What's new
What's new in novel pdf studio
We improve novel pdf studio continuously. Here's what's new — the app tells you when an update is ready to download.
November 2026
Autopilot signing — now a live folder watch New Enterprise
Point Autopilot at a folder and press Start: it signs everything not yet signed, then keeps watching and signs each new file the instant it drops in — across the folder and its sub-folders — until you press Stop. It signs PDF, XML and JSON together, skips files that already carry a signature, and can run unattended using a token PIN remembered securely on the device.
Save a signing profile — including where the signature lands New Enterprise
Save a DSC, its purpose and the exact signature position (corner, page and size) as a named profile — e.g. Invoices, signed bottom-right of the last page. Pick it to sign, or to run Autopilot, in one step; each profile can remember its own token PIN, encrypted by Windows and never stored in plain text. Move the position and press Update to save it back to the same profile.
Sign XML, JSON & Office, and file ICEGATE declarations Enterprise
Beyond PDF: sign XML (XAdES), JSON (JWS) and Word / Excel with a native signature, a detached .p7s for anything else, and stamp ICEGATE SCMTR / ICES .json and Bill-of-Entry .be files — byte-identical to the portal, in bulk after registering your DSC once.
GST & government signatures show the green tick — in the app
PDFs signed by GSTN, NIC and other government authorities now verify with a green validity tick right inside novel pdf studio — no need to open them in another reader. Verification also checks the certificate's online revocation status (OCSP) when you're connected.
Split saves beside the original, and new image right-click menus
Splitting a PDF now saves the pieces into the same folder as the original — no folder prompt. And from Windows Explorer you can select a mix of PDFs and images (JPG/PNG) and Combine files with novel pdf studio, or select images and Convert to PDF with novel pdf studio — without opening the app first. (Right-click menus come with the installer; on Windows 11 look under "Show more options.")
October 2026
Type on a PDF and keep it editable New
Text you add with the Text tool now stays live and editable — reopen the file here, or in Acrobat or Nitro, click the text and retype it. Prefer it fixed? Turn off “Keep typed text editable” and the text is flattened permanently into the page.
Your licence no longer loses a seat when you restart New
Each computer is now recognised by a stable identity, so restarting your PC — or plugging in a dock, VPN or Bluetooth device — no longer looks like a new machine. One computer uses exactly one seat, every day.
Signing a folder keeps your originals safe
When you sign a whole folder, every signed file is saved beside the original as a new "…_novelsign.pdf" — your original files are never changed, exactly like single-file signing.
September 2026
Web-sign — they sign in their browser, no app needed New Enterprise
The easiest way yet to get a signature from someone who doesn't have novel pdf studio: create a secure Web-sign link and send it any way you like. The recipient opens it in any browser, reviews the document, and signs with their own DSC USB token via a tiny one-time helper (novelSigner). The signed PDF returns to you automatically — encrypted end-to-end: the decryption key travels only inside the link, never to any server, and each link works exactly once.
Verified contacts & live status in novel Connect New
Connect with someone before you send: enter their secret connect code for an instant, verified link, or send a connect request they approve on their device. See who's online now or when they were last seen, so you know whether to expect an immediate reply — and documents only go app-to-app to contacts you've actually connected with. No personal directory: the relay only ever holds public keys and a code fingerprint, never names, emails or phone numbers.
Right-click a PDF to get started — anywhere in Windows
Right-click any PDF and choose Open, Edit, Sign, Sign & send, or Combine files with novel pdf studio — no need to open the app first. Select several PDFs and "Combine files" drops them all into the merge list. (On Windows 11 these sit under "Show more options.") Received a Sign Packet (.nsr)? Just double-click it — or right-click for Open and Sign & return — and it opens ready to sign in novel Connect.
Switch and close files faster
Move between open documents with Ctrl+Tab (and Ctrl+Shift+Tab to go back), and close the current file with the ✕ next to its name or Ctrl+W — even when only one file is open.
Turn a logo into a crisp SVG
Under Convert → Image → SVG, turn a PNG or JPG company logo into a scalable vector (.svg) you can resize without losing quality — ideal for a signature mark or your website.
Send documents to others for signature — novel Connect Enterprise
Ask someone else to sign a document without a cloud service. Send it over WhatsApp, email, or one click app-to-app; they open it in novel pdf studio and sign with their own DSC token, and it comes straight back to you — encrypted end-to-end, nothing readable on any server. Track it: Sent → Opened → Returned. Works offline too, as an encrypted "Sign Packet" you share any way.
Automatic update alerts
The app now checks for new versions and lets you download the latest with one click.
Smoother signing setup
Your DSC USB token is detected automatically, and if a driver isn't installed yet you get a clear message telling you what to do — no guesswork.
August 2026
Contract signing — many signers, one document
Prepare a document for two or more people to sign, each in their own marked box, in order. Perfect for board resolutions and agreements.
PDF → Word and Excel
Turn a PDF's text into an editable Word document, or its tables into an Excel sheet.
Compress harder, file smarter
Batch/folder compression, dramatic black-and-white compression for scans, and Smart Filing that auto-sorts MCA, GST and invoice documents into the right folders.
Workflow Automation Enterprise
Point it at a folder and let documents compress, sign, stamp and file themselves — with a full audit trail.
Editions
One app, the right fit for every desk. (Since simplified to two plans — Business and Enterprise.)
Launch
The offline PDF suite for India
View, edit, merge, split, compress, protect, convert, make scans searchable (OCR), and compare — every job on your own computer, nothing uploaded.
Real digital signatures
Sign with your DSC/USB token, the Windows certificate store, or a PEM/PKCS12 file — with long-term validity and trusted timestamps. Reads the contents of MCA/LiveCycle (XFA) forms — which ordinary viewers show only as "Please wait" — and signs them with your DSC. (Adobe Reader still renders the full interactive form layout.)