From c1ecbe8638ac6f4c60b273cf18452cb480761938 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mark <mark@dynamsoft.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:31:24 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] v11.6.1000 release

---
 .../sidelist-parameters-organization.html     |  1 +
 introduction/index.md                         |  1 -
 performance/accuracy.md                       |  1 -
 performance/index.md                          |  1 -
 performance/read-rate.md                      |  1 -
 performance/speed.md                          |  1 -
 programming/features/customize-the-ui.md      |  1 -
 programming/features/read-different-source.md |  1 -
 .../features/read-video-streaming-js.md       |  1 -
 programming/usecases/scan-and-parse-AAMVA.md  |  1 -
 .../usecases/scan-barcodes-as-input.md        |  1 -
 release-notes/dbr-rn-11.md                    | 31 ++++++++++++++++++-
 release-notes/index.md                        |  2 +-
 13 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/_includes/sidelist-parameters-organization.html b/_includes/sidelist-parameters-organization.html
index dc25f89b..9222a414 100644
--- a/_includes/sidelist-parameters-organization.html
+++ b/_includes/sidelist-parameters-organization.html
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
             <ul>
                 <li><a href="{{ site.dcvb_parameters_reference }}barcode-format-specification/all-module-deviation.html" class="otherLinkColour">AllModuleDeviation</a></li>
                 <li><a href="{{ site.dcvb_parameters_reference }}barcode-format-specification/australian-post-encoding-table.html" class="otherLinkColour">AustralianPostEncodingTable</a></li>
+                <li><a href="{{ site.dcvb_parameters_reference }}barcode-format-specification/auto-detect-color-inversion.html" class="otherLinkColour">AutoDetectColorInversion</a></li>
                 <li><a href="{{ site.dcvb_parameters_reference }}barcode-format-specification/barcode-angle-range-array.html" class="otherLinkColour">BarcodeAngleRangeArray</a></li>
                 <li><a href="{{ site.dcvb_parameters_reference }}barcode-format-specification/barcode-bytes-length-range-array.html" class="otherLinkColour">BarcodeBytesLengthRangeArray</a></li>
                 <li><a href="{{ site.dcvb_parameters_reference }}barcode-format-specification/barcode-format-ids.html" class="otherLinkColour">BarcodeFormatIds</a></li>
diff --git a/introduction/index.md b/introduction/index.md
index 6a445054..f8268bdb 100644
--- a/introduction/index.md
+++ b/introduction/index.md
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ description: This is the overview page of Dynamsoft Barcode Reader Introduction.
 keywords: overview
 needAutoGenerateSidebar: true
 needGenerateH3Content: true
-permalink: /introduction/index.html
 ---
 
 # Introduction to Dynamsoft Barcode Reader
diff --git a/performance/accuracy.md b/performance/accuracy.md
index 75017881..d8f5c98f 100644
--- a/performance/accuracy.md
+++ b/performance/accuracy.md
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Keywords: accuracy
 needAutoGenerateSidebar: true
 noTitleIndex: false
 breadcrumbText: Accuracy
-permalink: /performance/accuracy.html
 ---
 
 <script src="https://cdn.mathjax.org/mathjax/latest/MathJax.js?config=TeX-AMS-MML_HTMLorMML" type="text/javascript"></script>
diff --git a/performance/index.md b/performance/index.md
index d547ac59..41e0a2e0 100644
--- a/performance/index.md
+++ b/performance/index.md
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ description: This is the Performance Optimization index page for Dynamsoft Barco
 keywords: performance optimization
 breadcrumbText: Performance
 needGenerateH3Content: false
-permalink: /performance/index.html
 ---
 
 # Performance Optimization
diff --git a/performance/read-rate.md b/performance/read-rate.md
index d4cccbba..5c08d440 100644
--- a/performance/read-rate.md
+++ b/performance/read-rate.md
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ description: This page shows how the Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK is designed to
 keywords: Read Rate
 breadcrumbText: Read Rate
 noTitleIndex: false
-permalink: /performance/read-rate.html
 ---
 
 <script src="https://cdn.mathjax.org/mathjax/latest/MathJax.js?config=TeX-AMS-MML_HTMLorMML" type="text/javascript"></script>
diff --git a/performance/speed.md b/performance/speed.md
index 5841772d..356ea1e6 100644
--- a/performance/speed.md
+++ b/performance/speed.md
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ keywords: speed
 needAutoGenerateSidebar: true
 noTitleIndex: false
 breadcrumbText: Speed
-permalink: /performance/speed.html
 ---
 
 <script src="https://cdn.mathjax.org/mathjax/latest/MathJax.js?config=TeX-AMS-MML_HTMLorMML" type="text/javascript"></script>
diff --git a/programming/features/customize-the-ui.md b/programming/features/customize-the-ui.md
index 2a5c1cd1..99647ba6 100644
--- a/programming/features/customize-the-ui.md
+++ b/programming/features/customize-the-ui.md
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ needAutoGenerateSidebar: true
 keywords: ui customization
 breadcrumbText: UI Customization
 noTitleIndex: false
-permalink: /programming/features/customize-the-ui.html
 ---
 
 # Customize the UI
diff --git a/programming/features/read-different-source.md b/programming/features/read-different-source.md
index 6ce51815..834073b3 100644
--- a/programming/features/read-different-source.md
+++ b/programming/features/read-different-source.md
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ keywords: Different Source
 needAutoGenerateSidebar: true
 needGenerateH3Content: true
 noTitleIndex: true
-permalink: /programming/features/read-different-source.html
 ---
 
 # Read Barcode from Different Image Sources
diff --git a/programming/features/read-video-streaming-js.md b/programming/features/read-video-streaming-js.md
index 7f6bb745..f2a8066b 100644
--- a/programming/features/read-video-streaming-js.md
+++ b/programming/features/read-video-streaming-js.md
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ keywords: Different Source
 needAutoGenerateSidebar: true
 needGenerateH3Content: true
 noTitleIndex: true
-permalink: /programming/features/read-video-streaming-js.html
 ---
 
 # Read Barcode from Video Streaming
diff --git a/programming/usecases/scan-and-parse-AAMVA.md b/programming/usecases/scan-and-parse-AAMVA.md
index 0baee65c..62875e38 100644
--- a/programming/usecases/scan-and-parse-AAMVA.md
+++ b/programming/usecases/scan-and-parse-AAMVA.md
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ title: Scan and parse PDF417 on AAMVA documents
 description: Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK Use Case - Scan and parse PDF417 on AAMVA documents
 keywords: input, barcode, use-case, AAMVA, parse
 noTitleIndex: true
-permalink: /programming/usecases/scan-and-parse-AAMVA.html
 ---
 
 # Scan and parse PDF417 on AAMVA documents
diff --git a/programming/usecases/scan-barcodes-as-input.md b/programming/usecases/scan-barcodes-as-input.md
index 76dd3d78..61fdaff3 100644
--- a/programming/usecases/scan-barcodes-as-input.md
+++ b/programming/usecases/scan-barcodes-as-input.md
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ title: Scan Barcodes as Input
 description: Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK Use Case - Scan Barcodes as Input
 keywords: input, barcode, use-case
 noTitleIndex: true
-permalink: /programming/usecases/scan-barcodes-as-input.html
 ---
 
 # Scan Barcodes as Input
diff --git a/release-notes/dbr-rn-11.md b/release-notes/dbr-rn-11.md
index 95dd2347..63a51096 100644
--- a/release-notes/dbr-rn-11.md
+++ b/release-notes/dbr-rn-11.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 layout: default-layout
 title: Release Notes v11.x - Dynamsoft Barcode Reader
-description: This note features the latest updates in Barcode Reader SDK version 11.x. New features were added along with various APIs deprecated, removed, and removed.
+description: This note features the latest updates in Barcode Reader SDK version 11.x.
 keywords: release notes, dynamsoft barcode reader
 needAutoGenerateSidebar: true
 needGenerateH3Content: false
@@ -10,6 +10,35 @@ noTitleIndex: true
 
 # Release Notes for Dynamsoft Barcode Reader - 11.x
 
+## 11.6 (07/23/2026)
+
+### Highlights
+
+#### Multimodal PDF Content Extraction
+
+- **New PDF Reading Mode** - Added `PDFRM_MULTIMODAL` to `PDFReadingMode`, now the default for `PDFReadingParameter`. It extracts vector graphics, text content, and embedded images from PDF files, enabling stronger barcode reading performance in multimodal PDF scenarios.
+- **Performance Behavior Update** - Compared with full-page raster rendering, `PDFRM_MULTIMODAL` usually improves speed by avoiding unnecessary rendering of irrelevant regions.
+
+#### Multi-Threaded Barcode Decoding
+
+- **Get results sooner with parallel processing** - Barcode decoding now uses a breadth-first strategy that decomposes a single DBR Task into one Localization Work and one or more Decoding Works. This improves thread utilization and reduces the chance that a slow `DeblurMode` attempt blocks other faster decoding attempts, helping valid results come back sooner.
+
+#### DataMatrix Color Inversion Detection
+
+- **Handle normal and inverted DataMatrix more efficiently** - Added `AutoDetectColorInversion` to automatically handle both normal and inverted DataMatrix barcodes. Instead of processing the whole image twice, the SDK applies dual-polarity handling only to localized DataMatrix regions, which makes processing faster in dual-polarity scenarios.
+
+#### Barcode Layout Analysis
+
+- **Decode dense grid barcodes more completely** - Added `LayoutAnalyzer` to organize barcode locations into logical line or matrix layouts and infer unrecognized barcode regions when gaps exist, enabling workflows such as fast first-pass decoding, missing-region inference, and targeted second-pass decoding on dense N*M barcode layouts.
+
+#### Cross-Version License Support
+
+- **Use a single license across SDK versions** - Full License 1.0 keys (starting with "f") that are non-perpetual are no longer version-checked, so the same key can be used across SDK versions without reactivation.
+
+| Versions | Available Editions |
+| -------- | ------------------ |
+| 11.6.1000 | [C++]({{ site.cpp_release_notes}}cpp-11.html#1161000-07232026){:target="_blank"} / [.NET]({{ site.dotnet_release_notes }}dotnet-11.html#1161000-07232026){:target="_blank"} / [Python]({{ site.python_release_notes}}python-11.html#1161000-07232026){:target="_blank"} / [Java]({{ site.java_release_notes}}java-11.html#1161000-07232026){:target="_blank"} |
+
 ## 11.4 (02/05/2026)
 
 ### Highlights
diff --git a/release-notes/index.md b/release-notes/index.md
index df487071..333cfa07 100644
--- a/release-notes/index.md
+++ b/release-notes/index.md
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ title: Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK - Release Notes
 description: This is the release notes page of Dynamsoft Barcode Reader.
 keywords: release notes
 needGenerateH3Content: false
-permalink: /release-notes/index.html
 ---
 
 # Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK - Release Notes
 
+- [Version 11.6 (07-23-2026)]({{ site.release_notes }}dbr-rn-11.html#116)
 - [Version 11.4 (02-05-2026)]({{ site.release_notes }}dbr-rn-11.html#114)
 - [Version 11.2 (10-14-2025)]({{ site.release_notes }}dbr-rn-11.html#112)
 - [Version 11.0 (03-04-2025)]({{ site.release_notes }}dbr-rn-11.html#110)