Spell Checker and Media Device API in JxBrowser 6.2

JxBrowser 6.2 is now available.

In this update we implemented some long-awaited features. With this release JxBrowser introduces support of Windows Server 2016 platform and ability to listen to custom DOM Events. On top of the print functionality available previously, we have added the ability to print the selected text on a loaded web page and adjust print settings when user needs to save a web page as PDF. We have also introduced a brand-new Spell Checker API, support of HTML5 input element with type=color, and made more improvements.

For those, looking for the full list of the features and improvements, we have prepared an explicit Release Note record.

All these great new features are available in the new build ready to download.

Improved Stability and Memory Usage in JxBrowser 6.1.1

JxBrowser 6.1.1 with stability and memory usage improvements is available for download.

In this quick update we improved stability of the library in cases of interaction with BrowserView control, such as setting focus, moving control from one window to another, and opening/closing control in JTabbedPane.

We strongly recommend that your upgrade!

The list of all fixes and improvements in this update is available on the Release Notes page.

JavaScript-Java Bridge API in JxBrowser 6.1

JxBrowser 6.1 is available for download. In this minor update we added new powerful features and extended existing API with new capabilities:

• Brand-new JavaScript-Java Bridge API with new features has been implemented. Which is great news, because now you can inject any Java object into JavaScript code and work with Java objects like with typical JavaScript object.
• LocalStorage and SessionStorage API that allows working with HTML5 web storages from Java has been implemented.
• ScriptContext listener API that allows getting notifications when web page has been loaded but JavaScript on it hasn’t been executed yet has been added. Using this listener you can execute any JavaScript code before JavaScript code on the loaded web page will be executed.
• Several critical issues reported by our customers have been fixed.
• Stability and memory usage in Chromium engine have been improved.
• Data transferring between Java and Chromium processes now works ~10 times faster.

The list of all new features and improvements in JxBrowser 6.1 is available on Release Notes page.

We strongly recommend that your upgrade to JxBrowser 6.1 because this version solves critical issues that might affect stability of your software.

XPath API and Improved Video Support in DotNetBrowser 1.6.1!

DotNetBrowser has been updated to version 1.6.1.

In this minor update we have implemented XPath API, applied fixes and improvements for better video support (HTML5, Flash, Silverlight), and improved stability in Windows 8/8.1/10 environments.
See the full list of changes on the DotNetBrowser Release Notes page.

The update is available for download.
As always, we would be glad to hear your feedback or provide help on our product on DotNetBrowser support forum.

JxBrowser is to be Updated to New Chromium with Brotli Support

Faster and leaner web-browsing became buzzwords of the day as one of the Google web performance engineers announced, that Brotli data compression algorithm is to be implemented in Chrome browser.

Brotli developers promise up to 26% increase in compression performance compared to currently used Zopfli algorithm, which means faster load times and less resources necessary to render web content.

JxBrowser team is full on preparing a new JxBrowser 6 update, based on the latest Chromium version with Brotli support included. Stay tuned for the latest release news.

JxBrowser 6.0.2 is Out!

JxBrowser 6.0.2 is now available for download.

This update includes several enhancements such as Adobe Flash plugin support on Linux 32-bit and 64-bit, a new API for getting notifications when in lightweight rendering mode web page has been repainted. Also, the update addresses several critical fixes that improve library stability and memory usage.

We recommend that all developers who use JxBrowser 6.x upgrade to this version.

The list of all changes in JxBrowser 6.0.2 is available on the Release Notes page.

PPAPI Flash on Mac in JxBrowser 6.0.1!

JxBrowser 6.0.1 is now available for download!

In this update we enabled PPAPI Flash support on Mac OS X, implemented Flash context menu, added HiDPI monitors support for heavyweight mode, added Swing key bindings, and fixed several critical issues reported by our customers.

For what’s new in JxBrowser 6.0.1, check out the Release Notes web page.

JExplorer 3.3.2 is Released.

JExplorer version 3.3.2 features improved memory usage, added functionality that allows configuring path to JExplorer binaries, and extended DOM API with functionality that allows getting more info about DOM events.

See the full list of changes in 3.3.2 on the JExplorer Release Notes page.

The update is available for download.

DotNetBrowser 1.6 is Released

DotNetBrowser has been updated to version 1.6.

In this minor update we added functionality for intercepting and handling all network activity, and implemented several fixes and improvements for better support of Windows 8/8.1/10 environment.

See the full list of changes on the DotNetBrowser Release Notes page.

The update is available for download. 

We would be glad to hear your feedback or provide help on our product on DotNetBrowser support forum.

It's Official – JxBrowser 6.0 is Released!

It’s been almost a month since JxBrowser 6 Beta was released.  Our long-term and new customers sent us valuable thoughts and comments on it. We would like to thank all of you. We really appreciate your help in making JxBrowser better. Using your feedback we significantly improved JxBrowser 6 since Beta release.

Today we are happy to let you know that official JxBrowser 6.0 version is available for download.

Take a look at the full list of changes in JxBrowser 6.0 on this page.

JxBrowser for Maven Projects

We are glad to let you know that JxBrowser now can be used in Java projects based on Maven. JxBrowser libraries are available on our own public Maven repository. In order to obtain JxBrowser JAR files using Maven you need to make the following changes to your pom.xml file:

1. Add TeamDev Maven repository to the repositories section of your pom.xml file:

<repository>
    <id>com.teamdev</id>
    <url>http://maven.teamdev.com/repository/products</url>
</repository>

2. Add the dependency on JxBrowser cross-platform library to the dependencies section of your pom.xml file:

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.teamdev.jxbrowser</groupId>
    <artifactId>jxbrowser-cross-platform</artifactId>
    <version>5.4.3</version>
</dependency>

More details on usage of JxBrowser in Maven projects is available in JxBrowser Installation instruction.

Clear Cache Functionality in JExplorer 3.3.1

JExplorer 3.3.1 is released. This minor update includes functionality that allows clearing cache, configure JExplorer native process name, obtaining type of loaded document, several important fixes and memory usage improvements.

See the full list of changes in 3.3.1 on the JExplorer Release Notes page.

The update is available for download.

JxBrowser 6 Beta is Available for Free Trial

JxBrowser 6 beta has just been released and is available for download and free trial.

With this release we are happy to bring to you a number of super-useful features and improvements, to name just a few:

• GPU-accelerated rendering;
• JavaScript Java Bridge;
• CJK Input.

You may get more information about these and other updates on this page.
As always, we would be happy to hear your feedback on this new version.

An important note. Starting with JxBrowser 6 official release we intend to launch a new licensing policy. Some insights about it are available on this page.

And the great news for all the version 5.x users: the upgrade to 6.0 will be free of charge for you!

ComfyJ now supports Windows 10

ComfyJ has been updated to version 2.13.

In this update we have resolved issues in OleContainer component and added support of Windows 10.

See the full list of changes in 2.13 on the ComfyJ 2.13 Release Notes page.
The update is available for download.

We would be glad to hear your feedback or provide help with use of our product on ComfyJ support forum.

«Real-time Data Processing in AWS Cloud» – our new article on InfoQ

TeamDev shares its practical insights in Cloud Computing and Big Data challenges with coding community on InfoQ. Our technical lead, Oleksii Tymchenko, shed some light on bio-informatic SaaS product development in a new article «Real-time Data Processing in AWS Cloud».

Printing API in DotNetBrowser 1.5

DotNetBrowser has been updated to version 1.5.

In this minor update Printing API has been added. Now you can print loaded web pages with different print settings on a printer device or save loaded web page as PDF document.

See the full list of changes on the DotNetBrowser Release Notes page.

The update is available for download. We would be glad to hear your feedback or provide help with use of our product on DotNetBrowser support forum.

DotNetBrowser 1.4 Released!

DotNetBrowser has been updated to version 1.4.

We are happy to announce a new update with great new features and improvements. In this minor version we concentrated on rendering performance and support of new environments. Here’s a list of main features and improvements in 1.4:

• GPU-accelerated rendering mode has been added. This mode is enabled by default. So, now DotNetBrowser library provides two rendering modes: off-screen (lightweight) and windowed/GPU-accelerated (heavyweight) modes.
• Now the library is compatible with .NET 4.0. A lot of our customers have their projects built for .NET 4.0, so we made the library compatible with it.
• We added support on Windows Server 2008 and 2012 environments.
• Upgraded Chromium engine from version 39 to 43
• The size of DotNetBrowser.Chromium.dll has been decreased from 74Mb to 43Mb.

See the full list of changes on the DotNetBrowser Release Notes page.

The update is available for download. We would be glad to hear your feedback or provide help with use of our product on DotNetBrowser support forum.

Windows 10 Support in JExplorer 3.3

JExplorer 3.3 is released. This minor update includes support of Windows 10 and functionality that allows handling security issues with HTTPS websites. See the full list of changes in 3.3 on the JExplorer Release Notes page.

The update is available for download.

Please find online samples for JExplorer on our support site. We would be glad to hear your feedback or provide help with use of our product on JExplorer support forum.

HTTPS for www.teamdev.com

While being generally cheerful and easygoing, when it comes to security and privacy we become deadly serious. That’s why www.teamdev.com uses SSL encryption. Have no fear our dear friends, we are backing you up while you’re browsing!

Windows 10 and OS X Yosemite Support in JNIWrapper 3.11

We are glad to announce the update of JNIWrapper to version 3.11.
In this update we have added support of Windows 10 and OS X Yosemite platforms.

For full list of changes visit the JNIWrapper Release Notes page.

The update is available for download at https://www.teamdev.com/jniwrapper.