PRODUCT EVOLUTION ARCHIVE

Paprwork Release Notes

Complete, verifiable changelog for every production release of the Paprwork offline PDF suite.

v2.0.0 MAJOR RELEASE 2026-09-19

Paprwork 2.0.0 is a ground-up architectural rewrite of the Windows desktop experience. The entire interface has been rebuilt as a true multi-panel desktop workspace, replacing the legacy single-view layout with a high-performance interface featuring dynamic tabs, command palette, document inspector, and native desktop integration.

1. Multi-Panel Desktop Workspace Architecture

Ground-up three-panel workspace with adaptive window snap behavior:

  • Three-Panel Layout: Left Tools Sidebar, Center Document Canvas, and Right Forensics Inspector.
  • Adaptive Snap Behavior: Panels gracefully collapse when the window is snapped to compact viewports (≤860px).
  • Window-Level Drag & Drop: Drop any PDF onto the application window to automatically load into the canvas or create new tabs.
  • Zero-Flicker Transitions: Seamless state synchronization across panels without DOM layout thrashing.

2. Multi-Document Tab System

High-throughput document workflow with native desktop tab management:

  • Dynamic Tab Sizing: Tabs shrink and expand fluidly to fit available title bar width.
  • Drag-to-Reorder: Reorder workspace tabs with native drag gestures.
  • Middle-Click Close: Rapidly close document tabs using middle mouse click or Ctrl+W.
  • Inline Tab Renaming: Double-click any tab title to rename the working document in place.
  • Overflow Slide Chevrons: Horizontal slide controls for managing 10+ concurrent open documents.
  • Tool-Specific Tab Icons: Dynamic badges reflecting whether a tab is open in Merge, Split, Redact, or Compress mode.

3. Collapsible Sidebar Navigation

Dual-mode tools drawer organizing the entire 17-tool suite:

  • Expanded Mode (230px): Full tool titles, badges, and category dividers (Organize, Optimize, Security, Edit).
  • Compact Rail Mode (48px): High-density icon rail maximizing document canvas space.
  • Category Scroll Isolation: Smooth scrolling within tool sections with top and bottom edge shadows.

4. Command Palette (Ctrl + K)

Instant fuzzy-search launcher across the entire software suite:

  • Fuzzy Tool Search: Quickly find tools by name or purpose (e.g. typing "shrink" launches Compress).
  • Semantic Keyword Aliases: Maps hundreds of natural terms ("blackout", "combine", "turn", "protect") to exact tools.
  • Full Keyboard Navigation: Arrow-key navigation, Enter to launch, Esc to dismiss.

5. 288px Document Inspector Panel

Live document forensics, properties, and 1-click quick actions:

  • Live Document Card: Displays exact byte size, page count, PDF format version (ISO 32000), and modification timestamp.
  • Security Posture Card: Live visual indicator confirming 100% local RAM execution and zero cloud transmission.
  • Quick Actions: Immediate shortcuts to Compress, Redact, Protect, or Flatten the currently inspected file.

6. Keyboard-First Productivity

13 standardized desktop shortcuts for power users:

  • Ctrl+T — Open New Document Tab · Ctrl+W — Close Active Tab
  • Ctrl+Tab / Ctrl+Shift+Tab — Cycle Forward/Backward through open tabs
  • Ctrl+O — Open File Picker · Ctrl+K — Launch Command Palette
  • Ctrl+B — Toggle Left Sidebar · Ctrl+I — Toggle Right Inspector
  • F1 or Ctrl+/ — Open Searchable Keyboard Shortcuts Reference

7. Native Desktop Integration

Platform-tailored desktop shell integration:

  • Native Title Bar: Integrated caption controls with maximize state synchronization and hover close button.
  • System Shell Integration: Context-menu ("Open with Paprwork") for 1-click launching from file managers.
  • Command-Line File Dispatch: Launch files from terminal or desktop shortcuts directly into workspace tabs.

8. Bottom Status Bar & Observability

Minimalist document telemetry and runtime stability:

  • Live Telemetry: Real-time page count via PaprworkCosEngine.getPageCount with isMounted guard.
  • Error Isolation: Global window error and unhandled rejection listeners routing diagnostics cleanly through local logger.
  • UI Error Boundary: Graceful crash recovery preventing application-wide failure.

9. Architecture & Performance

Engineered for speed, efficiency, and data privacy:

  • Dynamic Engine Code-Splitting: All 17 PDF engines lazy-load on demand for cold starts in under 200ms.
  • RAM-Only Processing: Documents exist strictly in volatile memory and are purged immediately upon closing.
  • Zero Telemetry: No tracking pixels, no telemetry SDKs, no external network requests.
v1.6.0 STABLE RELEASE 2026-09-03
  • Expanded the suite to 17 native offline PDF tools.
  • Added selective multi-page margin cropping (All, Current, Odd/Even, Custom Ranges).
  • Added Dual-Engine PDF Flattening (Vector layers and Ultra-HD 300 DPI tamper-proof raster).
  • Introduced AcroForm interactive form autofill with JSON profile backup and restore.
  • Added Native Metadata Purger to permanently wipe author tags and GPS streams.
  • Introduced Web Crypto API client-side SHA-256 verifier.
v1.5.0 INITIAL STABLE 2026-08-15
  • Initial release of the 15 core offline PDF tools (Merge, Split, Compress, Organize, Redact, Sign, Convert, Watermark, Numbers, Crop, Grayscale, Extract, Forms, Protect, Unlock).
  • Local-first standalone architecture with zero cloud uploads.