Exploring Alternatives to DinkToPDF for HTML to PDF Conversion

// Ensure you have installed the IronPDF NuGet package before running this example.

using IronPdf;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        // Create a PDF Renderer using IronPDF
        var Renderer = new HtmlToPdf();

        // Render an HTML string as a PDF document
        var PDF = Renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Hello, World!</h1>");

        // Save the PDF document to the file system
        PDF.SaveAs("HelloWorld.pdf");

        // Open the PDF document in the default viewer
        System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("HelloWorld.pdf");
    }
}

' Ensure you have installed the IronPDF NuGet package before running this example.

Imports IronPdf

Friend Class Program
	Shared Sub Main()
		' Create a PDF Renderer using IronPDF
		Dim Renderer = New HtmlToPdf()

		' Render an HTML string as a PDF document
		Dim PDF = Renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Hello, World!</h1>")

		' Save the PDF document to the file system
		PDF.SaveAs("HelloWorld.pdf")

		' Open the PDF document in the default viewer
		System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("HelloWorld.pdf")
	End Sub
End Class

// Ensure you have installed the DinkToPdf and DinkToPdf.Native.System32 NuGet packages before running this example.

using System.Diagnostics;
using DinkToPdf;
using DinkToPdf.Contracts;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        // Initialize a converter
        var converter = new BasicConverter(new PdfTools());

        // Define global settings for PDF conversion
        var globalSettings = new GlobalSettings
        {
            ColorMode = ColorMode.Color,
            Orientation = Orientation.Portrait,
            PaperSize = PaperKind.A4,
            Margins = new MarginSettings { Top = 10 }
        };

        // Define object settings to convert specific html
        var objectSettings = new ObjectSettings
        {
            PagesCount = true,
            HtmlContent = "<h1>Hello, World!</h1>",
            WebSettings = { DefaultEncoding = "utf-8" },
            HeaderSettings = { FontName = "Arial", FontSize = 9, Right = "Page [page] of [toPage]", Line = true }
        };

        // Create the PDF document with specified settings
        var pdfDocument = new HtmlToPdfDocument()
        {
            GlobalSettings = globalSettings,
            Objects = { objectSettings }
        };

        // Convert the document and save to the file system
        converter.Convert(pdfDocument, "HelloWorld.pdf");

        // Open the PDF document in the default viewer
        Process.Start("HelloWorld.pdf");
    }
}

' Ensure you have installed the DinkToPdf and DinkToPdf.Native.System32 NuGet packages before running this example.

Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports DinkToPdf
Imports DinkToPdf.Contracts

Friend Class Program
	Shared Sub Main()
		' Initialize a converter
		Dim converter = New BasicConverter(New PdfTools())

		' Define global settings for PDF conversion
		Dim globalSettings As New GlobalSettings With {
			.ColorMode = ColorMode.Color,
			.Orientation = Orientation.Portrait,
			.PaperSize = PaperKind.A4,
			.Margins = New MarginSettings With {.Top = 10}
		}

		' Define object settings to convert specific html
		Dim objectSettings As New ObjectSettings With {
			.PagesCount = True,
			.HtmlContent = "<h1>Hello, World!</h1>",
			.WebSettings = { DefaultEncoding = "utf-8" },
			.HeaderSettings = {
				FontName = "Arial",
				FontSize = 9,
				Right = "Page [page] of [toPage]",
				Line = True
			}
		}

		' Create the PDF document with specified settings
		Dim pdfDocument = New HtmlToPdfDocument() With {
			.GlobalSettings = globalSettings,
			.Objects = { objectSettings }
		}

		' Convert the document and save to the file system
		converter.Convert(pdfDocument, "HelloWorld.pdf")

		' Open the PDF document in the default viewer
		Process.Start("HelloWorld.pdf")
	End Sub
End Class