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@duhman duhman released this 30 Oct 18:12
v0.2.2
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PDFView 0.2.2 fixes a data-safety bug in 0.2.0 and 0.2.1. Please update.

Download PDFView-0.2.2-universal.zip, unzip it, and move PDFView.app to Applications. It runs on Apple silicon and Intel Macs with macOS 14.2 or later.

Fixed

  • Your original PDF is no longer modified. In 0.2.0 and 0.2.1, typing into a form field let macOS autosave the typed values back into the original file. PDFView now never writes to the original. Form entries and signatures reach disk only through File > Save Signed Copy.
  • A read-only original no longer shows a "file is locked" alert when you type into it.
  • File > Save, Save As, Duplicate, Rename and Move To are gone. Duplicate wrote an unsigned copy of a document you had just signed.
  • Save Signed Copy can save the current state after you remove every stamp or undo form edits. The close and quit prompts no longer offer a save that does nothing.
  • Save preparation stays responsive on large, form-heavy PDFs.

Changed

  • After moving to a checkbox or pop-up with Go > Next Form Field, Space and Return act on it.
  • Read-only form fields are skipped.
  • Cancelling the save panel shows "Save cancelled".
  • Unlocking announces the page count.
  • The saved banner names the folder path.
  • After placing a stamp, a notice tells you how to move it.
  • Shortcuts that can't act right now show the reason instead of beeping.
  • After you place your first initials, a notice offers Place Initials on Every Page.
  • The README explains why to use PDFView instead of Preview.

Gatekeeper

The app is ad-hoc signed, not notarized, so macOS blocks the first launch:

  • macOS 14: right-click PDFView.app, choose Open, then confirm Open.
  • macOS 15 or later: try to open it once, then go to System Settings > Privacy & Security, click Open Anyway for PDFView and confirm.

Signatures are visual stamps, not certificate-based digital signatures. Everything stays on your Mac. See CHANGELOG.md for the full list.

Built from 23065e0. SHA-256 of the zip: 952ed05c100a19eb432353e3bb84a6f9f182d4cd63f8927eb02046d7b147d86a

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