1. IronPDF
2. Features

IronPDF Features

IronPDF is a .NET library allowing developers to create, edit, and export PDF documents.

Compatibility

.NET Versions

• C# (Generate and Edit PDFs in C#)
  • Generate and edit PDFs in C# with HTML, MVC, ASPX, & images.
• VB.NET (Generate and Edit PDFs in VB.NET)
  • Generate and edit PDFs in VB.NET with HTML, MVC, ASPX, & images.
• F# (Generate and Edit PDFs in F#)
  • Generate and edit PDFs in F# with HTML, MVC, ASPX, & images.
• .NET Core (8, 7, 6, 5, and 3.1+)
  • IronPDF is available for .NET 5, 6, 7, and 8. (Using IronPDF with .NET 5 and Above)
  • Available also for .NET Core 2 and 3.1+. (Using IronPDF with .NET Core 2 and 3.1+)
  • The current .NET Core release supports Linux, Unix, and macOS client operating systems as well as Mono.
  • A future release will support Mono and Xamarin mobile environments.
• .NET Standard (2.0+)
  • Compatible with .NET Standard 2.0 and upwards.
• .NET Framework (4.6.2+) (Generate PDFs with .NET Framework)
  • Generate and manipulate PDFs with .NET Framework 4.6.2 and upwards.

.NET Project Types

Tutorial on IronPDF for .NET Projects | IronPDF API Reference

• Web
  • Utilize IronPDF in web applications.
• Desktop
  • Utilize IronPDF in desktop applications.
• Console
  • Utilize IronPDF in console applications.

App Environments

• Windows (10+, Server UI 2012+, Server Core 2022) (Creating Applications on Windows with IronPDF)
  • Create any application using IronPDF on Windows.
• Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, etc.) (Creating Applications on Linux with IronPDF)
  • Create any application using IronPDF on Linux.
• Mac (macOS 10+) (Creating Applications on macOS with IronPDF)
  • Create any application using IronPDF on macOS.
• Docker (Windows, Linux, Azure) (Creating Applications on Docker with IronPDF | IronPDF API Reference for Docker)
  • Create any application using IronPDF on Docker.
  • IronPDF Docker Container for PDF creation, writing, editing, and reading. (How to Use IronPDF with Docker)
• Azure (VPS, WebApp, Function) (Creating Applications on Azure with IronPDF)
  • Create any application using IronPDF on Azure.
• AWS (EC2, Lambda) (Creating PDF with IronPDF on AWS)

IDEs

• Microsoft Visual Studio (Installing IronPDF in Visual Studio | IronPDF API Reference)
• JetBrains Rider & ReSharper

OS & Processors

• Windows, Mac, Linux
• x64, x86, ARM

Binary Certification

• DigiCert Signed Binaries
  • DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1

Generating PDFs

HTML to PDF

• HTML File to PDF (Converter Tutorial | Code Examples for File to PDF | Generating PDF from HTML Pages | API Reference for Rendering HTML File to PDF)
  • Convert HTML files including images, JavaScript, and CSS to PDF.
• HTML String to PDF (How to Convert HTML String to PDF | Code Example for Using HTML to Create a PDF | HTML to PDF Walkthrough | API Reference for Rendering HTML String to PDF)
  • Convert HTML strings including images, JavaScript, and CSS to PDF.
• URL to PDF (How to Convert URL to PDF | Code Example for Converting URL to PDF | Export PDF Using Existing HTML URL | API Reference for Rendering URL to PDF)
  • Convert URL webpages to PDFs.

Content Pages to PDF

• Razor to PDF (Blazor Server) (How to Convert Razor to PDF in Blazor Server | Code Example for Razor to PDF)
  • Convert Razor to PDF in Blazor Server.
• CSHTML to PDF (MVC, Razor) (How to Convert Razor Pages to PDFs | Code Example for Razor Pages to PDF)
  • Convert Razor Pages to PDFs in ASP.NET Core Web App.
  • Convert Views to PDFs in ASP.NET MVC Core. (How to Convert Views in MVC Core | Code Example for Views to PDF in MVC Core)
  • Convert Views to PDFs in ASP.NET MVC Framework. (How to Convert Views in MVC Framework | Code Example for Views to PDF in MVC Framework)
• ASPX to PDF (WebForms) (How to Convert ASPX Pages to PDF | Code Example for Rendering ASPX Pages as PDF)
  • ASPX Pages to PDF in ASP.NET.
• XAML to PDF (MAUI) (How to Convert XAML to PDF in MAUI | Code Example for XAML to PDF)
  • Convert XAML to PDF in MAUI.

PDF File Conversion

• Image to PDF (How to Convert Image to PDF | Code Example for Image to PDF | API Reference for Image to PDF Conversion)
  • Turn image files into pages of a PDF document.
• Image from PDF (How to Rasterize PDF to Images | Code Example for Rasterizing PDF | PDF to Image Conversion Tutorial | API Reference for Rasterizing PDF to Images)
  • Rasterize a PDF's pages into images.
• DOCX to PDF (Microsoft Word) (How to Convert DOCX to PDF | Code Example for DOCX to PDF | API Reference for DOCX to PDF Conversion)
  • Will render a Word file or string to a PDF with HTML formatting.
• RTF to PDF (Rich Text Format) (How to Convert RTF to PDF | Code Example for RTF to PDF Conversion | API Reference for RTF to PDF Conversion)
  • Will render a RTF file or string to a PDF with HTML formatting.
• MD to PDF (Markdown) (How to Convert Markdown to PDF | Markdown to PDF Code Example | API Reference for Markdown to PDF Conversion)
  • Will render a Markdown file or string to a PDF with HTML formatting.
• PDF to HTML (How to Convert PDF to HTML | PDF to HTML Code Example)
  • Convert PDF to HTML string. (API Reference for PDF to HTML)
  • Convert PDF to HTML file. (API Reference for PDF to HTML File)

Supports

• UTF-8 Character Encoding (Understanding UTF-8 Encoding with IronPDF | Code Example for Unicode Support)
  • Supports all known .NET text encodings and code-pages.
  • Set UTF-8 and HTML Encoding in the following ways:
  • In Print Options using System.Text.Encoding.
  • In the HTML Header.
• Base URLs & Asset Encoding (How to Use Base URLs and Asset Encoding | Code Example for Base64 Embedding)
  • Automatically embed images and external files into a single HTML template using the built-in Base64 utility.
  • Set up Custom File Paths on a local disk or network to load HTML assets from.
  • Configure base URLs for HTML Documents, Headers, and Footers so that assets may be loaded from local or external locations.
• TLS Website & System Logins (How to Use Network Authentication for Logins | Code Example for Secure Logins with IronPDF | API Reference for Chrome HTTP Login Credentials)
  • Render web pages as PDFs on secure intranets, extranets, and websites.
• Async & Multithreading (Guide to Async & Multithreading in IronPDF | Asynchronous PDF Generation Code Examples | API Reference for Asynchronous Rendering with IronPDF)
  • Async and Thread safety is useful when generating PDFs in batches for high performance, and for stability in high load web applications.
• Custom Logging (How to Implement Custom Logging)
  • Redirect and filter the logging from IronPDF with a custom logging class.
• Cookies (How to Implement Cookies with IronPDF)
  • Allows for custom cookies to be posted with every HTML request. Useful for sessions and logins.

Formatting PDFs

Use HTML Assets

• HTML (5 and below) (How to Render HTML Content with IronPDF | API Reference for HTML Rendering)
  • Render any HTML content with IronPDF. This content can be any of the following:
  • HTML strings
  • HTML from a URL
  • Local HTML files
• CSS (Screen & Print) (How to Render Responsive CSS with IronPDF)
  • Render responsive CSS with IronPDF for:
  • Screen responsive media type
  • Print responsive media type
• Images (jpg, png, gif, tiff, svg, bmp) (How to Add Images to PDFs | Code Example for Image to PDF)
  • Render any number of images into a PDF document.
• JavaScript (Custom Render Delays)
  • Render JavaScript in PDF documents. (Guide to Rendering JavaScript with IronPDF | Example of JavaScript HTML to PDF | API Reference for Custom JavaScript Rendering)
  • Wait for custom JavaScript function to execute to render the PDF document. (How-To for JavaScript Execution | Example Code for Executing JavaScript in PDFs | API Details for JavaScript Execution)
  • Execute custom JavaScript (Guide for JavaScript PDF Conversion | JavaScript Execution Code Example | API Documentation for Executing JavaScript)
  • JavaScript message listener (How-To on JavaScript Message Listener | Code Example for JavaScript Messaging | API Details for JavaScript Messaging)
• Fonts (Web & Icon) (How to Render Web and Icon Fonts | Google Fonts in HTML to PDF Examples)
  • Render Web and Icon Fonts in PDF documents.

Apply Page Templates

• Add Headers & Footers (Guide to Adding Headers & Footers | Examples of HTML Headers & Footers | Adding Headers and Footers Tutorial | API Reference for Header and Footer Rendering)
  • Headers and Footers can be added to PDF documents in the following ways:
  • SimpleHeaderFooter for text based headers with dynamic variables.
  • HtmlHeaderFooter for HTML headers and footers with dynamic variables.
• Add Page Numbers (Guide to Adding Page Numbers | Code Example for Page Numbers and Page Breaks | Tutorial for Adding Headers and Footers)
  • Add Page Numbers to one or many pages.
• Add Page Breaks (How-To for HTML Page Breaks | Examples of Page Number and Breaks)
  • Create HTML Page Breaks.
• Fit to Paper & Zoom (How-To on Viewport Zoom | Viewport Code Examples | API Reference for Virtual Paper Layout)
  • By using the Virtual Viewport properties, you can specify the size of the virtual browser window that renders your responsive HTML.
• Custom Margins (How-To on Setting Custom Margins | Examples for Custom Margins in PDF | Guidance on More Printing Options | API Details for Custom Margins)
  • Set Left, Right, Top and Bottom Margins.
  • Or have zero margins.

Apply Page Settings

• Responsive Layouts (Code Example for Responsive Viewports)
  • IronPDF can render responsive HTML with CSS3 into PDF documents.
• Custom Paper Size (How to Set Custom Paper Sizes | Custom Paper Size Code Examples | More Guidance on Printing Options | API Information on Paper Size Settings)
  • Set custom page sizes using: Millimeters, Inches, Points.
• Orientation & Rotation (How to Rotate PDF Pages and Set Orientation | Examples for PDF Page Rotations | Documentation on More Printing Options | API Details on Page Orientation and Rotation)
  • Rotate pages in degrees.
  • Set Landscape or Portrait Orientation.
• Color (How-To for Selecting PDF Output Color | Examples of PDF Grayscale Conversion | Detailed Printing Options | API for PDF Output Color)
  • Output pages in full Color.

Supports PDF Standards

• PDF Versions (1.2 - 1.7)
• PDF/UA (PDF/UA-1) (How to Ensure PDF/UA Compliance | PDF/UA Compliance Code Examples | API Reference for PDF/UA Compliance)
  • Convert and export PDF/UA compliant documents. (PDF/Universal Accessibility)
• PDF/A (PDF/A-3b) (How to Export PDF/A Documents | PDF/A Code Examples | API Reference for PDF/A Compliance)
  • Convert and export PDF/A compliant documents. Supported: PDF/A-3b (PDF Archiving).

Editing PDFs

Set Properties & Security

• Set Password & Permissions (How to Set PDF Passwords and Permissions | Examples for PDF Security and Metadata | API for Managing PDF Passwords)
  • Set up security settings such as:
  • Disallow copy and paste
  • Disallow forms
  • Disallow Annotations
  • Make the document read-only
  • Disallow printing
  • Disallow editing
  • Manipulate PDF document passwords by:
  • Open, edit and save encrypted documents
  • Setting PDF document owner and user passwords
  • Removing PDF document passwords
  • Removing and setting PDF document Encryption for passwords
• Digital Signatures (.pfx, .p12) (How to Add Digital Signatures to PDFs | Examples for Digitally Signing PDFs | API Reference for PDF Digital Signatures)
  • Cryptographically sign PDF digital certificates.
  • Supports PDF incremental saving with signing.
  • Add a secure digital signature to PDF documents, with options to include:
  • Signature date, time
  • Stamp an image (e.g. company logo, handwritten signature picture)
  • Email or contact info of the signer
  • Location where the document was signed
  • A reason for the signature
• PDF File Compression (How to Compress PDF Files | Examples for PDF File Compression | API for PDF Image Compression)
  • Reduce overall PDF size by compressing images in the document.
• Edit PDF Metadata (How to Edit PDF Metadata | Examples of Security and Metadata Editing | API Reference for PDF Metadata Editing)
  • Add granular metadata such as:
  • Author
  • Keywords
  • ModifiedDate
• Edit & Sign Revision History (How to Manage Revision History in PDFs | API Reference for PDF Revision Management)
  • Maintain a record of the document's revisions, including who made the changes and when.

Edit Document Structure

• Add, Copy, & Delete Pages (Guide for Editing PDF Pages | Examples for PDF Page Editing)
  • Add, copy and delete PDF pages from and to existing PDF documents.
• Merge & Split PDFs (How to Merge or Split PDFs | Examples for Merging PDFs | API for PDF Merging and Splitting)
  • Merge multiple PDF documents into a single PDF document.
  • Split PDF document pages to form multiple documents.
• Annotations (How to Use Annotations in PDFs | Examples of PDF Annotations | API for PDF Annotations)
  • Create Annotations for PDF documents and set Annotation attributes including:
  • Icon
  • Opacity
  • Contents
  • Title
  • Rotation
• Attachments (How to Add or Remove PDF Attachments | Examples for PDF Attachments | API for PDF Attachment Management)
  • Add and remove attachments from a PDF.
• Bookmarks and Outline (How to Create Bookmarks in PDFs | Examples of PDF Bookmarks | API for Managing PDF Bookmarks)
  • Create, edit, and remove outlines, “bookmarks”, and nested bookmarks in your PDF.

Edit Page Content

• Draw Text & Bitmap (How to Add Text and Bitmap to PDFs | API for Text and Bitmap Drawing)
  • Add text to an existing PDF document.
  • Add image and bitmap to an existing PDF document.
• Find and Replace Text (How to Find and Replace Text in PDFs | Examples of Text Replacement in PDFs | API Reference for Text Replacement)
• Headers & Footers (How to Add Headers and Footers to PDFs | Examples for Headers and Footers in PDFs | API Reference for Managing Headers and Footers)
  • Create text or HTML Headers and Footers, including templating, for your PDF documents.
  • Add text-based headers to PDF documents.
  • Add HTML headers and footers to PDF documents.
  • Provides templating of dynamic data in HTML headers and footers.
• Stamp Text & Images (How to Stamp Text and Images | Examples for Content Stamping | API Reference for Content Stamping)
  • Add new HTML content to the foreground or background of PDF documents and set various properties for stamping including:
  • Set Stamp position
  • Set Stamp opacity
  • Set Stamp rotation angles
  • Set Stamp sizes
• Custom Watermarks (How to Add Custom Watermarks | Examples of PDF Watermarking | API Reference for Watermark Application)
  • Add new HTML content to the foreground or background of PDF documents and set various properties for stamping including:
  • Set Stamp position
  • Set Stamp opacity
  • Set Stamp Rotation angles
  • Set Stamp sizes
• Backgrounds & Foregrounds (How to Manage PDF Backgrounds and Foregrounds | Examples for Backgrounds and Foregrounds | API Reference for PDF Background Management)
  • Add foreground overlays to existing PDF documents and make use of existing PDFs for backgrounds on other PDF documents.

Use PDF Forms

• Create & Edit PDF Forms (How to Create Editable PDF Forms | Examples of PDF Form Creation | Complete Guide to PDF Form Editing | API Reference for PDF Forms)
  • Create and edit HTML Input and Text Area forms.
  • Create and edit HTML Checkbox and Combobox forms.
  • Create and edit HTML Radio buttons forms.
  • Populate default values for form fields.
  • Read form data.
• Fill Existing PDF Forms (How to Fill PDF Forms | Examples of PDF Form Filling | Guide to Filling Existing PDF Forms | API Reference for Filling PDF Forms)
  • Populate form fields using any of the following methods:
  • Supply default values to existing form fields.
  • Fill in input and text area fields on forms.

View, Read, & Print PDFs

• IronPDF Viewer (Using IronPDF Viewer in MAUI)
  • View PDFs in MAUI for C# .NET.
• Print to a Physical Printer (Guide to Printing PDFs | Examples for PDF Printing | API Documentation for PDF Printing)
  • Print PDF documents to a computer’s default printer.
  • Provide a Windows print dialog box for printing.
  • Provide silent and other advanced printing options for non-GUI applications
• Extract PDF Text & Images (How to Extract Text and Images from PDFs | Examples for PDF Text Extraction | API for Extracting PDF Contents)
  • Extracting all text from a PDF document or from certain pages.
  • Extracting images from an entire or from certain pages of PDF as bitmap and byte.
  • Extracting embedded images from PDF documents.