Dear GroupDocs customers,
We are pleased to announce the release of GroupDocs.Viewer for Java v26.9. This update expands format coverage with Open Fixed-layout Document (OFD) support and brings new Word and PDF rendering options, along with archive viewing improvements and multiple bug fixes.
Key New Features
- OFD format support — render Open Fixed-layout Document (OFD) files (requires
SimSun.ttfon the system). - PDF popup annotations — render hidden-by-default popup notes (balloon hints) via
setRenderNotes. - Word DPI control — set horizontal/vertical resolution (72–600 DPI) when rendering Word documents to PNG/JPEG.
- Word page numbers — forcibly add page numbers and choose their location during rendering.
Major Improvements & Fixes
- Improvement: Archive name display when rendering archive files.
- Improvement: Archive viewing with external HTML resources.
- Fix: Special characters and missing table borders when converting EML to HTML/raster.
- Fix: Missing comments when rendering PDF.
- Fix: Incorrect Arabic DOCX → HTML rendering with OpenType features enabled.
- Fix: EPSF parsing/limited support issues.
- Fix: Mismatch between rasterized archive dimensions and
getViewInforesults.
Useful Links
- Full Release Notes – complete list of changes
- Download / Maven package – update to v26.9
- Installation guide – how to add the dependency
- Render OFD documents – new format docs
- GitHub Examples – updated samples
We’d love to hear your feedback!
Happy Coding!
The GroupDocs Team