GroupDocs.Editor for Java 26.1 – Latest Updates and Fixes (February 2026)

What’s new in GroupDocs.Editor for Java 26.1 (February 2026)

ID	Description
EDITORNET‑2968	Delete slides from a presentation – a new API method lets you remove selected slides before saving. See the delete‑slides documentation.
EDITORNET‑2969	Delete worksheet from a spreadsheet – you can now programmatically drop a worksheet from an Excel file. Details in delete‑worksheet documentation.

ID	Description
EDITORNET‑2933	Rendering of `IConnector` elements in presentations is now more accurate.
EDITORNET‑2934	Added support for `HighlightColor` on text portions in presentations.
EDITORNET‑2935	Geometry figures are rendered as SVG instead of using legacy `ClipPath` markup, improving quality and browser compatibility.
EDITORNET‑2938	Introduced simplified overloads for `Editor.save` and `EditableDocument.fromMarkup`, reducing boilerplate when working with markup strings.
EDITORNET‑2940	Auto‑format detection during a save operation has been corrected, eliminating false‑positive format guesses.

ID	Description
EDITORNET‑2883	Right‑hand truncation of content when converting DOCX to paged HTML.
EDITORNET‑2903	Background images were lost during HTML‑to‑Presentation conversion.
EDITORNET‑2906	Minor rendering glitches in Presentation‑to‑HTML conversion fixed.
EDITORNET‑2927	Drawing lines inside shapes now render correctly.
EDITORNET‑2928	Vertical alignment problems in tables within presentations resolved.
EDITORNET‑2932	Errors processing images from embedded HTML during HTML‑to‑Presentation conversion eliminated.
EDITORNET‑2939	Right‑side text truncation in tables during DOCX‑to‑paged‑HTML conversion fixed.
EDITORNET‑3003	HTML tables are now bound to rulesets using class‑selectors rather than ID‑selectors.
EDITORJAVA‑1256	Numbered list handling after editing a Word document corrected.
EDITORJAVA‑1257	“Undefined” label issue in Word documents removed.

HTML → Presentation – Table vertical alignment and slide‑background image handling have been tightened, delivering higher fidelity output.
Presentation → HTML – SVG conversion for grouped shapes (GroupShape) and image positioning inside shapes are now more reliable.
Geometry rendering – SVG is the default format for geometric figures, and old ClipPath code paths have been removed.

Add the latest GroupDocs.Editor for Java artifact to your project via Maven Central:

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.groupdocs</groupId>
    <artifactId>groupdocs-editor</artifactId>
    <version>26.1.0</version>
</dependency>

Or, if you prefer Gradle:

implementation 'com.groupdocs:groupdocs-editor:26.1.0'

The binaries are also available for direct download on the GroupDocs releases page.

Full release notes – (the content above is extracted from the official notes).
Product overview – https://docs.groupdocs.com/editor/java/product-overview/
System requirements – https://docs.groupdocs.com/editor/java/system-requirements/
Technical support – https://docs.groupdocs.com/editor/java/technical-support/
Community forum – https://forum.groupdocs.com/c/editor/20

Feel free to reach out through the forum if you encounter any issues or have suggestions for future releases.