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PDFAPI V8.0MR3 is Released.

Written by Antenna House | February 12, 2026

Release Notes — New Version

New Commands Added

The following new commands have been introduced:

  • -zoom
  • -searchTextAndHighlight
  • -searchTextAndRedact
  • -searchTextAndSetmask
  • -setMaskUsingRedaction
  • -setCustomProperty
  • -getPageSize
  • -v

Enhancements to Existing Commands

New operators and options have been added:

  • -writeText — Supports specifying multiple page numbers.
  • -extractImage — Supports extraction conditions.
  • -extractText — Supports extracting text from a specified area.
  • -getFileInfo — Supports retrieving custom properties and selecting specific items.
  • -setPdfWatermark — Now Acrobat-compatible.
  • -setImageWatermark — Now Acrobat-compatible.
  • -setTextWatermark — Now Acrobat-compatible.
  • -optimize — Can remove attachments, tags, and PieceInfo.
  • -fixedUpPDFA — Supports additional PDF/A standards.
  • -validatePDFA — Supports additional PDF/A standards.

Bug Fixes

  • -extractImage — Output Path Handling
    Fixed an issue where images could be saved to an unintended location when the input PDF was in the same directory as the executable.
  • -extractImage — Invalid Page Numbers
    The command now terminates with an error when a non-existent page number is specified.