Altova StyleVision Professional Edition Releases

Released: Oct 21, 2025

Updates in 2026

Features

  • Updated database support
    • For creating database reports, StyleVision supports connecting to all popular relational databases. In v2026 support has been added for the following database versions:
      • Firebird 5.0.
      • MariaDB 11.4 and 11.8.
      • PostgreSQL 17.
  • Support for Visual Studio Insiders 2026
    • In addition to support for integration in previous versions of Visual Studio, StyleVision 2026 supports this pre-release version of Visual Studio from Microsoft.
  • Support for Eclipse...

Released: Mar 25, 2025

Updates in 2025 Release 2

Features

  • Support for MySQL 9.0/9.1.
  • Support for IBM DB2 12.1.
  • Support for Eclipse 4.34.

Released: Oct 22, 2024

Updates in 2025

Features

  • Port to WebView2 - The StyleVision design view has been ported to the WebView2 internal browser engine for a more modern end-user experience.
  • Updated database support - StyleVision and all database-enabled Altova software products connect to 15 of the most popular database types and numerous versions thereof. In this release, support has been added for:
    • MySQL 8.4
    • MariaDB 10.11, 11.2, 11.4
  • Support for most recent Eclipse versions - StyleVision supports seamless integration in the Eclipse...

Released: Jun 25, 2024

Updates in 2024 Release 2 SP1

Fixes

  • Fixed in All/Multiple Products Libraries:
    • Update Python library to 3.11.8 or newer to mitigate OpenSSL vulnerabilities prior to 3.0.13.
    • Update libpng16.dll to a version newer than 1.6.38 to mitigate an alleged vulnerability.
    • Upgrade Visual Studio files to avoid loss of Microsoft support on July 11 2024.

Released: Apr 23, 2024

Updates in 2024 Release 2

Features

  • Updated database support - For database report creation, StyleVision supports the most popular SQL databases and multiple versions thereof. In this release, support has been added for:
    • MySQL 8.2 and 8.3.
    • PostgreSQL 16.
    • MariaDB 11.2.
    • SQLite 3.45.

Released: Oct 24, 2023

Updates in 2024

Features

  • Split output preview - StyleVision allows you to design XML and database reports with simultaneous output in HTML, RTF, PDF, Microsoft Word, and text. Now, in addition to previewing each output format rendered separately from the design view, you can turn on Split Output Preview to see the changes you make in design view reflected in the output in real time.
  • HTML preview with Microsoft Edge - Like PDF, HTML output is now generated using Microsoft Edge (Microsoft Internet Explorer is...

Released: Apr 12, 2023

Updates in 2023 Release 2

Features

  • Support for embedding images in HTML output - To make sharing of HTML reports generated by StyleVision easier, customers may now opt to have StyleVision generate HTML with all images embedded. This makes it easier to share the HTML file, for example, by email, without having to also send and link the accompanying images. A new section is available on the Images tab of the File / Properties dialog for selecting image embedding options for HTML output.
  • Support for additional database...

Released: Oct 19, 2022

Updates in 2023

Features

  • Support for Altova Schema Manager - Altova Version 2023 product line includes a new XML Schema Manager.
    • The Altova XML Schema Manager provides a centralized way to install and manage standard XML Schemas for use with StyleVision and all Altova XML-enabled applications. The convenient interface lets you simply select the schemas you want to install (or uninstall).
    • The XML Schema Manager will automatically select any required dependencies.
    • Once a schema is installed, it’s available for...

Released: Mar 8, 2022

Updates in 2022 Release 2

Features

  • Added support for images in the Project Window - The StyleVision Project Window provides a convenient view for grouping, managing, and working with related files. Once collected in a project, files can be accessed easily from the Project sidebar when designing a report. When a project includes images, you can now preview (via mouseover) and open them directly from the Project Window.
  • Added support for additional database versions - StyleVision now supports the latest versions of the...

Released: Oct 27, 2021

Updates in 2022

Features

  • A new output format: pure text - For creating reports from XML, database and XBRL data, StyleVision now supports pure text as an output format. These text reports are ideal for machine reading or in circumstances when it’s useful to view large amounts of data without the need for styling and layout considerations.
    • Based on your graphical report design, StyleVision will generate the text report as well as an XSLT stylesheet for automating the transformation. Automated text output is also...