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XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.4.2 (February 29, 2024): Maintenance release: updated most software components in XMLmind XSL Utility and XMLmind XSL Server; official support of Java™ 21 and macOS Sonoma (version 14).
XMLmind Word To XML v1.11 (February 16, 2024): Minor enhancements and bug fixes. Updated some software components. Official support of Java™ 21 and macOS Sonoma (version 14).
Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.15 (January 31, 2024): Minor enhancements. Upgraded some software components.
Open Source XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.10 (January 31, 2024): Minor enhancements. Upgraded some software components.
XXE 10.6 running on macOS Sonoma (version 14.x).XMLmind XML Editor v10.6 (November 22, 2023):

Release of XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition v1.1

XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition (XXEW for short) is a 100% JavaScript, lightweight, streamlined, implementation of XMLmind XML Editor running in the web browser, thus not requiring any installation on the user side. More information ».

What's new in this version?

Other changes:

Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.14.1 (September 18, 2023): Upgraded most software components. “Plus distribution” now bundled with Apache FOP 2.9.
Open Source XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.9 (September 18, 2023): A couple of bug fixes. Upgraded most software components. “Plus distribution” now bundled with Apache FOP 2.9.
A DocBook document containing MathML equations opened in XXE Web Edition (running in Firefox).XMLmind XML Editor v10.5 (September 1, 2023):

Release of XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition v1.0

XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition (XXEW for short) is a 100% JavaScript, lightweight, streamlined, implementation of XMLmind XML Editor running in the web browser, thus not requiring any installation on the user side.

More information in XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition.

Other changes:

August 2, 2023, fourth public release of XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition, version 1.0.0-beta4, is freely available for testing. Added features and bug fixes documented here.
XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.4.1 (July 24, 2023): Maintenance release: updated several software components in XMLmind XSL Utility and XMLmind XSL Server; official support of Java™ 20.
July 4, 2023, third public release of XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition, version 1.0.0-beta3, is freely available for testing. Added features and bug fixes documented here.
XMLmind Word To XML v1.10 (June 20, 2023): Several bug fixes. Web Help output format: now supports the new corporate layout in addition to the classic and simple layouts.
New "corporate" Web Help layout with a simple green theme.Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.14 (June 12, 2023):
  • Added a add-copiable-links parameter which makes it easy copying links to chapters, sections, tables, figures, etc, in order to share them with others. For example, send by email a link to a chapter found in the generated Web Help.
  • Upgraded XMLmind Web Help Compiler to version 3.5, which supports the new corporate layout in addition to the classic and simple layouts.
Open Source XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.8 (June 12, 2023):
  • Added a proc.copiablelinks parameter which makes it easy copying links to chapters, sections, tables, figures, etc, in order to share them with others. For example, send by email a link to a chapter found in the generated Web Help.
  • Upgraded XMLmind Web Help Compiler to version 3.5, which supports the new corporate layout in addition to the classic and simple layouts.
May 29, 2023, second public release of XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition, version 1.0.0-beta2, is freely available for testing. Added features and bug fixes documented here.
A DITA <concept> opened in <xxe-client>, a custom HTML element which is the frontend of XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition.XMLmind XML Editor v10.4 (May 1, 2023):

First public release of XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition

XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition (XXEW for short) is a 100% JavaScript, lightweight, streamlined, implementation of XMLmind XML Editor running in the web browser, thus not requiring any installation on the user side.

Released version 1.0.0-beta1, almost feature complete, is freely available for testing. XXEW will become a commercial product at the end of the beta test period.

More information in XMLmind XML Editor Web Edition.

Other changes:

Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.13.1 (April 20, 2023): Upgraded XMLmind Web Help Compiler to version 3.4.1. Official support of Java™ 20.
Open Source XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.7.1 (April 20, 2023): Upgraded XMLmind Web Help Compiler to version 3.4.1. Official support of Java™ 20.
XMLmind Word To XML v1.9.1 (March 15, 2023): Maintenance release. Updated most software components. Official support of macOS Ventura (version 13).
Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.13 (March 8, 2023): maintenance release featuring minor enhancements and bug fixes and some updated software components (e.g. Saxon).
Open Source XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.7 (March 8, 2023): maintenance release featuring minor enhancements and bug fixes and some updated software components (e.g. Saxon).
'text-decoration' support by the DOCX formatXMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.4 (January 23, 2023): Highlights:
XXE 10.3 running on macOS Ventura 13.xXMLmind XML Editor v10.3 (December 12, 2022): Highlights:
Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.12 (December 5, 2022): Updated several software components. Official support of Java™ 19. “Plus distribution” now bundled with Apache FOP 2.8.
Open Source XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.6 (December 5, 2022): Updated several software components. Official support of Java™ 19. “Plus distribution” now bundled with Apache FOP 2.8.
Redesigned dialog box letting the user add or modify an entry of the MS-Word style to XML element map.XMLmind Word To XML v1.9 (October 3, 2022):
  • Redesigned the dialog box letting the user add or modify an entry of the MS-Word style to XML element map in order to make this dialog box simpler and less error-prone to use.
  • Other minor enhancements and a bug fix.
  • Now officially supported on the Java™ 18 and 19 platforms.
Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.11.2 (September 19, 2022): Two bug fixes. Upgraded XMLmind Web Help Compiler to version 3.3.3.
Open Source XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.5.2 (September19, 2022): Upgraded XMLmind Web Help Compiler to version 3.3.3.
XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.3.3 (August 2, 2022): Maintenance release: updated several software components in XMLmind XSL Utility and XMLmind XSL Server; official support of Java™ 18.
Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.11.1 (August 2, 2022): Upgraded XMLmind Web Help Compiler to version 3.3.2 which adds ARIA roles to some of the HTML elements generated by the classic and the simple layouts.
XMLmind XML Editor v10.2 (July 25, 2022): Highlights:
  • DITA Map/BookMap, DocBook Assembly, Ebook Specification configurations: the "Open All Topics R/O" and "Open All Topics" buttons found in the toolbar now open all the topics and maps referenced in the selected elements and their descendants.
  • The "Find and Replace Element" dialog box is not modal anymore, which makes it much more convenient to use.
  • The "Hunspell Spell Checker" add-on, leveraging Hunspell, now works on an Apple® M1 (ARM®) processor.
  • A few bug fixes too.
Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.11 (May 31, 2022): Two bug fixes.
XMLmind XML Editor v10.1 (April 26, 2022): Maintenance release, including a number of bug fixes but also:
Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.10.1 (April 14, 2022): Maintenance release. Official support of Java™ 18. “Plus distribution” now bundled with Apache FOP 2.7.
Open Source XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.5.1 (April 14, 2022): Maintenance release. Official support of Java™ 18. “Plus distribution” now bundled with Apache FOP 2.7.
w2x-app and its online help browser running on macOS Monterey 12.x, Apple® M1 processor.XMLmind Word To XML v1.8.6 (March 10, 2022): Maintenance release. Official support of Windows 11 and macOS Monterey for both Intel® and ARM® (Apple® M1) processors.
XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.3.2 (January 21, 2022): Minor enhancements in XMLmind XSL Utility. Updated several software components in XMLmind XSL Utility and XMLmind XSL Server. Official support of Java™ 17, macOS Monterey for both Intel® and ARM® (Apple® M1) processors, Windows 11.
Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.10 (January 17, 2022): Recommended upgrade: bug fixes related to <navtitle>.
XXE v10 running on macOS Monterey (MacBook M1 Pro)XMLmind XML Editor v10.0 (December 2, 2021): Highlights:
  • Got rid of rarely —if ever— used features in order to make the desktop XXE application “lighter” and also simpler to maintain and enhance.
  • The xxeconvert command-line utility, which replaces the xxetool command-line utility, runs on headless servers.
  • Several other enhancements and a number of bug fixes.
  • XMLmind XML Editor is now officially supported on Java™ 17 platforms, on macOS Monterey (version 12.0), including on Macs having an Apple® M1 (ARM®) processor and on Windows 11.
Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.9 (November 15, 2021): Maintenance release. Official support of Java™ 17, macOS Monterey for both Intel® and ARM® (Apple® M1) processors, Windows 11.
Open Source XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.5 (November 15, 2021): Maintenance release. Official support of Java™ 17, macOS Monterey for both Intel® and ARM® (Apple® M1) processors, Windows 11.
XMLmind Word To XML v1.8.5 (October 4, 2021): A few enhancements and bug fixes. Now officially supported on Java™ 17 platforms (but not yet on Macs having an Apple M1 processor).
Confirm automatic upgrade of user-installed add-ons after a new version of XXE is installedXMLmind XML Editor v9.5.1 (June 22, 2021): Highlights:
  • Made the automatic upgrade of user-installed add-ons after a new version of XXE is installed simpler, more reliable and more systematic.

    However these new simplicity and reliability come at a price: using the "Install Add-ons" dialog box, it is no longer possible to install, uninstall or upgrade any of the bundled add-ons found inside the XXE installation directory (XXE_install_dir/addon/). (It's still possible to do this “manually” though.)

    More information in: The "Install Add-ons" dialog box.

  • Updated several software components (XMLmind DITA Converter, XMLmind Word To XML, etc).
  • XMLmind XML Editor is now officially supported on Java™ 16 platforms.
XMLmind Word To XML v1.8.4 (May 20, 2021): Minor enhancements and bug fixes. Now officially supported on Java™ 16 platforms.
Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.8.2 (May 14, 2021): Maintenance release: upgraded software component XMLmind Web Help Compiler to version 3.2; tested ditac against Java™ 16.
Open Source XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.4.4 (May 14, 2021): Maintenance release: upgraded software component XMLmind Web Help Compiler to version 3.2; tested ebookc against Java™ 16.
DITA topic containing an Arabic text. ("Bidi Support" add-on installed; Linux; HiDPI screen; "FlatLight" look&feel.)XMLmind XML Editor v9.5 (March 5, 2021): Highlights:
XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.3.1 (February 23, 2021): Updated many software components in XMLmind XSL Utility and XMLmind XSL Server (ditac, Saxon, Batik, FOP, etc). A couple of bug fixes, including a fix for an intriguing bug related to space between text lines triggered by MS-Word 2019+.
w2x-app running on macOS Big Sur (version 11.0)XMLmind Word To XML v1.8.3 (December 2, 2020):
  • Minor enhancements and bug fixes.
  • XMLmind Word To XML is now officially supported on Java™ 15 platforms and on macOS Big Sur (version 11.0).
Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.8.1 (November 30, 2020): Maintenance release: updated software components; tested against Java™ 15.
Open Source XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.4.3 (November 30, 2020): Maintenance release: updated software components; tested against Java™ 15.
Edit a JSON file as if it were an XML fileXMLmind XML Editor v9.4.1 (September 25, 2020):
  • Any configuration (DITA, DocBook, XHTML, etc): added a handy "Change case" toolbar button to the "Convert Text" frame.
  • Added a "Highlight all" option to the Search tool.
  • New "JSON document format" add-on, installed by default. This add-on lets you use XMLmind XML Editor to edit a JSON file as if it were an XML file.
  • Upgraded the XMLmind XSL-FO Converter (XFC for short) plug-in to version 6.3.
  • Upgraded the "Word To XML" add-on to XMLmind Word To XML version 1.8.2 which may be used to convert DOCX to DocBook 5.1 assembly.
XMLmind XSL Utility (Linux; HiDPI screen; "FlatLight" look&feel)XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.3 (August 28, 2020): Highlights:
  • XMLmind XSL-FO Converter engine:
    • It is now possible to add metadata (e.g. the usual author, title, date, etc, but also custom metadata) to the documents created by XFC. (XFC equivalent of MS-Word "File|Info|Properties, Advanced Properties".)
    • It is now possible to control the type of changes which can be made to the documents created by XFC. (XFC equivalent of MS-Word "File|Info|Protect Document, Restrict Editing".) For example, XFC can now generate a DOCX file which cannot be modified at all, unless the user types a password.
  • Updated many software components in XMLmind XSL Utility and XMLmind XSL Server (ditac, Saxon, Batik, FOP, etc).
XMLmind Word To XML v1.8.2 (August 4, 2020): New DocBook 5.1 assembly output format. Updated the XMLmind Web Help Compiler software component. Now officially supported on Java™ 14 platforms.
"List Anchors and Links" dialog boxXMLmind XML Editor v9.4 (July 28, 2020):
  • Any configuration (DITA, DocBook, XHTML, etc):
    • New "Set ID" toolbar button. This button displays a menu having 3 entries: "Set ID", "Unset ID" and all new "List Anchors and Links". This last menu entry displays a very convenient dialog box letting the user search and select anchors (that is, any element having an ID) and links.
    • More generally, simpler, better organized, enhanced toolbar. For example, when you use the toolbar to add a fig element to your DITA topic, you are now prompted to specify an image file.
    • Ctrl-Alt-click upon a link of any kind to follow it. (Cmd-Alt-click on the Mac.) This new mouse action is a handy alternative to the "Follow Link" entry of the contextual menu.
  • Updated many software components (ditac, Saxon, Batik, FOP, etc).
  • A few minor bug fixes.
Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.8 (July 20, 2020): Some minor enhancements and bug fixes. Updated software components like Saxon and Apache FOP. Now officially supported on Java™ 14 platforms.
Open Source XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.4.2 (July 20, 2020): Updated software components like Saxon and Apache FOP. Now officially supported on Java™ 14 platforms.
The contextual menu of the “file icon” found at the beginning of the node path barXMLmind XML Editor v9.3 (April 8, 2020):
  • Any configuration (DITA, DocBook, XHTML, etc): the node path bar can now be configured to display the value of any attribute you want. XHTML example: html > body > pre#example.fancy.line-numbers > code. Character "#" is used to prefix the value of attribute id. Character "." is used to prefix the tokens comprising the value of attribute class.

    These settings are done using a dialog box displayed when selecting the "Customize" item of the contextual menu of the “file icon” found at the very beginning of the node path bar. This contextual menu may also contain a number of checkboxes letting the user quickly hide and show the attributes declared using the "Customize" dialog box.

  • New add-on called "FlatLaf Look and Feel" containing a clean, simple and elegant “Look & Feel” for XMLmind XML Editor.

    This add-on, which is not installed by default, is supported on all platforms. It is especially nice to have on Linux where the default “cross-platform”, Look & Feel (called "Metal") looks rather outdated. It may also interest Windows and Mac users who want a dark theme or simply prefer how FlatLaf looks compared to the default, “system”, Look & Feel.

  • A number of other minor yet useful enhancements.
  • Updated several software components, among them XMLmind Word To XML (Import DOCX) and XMLmind XSL-FO Converter (Convert Document to RTF, WML, DOCX, ODT).
  • A few minor bug fixes too.
XMLmind Word To XML v1.8.1 (March 09, 2020):
A DITA landscape table converted to DOCXXMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.2 (February 28, 2020): Highlights:
  • XMLmind XSL-FO Converter engine: element fo:block-container with a reference-orientation attribute equal to 90, 270, -90 or -270 may be used to temporarily switch the page orientation from portrait to landscape. This feature is typically used to help MS-Word or OpenOffice/LibreOffice display a wide table or a wide figure.
  • XMLmind XSL-FO Converter engine for .NET: upgraded the .NET implementation of the Java™ runtime needed to run XMLmind XSL-FO Converter to IKVM.NET 8.1.5717.0 (which corresponds to Java 1.8.0_45).
  • Updated several software components in XMLmind XSL Utility and XMLmind XSL Server, and most notably XMLmind Web Help Compiler. Thanks to XMLmind Web Help Compiler v3.x, the generated Web Help gets a fresh new look, among several other useful enhancements. For example, the Web Help is now “responsive” by default.
Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.7.1 (February 26, 2020): Table attribute orient=land (landscape table) is now supported when generating PDF, RTF, WML, DOCX, ODT. Updated software components like Saxon and Apache FOP.
Open Source XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.4.1 (February 26, 2020): Important bug fix. Updated software components like Saxon and Apache FOP.
XMLmind XML Editor v9.2 (January 16, 2020): Highlights:
  • When converting DITA, DocBook or an Ebook to any (X)HTML based format (EPUB, Web Help, etc), the generated HTML pages looks much better than before. Moreover the generated Web Help is now “responsive” by default.
  • New add-on "Paste from Word Processor or Browser", now installed by default whatever the platform, supersedes the previous add-on which was called "Paste from Word".

    This add-on adds an entry called "Paste from Word Processor or Browser" to the "Paste As" submenu found in the XHTML, DocBook or DITA Topic menus. This menu entry imports the HTML copied to the clipboard by word processors or web browsers and intelligently pastes it into the XML document being edited.

  • Updated many software components.
  • Now officially supported on Java™ 13 platforms and on macOS Catalina (10.15).
Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.7 (November 20, 2019):
  • Thanks to XMLmind Web Help Compiler v3, the generated Web Help gets a fresh new look, among several other useful enhancements. For example, the Web Help is now “responsive” by default.
  • The CSS stylesheet used by default when generating any of the XHTML-based output formats (except Java™ Help) has also been “modernized”.
  • Any XHTML-based output format: it's now much easier to customize the look of the XHTML pages generated by ditac. This is done using new XSLT stylesheet parameter custom-css.
Open Source XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.4 (November 20, 2019):
  • Thanks to XMLmind Web Help Compiler v3, the generated Web Help gets a fresh new look, among several other useful enhancements. For example, the Web Help is now “responsive” by default.
  • Setting new ebook attribute includebasestylesheet to "true" guarantees to effortlessly create a nicely formatted book.
XMLmind Word To XML v1.8 (September 30, 2019): Important enhancements and bug fixes. Recommended upgrade, especially if you use w2x to convert DOCX to DITA.
The 'Toggle the visibility of elements belonging to certain categories' button of the Edit toolXMLmind XML Editor v9.1 (September 16, 2019): Highlights:
  • Added a "Toggle the visibility of elements belonging to certain categories" button to the Edit tool.
  • DITA Topic, DocBook configurations: added "Continue Numbering" and "Inherit Numbering" entries to the menu displayed by the "Change list type" button found in the tool bar.
  • XHTML configurations:
    • Updated our in-house XML Schema and added a companion Schematron in order to implement most of the conformance requirements for authors specified in the HTML Living Standard.
    • Added a "Preview Settings" entry to the XHTML menu.
    • Added an auto-completion facility to the value field of the Attributes tool when the attribute being edited is class.
  • Updated several software components.
  • Fixed an important bug related to URIs having fragments starting with "#./", that is, the abbreviated fragment-identifier syntax introduced in DITA 1.3 that replaces the topic ID with ".". Therefore if you are a DITA author, upgrading to version 9.1 is strongly recommended.
  • Several substantial commercial changes.
Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.6.1 (September 9, 2019): Two important bug fixes. Recommended upgrade.
Open Source XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.3.3 (September 9, 2019): Ebooks are now based on the HTML Living Standard. Previously they were based on the HTML 5.x W3C Recommendation.
XMLmind XSL-FO Converter v6.1 (July 8, 2019): Highlights:
  • Several minor enhancements and bug fixes.
  • Updated several software components in XMLmind XSL Utility and XMLmind XSL Server, and most notably XMLmind DITA Converter v3.6, which gives even more control over the numbering of ordered lists.
  • Due to the recent changes in Oracle Java™ licensing,
    • A Java™ 1.6+ runtime is now required to run the XMLmind XSL-FO Converter engine, Java Edition. A Java™ 1.8+ runtime is now required to run XMLmind XSL Utility and XMLmind XSL Server. Both Oracle Java and OpenJDK are now officially supported.
    • The setup.exe and ".dmg" distributions of XMLmind XSL Utility are now bundled with the latest version of OpenJDK (currently OpenJDK v12.0.1).
Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.6 (July 2, 2019): Even more control over the numbering of ordered lists. Specifying inheritnum in the outputclass attribute of an ordered list now causes the list item numbering to inherit from outer-level ordered lists. For example, using this feature (e.g. <ol outputclass="upper-alpha inheritnum">), the items of a list nested at level 2 are labelled "1.A.", "1.B.", "1.C.", etc.
XMLmind XML Editor v9XMLmind XML Editor v9.0 (May 17, 2019):
  • Due to the recent changes in Oracle Java™ licensing,
    • Java™ 8+ is now required to compile and run XXE. Both Oracle Java and OpenJDK are now officially supported.
    • The setup.exe and ".dmg" distributions of XXE are now bundled with the latest version of OpenJDK (currently OpenJDK v12.0.1).
  • Several useful enhancements, the main one being related to the support of DITA subject scheme maps in XXE.
  • Updated most software components (e.g. Apache Batik).
  • A few bug fixes too.
Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.5 (April 19, 2019): Support of all the features of subject scheme maps related to controlled attribute values. Updated some software components. Now officially supported on Java™ 12 platforms.
Open Source XMLmind Ebook Compiler v1.3.2 (April 19, 2019): Some minor enhancements. Updated some software components. Now officially supported on Java™ 12 platforms.
XMLmind Word To XML v1.7 (April 02, 2019): XMLmind Word To XML now supports plugins. A plugin is a very simple framework letting you extend w2x in order to convert DOCX to XML conforming to your own custom schema.
A TEI Lite document opened in XXEXMLmind XML Editor v8.3 (February 22, 2019):
  • New TEI Lite configuration.

    This configuration is available in the form of an add-on called "TEI Lite configuration". This add-on is not installed by default in XMLmind XML Editor. If you are interested, please use menu item "Options|Install Add-on" to install this add-on.

    By reading new user guide "XMLmind XML Editor - Creating a TEI Lite Document", you'll learn to use XXE to create and modify TEI Lite documents. This user guide assumes that you know TEI and XML, but that you don't not know anything about XXE.

  • Several minor enhancements and bug fixes.
Open Source XMLmind DITA Converter v3.4 (February 12, 2019): two important bug fixes related to “flagging” contents using a .ditaval conditional processing file.

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