> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.somark.cn/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Changelog

> SoMark release notes and bug fix history

<Update label="2026.5.25" description="Release update">
  ### 🚀 Feature updates

  * Security certification: SoMark has completed algorithm filing with the Cyberspace Administration of China
  * CLI & SDK launched: integrate SoMark quickly through the command line or SDK
  * Excel parsing launched: added support for parsing Excel files
  * Stronger inline and table image handling: improved recognition and restoration for images inside text and tables
  * Multilingual image understanding optimized: images in Chinese documents return Chinese descriptions by default, while other languages return English descriptions by default
  * Free trial now supports `md-raw`: view a more raw Markdown parsing result
  * Cross-page table merging optimized: improved stability and continuity when merging tables across pages
  * SMD improvements: SoMarkDown Viewer now supports local storage and draggable region resizing
  * Website UI refreshed: upgraded the interface and interaction experience
</Update>

<Update label="2026.4.18" description="v0.0.15">
  ### 🚀 Feature updates

  * API free quota now available
    * Every user gets 2,000 free parsing pages per month
    * Daily free quota usage is capped at 500 pages
  * API capabilities expanded
    * `output_formats` now supports the `zip` format for packaged downloads of Markdown and images
    * New `element_formats` parameter lets you customize the output format for images, formulas, tables, and chemical structures independently
    * `feature_config` exposes toggles for cross-page text merging, cross-page table merging, heading level detection, image semantic understanding, images inside tables, images inside text, and header/footer preservation
</Update>

<Update label="2026.3.26" description="v0.0.14">
  ### 🚀 Feature updates

  * Free trial and API now both include these featured capabilities
  * Cross-page table merging: merge tables across pages into one complete table for easier reading
  * Cross-page text merging: merge text across page boundaries to preserve full context
  * Heading level recognition: intelligently detect heading hierarchy for clearer document structure
  * Image understanding: convert visual information into text descriptions that explain the logic behind images
  * Watermark and stamp resistance: reduce interference from watermarks and stamps to recover cleaner text
  * Embedded image restoration: restore images inside text paragraphs and table cells in more detail
</Update>

<Update label="2026.2.28" description="v0.0.12">
  ### 🚀 Feature updates

  * Expanded Office format support: added parsing support for doc, docx, ppt, and pptx files.

  ### 🔧 Bug fixes

  * Fixed errors caused by concurrent request limits.
</Update>

<Update label="2026.1.9" description="v0.0.9">
  ### 🚀 Feature updates

  * Free trial speed significantly improved for faster responses.
  * Updated CAPTCHA interaction flow for easier free-trial usage.

  ### 🔧 Bug fixes

  * Fixed mobile adaptation issues.
  * Fixed compatibility issues with multiple image formats in free trial.
</Update>

<Update label="2025.12.9" description="v0.0.8 (beta officially released)">
  ### 🚀 Feature updates

  * Embedded image restoration.
  * Image understanding and description.
  * Better resistance to watermark interference and improved stamp recognition.

  ### 🔧 Bug fixes

  * Fixed issue where historical parsing records could be lost.
</Update>

<Update label="2025.11.25" description="v0.0.5">
  ### 🔧 Bug fixes

  * Fixed known bugs.
  * Optimized free-trial related interactions.
</Update>

<Update label="2025.10.25" description="v0.0.3">
  ### 🚀 Feature updates

  * API usage analytics: support viewing API key usage over the last 30 days.
  * Full UI refresh: cleaner operations and a more modern experience.

  ### ✨ Experience improvements

  * Enhanced file upload logic: stronger file validation and handling for better stability.
  * Upgraded free quota: free parsing now supports larger files and allows API quota deduction for more flexibility.

  ### 🔧 Bug fixes

  * Fixed occasional failures when parsing large files, improving stability.
</Update>