Release Notes for GoPdfSuit v1.0.0

Overview

GoPdfSuit v1.0.0 is the initial major release of a powerful Go-based web service for generating template-driven PDF documents. This version introduces core functionality for on-the-fly PDF creation, multi-page support, PDF merging, HTML conversions, and form filling, all wrapped in a user-friendly web interface.

Release Date

August 31, 2025

New Features

• Template-Based PDF Generation: Create professional PDFs from JSON templates with support for tables, checkboxes, font styling (bold, italic, underline), borders, and custom layouts.
• Multi-Page Support: Automatic page breaks with height tracking, page numbering, and seamless content flow across pages.
• Custom Page Configurations: Support for multiple page sizes (A4, Letter, Legal, A3, A5) and orientations (Portrait, Landscape).
• PDF Merge: Combine multiple PDF files into a single document via API or drag-and-drop web interface.
• HTML to PDF/Image Conversion: Convert HTML content or web pages to PDF or images (PNG, JPG, SVG) using wkhtmltopdf/wkhtmltoimage.
• Form Filling: Fill AcroForm PDFs using XFDF data with a simple web UI and API endpoint.
• Web Interfaces: Interactive web-based PDF viewer, template editor, merger, filler, and converters with responsive design and theme support.
• Performance Optimizations: Ultra-fast in-memory processing with sub-millisecond response times for most operations.

Improvements

• Enhanced security with path traversal protection, input validation, and JSON schema checks.
• Comprehensive API documentation with examples in cURL, Python, and other languages.
• Responsive web UI supporting desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
• Automatic page border preservation and watermark support across pages.

Bug Fixes

• Initial release; no prior versions to compare against. All known issues from development have been addressed.

Known Issues

• PDFs with compressed object streams or complex indirect references may not render field values correctly in all viewers for form filling.
• Advanced styling options (e.g., colors, images) are not yet supported and planned for future releases.
• wkhtmltopdf/wkhtmltoimage dependencies must be installed separately for HTML conversion features.

How to Upgrade

• For new installations, follow the Quick Start guide in the README.md.
• Existing users: No upgrade path as this is the first release. Ensure Go 1.20+ and required system dependencies are installed.

Dependencies

• Go 1.20+
• wkhtmltopdf 0.12.6+ (for HTML to PDF)
• wkhtmltoimage 0.12.6+ (for HTML to Image)

License

MIT License

For more details, visit the GitHub Repository.

What's Changed

• Refactor PDF generation to support template-based documents and update API endpoints by @chinmay-sawant in #3
• Feat 2 by @chinmay-sawant in #6
• Feat 8 pdfviewer by @chinmay-sawant in #9
• Fix issue 11 by @chinmay-sawant in #12
• Fix 10 website by @chinmay-sawant in #13
• moved index.html to root by @chinmay-sawant in #14
• Fix pdf17 by @chinmay-sawant in #18
• Deleted temp files and added 1.7 format by @chinmay-sawant in #19
• Feat 16 by @chinmay-sawant in #20
• added PDF merge in the website details by @chinmay-sawant in #22
• Feat 17 minimalwebsite by @chinmay-sawant in #23
• Fix 17 website by @chinmay-sawant in #24
• Fix 17 websiteupdate by @chinmay-sawant in #26
• Feat 25 htmltopdf by @chinmay-sawant in #27
• Update documentation to clarify requirements for HTML to PDF/Image fe… by @chinmay-sawant in #28

New Contributors

• @chinmay-sawant made their first contribution in #3

Full Changelog: https://github.com/chinmay-sawant/gopdfsuit/commits/v1.0.0