SumatraPDF new features: March 26, 2026

New in the SumatraPDF pre-release builds:

Drag selected text to other apps

Select text in a document, then drag it into another application such as a text editor (#507).
Ctrl + click on a link inside a PDF opens the target in a new tab instead of navigating in the current one (#5244).

List Printers

New List Printers command (CmdListPrinters) in the Ctrl + k command palette shows the available printers and their details.
The Printers window listing a printer’s driver, status, defaults and paper sizes

Register Windows preview and search filter from the palette

New command palette commands register or unregister the File Explorer preview handler and the Windows Search filter: Toggle Windows Previewer (CmdToggleWindowsPreviewer) and Toggle Windows Search Filter (CmdToggleWindowsSearchFilter).

Toggle Use Tabs command

New Toggle Use Tabs command (CmdToggleUseTabs) turns the UseTabs setting on or off.

-log-to-file command-line flag

-log-to-file <file> writes the log to a file you choose, like -log but with a custom path.

Themes apply to more of the UI

Theme colors now apply to the menu bar, context menus, the title bar (Windows 11+), minimize/maximize buttons, the overlay scrollbar, the “loading” message and the home page promo message (#5421).
The Nord theme applied to the title bar, window buttons, menu bar, a menu and the right-click menu

Esc to Exit closes the window

With EscToExit on, Esc closes the whole window, not just the current tab (#5416).

Time zone in document dates

Document Properties shows the time zone for creation and modification dates (#948).

Warning for invalid shortcuts

SumatraPDF warns you when a custom shortcut in settings is invalid (#5417).
More: changes from March 26, 2026 and the full changelog.
#SumatraPDF #release notes
Oct 5 2026

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