Xceed.PdfLibrary.NET 3.0.26322.8460

Xceed PDF Library for .NET – Create and Manipulate PDF Documents

Xceed PDF Library for .NET – Enterprise PDF Creation & Manipulation API for .NET

Overview

Enterprise-grade PDF creation, manipulation, and extraction API for .NET applications.

Overview

Xceed PDF Library for .NET is a complete enterprise framework for PDF document creation, manipulation, extraction, and automation. Whether you're building document management systems, reporting engines, or enterprise workflows, Xceed provides the tools to handle complex PDF operations programmatically.

Trusted by Fortune 500 companies and .NET developers worldwide, this library streamlines PDF document automation across ASP.NET, Blazor, desktop, cloud, and server-side applications.

Key Features

PDF Creation

• Create PDF documents from scratch programmatically
• Generate professional documents with custom layouts
• Add pages with configurable margins and sizes
• Set custom page formats and dimensions
• Open, modify, and save existing PDF documents

Text & Formatting

• Add styled text with custom fonts, sizes, and colors
• Support for standard system and embedded custom fonts
• Create paragraphs with automatic text wrapping
• Precise text positioning and alignment control
• Comprehensive font information extraction
• Find a specific text and remove it, replace it or modify its style

Forms & Interactivity

• CheckBox fields
• RadioButton fields
• TextBox and NumberTextBox fields
• DateTimeTextBox fields
• ComboBox and ListBox fields
• Digital signature fields

Content Extraction

• Extract text, words, and characters
• Extract metadata and font information
• Extract text within specific rectangles
• Extract images and graphical elements
• Extract hyperlinks, bookmarks, and watermarks
• Extract form fields and attachments
• Support for right-to-left, Asian, and Arabic text

Advanced Features

• Add watermarks and attachments
• Insert hyperlinks and bookmarks
• Insert png or jpg images
• Draw lines, rectangles, and paths
• Digital signature field support
• Elements rotation extraction
• Comprehensive metadata handling
• Support transparency
• Encrypt and decrypt with passwords
• Manage document's permissions

Installation

NuGet Package Manager

dotnet add package Xceed.PdfLibrary.NET

Package Manager Console

Install-Package Xceed.PdfLibrary.NET

Quick Start

Create a PDF Document

using Xceed.PdfLibrary.NET;

// Create a new PDF document
using (PdfDocument pdfDocument = PdfDocument.Create("MyDocument.pdf"))
{
    // Get the first page
    Page page = pdfDocument.Pages.First();

    // Define a title style
    TextStyle titleStyle = TextStyle.WithFont(
        pdfDocument.Fonts.GetStandardFont(StandardFontType.Helvetica),
        15d
    );

    // Add a paragraph
    page.AddParagraph(
        "My first paragraph.",
        titleStyle,
        new ParagraphStyle(ParagraphHorizontalAlignment.Center)
    );

    // Save the document
    pdfDocument.Save();
}

Add License Key

using Xceed.PdfLibrary.NET;

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    // Set your license key
    Xceed.PdfLibrary.NET.Licenser.LicenseKey = "PDFXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXX";

    // Start creating and manipulating PDFs
    PdfDocument pdfDocument = PdfDocument.Create("MyPdf.pdf");
    
    // Your PDF creation code here...
}

Core Capabilities

PDF Document Operations

Text & Styling

Forms & Fields

Content Extraction

Graphics & Elements

Supported Platforms & Frameworks

Frameworks

• .NET Framework 4.0+
• .NET 5+
• .NET 6+
• .NET 7+
• .NET 8+
• .NET 9+
• .NET 10+

Operating Systems

• Windows
• macOS
• Linux

Common Use Cases

• PDF Generation Systems - Generate reports, invoices, and contracts programmatically
• Document Automation Platforms - Build workflow engines for document processing
• Reporting Engines - Create dynamic, formatted PDF reports from application data
• Contract & Invoice Workflows - Automate contract and invoice generation and management
• ASP.NET Document Services - Integrate PDF generation into web applications
• Enterprise Content Extraction - Extract structured data from PDF documents
• Form Processing - Create and process interactive PDF forms
• Cloud PDF Processing - Deploy PDF operations in cloud-native applications

Supported PDF Features

Creation Features

• Create PDF from scratch
• Add text with custom font, size, color, positioning
• Use standard, system, and custom embedded fonts
• Add paragraphs with automatic text wrapping
• Add pages and manage margins
• Add CheckBox, RadioButton, TextBox, NumberTextBox, DateTimeTextBox, ComboBox, ListBox, and digital signature fields
• Add hyperlinks
• Add attachments and watermarks
• Add lines and rectangles
• Add images
• Set page format and custom page sizes
• Open and save PDF documents
• Encrypt and decrypt with passwords
• Manage document's permissions

Extraction Features

• Extract pages and page count
• Extract metadata
• Extract words, characters, and text
• Extract text with font information
• Extract text inside rectangles
• Extract form fields
• Extract hyperlinks and bookmarks
• Extract watermarks
• Extract page rotation
• Extract images and graphics
• Extract attachments and paths
• Support for right-to-left, Asian, and Arabic text
• Find a specific text
• Remove or replace a text
• Modify a text style

Free 45-Day Trial

Experience the full capabilities of Xceed PDF Library for .NET with a free 45-day trial. No credit card required.

Start Your Free Trial

Resources

• Product Page - Features and pricing
• Documentation - Complete API documentation
• API Reference - Detailed method and class reference
• Blog - Updates and articles
• Support - Technical support and forums
• Licensing - License information and pricing

Related Xceed Products

Document & Office Automation

• Xceed Words for .NET - Word document creation and manipulation
• Xceed Workbooks for .NET - Excel workbook creation and editing

File & Data Transfer

• Xceed Zip for .NET - ZIP, TAR, GZip archive compression
• Xceed Real-Time Zip for .NET - Streaming ZIP compression
• Xceed SFTP for .NET - Secure SFTP and SSH transfers
• Xceed FTP for .NET - FTP and FTPS file transfers

UI Components

• Xceed Toolkit Plus for WPF - Advanced WPF controls
• Xceed DataGrid for WPF - High-performance WPF DataGrid
• Xceed Toolkit for .NET MAUI - Cross-platform MAUI controls
• Extended WPF Toolkit - Open-source WPF controls

Getting Help

• Documentation - Complete API documentation and guides
• Support Portal - Get technical support
• NuGet Package - View on NuGet.org

License

Xceed PDF Library for .NET is a commercial product. A free 45-day trial is available, and various license options are offered for development and production use. See licensing information for details.

Xceed PDF Library for .NET – Enterprise PDF automation for modern .NET applications.