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# Draftable Business Ongoing Release Notes

> Please note: this article is for **non-legal Draftable Business customers**. Draftable Legal customers can find a record of all product updates in [Release Log: Draftable Legal](/hc/en-us/articles/20871414263577-Release-Log-Draftable-Legal). Descriptive articles for each month's Draftable legal releases are also available in our [Release Notes](/hc/en-us/sections/20829119477529-Release-Notes) section.

If you require any specific explanations on the changes or features, please get in touch with us at [support@draftable.com](mailto:support@draftable.com) 

### Release Notes

<Update label="Version 26.6.0" description="June 10, 2026">
  **Features & Improvements:**

  * Rebuilt settings interface with logical grouping, iconography, and clearer labeling to make it easier to find each setting
  * In-app settings search navigates directly to section headings and their related controls
  * Added a Ctrl+T keyboard shortcut to open a new comparison
  * Unified Recent Files picker now available across both Single and Bulk modes
  * Swap-sides button added to every comparison mode, with clear-all available in Single mode
  * The "update ready" notification no longer repeats on every launch
  * Headless license activation via the EXE using `DraftableDesktop.exe --activate-license "<KEY>"`
  * Application updates now always apply deltas, reducing download sizes on slow or metered connections
  * Inserting or deleting a single row in an Excel file no longer causes all subsequent rows to appear as changed
  * Embedded browser engine updated to CefSharp 147 for the latest security patches

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Fixed the Cancel Export button not responding in Bulk Compare
  * Fixed action buttons being truncated in the Compare Selector
  * Fixed the last row being clipped in the Compare Selector
  * Fixed the Recent Files dialog appearing behind the Compare Selector
  * Fixed incorrect Add button text in the Compare Selector
  * Fixed One-to-Many headers not staying fixed when swapping sides
  * Fixed comparisons failing on documents containing corrupt embedded images
  * Fixed tables embedded in pictures not being compared correctly
  * Fixed PDF text extraction on very wide, slightly rotated bounding boxes
  * Fixed a grammar and spacing edge case involving misplaced spaces
</Update>

<Update label="Version 26.4.100" description="May 5, 2026">
  **Features & Improvements:**

  * Removed an obsolete .NET 10 runtime check from the installer
</Update>

<Update label="Version 26.4.0" description="April 30, 2026">
  **Features & Improvements:**

  * Three Bulk Compare modes now available from the starting screen: Matched Pairs, One-to-Many, and Timeline
  * Cleaner page-break handling reduces false-positive page breaks in PDFs
  * Textbox content no longer cropped in converted PDFs
  * Admin-installed add-ins now shown in the Settings UI
  * Upgraded log4net to address a security advisory

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Fixed tab-switch flicker in the comparison viewer
  * Fixed One-Click Compare invocations accumulating into a single session instead of running independently
  * Fixed reserved footnote IDs in strict-schema documents
  * Fixed hyphen-only changes not being detected in side-by-side compare
  * Fixed stray instrText when accepting complex field deletion
  * Fixed empty hyperlinks in comments causing decoder crashes
  * Fixed HTML list parsing ("Expected Item in Unordered List")
  * Fixed out-of-bounds lookup in table column consolidation
  * Fixed sdt elements appearing in comments
  * \[Word COM Add-in] Fixed documents with unsaved edits no longer prompting to save
</Update>

<Update label="Version 26.3.200" description="April 2, 2026">
  **Features & Improvements:**

  * Improved responsiveness when opening older Excel files (.xls)

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Fixed "Compare Open" not working for Word
  * Fixed error when emailing comparison output
</Update>

<Update label="Version 26.3.100" description="March 11, 2026">
  **Features & Improvements:**

  * Upgrade Aspose family to 26.02
</Update>

<Update label="Version 26.3.0" description="March 10, 2026">
  **Features & Improvements:**

  * Added troubleshooting setting to clear the Add-ins cache

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Fixed page rotation being applied twice on paths
</Update>

<Update label="Version 26.2.0" description="February 17, 2026">
  **Features & Improvements:**

  * Added buttons to copy inserted or deleted text when selecting a section containing both types of changes
  * \[Word Add-in] Fixed file name not being read correctly
  * Added support to clear files after running Bulk Compare when the general setting is enabled

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Fixed settings window update status not reflected in UI; update can be interrupted
  * Fixed reserved characters not accounted for when ignoring whitespace
</Update>

<Update label="Version 26.1.0" description="January 29, 2026">
  **Features & Improvements:**

  * Enable swap button when there is only one document in the launcher
  * Improved speed of PDF compatibility transform
  * DOCX Text Transform: handle comments
  * Exclude comments from side-by-side comparison
  * Refactor: make IOutputExporters responsible for name trimming
  * Added Logs tab inside the application

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Fixed WPF Progress binding causing read-only property exception in Direct Export window
  * Fixed presentation layout for RTL languages
  * Handle empty paragraphs in slide alignment
  * Handle block-level bookmarks during complex field processing
  * Fixed UI issues in the "Improve Draftable" window
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.12.100" description="December 29, 2025">
  **Features & Improvements:**

  * Export side-by-side comparison with change log
  * Fixed pinned taskbar icon losing visual icon after upgrade due to shortcut pointing to MSI-cached icon path

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Tolerate malformed lvlText in numbering definitions
  * Fixed 1-Click not working when compare selector is already opened
  * Fixed invalid/broken Knowledge Base links
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.12.0" description="December 10, 2025">
  **Features & Improvements:**

  * Added setting that updates UX to allow dual window UX.

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Fixed an issue where export action could not be triggered if any of the documents was not ready.
  * Fixed splitting of surrogate pairs in delIns cleanup.
  * Fixed handling of list marker change events in pptx speaker notes.
  * Fixed layout misalignment in colourised document transformation.
  * Fixed numbering mismatch with w:vanish paragraphs when compareHiddenText=false.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.11.100" description="November 13, 2025">
  **Bugfixes:**

  * Fixed an issue where a watermark could appear on PDF outputs.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.11.0" description="November 11, 2025">
  **Features & Improvements:**

  * Improved placement of changed text around deleted paragraphs.
  * Added support for comparing SmartTag content.

  **Ease of Use**

  * Draftable now starts in the user’s **last non-maximized window size**.
  * New setting to **open the comparison viewer in a new tab** (rather than the same tab).

  **Bugfixes:**

  **Algorithm Reliability**

  * Fixed several “unable to compare” errors related to:
    * Move detection overlaps.
    * Malformed SVG content.
    * Mismatched block- vs run-level `sdt` markers.
    * Preprocessing of textbox content within a Table of Contents.
  * Fixed an issue with **sync scrolling** in Side-by-Side comparisons when using threaded runners.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.10.100" description="October 23, 2025">
  **Bugfixes:**

  * Prevented crashes when comparing **text input vs text file**.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.10.0" description="October 21, 2025">
  **Features & Improvements:**

  **Administrator Features**

  * Added the option for organizations to include an **organization-level GUID** in telemetry for admin usage reporting.
  * Enforced logging of new settings to telemetry (when organization telemetry is enabled).

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Updated the **update dialog** to avoid cut-off text.
  * Prevented poor layouts stemming from interactions with **table column changes**.
  * Ensured results open in the **source tab** rather than the most recent Draftable window.
  * Fixed preprocessing failure when an **invalid output type** was selected.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.9.300" description="September 29, 2025">
  **Features & Improvements:**

  * Added telemetry events for window size changes.
  * You can now reduce the Draftable window to one quarter of the screen.
  * New option to display the Draftable UI in additional languages.

  **Bugfixes:**

  * The original file type is now logged in compare execution telemetry.
  * Side-by-side algorithm parameters now reach the text alignment stage correctly.
  * Improved parsing of names containing “&” in the Word Add-in.
  * Text normalization now tolerates invalid code points.
  * Draftable now remembers your preferred default window size after resizing.
  * Detaching a tab no longer breaks the original window.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.9.200" description="September 18, 2025">
  **Hotfix:**

  * Resolved an issue in the Draftable **Word Add-in** that caused unexpected template prompts to appear when using Word.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.9.100" description="September 11, 2025">
  **Hotfix:**

  * DD-2604: Redirect Draftable subscription link to the current URL.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.9.0" description="September 4, 2025">
  **Improvements & Features:**

  * Added a setting to enable extra CEF logging for diagnostics
  * Restored the ability to resize the app down to the original minimum window size (pre-25.8.0)

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Improved email generation to avoid Outlook-related issues
  * Fixed the Excel Add-in archive not extracting properly
  * \[Telemetry] Now logs the source of files added to the app
  * Resolved the inability to resize the window while on the Comparison tab
  * Prevented unintended modifications to `Normal.dotm` unless explicitly requested
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.8.000" description="August 15, 2025">
  **Features & Improvements:**

  * **Tabbed UI:** Redesigned the app to use tabs instead of multiple windows
  * **Unified window:** Merged the Launcher and Viewer into a single window
  * **Viewer UX:** Remember the expanded/collapsed state of the Summary panel when switching view types
  * **Diagnostics:** Setting to enable extra logging from CEF
  * **Compare quality:** Reduce false positives where mixed numbering is interpreted as text

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Wrap long lines when converting TXT to PDF for comparison
  * Handle `LISTNUM` fields with invalid levels
  * Workaround for ZIP corruption caused by empty XML parts (DD-2454).
  * **Word Add-in:** Avoid hang when the source document is completely empty
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.6.200" description="June 27, 2025">
  **Improvements & Features:**

  * Resolved pipe-handling issues affecting MSI installs.
  * **Viewer:** added **“Re-run Compare”** command, allowing users to relaunch a comparison directly from the results window (intended to be used with filters)
  * Cleans cached values in header/footer numbering fields for more accurate numbering
  * Compare window now opens in maximised state by default
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.6.100" description="June 20, 2025">
  **Features & Improvements:**

  * \[Word Add-in] Context menu actions no longer modify the `Normal.dotm` template.
  * Introduced a keyboard shortcut to quickly navigate to the next change in comparison results.

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Fixed issue preventing export logs from generating.
  * Resolved unresponsive behaviour in the "Export Error Logs" feature.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.06.0" description="June 11, 2025">
  **Improvements & Features:**

  * Improved case-sensitive comparison with better handling of `<w:caps>` styles.

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Updated tooltip behaviour for the system tray icon.
  * Fixed serialization logic for nested complex field instructions in documents.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.05.200" description="May 30, 2025">
  **Improvements & Features:**

  * Embedded version information into ADML and ADMX templates.
  * \[Word Add-in] Added command to load all open Word files into Draftable.

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Added configuration to limit the number of runner processes for performance stability.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.05.100" description="May 13, 2025">
  **Bugfixes:**

  * Fixed issues where email logs were not being generated properly.
  * Fixed issues with 1-Click and Bulk Compare producing invalid Side-by-Side outputs.
  * Fixed an issue in the Group Policy template.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.05.0" description="May 5, 2025">
  **Improvements & Features:**

  * Administrators can now define custom tags for the change list.

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Prevented follow-up requests from failing after an invalid background request.
  * Fixed bug where certain Burmese script characters were converted to newlines.
  * Resolved app freezes during update processes.
  * Fixed issues with output filenames for files sharing the same name.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.03.200" description="April 1, 2025">
  **Bugfixes:**

  * Various fixes to group policy
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.03.0" description="March 31, 2025">
  **Improvements & Features:**

  * Improved handling of shared drive file loading to prevent resource errors.
  * Group temporary files by comparison for easier troubleshooting.
  * Removed the "One or more documents are in an older format" warning.
  * Right-hand menu in viewer is now sticky between sessions (e.g. change list state persists).
  * Enhanced clarity in the 1-Click Compare error dialog.
  * New setting to ignore differences between curly and straight apostrophes and quotation marks.
  * Admin-installed Office Add-ins are now visible in Settings.
  * Admins can now create custom tags for the change list.

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Improved handling of `numPicBullet` definitions using `mc:AlternateContent`.
  * Fixed false positive paragraph changes caused by bookmark tags in tables.
  * PDF icon now properly displays when PDF files are compared.
  * Resolved system verification errors related to the "Microsoft Windows: Context menu" feature.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.2.0" description="February 27, 2025">
  **Improvements & Features:**

  * Added PDF compatibility toggle.
  * Improved comparison accuracy for Text Boxes.

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Fixed export bug where HTML was generated despite DOCX being selected.
  * Fixed missing file extensions in ZIP exports.
  * Now handles `footnoteColumns` attribute in section properties.
  * Disabled changes display when "Compare Textboxes" is turned off.
  * Fixed indentation flattening in PDF compatibility mode.
  * Prevented incorrect inheritance of paragraph properties in deleted content.
  * Fixed comparison errors due to table issues in certain documents.
  * Fixed comparison failures for documents with comments.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.1.100" description="January 30, 2025">
  **Bugfixes:**

  * Fixed orphaned comments in document outputs.
  * Removed invalid XML characters when converting from TXT to DOCX.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 25.01.0" description="January 28, 2025">
  **Improvements & Features:**

  * Automatically convert XLSEL to XLSX when loading from the Excel Add-in; now also supported in Side-by-Side view.
  * Multiple comparisons can now be emailed at once.
  * Improved filename handling and enforced naming conventions.
  * Improved comparison of footnote numbering.
  * Treated soft hyphens as zero-weight characters in comparisons.

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Updated tooltip wording in General Settings.
  * Resolved file loading issues.
  * Adjusted fixed-height row layout for revised tables.
  * Improved text alignment logic in numbering detection.
  * Ignored quotation mark-only changes in comparisons.
  * Fixed numbering ID alignment for consistency.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 24.12.0" description="December 23, 2024">
  **Bugfixes:**

  * Fixed file naming recognition for Redline in Word when launched from the Word Add-in.
  * Resolved document comparison failure bugs.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 24.10.400" description="November 6, 2024">
  **Bugfixes:**

  * Fixed issue where Office Add-ins were not properly installed by the MSI installer.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 24.10.300" description="October 31, 2024">
  **Improvements & Features:**

  * Added a certificate verification option for Office Add-ins.
  * Extended SharePoint site search to return more than 25 results.
  * Cleaned up help article links in the action pane and ribbon UI.
  * \[Epona] Added support for drag and drop from the Outlook extension.
  * 1-Click Compare now supports setting a default "save to" location.
  * Improved filename truncation logic for OneDrive, NetDocuments, and viewer displays.

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Improved performance on single-core machines by optimizing change list generation.
  * Fixed app-blocking issue when iManage files are selected from recent files.
  * Resolved problem where customized OCR settings were not applied.
  * Improved handling of DOCX style changes in Aspose engine.
  * Upgraded Aspose.Words to version 24.10.
  * Fixed failure to load the Changes Report when Summary Page is included in Redline.
  * Resolved mismatch between displayed name and actual filename for Outlook attachments.
  * Fixed PDF generation error when footnotes/endnotes comparison was disabled.
  * Addressed lingering password prompt during comparison after entering correct credentials.
  * Fixed issue where password-protected files wouldn’t open during Bulk Compare.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 24.10.200" description="October 21, 2024">
  **Improvements & Features:**

  * 1-Click compare improvements: Allow users to set specific 'save to' location default for 1-Click Compare

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Addressed an issue where the refresh function was interfering with the comparison process.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 24.10.100" description="October 17, 2024">
  **Bugfixes:**

  * Fixed a signing issue for the MSI installer introduced in version 24.10.0.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 24.10.0" description="October 10, 2024">
  **Improvements & Features:**

  * **Startup Notifications Setting:** Added a new setting and Group Policy option to disable Windows startup notifications for a smoother launch experience.
  * **Application Exit Option:** Users can now exit the application conveniently from the file menu.
  * **Version Information Sync:** Ensures that the Windows system always has the latest Draftable version information.

  **Bugfixes:**

  * Resolved issues with change list loading errors and file handling during comparisons.
  * Fixed various errors affecting the generation and display of comparison reports and document metadata.
  * Improved the handling of settings when reloading file comparison definitions.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 24.9.1" description="September 27, 2024">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Windows Shell extension not installed for Per-User installer.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 24.9.0" description="September 26, 2024">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Option added to default to the last saved location when saving locally.
  * Local files are now reloaded before comparison if the file content changes.
  * Users can mark off changes in the change list.
  * Bulk actions are now available for status tags in the change list.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * File Obfuscator failed to obfuscate files.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 24.8.200" description="September 6, 2024">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * False negative on the first page header.
  * Compare error on handling complex fields.
  * Inserted signature not showing up on the change list.
  * Password-protected XLSX documents are not detected properly.

  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Removed suffix (.docx) from appending twice on renamed files when copying to the clipboard.
  * File Obfuscator tool now asks for two files.
  * Include names of compared files in the changes report.
  * Added option to save output to the last save location.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 24.8.100" description="August 22, 2024">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Resolved issue where certain settings were not showing in the general tab.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 24.8.0" description="August 13, 2024">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Improved table column matching.
  * Tracked settings configured by Group Policy in the telemetry.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Table comparison error resolved.
  * False negatives for deleted comments in comparisons fixed.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 24.7.200" description="July 17, 2024">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Conversion engine setting changes are now logged to telemetry.
  * Resolved UI issue where the Change List was not loading properly.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 24.7.0" description="July 3, 2024">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Corrected several false positives and wrong descriptions of changes in the change list.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.16.100" description="June 20, 2024">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Added NGEN support to reduce memory consumption on multi-user systems.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Start automatically with Windows is not working.
  * Updated the File Open to remember the last used location.
  * Incorrect numbering changes resolved.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.16.0" description="June 5, 2024">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Renamed comparison options.
  * Certain changes are now excluded when all elements are disabled in comparison options.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Resolved issues with changes made to Word settings after using Draftable.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.15.300" description="May 29, 2024">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Administrators can now lock certain profile settings when creating new profiles.
  * Implemented registry and Group Policy support for 1-Click Compare, including options to control 1-Click export settings.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Fixed issue where chromium logs would appear next to the selected document.
  * Filename trimming corrected.
  * Resolved cutoff issue with tables during comparison.
  * Fixed compare error with bullets and numbering disabled.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.15.200" description="May 14, 2024">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Updated insertion colors in Side-by-Side exports from green to blue.
  * Improved error message when no valid 1-Click action is defined.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Resolved issues with next actions for 1-Click Compare not appearing properly.
  * Fixed font issues affecting highlight boxes.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.15.100" description="May 2, 2024">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Added missing Group Policy templates.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.15.0" description="April 25, 2024">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Introduced 1-Click Compare.
  * Added next action menu to Side-By-Side comparisons.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Filename output now works correctly without a summary page.
  * Various issues with dotm template prompts in Word Add-In resolved.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.14.300" description="March 27, 2024">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Filenames are now correctly trimmed for custom filename output.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.14.200" description="March 25, 2024">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * The application now properly informs users when a comparison fails.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.14.100" description="March 21, 2024">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Small UI improvements made to the side by side viewer.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.14.0" description="March 18, 2024">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Enhanced interactions with the Word API.
  * Telemetry now passes the ComparisonID to the viewer.
  * The ribbon menu is now expanded by default.
  * Added a colon to automated emails for comparison outputs.
  * Speed improvements for DOCX comparisons, with an average performance boost of 6.5%.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Side-by-Side users can now turn off moves in the settings.
  * Fixed the "key not present in the dictionary" error in TryGetNumbering.
  * Resolved issues with the legacy theme not being supported for Side-by-Side comparisons.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.13.700" description="March 13, 2024">
  **Improvements:**

  * Enhanced the installation process for Add-ins.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.13.602" description="March 6, 2024">
  **Improvements:**

  * Fixed an issue where input files were not filled when the app was triggered without running.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.13.600" description="March 23, 2024">
  **Bug Fix:**

  * Fixed an error when comparing documents with hidden text.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.13.500" description="March 22, 2024">
  **Bug Fix:**

  * Resolved an issue where text inputs could not be compared.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.13.400" description="February 15, 2024">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Fixed the startup option to ensure proper behavior on Windows startup.
  * Bookmarks are now encoded as the same character.
  * Extended support for UNC file paths.
  * Font size threshold setting is now visible to standard users.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.13.300" description="February 13, 2024">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Custom output filename structure now available.
  * Fixed error parsing DOCX indentation values.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Resolved issue where the file area would stay in spin/load mode when closing the multiple file selector without files.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.13.200" description="February 8, 2024">
  **Improvements:**

  * Small improvement to a previous bug fix, making it more efficient.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.13.100" description="February 5, 2024">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Resolved a conflict between Microsoft Edge WebView2 and Chromium that caused issues.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.13.0" description="January 22, 2024">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Compare output now shows 'hidden' text as a change.
  * Users can now drag and drop text directly into the box without clicking the "input text" button.
  * Introduced a silent launch option that prevents the New Compare window from showing on startup.
  * Added the ability to compare text from Word.
  * Users can now collapse the 'next actions' menu on the right side of the viewer.
  * The default 'save to' location in the Windows file browser is now the same as the comparison input file location.
  * Updated the Squirrel installer to reflect an app size estimate of 2GB.
  * Display the installed version of add-ins in the settings.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Fixed error when exporting Side-by-Side comparisons for certain documents.
  * Allowed scrolling for System Verification results to avoid UI cutoff.
  * Resolved issues with exporting Tracked Changes from Side-by-Side comparisons.
  * Fixed error handling numbering issues in DOCX comparisons.
  * Resolved conversion issues with .doc files to PDF where files could not be found.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.12.300" description="January 12, 2024">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Enabled drag-and-drop text directly into the comparison input box.
  * The default 'save to' location in Windows file browser is now the same as the input file location.
  * Added support for footnotes and endnotes in the change list.
  * Added support for other run content in the Change List.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Stopped using Office apps from the main process to avoid errors.
  * Fixed issues with exporting Side-by-Side comparisons for certain documents.
  * Allowed scrolling for System Verification results to avoid UI cutoff.
  * Small refactor of temporary file management.
  * Fixed issue where errors during Side-by-Side export for email caused app freezes.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.12.201" description="January 5, 2024">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Improved sequential processing of PowerPoint operations.
  * Stopped using Office apps from the main process to avoid errors.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.12.200" description="December 20, 2023">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Export logs option now works after system verification.
  * Incorrect timestamps in the summary page resolved.
  * Fixed UI issues for long profile names in the settings menu.
  * Fixed linking Sentry reports with the license.
  * Resolved incorrect filename issues for files dragged and dropped from Outlook email attachments.
  * Alert during application auto-start added.
  * Addressed long profile name cutting off the comparison type in the launcher.
  * Fixed privacy disclaimer window cutting off text.
  * Tooltip for Draftable Desktop activation dialog no longer appears on top of other windows.
  * Resolved application exit issues with Squirrel AbandonedMutexException.

  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Added "Side by Side as Tracked Changes" as a new comparison type.
  * Disabled the "Compare Version(s)" button in the web extension when list versioning is not supported.
  * Aspose is now available via the general settings tab (not set as the default).
  * Group Policy support added to disable the desktop shortcut.
  * Updated viewer to version 3.6.20.
  * Group Policy added to enable/disable Draftable launching upon startup.
  * Warn users before the app restarts after an update.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.12.0" description="December 4, 2023">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * **GDPR Compliance**:
    * Sanitized error reporting data captured in Sentry.
    * Sanitized telemetry data.
  * Draftable Engine used for PDF to DOCX conversions.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * AutoCompare fixed when running from CLI.
  * Document version changes now detected after clicking "Compare."
  * Fixed header bug in comparison.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.11.300" description="November 20, 2023">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * New Comparison window automatically launched after product activation.
  * Multiple file selection now available in Windows file browser.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Fixed PDF file load timing out on network drives.
  * Updated image hash not to use MD5.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.11.200" description="November 6, 2023">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Added support for a third-party library for DOCX to PDF rendering, available in the "Preview Features" tab.
  * New Comparison window automatically launches after product activation.
  * Support for loading password-protected Office documents added.
  * Added a Preview Features tab in settings, accessible via SHIFT + F12.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.11.100" description="October 31, 2023">
  **New Features:**

  * Option to keep input files after a comparison is complete.
  * Group Policy introduced to guide users to contact internal IT for support instead of Draftable Support.
  * Improvements in handling Structured Document Tags.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Fixed header/footer false negatives in comparisons.
  * Resolved issue where Word conversion would break due to error overriding Word settings.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.11.0" description="October 25, 2023">
  **New Features:**

  * Users can now select input files from a list of recent documents.
  * Default insertion color changed from "Blue" to "Dark Blue."

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Fixed issue with the Word Add-In not working for file paths containing "&".
  * Resolved issues where the author name in the new comparison window would change when switching comparison types.
  * Improved error handling when closing Word documents.
  * Fixed issue where the Compare Result window would get stuck on a spinner when loading output PDFs.
  * The Word Add-In now displays a warning when attempting to compare an unsaved file.
  * Fixed app freeze caused by an exception during export.
  * Resolved an error when running Side-by-Side comparisons for DOCX files, ensuring PDF copies of the original document are created at the correct stage.
  * Addressed false error timeouts when loading files.
  * Output filenames are no longer truncated, with the limit extended from 30 to 70 characters.
  * Profile picker no longer displays for non-legal users.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.10.1300" description="September 26, 2023">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Improved validation of the Comparison Type on the Compare Selector window.
  * Fixed leaking Word instances.
  * Fixed patch version for MSI installers.
  * Resolved issue with Draftable opening Word files when running comparisons.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.10.1200" description="October 2, 2023">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Fixed leaking Word instances.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.10.1100" description="September 19, 2023">
  **Improvements:**

  * Users can now set content and style changes for Side-by-Side comparisons.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.10.1000" description="September 15, 2023">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Group Policy fix applied.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.10.900" description="September 14, 2023">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Fixed issue where disabling the PDF warning in Office was not working in certain scenarios.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.10.800" description="September 13, 2023">
  **New Features:**

  * Progress bar introduced to indicate loading status during comparisons.
  * Open link features now supported from the Viewer.
  * Error dialogs now include an option to export and send logs.
  * User Desktop settings are now included when exporting logs.
  * The Viewer now logs custom errors, which are sent to Sentry for troubleshooting.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.10.700" description="September 7, 2023">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Resolved issue where the app would encounter an error when Office was not installed.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.10.600" description="September 5, 2023">
  **Bug Fixes & Improvements:**

  * Cleaned up Word integration for better diagnostics and future issue resolution.
  * Extended the app log to include Sentry and telemetry configuration details.
  * Updated error logs to record the current time zone from Windows during startup.
  * Fixed `NullReferenceException` in the Draftable.CompareTool.Updater.WindowsUtils.
  * Moved PDF generation steps to the progress window for better task execution.

  **New Features:**

  * Introduced double underline and strikethrough options for markup styling.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.9.4" description="August 1, 2023">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Relaxed memory limit on Draftable for enhanced performance.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.9.3" description="July 26, 2023">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Improved handling of `TargetInvocationException` from the Word API.
  * Resolved issue where using a simple/default Normal.dotm template triggered Word Macros warnings, by removing all templates before comparison.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.9.2" description="July 24, 2023">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Optimized handling of the `DisableConvertPdfWarning` setting to prevent unnecessary changes when already correctly configured.
  * Created the Word Options key automatically if missing.
  * Help articles are now linked to issues found by the diagnostic tool.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Fixed an issue where the settings window would become unresponsive when opened for the first time.
  * Improved performance of the CompareSelector window by reducing lag after closing a comparison.
  * Various algorithm improvements and cleanups.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.9.1" description="July 13, 2023">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Updated viewer to latest viewer version.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Fixed an issue with the onboarding statistics step not being readable.
  * Addressed issues with Word's `Normal.dotm` popup warning during comparisons.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.9.0" description="July 12, 2023">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Introduced a new diagnostic tool to help resolve common support issues.
  * MSI installers now support versioning.
  * Added links to relevant knowledge base articles for better in-app guidance.
  * Viewer ribbon is now maximized by default for better usability.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Fixed various smaller bugs and issues with the comparison dialog.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.8.6" description="July 3, 2023">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Resolved issue preventing the creation of `Draftable.dotm`.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.8.5" description="June 29, 2023">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Enhanced comparison progress dialog to show steps more clearly.
  * Updated the viewer to new version.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Fixed an issue causing unknown errors when running Side-by-Side comparisons with one PDF and one Word document.
  * Resolved `AccessViolationException` when trying to override Word settings.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.8.4" description="June 22, 2023">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Added the display of steps in the comparison progress dialog to enhance the visibility of the process.
  * Improved the handling of document loading, addressing one of the most common bugs reported by support.
  * Implemented a potential fix for running comparisons when the system language differs from the application language.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Telemetry improvements made based on recent reviews.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.8.3" description="June 15, 2023">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Resolved text input bugs for smoother operation.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.8.2" description="June 8, 2023">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Managed Word options to avoid default Microsoft pop-ups during comparisons.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.8.1" description="June 7, 2023">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Small backend bug fixes applied.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.8.0" description="June 1, 2023">
  **New Features:**

  * Extended the Draftable Group Policy template to allow setting auto-updates on/off for per-user and per-user MSI.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Resolved issues with algorithm and comments handling.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.7.2" description="May 17, 2023">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Resolved issue where Headers and Footers were not visible in Side-by-Side comparisons for users with a standard license.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.7.1" description="May 11, 2023">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Fixed the Move From and Move To decoration for improved comparison readability.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.7.0" description="May 8, 2023">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Introduced a new compare progress dialog with a spinner for better visibility of ongoing comparisons.
  * Gracefully handle and dispose of in-progress comparison cancellations.
  * Extended markup customization options, with a feature flag to ignore moves.
  * Default markup settings now align with Microsoft Word's style.
  * Users can now save their preference for opening or saving tracked changes output.
  * Implemented new techniques for faster performance.
  * Avoided using the Microsoft Word for preprocessing to improve efficiency.

  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Fixed the issue where files were removed after a comparison was cancelled.
  * Several algorithm bug fixes for smoother performance.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.6.3" description="May 2, 2023">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Resolved issue where it was not possible to save a document to from the streamline view panel.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.6.2" description="April 27, 2023">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Fixed issue preventing users from selecting files.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.6.1" description="April 20, 2023">
  **Bug Fixes:**

  * Fixed issue where the Compare Selector was visible before users accepted the Terms & Conditions during a fresh installation.
</Update>

<Update label="Version 2.6.0" description="April 3, 2023">
  **New Features & Improvements:**

  * Fixed an issue where some fonts (primarily Asia-based fonts) were not loaded correctly.
  * Resolved an issue where long file names would expand the control instead of wrapping.
  * Kept the launcher open after a comparison is created for better workflow continuity.
  * Introduced spinners in buttons for actions that take time to complete.
  * License key is now visible in the settings window.
  * Added an option for users to switch between word-level or character-level comparison.
  * Telemetry improvements: grouped actions related to specific comparisons and created comparison IDs after file drop, keeping them consistent until the comparison is triggered.
  * Prepopulated the email body when emailing comparison outputs.
  * Shipped language-specific fonts with the desktop application for better compatibility.

  **Components:**

  * Upgraded to new Viewer for better handling of long lists of changes and improved font handling for different languages.
</Update>