Open in browserA reliability update for built-in AI in the Chrome extension.
- Fixed built-in AI loading in the Chrome extension.
- Restored the Gemma extension patch in the published release.
Release notes
PickPDF releases
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Chrome — Chrome Web Store
Edge — Edge Add-onsStore-readiness fixes for signed application builds.
- Marked Store encryption usage as export exempt.
- Added sandbox validation for signed macOS application builds.
- Published PickPDF 0.5.1 for macOS on the Mac App Store on 29 July 2026.
The first PickPDF release available as a Chrome extension.
- Added the Chrome extension build and release workflow.
- Made PickPDF available from the Chrome Web Store on desktop platforms.
PDF/A validation for standards-focused document workflows.
- Added PDF/A validation powered by veraPDF.
- Made it easier to verify whether a document meets its selected PDF/A profile.
Faster, more natural editing for existing PDF content.
- Added a desktop document repository and improved document-opening controls.
- Unified the Move and Select tools for smoother object selection.
- Added double-click editing for native PDF text while preserving embedded fonts.
- Improved editing responsiveness and fixed text extraction, font fallback, and unsaved-change handling.
A performance and release-pipeline maintenance update.
- Improved large-document opening so the interface stays responsive.
- Fixed release-build dispatching so builds target the correct repository.
A focused update to feedback and the desktop release pipeline.
- Added a built-in way to report an AI response directly from PickPDF.
- Introduced versioned desktop releases and signed in-app update bundles.
The first versioned PickPDF desktop release.
- Published the first versioned desktop release.
- Added signed in-app update support for supported desktop builds.
- Delivered the local-first PDF editing workbench as an installable app.
Release records
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