# BuildVu Support Documentation > BuildVu converts PDF and Office documents into HTML5 or SVG, so they can be viewed in any browser without plugins, PDF readers, or client-side dependencies. ## BuildVu Documentation - [Access the Microservice using C#](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/languages/access-buildvu-using-csharp): Call the BuildVu web service from C# to convert PDF files to HTML or SVG, with a complete code example for uploading a PDF and downloading the converted output. - [Access the Microservice using cURL](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/languages/access-buildvu-using-curl): Call the BuildVu web service from the command line with cURL to convert PDF files to HTML or SVG, with a complete example for uploading a PDF and downloading the converted output. - [Access the Microservice using Dart](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/languages/access-buildvu-using-dart): Call the BuildVu web service from Dart to convert PDF files to HTML or SVG, with a complete code example for uploading a PDF and downloading the converted output. - [Access the Microservice using Java](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/languages/access-buildvu-using-java): Call the BuildVu web service from Java to convert PDF files to HTML or SVG, with a complete code example for uploading a PDF and downloading the converted output. - [Access the Microservice using Javascript](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/languages/access-buildvu-using-javascript): Call the BuildVu web service from JavaScript to convert PDF files to HTML or SVG, with a complete code example for uploading a PDF and downloading the converted output. - [Access the Microservice using NodeJS](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/languages/access-buildvu-using-nodejs): Call the BuildVu web service from Node.js to convert PDF files to HTML or SVG, with a complete code example for uploading a PDF and downloading the converted output. - [Access the Microservice using PHP](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/languages/access-buildvu-using-php): Call the BuildVu web service from PHP to convert PDF files to HTML or SVG, with a complete code example for uploading a PDF and downloading the converted output. - [Access the Microservice using Python](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/languages/access-buildvu-using-python): Call the BuildVu web service from Python to convert PDF files to HTML or SVG, with a complete code example for uploading a PDF and downloading the converted output. - [Access the Microservice using Ruby](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/languages/access-buildvu-using-ruby): Call the BuildVu web service from Ruby to convert PDF files to HTML or SVG, with a complete code example for uploading a PDF and downloading the converted output. - [Accessibility](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/accessibility): Learn about BuildVu's accessibility features, including WCAG 2.0 compliance for the IDRViewer Complete UI and how BuildVu handles accessible content conversion from PDF to HTML. - [Add as a Gradle dependency](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/add-buildvu-as-a-gradle-dependency): In order to use BuildVu in a Gradle project, you will need to add the jar to the project as a dependency. This process is the same for both HTML and SVG versions - [Add as a Maven dependency](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/add-buildvu-as-a-maven-dependency): In order to use BuildVu in a Maven project, you will need to add the jar to the project as a dependency. This process is the same for both HTML and SVG versions - [Anatomy of a converted document](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/api-documents/anatomy-of-a-document): A breakdown of the HTML and JSON files BuildVu generates when it converts a document, and what each of those assets contains. - [Annotations JSON API](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/api-documents/annotations-json-api): A reference for the structure of the annotations.json file BuildVu generates, covering every supported annotation type along with its bounds, actions and media. - [Annotations](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/annotations/): BuildVu provides support for annotations, including hyperlinks. Learn how annotations work and explore the Annotations JSON API for enhanced functionality. - [API](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/api/): Explore BuildVu's API options, including Javadoc, IDRViewer JavaScript API, and JSON APIs. Learn about HTML5, responsive output, and embedding documents in email. - [Automating file removal](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/options/automated-file-removal): Configure the BuildVu microservice to automatically remove input files, converted output and conversion state, eliminating the need for external cleanup tasks. - [Can BuildVu convert files in memory?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/can-buildvu-convert-files-in-memory): BuildVu can accept a PDF as a byte[] or InputStream and stream output to memory, but may still write temporary files to disk during conversion. - [Can BuildVu convert more than one file at a time?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/can-buildvu-convert-more-than-one-file-at-a-time): BuildVu supports concurrent PDF to HTML/SVG conversions via multiple threads, simultaneous command line usage, or with running the service on the cloud. - [Can BuildVu embed documents in email?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/can-buildvu-embed-documents-in-email): Whilst email clients are typically able to display limited HTML/SVG content, in general, we have found support to be far too limited for it to be viable to use BuildVu for embedding documents directly in an email. - [Can BuildVu generate editable HTML5?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/can-buildvu-generate-editable-html5): We have designed BuildVu to focus on display accuracy, file size and rendering performance, and do not recommend (or support) modifying the converted documents. - [Can BuildVu generate responsive HTML?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/can-buildvu-generate-responsive-html): BuildVu does not generate responsive HTML as PDF files are fixed-layout formats. The tool prioritizes an accurate visual representation of the original PDF. - [Can BuildVu output a single file?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/can-buildvu-output-a-single-file): BuildVu can generate a separate file per page, or a single file for the whole document which includes all pages. - [Can BuildVu output to memory?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/can-buildvu-output-to-memory): BuildVu has a Java interface that allows you to implement in memory handling of all output. This is achieved by passing in your own implementation of CustomIO. - [Can BuildVu share fonts between documents?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/can-buildvu-share-fonts-between-documents): It's not possible to share fonts across documents as it would result in the incorrect appearance of fonts. PDF files commonly use font subsetting, which means that two fonts with the same name could contain different glyphs. - [Changing the default IDRViewer UI](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/changing-the-default-idrviewer-ui): There are four examples of user interface "skins" to choose from when converting your document with BuildVu with the default being "Complete". - [Clip Offset Amount](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/clipOffsetAmount): You can reduce fractional white lines by setting the distance in pixels that clip polygons are expanded by. - [Complete Document](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/completeDocument): Enabling this setting will output html, head and body tags. It is exclusive to content view mode. - [Compress Images](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/compressImages): This setting produces smaller PNG with lossy compression but will make conversions slower. - [Compress SVG](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/compressSVG): This setting will produce compressed SVGZ files which are significantly smaller in size and supported by all modern browsers. - [Setting concurrent callback threads](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/options/concurrent-callbacks): Configure how many threads the BuildVu microservice uses to run conversion callbacks, controlling how many callbacks are processed simultaneously. - [Setting concurrent conversion threads](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/options/concurrent-conversions): Configure how many threads the BuildVu microservice uses to run conversions, controlling how many conversions are processed simultaneously. - [Setting concurrent download threads](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/options/concurrent-downloads): Configure how many threads the BuildVu microservice uses to download files for conversion, controlling download concurrency. - [Conversion Memory Limit](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/options/conversion-memory-limit): Configure the maximum memory each conversion thread in the BuildVu microservice can use, to balance RAM usage across concurrent conversions. - [Converting Office Documents](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/converting-office-documents-with-buildvu): BuildVu only converts PDF files directly, but by using LibreOffice to pre-convert them you can also convert Office documents such as Word, PowerPoint and Excel to HTML or SVG. - [CSS Suffix](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/cssSuffix): This allows you to prevent style conflicts when displaying multiple conversions within the same browsing context. - [Deploy on Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/docker/deploy-buildvu-on-aws): Deploy the BuildVu Docker web service on Amazon Web Services (AWS), with step-by-step setup instructions. - [Deploy on Microsoft Azure Platform](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/docker/deploy-buildvu-on-azure): Deploy the BuildVu Docker web service on Microsoft Azure, with step-by-step setup instructions. - [Deploy on DigitalOcean](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/docker/deploy-buildvu-on-digitalocean): Deploy the BuildVu Docker web service on DigitalOcean, with step-by-step setup instructions. - [How to run the Docker Image](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/docker/deploy-buildvu-on-docker): Run the BuildVu Docker web service image on your own server or cloud platform, with step-by-step instructions. - [Deploy on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/docker/deploy-buildvu-on-gcp): Deploy the BuildVu Docker web service on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with step-by-step setup instructions. - [Deploy on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/docker/deploy-buildvu-on-oracle-cloud): Deploy the BuildVu Docker web service on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, with step-by-step setup instructions. - [Deploy with GlassFish](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/app-server/deploy-buildvu-with-glassfish): Deploy the BuildVu web service to the GlassFish application server, with step-by-step setup instructions. - [Deploy with Jetty](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/app-server/deploy-buildvu-with-jetty): Deploy the BuildVu web service to the Jetty application server, with step-by-step setup instructions. - [Deploy with Payara and Payara Micro](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/app-server/deploy-buildvu-with-payara): Deploy the BuildVu web service to Payara and Payara Micro, with step-by-step setup instructions. - [Deploy with Tomcat](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/app-server/deploy-buildvu-with-tomcat): Deploy the BuildVu web service to the Tomcat application server, with step-by-step setup instructions. - [Deploy to Java Application Server](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/deploy-to-java-application-server/): Learn how to deploy BuildVu to Java application servers like Tomcat, Payara, Jetty, and GlassFish with step-by-step guides for smooth deployment. - [Disable Comments](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/disableComments): Comments are no longer included in the output HTML unless you set the value to false. - [Disable External Hyperlinks](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/disableExternalHyperlinks): Prevents outbound hyperlinks being included in the output, including links defined within annotations and auto-detected hyperlinks within the PDF text. - [Disable Hyperlink Detection](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/disableHyperlinkDetection): Disables the functionality that detects hyperlinks within PDF text. Links that are defined as annotations within the PDF file will still be included in the output. - [Document Lang](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/documentLang): Configure the lang attribute to use for generated HTML files. - [Does BuildVu preserve table structures?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/does-buildvu-preserve-table-structures): BuildVu preserves the visual appearance of tables from PDF files but does not generate structured table data. For structured content extraction, consider JPedal. - [Does BuildVu support hyperlinks?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/does-buildvu-support-hyperlinks): Yes! Hyperlinks are a type of annotation which BuildVu fully supports. Annotations are written out to an annotations.json file which can be parsed programmatically. - [Does the IDRViewer support localization?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/does-the-idrviewer-support-localization): BuildVu has localization support inside the Complete UI using the language preference setting inside the user's web browser. English, French, Japanese, German and Hindi are currently supported. - [Does the IDRViewer support printing?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/does-the-idrviewer-support-printing): The IDRViewer does not support printing due to how pages are dynamically loaded and unloaded. We recommend downloading the original PDF for printing instead. - [Embed Images As Base64 Stream](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/embedImagesAsBase64Stream): Inserts the images directly into the file as a base64 stream instead of referencing an external file. - [Embed SVG As Base64 Image](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/embedSvgAsBase64Image): Embeds the SVG background directly into the HTML file as a base64 image. This also has the effect of base64 embedding the images inside the SVG. - [Embedding IDRViewer as a lightbox](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/embedding-the-idrviewer-as-a-lightbox): Creating a lightbox popup for your exported PDF is really simple, we've prepared some resources that you can slot into your site that'll make it even simpler. - [Enable Launch Actions](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/enableLaunchActions): This setting enables Link annotations that use Launch actions in the IDRViewer. - [Enabling GZIP Compression](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/enabling-gzip-compression): Reduce the size of the files BuildVu produces, to improve load time by enabling GZIP compression on your web server such as Apache, NGINX or IIS. - [Encrypt Temp Files](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/encryptTempFiles): Enables encryption of all temporary files that may be created during the conversion process. - [Experimental Structured Output](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/experimentalStructuredOutput): Enabling this setting will output structured content if present in the original PDF - [Storing conversion state externally](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/options/external-state-database): Configure the BuildVu microservice to store conversion state in an external database for high availability and multi-server deployments. - [Fonts To Rasterize In Text Mode](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/fontsToRasterizeInTextMode): In Text Modes, you have the option to override real text on a font-by-font basis. - [Generate Search File](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/generateSearchFile): This setting allows you to generate the search.json file which contains textual content for each page. - [Web Service & Cloud](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/host-a-web-service/): Deploy BuildVu as a self-hosted web service on a Java Application Server or with Docker, or use the managed BuildVu Cloud API. Configure the REST API and integrate PDF to HTML conversion into your infrastructure. - [Host your own Cloud API using Docker](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/host-docker-web-service/): Learn how to host your own Cloud API using Docker with step-by-step instructions for deploying on AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. - [How do annotations work in BuildVu?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/how-do-annotations-work-in-buildvu): Annotations are written out to an annotations.json file which is supported by the IDRViewer or can be parsed and implemented in your own way. - [How does BuildVu handle annotations and forms?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/how-does-buildvu-handle-annotations-and-forms): BuildVu supports interactive annotations such as Links, Widgets and Popups, plus RichMedia, Movie, Video and Sound annotations. It does not support interactive forms, but FormVu does. - [How does BuildVu handle fonts?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/how-does-buildvu-handle-fonts): BuildVu writes out any embedded font files as part of the conversion in some modes. In other modes, BuildVu displays a flattened version of the fonts with or without a license-safe version of the font for text selection. - [How does BuildVu handle Type 3 fonts?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/how-does-buildvu-handle-type-3-fonts): BuildVu renders Type 3 fonts as a graphic, preserving the display of the original page. Type 3 fonts are not widely used, and generally, we only see them used as bullets or custom characters. - [How does search work in the IDRViewer?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/how-does-search-work-in-the-idrviewer): The IDRViewer dynamically loads (and unloads) pages, which means that not all pages are searchable when using the web browser's built-in search functionality. - [How does the core limit work?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/how-does-the-core-limit-work): In our server licenses, we specify a limit of how many server cores you can run BuildVu on. This FAQ goes into more detail regarding what is meant by this server core limit. - [How does the docker image work?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/docker/how-does-the-docker-image-work): We have an open source docker image that you can deploy on your own server or to a cloud platform with BuildVu. - [How is text kerning handled?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/how-is-text-kerning-handled): BuildVu handles kerning differently depending on the output. For SVG, it is fully supported and displays well. For HTML, kerning is converted into letter-spacing and gets averaged across lines. - [How to show BuildVu Javadoc in IntelliJ IDEA?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/how-to-show-javadoc-in-idea): Learn how to link and display BuildVu Javadoc in IntelliJ IDEA to enhance your development experience with detailed API documentation. - [How to show BuildVu Javadoc in NetBeans?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/how-to-show-javadoc-in-netbeans): Learn how to link and display BuildVu Javadoc in NetBeans to enhance your development experience with detailed API documentation. - [IDRViewer JavaScript API](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/api-documents/idrviewer-javascript-api): The IDRViewer JavaScript API lets you control the viewer programmatically, including navigation, zoom, layout, selection, rotation and events, to build your own UI around it. - [Specify Document Location](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/idrviewer-specify-document-location): By default the IDRViewer loads the converted document from the current directory. Learn how to set config.url to load it from an alternative or cross-origin location. - [IDRViewer](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/idrviewer/): Learn about IDRViewer, its customization options, GitHub contributions, JavaScript API, embedding in Lightbox, SEO, localization, and integrating Google Analytics. - [Image Scale](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/imageScale): This setting enables you to write out larger images to allow higher quality zooming. - [Including Office PDFs in the Output](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/options/include-office-pdf): Configure whether the BuildVu microservice includes the interim PDF files created when converting Office documents in the output. - [Included Fonts](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/includedFonts): You can set which font types (such as WOFF or OTF) to use. Base64 variants may be used to embed the font directly without using a separate font file. - [BuildVu Documentation](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/): Setup guides, API reference, deployment tutorials, and release notes for BuildVu – a Java library for converting PDF and Office documents to HTML5 or SVG. - [Inline SVG](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/inlineSVG): This inlines the SVG within HTML so that there is no separate .svg file. - [Setting input file storage path](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/options/input-path): Configure the location to store input files on your server or Docker image for the BuildVu microservice. - [Is the IDRViewer open source?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/is-the-idrviewer-open-source): The IDRViewer is open-source and is available on GitHub as an (Apache-2.0) project. - [Javadoc](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/api-documents/javadoc): The BuildVu Javadoc can be viewed online or you can download the full docs as a zip file. This page contains the links to both of these. - [Setting LibreOffice path](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/options/libreoffice-path): Configure the path to the LibreOffice executable so the BuildVu microservice can pre-convert Office documents to PDF before conversion. - [Licensing & Versions](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/licensing-and-versions/): Learn about BuildVu licensing options, where to purchase a license, and the differences between release and daily jars, as well as BuildVu-HTML and BuildVu-SVG versions. - [Logical Page Range](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/logicalPageRange): This setting treats the document as if it only contains the pages defined in the page range. - [Max Conversion Duration](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/options/max-conversion-duration): Configure the maximum time a conversion in the BuildVu microservice may run before it is forcibly stopped and marked as an error. - [Max Page Height](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/maxPageHeight): This setting allows you to set the maximum height of the converted document in conjunction with maxPageWidth to set page dimensions. - [Max Page Width](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/maxPageWidth): You can set the maximum width of the converted document in conjunction with maxPageHeight to set page dimensions. - [Metadata JSON API](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/api-documents/metadata-json-api): BuildVu writes document metadata such as page count, bounds, bookmarks, PDF info fields and output types to config.js in IDRViewer modes or properties.json in content mode. - [Version Migration](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/migration): Reference guide documenting changes to BuildVu output between versions. Use this when updating to newer BuildVu versions if you have post-processing that relies on specific output formatting. - [Min Font Size](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/minFontSize): This setting was removed in BuildVu 2026.01. Chrome stopped setting a default minimum font size in all distributions in October 2023, making this setting no longer necessary. - [Modifying the IDRViewer](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/modifying-the-idrviewer): Change the IDRViewer's appearance and behaviour by editing the generated index.html, supplying your own UI, or building on the open-source examples via the JavaScript API. - [Omit Name Dir](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/omitNameDir): With this setting you can output directly within the output directory specified. - [Original File Name](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/originalFileName): You can spoof the filename of the converted document, which is useful when converting from an input stream or byte array, or when the filename was sanitized. - [Setting output file storage path](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/options/output-path): Configure the location to store output files on your server or Docker image for the BuildVu microservice. - [Output Thumbnails](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/outputThumbnails): This setting allows you to output thumbnails of pages in /thumbnails/. - [Override Page Number](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/overridePageNumber): Override the page number that is used inside identifiers such as the page file name and any HTML/CSS ids and class names. It is exclusive to content view mode. - [Page Flattening Image Threshold](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/pageFlatteningImageThreshold): This setting allows you to flatten the page into a single image for improved performance when the set threshold is met. - [Password](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/password): You can set the decryption password which is required if the PDF is password protected. - [Pixels Per Inch](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/pixelsPerInch): With this setting you can modify the internal resolution which BuildVu uses to determine the page size at default zoom/scaling. - [Real Page Range](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/realPageRange): This setting allows you to convert only the pages included within the given page range. - [Storing converted content remotely](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/options/remote-storage): Configure the BuildVu microservice to upload converted files to remote cloud storage on AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean or Oracle Cloud. - [Remote Tracker Port](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/cloud/options/remote-tracker-port): Configure the port number used by the progress tracker to monitor active conversions in the microservice. - [Run from Java](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/run-buildvu-from-java): You can run BuildVu directly from within a Java application. This guide is aimed at developers with knowledge of Java. - [Run from the command line](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/run-buildvu-from-the-command-line): You can run BuildVu to convert directly from the command line which is useful for running the converter from another language or script. - [Run with Docker](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/run-buildvu-with-docker): Run BuildVu inside a standard Java Docker image by mounting the JAR, with examples for JVM flags and a reusable shell alias. - [Run from Java](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/running-buildvu-from-java/): Explore how to run BuildVu from Java, use Maven and Gradle, manage file conversions, and access Javadoc in IntelliJ and NetBeans for seamless integration. - [Running BuildVu](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/running-buildvu/): Learn how to run BuildVu, including command line usage, Java support, file conversion capabilities, and maximum file size limits for optimal performance. - [Scaling](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/scaling): You can set the scaling value of the converted document with this setting. - [search.json](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/api-documents/search-json): This document describes the content of the search.json file. It also lists important differences when compared with the content in converted HTML and SVG files. - [Security Considerations](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/security): Security Considerations when using BuildVu and how IDRsolutions seeks to minimise risk to you. If you discover a vulnerability in our software then you can disclose this to us by contacting us. - [SEO & Search Indexing](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/seo): Learn about SEO and search indexing for IDRViewer, including optimization techniques for BuildVu content and custom search solutions. BuildVu supports single file output mode (since 2025.10) for SEO optimization. - [Separate Text To Words](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/separateTextToWords): This allows you to divide text chunks into words based on spaces, for improved accuracy. - [Conversion Options](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/): Explore BuildVu's detailed conversion options, including image compression, font settings, and viewer UI configurations for optimal document output and flexibility. - [Text & Fonts](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/text-and-fonts/): Learn how BuildVu handles fonts and text, including supported font types, text mode options, kerning, character sets, and preservation of table structures. - [Text Mode Options](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/api-documents/text-mode-options): One of the main configuration options for the viewer is the Text Mode. This controls how the text, shapes, and images are output. We offer a range of solutions to meet different requirements. - [Text Modes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/textMode): Text mode setting helps determine how the foreground (text) and background (presentation) layers will be rendered in the HTML output. - [Thumbnail Max Height](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/thumbnailMaxHeight): You can use this setting to configure the height of the thumbnails, in conjunction with thumbnailMaxWidth. - [Thumbnail Max Width](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/thumbnailMaxWidth): This setting allows you to set the maximum width of the thumbnail, it works in conjunction with thumbnailMaxHeight. - [Tiny Text Removal Threshold](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/tinyTextRemovalThreshold): With this setting you will be able to remove text below the specified font size in the generated output. - [Tips & Tricks](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tips-and-tricks/): Discover essential tips and tricks for optimizing BuildVu, including how to enable GZIP compression and which PDF files are best suited for effective processing. - [Track page views in the IDRViewer with Google Analytics](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/track-page-views-in-the-idrviewer-with-google-analytics): Add Google Analytics to the IDRViewer by inserting a gtag.js snippet into the generated index.html to track page views as users navigate a converted document. - [Failed to connect, you must have access to the internet to use the trial.](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/trial-failed-to-connect): Learn how to resolve the Failed to connect error when using the BuildVu trial, including steps to allow Java through the Windows Defender firewall. - [Troubleshooting](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/troubleshooting/): Find troubleshooting solutions for BuildVu, including issues with fractional white lines, text splitting, PDF validation, bug reporting, and Discord support. - [Use Legacy Image File Type](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/useLegacyImageFileType): You can use this setting to produce PNG file type for all image outputs. - [Using a different Provider for Encrypted Files](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/tutorials/using-a-different-provider-for-encrypted-files): BuildVu can use a specific security provider for handling encrypted files. If you do not want to use the default, which should be perfect for most use cases - [Using BuildVu with other IDRSolutions projects](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/using-buildvu-with-other-idrsolutions-projects): Our products are built upon a common core for handling PDF and Image decoding. When using multiple products you need to keep them all on the same versions. - [Using the API](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/using-the-web-service-api/): Learn how to access the BuildVu microservice using various programming languages, including Ruby, Python, PHP, NodeJS, JavaScript, Java, cURL, and C#. - [Validating PDFs](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/validating-pdfs): Learn about validating PDF files, handling errors, and how BuildVu manages PDF conversion and exceptions for non-conforming files. - [View Mode](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/viewMode): Configure the output mode between idrviewer, content and singlefile. The default mode is idrviewer, which includes the IDRViewer within the output. - [Viewer UI](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/settings/viewerUI): This setting allows you to choose which viewer interface to use. Available templates are Complete, Clean, Simple, SlideShow, and Custom (no UI). - [Web Service Configuration Options](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/web-service-configuration/): Explore BuildVu's web service configuration options, including remote content storage, output paths, concurrent thread settings, and conversion memory limits. - [What character set is used?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/what-character-set-is-used): Internally BuildVu handles the content as Unicode and will write it out by default as UTF-8. For HTML content mode, the charset will need to be set manually. - [What is the difference between BuildVu-HTML and BuildVu-SVG?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/what-is-the-difference-between-buildvu-html-and-buildvu-svg): BuildVu-HTML converts PDFs to HTML5 for greater flexibility, while BuildVu-SVG converts to SVG for maximum display accuracy. The main difference is how each handles text. - [What is the difference between the release and daily jars?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/what-is-the-difference-between-the-release-and-daily-jars): Daily jars are pre-release versions for testing bug fixes and new features, we also have releases every 6 weeks. - [What is the IDRViewer?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/what-is-the-idrviewer): The IDRViewer is a JavaScript-based viewer provided with BuildVu that can be used by customers who are looking for a simple pre-built solution to display converted documents in the web browser. - [What is the maximum file size BuildVu can handle?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/what-is-the-maximum-file-size-buildvu-can-handle): As of version 2024.03, BuildVu has been updated to support files of any size. Previously, there was a file size limitation of 2.14 Gigabytes. - [Where can a BuildVu license be purchased?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/where-can-a-buildvu-license-be-purchased): To purchase a license for BuildVu please go to our sales page and fill out the contact form for your relevant license type. We will then process your request and get back to you with a quote as soon as we can. - [Which fonts does BuildVu support?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/which-fonts-does-buildvu-support): BuildVu should accept all valid fonts. Not all fonts are supported in web browsers as standard, however BuildVu processes and rewrites the fonts to allow browsers to read them. - [Which Java versions does BuildVu support?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/which-java-versions-does-buildvu-support): BuildVu is compatible with Java 17 and later versions of the language on the classpath. - [Which PDF files work best?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/which-pdf-files-work-best-with-buildvu): If you have control of the creation of the PDF, here are some tips to ensure you are future-proofing the content and getting the best out of BuildVu. - [Why do some files display fractional white lines?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/why-do-some-files-display-fractional-white-lines): Fractional white lines in PDFs result from transparency flattening, where clip areas create tiny unpainted gaps between sections due to fine tolerances. - [Why is some text split into multiple elements?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/faqs/why-is-some-text-split): BuildVu makes a best-effort attempt to group text into as few elements as possible whilst preserving the visual accuracy. BuildVu produces output that is simple, fast to load, and bloat-free. ## BuildVu Release Notes - [2019.12 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2019/2019-12-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2019.12 released on 10th December 2019 - [2020.01 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2020/2020-01-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2020.01 released on 28th January 2020 - [2020.03 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2020/2020-03-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2020.03 released on 10th March 2020 - [2020.04 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2020/2020-04-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2020.04 released on 21st Aril 2020 - [2020.06 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2020/2020-06-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2020.06 released on 2nd June 2020 - [2020.07 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2020/2020-07-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2020.07 released on 14th July 2020 - [2020.08 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2020/2020-08-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2020.08 released on 25th August 2020 - [2020.10 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2020/2020-10-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2020.10 released on 6th October 2020 - [2020.11 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2020/2020-11-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2020.11 released on 17th November 2020 - [2021.01 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2021/2021-01-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2021.01 released on 12th January 2021 - [2021.02 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2021/2021-02-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2021.02 released on 23rd February 2021 - [2021.04 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2021/2021-04-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2021.04 released on 6th April 2021 - [2021.05 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2021/2021-05-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2021.05 released on 18th May 2021 - [How did div tags change in 2021.06 and why?](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2021/2021-06-div-changes): In the 2021.06 release of BuildVu-HTML, the text elements switched from using div tags to span tags. - [2021.06 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2021/2021-06-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2021.06 released on 29th June 2021 - [2021.08 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2021/2021-08-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2021.08 released on 10th August 2021 - [2021.09 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2021/2021-09-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2021.09 released on 21st September 2021 - [2021.11 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2021/2021-11-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2021.11 released on 2nd November 2021 - [2021.12 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2021/2021-12-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2021.12 released on 14th December 2021 - [2022.01 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2022/2022-01-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2022.01 released on 25th January 2022 - [2022.03 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2022/2022-03-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2022.03 released on 8th March 2022 - [2022.04 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2022/2022-04-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2022.04 released on 19th April 2022 - [2022.05 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2022/2022-05-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2022.05 released on 31st May 2022 - [2022.07 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2022/2022-07-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2022.07 released on 12th July 2022 - [2022.08 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2022/2022-08-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2022.08 released on 23rd August 2022 - [2022.10 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2022/2022-10-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2022.10 released on 4th October 2022 - [2022.11 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2022/2022-11-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2022.11 released on 15th November 2022 - [2023.01 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2023-01-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2023.01 released on 10th January 2023 - [2023.02 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2023-02-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2023.02 released on 21st February 2023 - [2023.04 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2023-04-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2023.04 released on 4th April 2023 - [2023.05 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2023-05-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2023.05 released on 16th May 2023 - [2023.06 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2023-06-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2023.06 released on 27th June 2023 - [2023.08 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2023-08-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2023.08 released on 8th August 2023 - [2023.09 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2023-09-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2023.09 released on 19th September 2023 - [2023.10 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2023-10-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2023.10 released on 31st October 2023 - [2023.12 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2023-12-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2023.12 released on the 12th December 2023 - [2024.01 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2024-01-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2024.01 released on the 23rd January 2024 - [2024.03 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2024-03-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2024.03 released on the 5th March 2024 - [2024.04 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2024-04-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2024.04 released on the 16th April 2024 - [2024.05 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2024-05-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2024.05 released on the 28th May 2024 - [API Changes in the BuildVu Microservice](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2024-07-microservice-api-change): Learn about API changes in the BuildVu microservice 2024.07 release, including zip file naming and structure changes. - [2024.07 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2024-07-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2024.07 released on the 9th July 2024 - [2024.08 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2024-08-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2024.08 released on the 20th August 2024 - [2024.10 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2024-10-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2024.10 released on the 1st October 2024 - [2024.11 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2024-11-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2024.11 released on the 12st November 2024 - [2024.12 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2024-12-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2024.12 released on the 17th December 2024 - [2025.01 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2025-01-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2025.01 released on the 28th January 2025 - [2025.03 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2025-03-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2025.03 released on the 11th March 2025 - [2025.04 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2025-04-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2025.04 released on the 22nd April 2025 - [2025.06 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2025-06-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2025.06 released on the 3rd June 2025 - [2025.07 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2025-07-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2025.07 released on the 15th July 2025 - [2025.08 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2025-08-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2025.08 released on the 26th August 2025 - [2025.10 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2025-10-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2025.10 released on the 7th October 2025 - [2025.11 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2025-11-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2025.11 released on the 18th November 2025 - [2026.01 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2026-01-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2026.01 released on the 6th January 2026 - [2026.02 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2026-02-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2026.02 released on the 17th February 2026 - [2026.03 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2026-03-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2026.03 released on the 31st March 2026 - [2026.05 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2026-05-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2026.05 released on the 12th May 2026 - [2026.06 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2026-06-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu 2026.06 released on the 23rd June 2026 - [April 2017 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2017/april-2017-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu April 2017 released on 4th April 2017 - [April 2018 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2018/april-2018-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu April 2018 released on 3rd April 2018 - [April 2019 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2019/april-2019-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu April 2019 released on 2nd April 2019 - [August 2017 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2017/august-2017-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu August 2017 released on 1st August 2017 - [August 2018 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2018/august-2018-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu August 2018 released on 7th August 2018 - [August 2019 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2019/august-2019-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu August 2019 released on 6th August 2019 - [December 2017 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2017/december-2017-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu December 2017 released on 5th December 2017 - [December 2018 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2018/december-2018-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu December 2018 released on 4th December 2018 - [February 2017 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2017/february-2017-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu February 2017 released on 7th February 2017 - [February 2018 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2018/february-2018-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu February 2018 released on 6th February 2018 - [February 2019 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2019/february-2019-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu February 2019 released on 20th February 2019 - [January 2017 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2017/january-2017-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu January 2017 released in the first week of January 2017 - [January 2018 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2018/january-2018-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu January 2018 released on 22nd December 2017 - [January 2019 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2019/january-2019-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu January 2019 released on 8th January 2019 - [July 2017 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2017/july-2017-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu July 2017 released on 4th July 2017 - [July 2018 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2018/july-2018-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu July 2018 released on 3rd July 2018 - [June 2017 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2017/june-2017-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu June 2017 released on 6th June 2017 - [June 2018 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2018/june-2018-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu June 2018 released on 5th June 2018 - [June 2019 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2019/june-2019-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu June 2019 released on 25th June 2019 - [March 2017 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2017/march-2017-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu March 2017 released in the first week of March 2017 - [March 2018 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2018/march-2018-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu March 2018 released on 6th March 2018 - [May 2017 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2017/may-2017-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu May 2017 released on 2nd May 2017 - [May 2018 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2018/may-2018-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu May 2018 released on 1st May 2018 - [May 2019 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2019/may-2019-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu May 2019 released on 14th May 2019 - [November 2017 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2017/november-2017-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu November 2017 released on 7th November 2017 - [November 2018 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2018/november-2018-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu November 2018 released on 6th November 2018 - [October 2017 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2017/october-2017-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu October 2017 released on 5th October 2017 - [October 2018 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2018/october-2018-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu October 2018 released on 2nd October 2018 - [October 2019 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2019/october-2019-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu October 2019 released on 29th October 2019 - [BuildVu Release Notes (2017 Archive)](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes-2017/): Access IDR Solutions' detailed 2017 BuildVu release notes, covering monthly updates and improvements to ensure optimal support and software functionality. - [BuildVu Release Notes (2018 Archive)](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes-2018/): Explore the 2018 BuildVu release notes archive from IDR Solutions, featuring monthly updates and enhancements for improved support and performance. - [BuildVu Release Notes (2019 Archive)](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes-2019/): Access IDR Solutions' 2019 BuildVu release notes archive, including monthly updates and improvements to support and enhanced functionality. - [BuildVu Release Notes (2020 Archive)](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes-2020/): Discover the 2020 BuildVu release notes archive from IDR Solutions, featuring essential updates and enhancements for optimized software performance. - [BuildVu Release Notes (2021 Archive)](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes-2021/): Explore the 2021 BuildVu release notes from IDR Solutions, detailing monthly updates, feature improvements, and changes for enhanced performance. - [BuildVu Release Notes (2022 Archive)](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes-2022/): Review IDR Solutions' 2022 BuildVu release notes, highlighting essential updates, new features, and performance enhancements for optimized functionality. - [BuildVu Release Notes (2023 Archive)](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes-2023/): Discover IDR Solutions' 2023 BuildVu release notes with monthly updates, feature enhancements, and performance improvements for seamless functionality. - [BuildVu Release Notes (2024 Archive)](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes-2024/): Discover IDR Solutions' 2024 BuildVu release notes with monthly updates, feature enhancements, and performance improvements. - [BuildVu Release Notes (2025 Archive)](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes-2025/): Discover IDR Solutions' 2025 BuildVu release notes with monthly updates, feature enhancements, and performance improvements. - [BuildVu Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/): Explore BuildVu release notes, API changes, and feature updates, plus archived notes from 2017 onward for comprehensive support on BuildVu. - [September 2017 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2017/september-2017-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu September 2017 released on 5th September 2017 - [September 2018 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2018/september-2018-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu September 2018 released on 4th September 2018 - [September 2019 Release Notes](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/2019/september-2019-release-notes): Release notes for BuildVu September 2019 released on 17th September 2019 - [Thin Lines Improvement](https://www.idrsolutions.com/docs/buildvu/release-notes/thin-lines-improvement): The latest version of BuildVu reduces and in some cases fully removes the problem of thin white lines.