---
title: "2021.4 release notes"
canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/web/release-notes/2021-4/"
md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/web/release-notes/2021-4.md"
last_updated: "2026-06-09T10:21:54.475Z"
description: "Explore the new features of PSPDFKit 2021.4, including default JavaScript actions and improved TypeScript declarations for better integration and accuracy."
---

# PSPDFKit 2021.4 migration guide for seamless updates

In [PSPDFKit for Web 2021.4](https://www.nutrient.io/blog/pspdfkit-web-2021-4-undo-redo-document-editor-customization/), we changed the default value of [`NutrientViewer.Options.PDF_JAVASCRIPT`](https://www.nutrient.io/api/web/variables/NutrientViewer.Options.PDF_JAVASCRIPT.html) to `true`, so JavaScript actions will be enabled by default in Standalone mode (JavaScript actions aren’t supported in Server mode).

If this setting affects your integration, you can restore the previous behavior by setting the option to `false` before calling [`NutrientViewer.load()`](https://www.nutrient.io/api/web/functions/NutrientViewer.load.html):

```js

NutrientViewer.Options.PDF_JAVASCRIPT = false;
NutrientViewer.load(configuration);

```

We completely changed the way we generate TypeScript declarations to make them more powerful and accurate. The internal API declarations are no longer exported, so if you were using those, it might lead to errors during the build step. This shouldn’t affect you if you weren’t using the types of internal APIs. If you still want to use internal types, most of them can be formed using the combination of `typeof` and [utility types](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/utility-types.html).

Before:

```js

import Instance from "pspdfkit/dist/types/typescript/Instance";

```

After:

```js

type Instance = InstanceType<typeof NutrientViewer.Instance>;

```

Some of the frequently used types are:

```js

type Instance = InstanceType<typeof NutrientViewer.Instance>;
type Rect = InstanceType<typeof NutrientViewer.Geometry.Rect>;
type Color = InstanceType<typeof NutrientViewer.Color>;
type Annotation = InstanceType<typeof NutrientViewer.Annotations.Annotation>;
type TextSelection = InstanceType<typeof NutrientViewer.TextSelection>;
type ToolbarItems = InstanceType<typeof NutrientViewer.Instance>["toolbarItems"];
type List = ReturnType<typeof NutrientViewer.Immutable.List>;

type Awaited<T> = T extends PromiseLike<infer U>? Awaited<U> : T;
type AnnotationsList = Awaited<ReturnType<Instance["getAnnotations"]>>;

```

We’re exploring ways to make this experience better in our upcoming releases.

For a full list of changes, check out the [changelog](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/web/changelog.md#2021.4).

## Migrate PSPDFKit Server

If you use PSPDFKit Server, make sure you read the [2021.4 server migration guide](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/product-archives-and-deprecated-solutions.md).
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