v2.5.0
Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDFv2.5.0Feb 16, 2026by Frooodle
AI Summary
A significant update featuring manual redaction with color selection, a new FormFill tool, attachment support, and enhanced link management.
Key Highlights
- Manual redaction with color selection and improved UI.
- New FormFill tool with context and UI components.
- Attachment support added to the viewer with sidebar button.
- Link management improvements (add/remove links) with a toolbar.
- Desktop now edits files instead of creating new copies.
New Features
- Manual redaction with color selection
- FormFill tool
- Attachment support in viewer
- Link management (add/remove)
- Desktop file editing behavior change
Full Release Notes
This is a big update with lots of new functionality and changes like Form fill and redaction/annotation improvements! Also several changes around the login session expiry Special thanks to @balazs-szucs, who put a lot of work into this release! New functionality: - Huge manual redaction changes with colour selection and improved UI - Add attachment support with sidebar button for viewing attachments etc (Seen in viewer mode) - FormFill tool with context and UI components for PDF form filling - Desktop now edits files that have been openned instead of creating new copies - Extra JWT settings to customise expiry times for desktop and browser - Add/remove link support Extra improvements: - Text selection improvements within the viewer with custom actions - Improved link handling and link location - EmbedPDF 2.6.0 upgrade for several bug fixes - Multiple fixes with the viewer, its functionality, and its export - PDF Text editor cache / JSON size issues - Enhanced JWT handling and refreshing for better session management without forced re-logins - Improved annotation UI - Files correctly open in the viewer automatically if only 1 file is opened - Improved tool disable menu to be able to disable all remaining tools and docs ## What's Changed ### Enhancements * feat(redaction): improve manual redaction with color selection and updated UI elements by @balazs-szucs in https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/5679 * feat(text-selection): implement text selection enhancement for double and triple-click actions by @balazs-szucs in https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/5712 * feat(linklayer): improve link handling with pdf-lib integration and add link toolbar, add delete link functionality by @balazs-szucs in https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/5715 * feat(attachments): add attachment support with sidebar and API integration by @balazs-szucs in https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/5673 * feat(form-fill): FormFill tool with context and UI components for PDF form filling by @balazs-szucs in https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/5711 * feat(frontend): Upgrade embedPDF to v2.6.0 and migrate to pdf-lib fork, fix attachment/bookmark panel by @balazs-szucs in https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/5723 ### Minor Enhancements * Update translation by @albanobattistella in https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/5670 * various viewer pill fixes by @reecebrowne in https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/5714 * Fix viewer export by @reecebrowne in https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/5713 * fix tool disabling for docs and others by @Frooodle in https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/5722 * Preserve local paths for desktop saves by @Frooodle in https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/5543 * refactor(api): replace regex string literals with Pattern instances for improved performance and readability by @balazs-szucs in https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/5680 * refactor: fix homepage file upload path by @Frooodle in https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/5738 * PDF Text editor changes by @Frooodle in https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/5726 * fix_env_files_for_tauri by @ConnorYoh in https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/5741 * JWT enhancements for desktop by @Frooodle in https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/5742 * Chore/v2/improve annotation UI by @reecebrowne in https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/pull/5724 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/Stirling-Tools/Stirling-PDF/compare/v2.4.6...v2.5.0