How to Extract Embedded Text and Images from PDFs in C#
Unlock the full potential of PDF manipulation in your C# projects by watching this tutorial and master the art of extracting text and images with IronPDF effortlessly!
The video tutorial provides a comprehensive guide on extracting text and images from PDFs using IronPDF within a C# console application. It begins by setting up the necessary environment, including installing IronPDF through the NuGet Package Manager and configuring the Program.cs
file with essential namespaces like System.IO
for file handling and IronPdf
for processing.
The tutorial explains how to load a PDF file using the FromFile
method and highlights the importance of setting a license key to unlock all features of IronPDF. The process of extracting all text and saving it to an extractedText.txt
file is detailed, and additional methods for line-by-line or character-by-character extraction are discussed, with results stored in a lines.txt
file.
The tutorial also covers image extraction, saving each image as a PNG file in a specified directory. The video concludes by demonstrating the program's execution, showing the successfully extracted text in the output files and the images stored in the designated folder. This guide aims to empower developers to efficiently handle PDF text and image extraction in their C# projects.