PDF is everywhere in document workflows — and now Mako writes it much faster.
With Mako 9.0.0, we are introducing a new PDF output class in the Mako Core SDK that delivers a major performance improvement for those who create, convert, process, inspect, or republish PDF files.
For many production environments, PDF output is where the workflow becomes real: the final customer-facing file, the print-ready document, the archive copy, or the hand-off point to another system. It is also often one of the most performance-sensitive stages. When you are processing thousands of files, even modest savings per document can quickly add up. When the improvement is 2× faster or better, the impact can be transformational.
Performance will vary depending on file content and workflow configuration, but representative testing shows PDF output completing more than twice as fast, with some scenarios achieving still greater gains.
The result is simple: PDF-heavy workflows complete faster, scale better, and consume less processing time.
That is why this feature sits at the centre of Mako 9.0.0 — and why this release earns its major version number.
Pick up the new release notes on Mako’s documentation website
About the author
David Stevenson is the product manager for the Mako Core™ SDK and responsible for the performance component in SmartDFE™, the AI-accelerated digital front end platform for high-speed, single-pass inkjet presses. Throughout his career, he has specialized in electronic documents, starting with Xerox Corporation as a product manager for Venture Publisher, an early star of desktop publishing on PCs. That was followed by a 13-year career at Adobe, specializing in various aspects of PDF, including creative print workflows, electronic forms and accessibility. At Helix he continues to focus on PDF technology and solutions for page description languages (PDLs).
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