3.0March 7, 2016
11.2.0February 8, 2016
11.1.0December 30, 2015