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AutoPrint |
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AutoPrint full installation package common installer for all license types |
Version 8.12.19 |
2025-06-30 |
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Next version pre-release installation package |
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2025-05-30 |
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AutoPrint user manual Online version - See Documentation |
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System requirements: Windows 7/8/10/11 or Windows Server 2016/2019/2022/2025
AutoPrint version history
8.12.19 New User defined event reports can be created from local history data back up to 3 months.
Improved System error E401 (printer process start failure) is now handled as a temporary event E411.
Up to 10 retries are initiated before a severe error state E401 and measures are being issued.
Improved More detailed print process monitoring under challenging system configurations (option)
Fixed Occasional print-job logging dropouts (jobs were printed but not reported, 1 in about 50 jobs)
Improved Robustness in potentially unstable environments (remote directories, remote printers and VMs)
Improved Installer now cares for outdated previous versions populating the Windows 'Applications' table.
8.12.18 Improved Notification e-mailer now also connects to local SMTP relays anonymously.
8.12.17 Fixed Empty print files could block a print channel permanently. Timeout function added.
Fixed Installer process for version 8.12.16 eventually failed.
8.12.15 Added User defined pauses between file-scans to support sorted input-file processing (opt-in).
Fixed Application window positions could get lost after changing multi-monitor arrangements.
8.12.14 Improved Print file recognition delays on linked SMB remote or virtually attached cloud folders solved.
Folder scan mode dynamically changes into polling mode as known from former release version 7 family.
8.12.12 Improved Database access verification check during startup sequence
Improved ZIP-file processing significantly accelerated after removing safety delay periods
8.12.11 New Deep print channel live test is available during setup.
Checks the whole process path and provides a comprehensive print process report.
Improved Computer name can be added to email reports
8.12.10 Fixed stability issue: frozen print channel activity after rare transient inter-process communication faults.
8.12.9 Improved stability while handling rare but challenging situations after disturbed cloud folder access or
8.12.8 printer spooler flaws.
8.12.7 Improved Printer status monitoring can be disabled. This allows AutoPrint to continue feeding the Windows printer spooler,
while the physical printer is halted for user interaction.
8.12.6 New Print channels now accept ZIP files as input. The entire contents are extracted and printed one after the other.
8.12.5 New Print jobs can be auto-routed to a defined backup print channel in case of a printer failure
New TXT files can be directly send as raw data to special printers, like Zebra ZPL-code label printers
Improved Possible stability issues during interrupted spooler-to-printer transfer handled
8.12.4 Improved Blocking issues in critical networks resolved. Especially while processing incomplete print-files and files with limited
access properties, like read-only flagged files, the affected print channel was likely to enter a frozen state
Improved The setup- and operating database can be moved from the Windows default folder to any user-defined location
Fixed Auto-orientation mechanism for plain text files is now disabled
Fixed User defined printer names can now contain leading zeroes
8.12.3 New Files in synchronized cloud attached folders are now recognized
Improved Minor changes in Setup - GUI
8.12.2 Improved Print channel stability when directly feeding input files from slow web or cloud services or through web browsers
has been significantly improved Recommended update!
8.12.1 New Enhanced preview / print page setup window for more intuitive scaling work with higher precision
New Continuous system memory load balancing for improved OS stability under high concurrent printing loads
Improved Static objects like masks, watermarks or frames can now be freely positioned and scaled, opacity added
Fixed Several minor flaws in the setup flow
8.10.1 New Replaced graphic processing kernel including filters for excellent scaling quality
New PDF-processing engine replaced to maintain current and future standard compatibility
New Sleeping print channels can be activated for single jobs by command line parameter
Fixed Rendering issues with new type of PDF-files containing QR-code objects
Fixed Rendering issues with bar-codes objects (black boxes)
Removed PDF 'Direct print' option, all PDF pages are now rendered into memory
Changed Free License pattern now limited to 25 print-jobs per day rather than per application start
Many minor GUI improvements
Important notes for updaters
8.0.1 New Regular Expression (RegEx) filter for pre-selection/exclusion of input files (option)
to New Print job file order can be set to none - FiFo - date - name (option)
8.7.1 Minor GUI improvements, after-print work settings moved to printer settings tab
New Execution of an application-file/link added as possible error notification action (desktop-application mode only)
New Static range of print-pages can be preset (print channel option for TIF/PDF multipage-documents)
New Defined pause after each print process (print channel option)
New Redesigned main GUI for a more informative print channel monitoring
New Comprehensive live-help system added to the setup area
New Barcode and QR-code objects can be added to all printed pages
File sorting function improved (was disturbed after processing error situations)
File mask including wildcards can be added to input file folders
Latest Windows access policy updates do no more affect AutoPrint, when operated from different user accounts
Improved: printer/spooler error messagages are being reported more detailed
Improved: temporary printer access issues are now being handled more relaxed, rather than burst-firing error messages (E400)
New A static input file name can be defined
New HTML file type added to the scope of processed input file types
Input files are being sorted by name at print channel operation start
Virtual machines added to license agreement
Input file names containing "~" characters are optionally accepted
Improved local database stability under high concurrent load conditions
More relaxed error handling during network delays
Smaller setup window supports legacy server monitors
Process logging into local file AutoPrint.log
Accepting quote characters in file names
New Completely rebuild processing engine for further improvement of speed and overall stability
New Multithreading and parallel processing kernel enables new speed dimensions on today’s multi-core CPUs.
New Print jobs are now being started instantly on file input rather than one job after the other.
New Each printer can be fed concurrently by multiple print-channels.
New Each print-channel can hold individual printer settings, like number of copies, paper size, print quality or output tray selection.
This feature is now included in all 3 license types.
New Rebuilt setup GUI for easier and faster print-channel creation.
New Live setup: during setup work the current print-channel processes remain active.
New email notification option provides periodic and/or instant reporting on process summaries and eventual errors.
Improved live processing monitor, for both, application mode and service mode
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