Key updates in the 2023.5 migration guide

There are no specific migration steps you need to take to upgrade.

Notable Changes

Below is a list of notable changes included in this release.

Support for Converting Documents to PDF/A

You can now convert documents for archival purposes at various levels of PDF/A conformance using PSPDFKit Processor’s /build API.

To use this, you need to have the PDF/A feature enabled in your PSPDFKit Processor license. Contact Sales for assistance. To learn more about how to convert documents to PDF/A, refer to the PDF/A and PDF/A validation guides.

Support for Compression and Linearization of PDF Files

It’s now possible to compress and linearize PDF files when downloading them. These features require compression and linearization to be added to your PSPDFKit Processor license. Contact Sales for assistance. To learn more about how to compress PDFs, refer to the compress PDFs guide. To learn more about how to linearize PDFs, refer to the linearization guide.

Support for Setting Passwords and User Permissions for Documents

It’s now possible to set the password and permissions for documents when downloading them from Processor. To learn more about how to password protect a PDF, refer to the passwords and permissions guide.

Other Changes

For the complete list of changes in this release, see the Processor changelog.