Appsforlife News

Origami 3.5.1 beta

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:28:36 +0000

- Dieline Generator access restored
- Material parameters now persist correctly when reading and writing dielines
- Illustrator mode - addressed a rare network-related crash

Koru 3.0

Sun, 31 May 2026 10:02:06 +0000

Koru Has a New Home!

We've got some exciting news to share: Koru is moving to a new home, but its heart remains the same.

The developers who built Koru—the same hands that have been shaping every feature and fixing every bug behind the scenes all along—have decided to take the reins directly. They've given Koru a dedicated space where they can focus entirely on making it even better for you.

What this means for you:

Your existing license is still perfectly valid. The core experience you know and rely on isn't changing—Koru will continue to work just as it always has, and your projects, settings, and workflow remain right where you left them.

One thing to note: Koru Cloud will be winding down soon, as it's not supported in the new version. If you're currently using it, we recommend making alternative arrangements ahead of time.

And from now on, any questions, feedback, or hellos should go to the team at the new place. They'd love to hear from you!

What's new in the latest version?

- Load animations from USD files, with support for advanced node and skeletal animation
- Create and edit your own node and camera animations with a brand-new Animation panel and keyframe timeline
- Trigger animations on export when activating snapshots or starting scenes
- New JavaScript API for animation, plus a richer overall API for smoother scripting
- Lots of bugs squashed

It's a solid leap forward, and just the beginning now that the team is fully in the driver's seat. Go visit the new home, grab the latest version, and take it for a spin.

Ready to see what's new?

Go to the new Koru website

See you there!

Imposition Wizard 3.7.4

Fri, 29 May 2026 10:53:10 +0000

- Added more options for remembering output file names
- Removed support for 32-bit Acrobat on Windows

Origami 3.5 beta

Thu, 28 May 2026 11:41:24 +0000

- Varnish and Emboss effects added.
- Foil roughness option added
- Scene lighting improved
- 3D HTML rendering improved on mobile devices
- File operations improved on Mac OS
- Translations switched to ini-based format, community translations added
- Built-in Boxshot rendering removed, consider exporting and rendering in Boxshot instead
- 3D PDF export deprecated (can be temporary re-enabled in Settings)

Boxshot 5.9.5

Thu, 28 May 2026 08:30:28 +0000

- Shrink wrap tool fixed

Barcode 2.7.2

Wed, 27 May 2026 08:05:12 +0000

- Transparent mode fixed in color picker
- Barcode export dialog fixed on macOS

Imposition Wizard 3.7.3

Tue, 26 May 2026 16:56:55 +0000

- Improved file dialogs on macOS
- Improved folder tracking for source and output files
- Crash reporter updated

Barcode 2.7.1 beta

Wed, 06 May 2026 12:11:58 +0000

- Added color override option for barcode elements in batch mode
- Fixed loss of precision when importing long numbers from Excel files
- Fixed addon parsing in batch processing mode

Ticket Wizard 1.3 beta

Fri, 01 May 2026 07:36:16 +0000

- Improved processing speed on large datasets
- New barcodes and texts default to black instead of rich black
- Improved spot color support

Imposition Wizard 3.7.2 beta

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:45:38 +0000

- Improved preflight and imposition for large documents
- Marks can now be cloned via the context menu
- Splitting preprocessor now supports adding empty pages
- New barcodes default to black instead of registration color
- Fixed occasional crashes when exiting the application

Boxshot 5.9.4

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:23:25 +0000

- Fix environment presets panel shortcut
- Fix incorrect file extensions in batch rendering

Ai Toolbox 2.4.2

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:58:06 +0000

- Fix dynamic texts and color bars updating

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 beta

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 beta

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 beta

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)

Boxshot 5.8.7

Tue, 05 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000

- Physics simulation - apply gravity to objects (great for filling bowls with small items)
- Palletize tool - clone objects to fill a pallet with configurable layout
- Custom materials - drag your own materials to Assets panel
- New shapes: dieline box, cuboid, and coil (for screws, bottle necks, caps)
- Snapshots now save scene parameters + object positions
- Transition animation tool - render animations between snapshots
- Lathe improvements - select multiple curves, fill with liquid button
- Convert to Instances tool - scans scene and converts similar shapes to instances (faster processing)
- Faster scene loading and progress bars for long operations
- Export to GLB format added
- Search scene tree (Ctrl+F) and reveal selected element

Koru 2.2 beta

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

- Notes - watermark-like callouts that stay on screen (don't move with scene), can act as buttons
- Notes and callouts can load user-selected images onto shapes (client-side)
- USD format support for loading 3D models
- Fixed environment texture issues
- Better compatibility with latest Mac OS

Ai Toolbox 2.2.1

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

- Adobe Illustrator 2025 support
- All text fields now update as you type (no need to switch to another field)

Origami 3.3.5

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

- Adobe Illustrator 2025 support
- GLB export format added
- Option to not show dieline editor on errors
- Exports scene background to HTML files
- Fixed Mac compatibility issues on Sonoma and Sequoia

Imposition Wizard 3.5.3

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

- Fixed empty pages processing in Acrobat plugin mode

Imposition Wizard 3.5.2

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

- Pages rotation - rotate source pages 90° and flip them; content rotation (90/180/270°) on Sheet tab
- Sheet margins - separate controls for all four sides (replaces offsets/padding)
- Automatic color bars - reads spot colors from imposition, adds CMYK optionally
- New barcodes - Data Matrix and QR code (in addition to Code 39)
- Trim box override - negative offset no longer supported
- Translation support - translate the app yourself
- Booklet creep - choose to offset inner, outer, or both edges
- Centered cropping option for source pages (instead of scaling)
- New custom text variable: "{spot-colors}"
- Crop marks - skip empty cells option
- Hot folders - save to source folder, detects preset list changes
- Presets can be imported/exported

Boxshot 5.7.2

Thu, 09 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

- Vector artwork rasterization DPI is now adjustable in settings (was fixed at 300 DPI) - useful for macro close-ups of small objects
- Fixed Fit to View tool for some rotations and camera angles
- Default shapes snapping turned off for new installations
- Fixed crashes related to popup menus

Ticket Wizard 1.1.1

Wed, 08 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

- Counter-based generator for simple sequences
- Improved Excel importer speed and quality
- Fixed Excel-related issues

Koru 2.1.1

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

- Licensing changes
- Better lightmap management
- Improved user interface

Barcode 2.5.6

Sun, 11 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

- Batch generation speed massively improved - about 100x faster for tens of thousands of barcodes (hours → seconds)
- Fixed batch-related problems

Boxshot 5.7.1

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

- Units of measurement - inches and millimeters now supported (switch in settings)
- Community-based translations - you can add your own language via Help → Language
- Step and Repeat improvements - instance mode for object hierarchies, supports both world and object spaces, fixed for lights
- Fixed empty left panel in Loft Editor
- Fit To View improved (faster, handles large scenes better)
- Resources can be safely collected to project folder
- sRGB color profile embedded in PNG files on save
- Fixed texture slot parameters in detached instances
- Translation editor now has Merge option for partial translations

Origami 3.3.4

Sat, 06 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

- Fixed recent Illustrator compatibility issues

Origami 3.3.3

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

- Fixes compatibility issues between Origami and Illustrator 2024 version 28.1
- Fixes "Failed to fetch dieline" errors caused by breaking changes in Illustrator 28.1

Origami 3.3.2

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

- Fixes a problem with textures in preview (unneeded black bars on boxes)

Barcode 2.5.5

Tue, 07 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

- Fixed text variables matching with batch barcode data
- Fixed saving barcodes to shared folders under Windows
- Fixed importing batch data using the "Browse" button
- Detailed error information in case of file operation errors
- Recommended for bulk barcode generation, especially on Windows

Barcode 2.5.4

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

- Exported files are now named by their content (can revert to old behavior in settings)
- Custom suffixes/prefixes via JavaScript scripting for exported filenames
- Locked barcodes – restore to initial state after changes (right-click thumbnail)
- Variables in barcode data for batch processing (e.g., "hello {value1} from {value2}")
- QR codes: new Mask parameter and Empty Space for artwork in the middle
- Customer name and Comments fields added
- URL field added to VCard QR Code
- Barcode metadata added to PDF, PNG and TIFF formats
- Improved Excel files import for files with complex formulas
- Tooltips with basic information for barcodes
- Better statistics after batch generation with highlighted errors
- Window size and position properly restored on restart

Origami 3.3.1

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

- Illustrator 2024 support
- 3D HTML Export added
- New dieline diagnostic for almost vertical or horizontal crease lines
- Scene elements are named after Illustrator files, where possible
- Better processing of complex dielines
- Faster artwork processing

Ai Toolbox 2.2

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

- Adobe Illustrator 2024 support
- Better testing of content before applying conical label transformation (reports if artwork can't be bent)