The Apache FOP Project

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Apache™ FOP News

22 Aug 2023: Apache™ FOP 2.9 Released

Apache™ FOP 2.9 contains bug fixes and a number of new features. See Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

9 Nov 2022: Apache™ FOP 2.8 Released

Apache™ FOP 2.8 contains bug fixes and a number of new features. See Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

9 Nov 2022: Apache™ FOP-PDF-Images 2.8 Released

Apache™ FOP-PDF-Images 2.8 contains bug fixes and a number of new features. See Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

20 Jan 2022: Apache™ FOP 2.7 Released

Apache™ FOP 2.7 contains bug fixes and a number of new features. See Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

20 Jan 2022: Apache™ FOP-PDF-Images 2.7 Released

Apache™ FOP-PDF-Images 2.7 contains bug fixes and a number of new features. See Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

20 Jan 2021: Apache™ FOP 2.6 Released

Apache™ FOP 2.6 contains bug fixes and a number of new features. See Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

20 Jan 2021: Apache™ FOP-PDF-Images 2.6 Released

Apache™ FOP-PDF-Images 2.6 contains bug fixes and a number of new features. See Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

13 May 2020: Apache™ FOP 2.5 Released

Apache™ FOP 2.5 contains bug fixes and a number of new features. See Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

13 May 2020: Apache™ FOP-PDF-Images 2.5 Released

Apache™ FOP-PDF-Images 2.5 contains bug fixes and a number of new features. See Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

5 Nov 2019: Apache™ FOP 2.4 Released

Apache™ FOP 2.4 contains bug fixes and a number of new features. See Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

5 Nov 2019: Apache™ FOP-PDF-Images 2.4 Released

Apache™ FOP-PDF-Images 2.4 contains bug fixes and a number of new features. See Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

24 May 2018: Apache™ FOP 2.3 Released

Apache™ FOP 2.3 contains bug fixes and a number of new features. See Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

24 May 2018: Apache™ FOP-PDF-Images 2.3 Released

Apache™ FOP-PDF-Images 2.3 contains bug fixes and a number of new features. See Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

10 Apr 2017: Apache™ FOP 2.2 Released

Apache™ FOP 2.2 contains bug fixes and a number of new features. See Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

10 Apr 2017: Apache™ FOP-PDF-Images 2.2 Released

Apache™ FOP-PDF-Images 2.2 contains bug fixes and a number of new features. See Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

14 Jan 2016: Apache™ FOP 2.1 Released

Apache™ FOP 2.1 contains bug fixes and a number of new features. See Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

3 Jun 2015: Apache™ FOP 2.0 Released

Apache™ FOP 2.0 contains bug fixes and a number of new features. See Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

20 Oct 2012: Apache™ FOP 1.1 Released

Apache™ FOP 1.1 contains bug fixes and a number of new features. See Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

12 Oct 2012: New committer

Welcome Luis Bernardo!

07 Jul 2012: Apache™ FOP 1.1-RC1 Available

This is a candidate release for an upcoming FOP Version 1.1 (stable) release. release of the new FOP codebase. This release contains bug fixes and new features.

07 Feb 2012: PDF-images plugin donated to ASF

The PDF-images plugin, is donated by Jeremias Märki to ASF and becomes an XMLGraphics sub-project.

24 Feb 2012: New committer

Welcome Glenn Adams!

17 Nov 2011: New committer

Welcome Mehdi Houshmand!

28 Apr 2011: New committer

Welcome Peter Hancock!

21 Jul 2010: Apache™ FOP 1.0 Released

The Apache™ FOP team is delighted to present you a production grade release of the new FOP codebase. This release contains many bug fixes and new features. See the Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

14 Dec 2009: New committer

Welcome Pascal Sancho!

5 Aug 2008: Apache™ FOP 0.95 Released

The Apache™ FOP team is delighted to present you a production grade release of the new FOP codebase. This release contains many bug fixes and new features. See the Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

16 Mar 2008: Apache™ FOP 0.95beta Released

The Apache™ FOP team is delighted to present you a beta version of the next production grade release of the new FOP codebase. This release contains many bug fixes and new features. See the Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

30 Oct 2007: New committer

Welcome Max Berger!

15 Oct 2007: New Committer

Welcome Adrian Cumiskey!

24 Aug 2007: Apache™ FOP 0.94 Released

The Apache™ FOP team is pleased to present you the second production grade release of the new FOP codebase. This release contains many bug fixes and new features. See the Release Notes for a list of the most important changes.

26 Jan 2007: New Committer

Welcome Jay Bryant!

9 Jan 2007: Apache™ FOP 0.93 released

The Apache™ FOP team is proud to present to you the first production grade release of the new FOP codebase. This release has the new API first introduced in release 0.92 beta. It contains again many bug fixes and new features.

16 Oct 2006: New Committer

Welcome Vincent Hennebert!

18 Apr 2006: Apache™ FOP 0.92 beta released

A second "beta" grade release of the new FOP codebase with a modified and now considered stable API. The release contains many bug fixes as well as new features mainly related to even more extensive support of the XSL-FO specification. This is expected to be the last "beta" release before we go to a 1.0 release!

23 Dec 2005: Apache™ FOP 0.91 beta released

One month after the initial release we're happy present a "beta" grade release of the new FOP codebase. It's mostly a bug fix release but also contains a few new features. Thanks to all those who sent us feedback on the initial release!

22 Nov 2005: Apache™ FOP 0.90 alpha 1 released

The Apache™ FOP team is proud to present to you the largely rewritten codebase which is finally in a state where you can start to use it. It has taken over three years to get this far and over two years without a new release from the FOP project.

Please see also the announcement.

8 Sep 2005: New Committer

Welcome Manuel Mall!

20 Oct 2004: Creation of the Apache™ XML Graphics project

The Apache Board of Directors agreed to the creation of the Apache™ XML Graphics project which will be comprised of Batik and FOP. Both former Apache™ XML subprojects are in this way complying with the Board's desire to improve project oversight. Both project teams also see additional benefits of working more closely together.

8 Oct 2004: New Committer

Welcome Luca Furini!

24 Apr 2004: New Committer

Welcome Simon Pepping!

7 Mar 2004: New Committer

Welcome Web Maestro Clay Leeds!

10 Jan 2004: New Committers

Welcome Chris Bowditch and Andreas Delmelle!

4 Jan 2004: New Committer

Welcome Finn Bock!

29 Nov 2003: New Committer

Welcome Peter Herweg!

18 Jul 2003: Apache™ FOP 0.20.5 released

Changes since 0.20.4 include:

See also the full text of the announcement.

29 Jun 2003: New Committer

Welcome Glen Mazza!

23 May 2003: Apache™ FOP 0.20.5 Release Candidate 3 available

See the full text of the announcement.

18 Feb 2003: Apache™ FOP 0.20.5 Release Candidate 2 available

See the full text of the announcement.

2 Feb 2003: New XML PMC

Jeremias Maerki and Peter B. West are now representing FOP on the XML PMC.

28 Jan 2003: FOP logo contest

We are looking for a new logo. FOP logo contest is started!

23 Dec 2002: Official FOP Wiki

See FOP project pages at the ApacheWiki.

10 Dec 2002: FOP 0.20.5 Release Candidate available

See the full text of the announcement.

23 Nov 2002: EXLSFO project has been created

The EXSLFO project is a community effort to define functional extensions to thet XSL Formatting Objects specification. See the EXSLFO website for details.

22 Nov 2002: New Committer

Welcome Victor Mote!

9 Nov 2002: New Committer

Welcome Oleg Tkachenko!