Appsforlife News

Ai Toolbox 2.4.1

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

- Fonts can now be excluded from collected package
- Option to place each collected project into its own subfolder
- Improved collection of cross-linked projects (more reliable file references)
- Better error handling for problematic fonts
- Fixed dragging artwork into Illustrator Library window

Ticket Wizard 1.2.4

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

- Fixed processing of empty cells and lines when importing Excel files

Imposition Wizard 3.7.1

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

- Marks and preprocessors can now be reordered by dragging
- Marks and preprocessor lists can be resized vertically
- Sheet orientation preserved when changing sheet size
- Preflight button always visible with refreshed look
- Fixed empty pages issue in Shuffle and Script preprocessors
- Improved Unicode file name support in Acrobat
- New community translations added
- Easier to create your own translations

Barcode 2.7

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

- Smarter text options - vertical alignment, custom colors per text element
- Batch processing - define spot colors from data columns
- Accurate color control - choose CMYK or RGB mode for preview & output
- More languages supported (plus option to add your own)

Boxshot 5.9.3

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

- Boolean operations - merge shapes or cut holes in them (works with new Solid shape)
- Much faster processing - complex models 10-20x faster, progress bars added
- No more 2GB project size limit - projects as large as your hard drive
- Render all snapshots at once for complete product galleries
- New shapes: Apparel (clothing) and Solid (for boolean ops)
- Select specific page from multi-page PDF in texture slot
- GLB/GLTF format import added
- Embedded textures support for FBX and GLB files
- SVG files can be dropped into Loft editor
- Batch rendering now supports decals
- Safer saving (writes to temp file first)
- Projects saved in 5.9 are not backward compatible

Imposition Wizard 3.7

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

- More responsive UI - heavy tasks moved to background
- Faster Acrobat mode, especially for large PDFs (thousands of pages)
- Fixed "Skip existing files" setting in Hot Folders
- Added "--hot-folders" command-line parameter
- New custom text variables: "{bleeds}" and separate bleed values
- Improved numeric formatting (trailing zeros removed)
- Separate bleeds option added to "Setup bleeds" preprocessor

Ai Toolbox 2.3.6

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

- Improved artboard-based conical label generation for labels with bleeds

Barcode 2.6.4

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

- Fixed "no text" mode in ISBN barcodes - selecting "None" now correctly hides the text above the barcode

Barcode 2.6.3

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

- Improved Windows support
- Better detection of broken MSVC runtime issue (recommended for Windows users)

Origami 3.4.5

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

- New V4 folding engine - better dieline checking, faster folding, no more "Triangulation failed" errors
- Folding animation support (in Origami and exported 3D HTML files)
- More realistic scene preview with subtle shadows and optional dieline overlay
- Adobe Illustrator 2026 support

Ai Toolbox 2.3.5

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

- Added Adobe Illustrator 2026 support
- Improved Windows compatibility

Imposition Wizard 3.6.8

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

- Pages preview now shows original page numbers (not preprocessed ones)
- "Override Box" and "Setup Bleeds" preprocessors show before/after box sizes
- Preflight warnings no longer fail hot folders or batch tasks (only errors do)
- Improved Mac installer for upgrading from old versions
- Better handling of missing/misconfigured MSVC runtime on Windows

Imposition Wizard 3.6.7

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

- Preprocessors - modify source PDF before imposition (clone, reorder, rotate, scale, change boxes)
- Marks improvements - perforation & plate names added; "Outside only" option for crop/folding marks
- Booklet updates - improved creep calculator, 32-up mode
- Shuffle layout deprecated - use shuffle preprocessor instead
- Acrobat plugin requires manual update after install
- Hot Folders now support buddy presets and regular expressions
- Customizable sheet sizes list and pages block alignment

Ticket Wizard 1.2.3

Mon, 26 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000

- Fixed copying and pasting of dynamic elements

Ai Toolbox 2.3.4

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

- Resources collection tool - like File → Package but supports multiple documents and nested placed projects
- Selection to artboards tool - quickly create artboards from selected items
- Manual naming in bulk renaming tool
- Assign keyboard shortcuts to Ai Toolbox menu items

Ticket Wizard 1.2.2

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

- Images support - add JPEG/PDF images from source data (CMYK + color profiles supported)
- Multiline texts - automatic wrapping, line spacing, better alignment
- Optional background artwork and colored element backgrounds
- Step and repeat cloning tool for making element grids
- Full font styles support and improved font rendering
- Partial export feature added
- Bring to front / send to back commands

Barcode 2.6.2

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

- Multiline text support (auto & manual wrap)
- Font style selector instead of simple bold/italic
- Text rendering improved to match Adobe Illustrator
- Automatic ISBN hyphenation (on by default)
- Column-first mode added to N-Up batch processing
- Improved GS1 parser for data without parentheses

Boxshot 5.8.9

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

- Fixed crash on rendering "problem" instances with CPU renderer
- Fixed detaching of dieline box instance resetting to default settings
- Fixed copying/pasting of embedded model instance revealing hidden elements
- Fixed projects from "Welcome" screen not saving properly

Boxshot 5.8.8

Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

- Fixed problems with complex instances creation
- Fixed issues with transition animations (recommended if you use animations or cloning tools)

Barcode 2.5.7

Sat, 30 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

- Fixed edge cases in CSV parsing (recommended for bulk barcode generation using CSV data)