Version History

2Printer 10 (November 20, 2024)

• New Booklet printing option for creating booklets
• Multiple pages per sheet mode: Now 2Printer can batch print several documents (files) on one sheet of paper (previously worked with multipage documents only)
• Redesigned interface for Multiple pages per sheet mode
• New ability to use an Excel file (XLS/XLSX/CSV) as a source of file for the -src switch
• New Text watermark macros: Consecutive page number, Total pages, Full date, Full time, and Source file page number (text format) / (numerical format)
• New ability to automatically downsize large embedded images so they fit page size in Outlook EML, MSG files (Downscale shapes to page size)
• New ability to reduce borders or print borderless (Ignore printable area of the page)
• Mail merge feature for Word documents when using Excel as a data source (Mail merge, Mail merge data source)
• New Slide layout options for PowerPoint presentation files
• Redesigned Common Settings tab with new interactive print preview and summary in the 2Printer Settings (2printer.exe -ini)
• Updated components for printing Word (DOC, DOCX), TXT, and Excel (XLS, XLSX, CSV) files
• Now it is possible to print a folder cover page even if a folder is empty
• XML files attached to PDFs are now ignored by default, simplifying, for example, xRechnung invoice printing (2Printer Settings → Advanced → Exclude attachments by file mask: *.xml)
• "Sent time" and "Received time" values are now correctly detected and added to printouts when processing Outlook EML and MSG files
• Updated components for printing CAD drawings (DWG, DXF)
• Added support for eDrawings 2024 API for printing CAD drawings
• Integrated Autodesk Inventor API to print DWG, DXF, IAM, IDW, IPN, and IPT files
• Ability to print "Model view" tab only, process all tabs, or process all tabs except for the "Model view" tab
• Fixed issue with printing DXF files that have no paper size information
• Fixed issue with PDF, EML and MSG files processing
• Fixed issue with Microsoft Outlook PST files processing 
• Resolved issue with printing PDFs having excessively long file names
• Corrected problem with applying exclude mask
• DOCX file page counter fixed in Single print job mode
• Addressed issue related to Adobe Acrobat automation
• Corrected page margin definition for TXT files
• Resolved some issues with -getprinterstatus and -cmdlines functions

2Printer 9.0 (November 10, 2023)

• New and improved components for printing HTML, DWG, DXF, PST, and OST files
• Printing to multiple printers at the same time thanks to the new ability to run multiple command lines in one 2Printer session using the -cmdlines switch
• Barcode watermark: adding customizable barcodes (including QR-codes) before printing
• Ability to add multiple watermarks at the same time (Text watermark, Image watermark, Barcode watermark)
• Ability to define the number of pages to print for each new print job (Print every N page(s) as a new print job)
• Ability to skip detection of installed printers for faster performance
• Ability to select paper source for cover pages before all attachments or those before each attachment
• New script_params switch to add parameters for the script that may be optionally added before printing each document
• Ability to create a report indicating the number of printed pages as a simple XML file (which can be easily parsed) using the -stat switch
• Ability to set page collation to As in printer in 2Printer Settings
• Ability to show a list of all available local or network printers with the new showprnlist2 parameter
• New actions for "unknown" attachments available in 2Printer Settings: Ignore, Replace with placeholder, and Try to process
• New Display line weight setting available for CAD drawings
• New Fonts to bold setting: ability to make font bold in texts of DWG and DXF files before printing
• eDrawings Viewer version 2023 is now supported
• Ability to disable printing "Not to Plot" layers of DWG and DXF drawings
• Fixed a CADLib issue resulting in missing encoding value in SHX font files
• Fixed issue with Disable printing empty pages setting when processing MathCAD and DWG files
• Increased processing speed of SolidWorks files
• Improved watermarking with ability to add multi-line text watermarks
• Fixed issue when running 2Printer as a Windows service
• Fixed issue with moving and copying processed files (for post-print actions)
• Fixed an issue where a list of files could not be loaded from XLS, XLSX, and CSV files
• Fixed issue where several pages per sheet were being printed incorrectly
• Fixed issue where Data Matrix barcode shapes were not printed correctly
• Fixed issue where PLT file page size was detected incorrectly
• Fixed some issues related to Single print job mode
• Fixed issue with multi-page ZPL files printing
• Fixed issue with printing EML and MSG files attachments

2Printer 8.0 (July 7, 2022)

• New supported formats: HEIC/HEIF, VCF, EPUB, PRN, EMLX
• Printing Word, Excel, and Outlook files without Microsoft Office
• Printing any web page by using URL as a source
• Ability to disable printing blank pages
• Skipping repeated pages of documents
• Running a script before printing each document
• Running 2Printer from a batch file
• Ability to change log files location
• Changing Color/Grayscale mode by page range
• Multiple pages per sheet mode can now work from the command line
• Deleting unused empty subfolders from the source
• Printing an email message and its attachments in the same print job
• New Cover Page Designer
• Adding a cover page in the end of the document
• Printing a document and cover page in the same print job
• Printing cover page directly from the command line
• Adding an image watermark before printing
• Inserting watermark behind document's contents (Z-Order)
• New macro for text watermark: {containername}
• Compatibility with the latest eDrawings Viewer 2021 and 2022 and their API
• New and improved component for processing EML and MSG Outlook message files
• Printing images with incorrect resolution value is now possible
• Ignoring attachments of unknown type (by default)
• Fixed issue with HTML files encoding detection
• Fixed XML files processing
• Fixed text watermark rotation issue
• Fixed issue with long lines when processing text files
• Fixed issues with page orientation and splitting Excel worksheets
• Fixed minor issues with post processing actions
• Fixed minor issues with Single print job mode
• Fixed issue with printing JPEG images in As is scale mode
• Fixed issue with printing cover pages in Single print job mode
• Improved logging

2Printer 7.1 (February 15, 2021)

• New supported format: KOMPAS-3D
• New scaling mode: zoom level
• Ability to rotate files before printing
• Printing headings of Excel spreadsheets
• Printing comments in Excel files
• Printing TXT files in "direct" mode
• Batch printing files without extension
• Setting color background for text watermark
• Ability to change temporary files location (TEMP folder)
• Keeping source files editable when they are being printed
• Other improvements and fixes

2Printer 7.0 (August 6, 2020)

• New 2Printer Settings control panel
• New smart file processing core
• New HTML files processing engine
• Updated command line syntax
• New formats supported: iCalendar files, Adobe InDesign files, obsolete Microsoft DOC and Excel XLS
• Ability to copy, move or delete processed files
• Ability to set multiple sources for documents
• Ability to add page numbers and file names via text watermark
• Ability to set page alignment and offset
• Ability to log files that were not printed
• Ability to set pages' print order to direct or reverse
• Validation of printer status for each newly printed file
• Reduced number of data requests to printer per each printed file
• Fixed issue in finding software used for print automation
• 2x faster processing of Word files
• Improved quality and faster printing of DWG and DXF files
• Improved processing algorithm for PDF Portfolio files
• Logfile format changed from HTML to XML
• Fixed the ability to print multiple files in single print job mode
• Fixed issue with printing documents from an uncompressed ZIP file
• Fixed and improved printing of XPS and OXPS files
• Other improvements and fixes

2Printer 5.4 (18 April, 2017)

• New format supported: Microsoft Project MPP
• Ability to print RTF and TXT files without Microsoft Word
• Ability to print a list of documents in a particular order
• Ability to set page orientation: printer default, landscape or portrait
• Ability to set any paper size format supported by your printer
• Fixed printing of PPT and PPTX (Microsoft PowerPoint) files starting with slide number "0"
• Fixed AutoCAD DWG and DXF autorotation component

2Printer 5.3 (1 February, 2017)

• New formats supported: SWF, HPGL, PLT, ZPL
• Ability to print very large files (700+ Mb)
• Ability to add the filename of a printed document in its header or footer
• Compatibility with eDrawings Viewer (2017 version)
• Increased print speed for PDF, PSD, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, Bitmap and GIF files
• Ability to print plain TXT files without Microsoft Word
• Options for Microsoft Word files: Show or Hide Changes and comments (Show Markup) and Enable or Disable Macros
• Fixed autorotation component for AutoCAD DWG and DXF files

2Printer 5.2 (10 November, 2016)

• New PDF printing engine
• New component for Microsoft Outlook MSG and EML files printing automation
• Improved component for printing DWG and DXF drawings
• Improved component for DOC, DOCX, RTF, MHT and TXT files printing automation

2Printer 5.1 (17 May, 2016)

• Ability to call 2Printer from Windows Service
• Ability to print in color or grayscale mode
• Ability to duplex or simplex mode
• Printing Outlook EML files with attachments

2Printer 5.0 (4 April, 2016)

• New supported formats: CorelDraw CDR and CGM, PDF Portfolio, password-protected PDF, DOC and DOCX files, CSV
• Ability to select a printer tray
• Ability to create a report file with a list of processed documents
• Ability to print files with a file path length more than 260 characters
• Ability to print PDF files without annotations
• Ability to print image files and photos in "Fit in frame" mode
• Compatibility with eDrawings Viewer (2016, 2015 and 2014 versions)
• Compatibility with Autodesk Inventor Viewer 2016
• Improved RTF and Outlook MSG files detection algorithms

2Printer 4.9 (14 September, 2015)

• New supported format: WordPerfect document format
• Added component for printing Microsoft Outlook MSG
• Improved module for printing PDF files
• Fixed issue that appeared during printing uncollated documents
• Fixed issue that appeared during printing locked documents

2Printer 4.8 (5 June, 2015)

• New supported formats: PostScript PS, EPS, Autodesk Design Review, EML message files
• Improved component for printing OpenOffice documents
• Improved component for printing Microsoft Word documents
• Improved printing of HTML and MHT documents

2Printer 4.7 (7 April, 2015)

• New supported format: Microsoft Excel XLSM
• Ability to shrink pages to fit the required paper size automatically
• Compatibility with virtual printers

2Printer 4.6 (4 February, 2015)

• New supported formats: MHT, Adobe PSD, Windows metafiles, Autodesk Inventor 
• Improved component for printing HTML and HTM files
• Ability to suppress error prompt to allow unattended running of a script

2Printer 4.5 (4 February, 2015)

• New supported formats: TXT, Java, Microsoft Word DOC and DOCX, PowerPoint PPS and PPSX
• Improved component for printing HTML and HTM files
• Ability to suppress error prompt to allow unattended running of a script

2Printer 4.4 (29 October, 2014)

• New supported formats: XML files, Microsoft Excel XLS, XLSX, CAD formats: EPRT, EPRTX, EASM, EASMX, EDRW, EDRWX, SLDPRT, SLDASM, SLDDRW, PRTDOT, ASMDOT, DRWDOT, 3DXML, STL, CALS, DWG, DXF, PRT, XPR, ASM, XAS