iTextSharp C# HTML to PDF Alternative pour .NET Core

using IronPdf;

// Disable local disk access or cross-origin requests
Installation.EnableWebSecurity = true;

// Instantiate Renderer
var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

// Create a PDF from an HTML string using C#
var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Hello World</h1>");
pdf.SaveAs("output.pdf");

// Advanced Example with HTML Assets
// Load external html assets: images, CSS and JavaScript.
// An optional BasePath 'C:\site\assets\' is set as the file location to load assets from
var myAdvancedPdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<img src='icons/iron.png'>", @"C:\site\assets\");
myAdvancedPdf.SaveAs("html-with-assets.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

' Disable local disk access or cross-origin requests
Installation.EnableWebSecurity = True

' Instantiate Renderer
Dim renderer = New ChromePdfRenderer()

' Create a PDF from an HTML string using C#
Dim pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Hello World</h1>")
pdf.SaveAs("output.pdf")

' Advanced Example with HTML Assets
' Load external html assets: images, CSS and JavaScript.
' An optional BasePath 'C:\site\assets\' is set as the file location to load assets from
Dim myAdvancedPdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<img src='icons/iron.png'>", "C:\site\assets\")
myAdvancedPdf.SaveAs("html-with-assets.pdf")

using iText.Html2pdf;

static void Main(string[] args)
  {
    using (FileStream htmlSource = File.Open("input.html", FileMode.Open))
    using (FileStream pdfDest = File.Open("output.pdf", FileMode.Create))
    {
        ConverterProperties converterProperties = new ConverterProperties();
        HtmlConverter.ConvertToPdf(htmlSource, pdfDest, converterProperties);
    }
  }

Imports iText.Html2pdf

Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
	Using htmlSource As FileStream = File.Open("input.html", FileMode.Open)
	Using pdfDest As FileStream = File.Open("output.pdf", FileMode.Create)
		Dim converterProperties As New ConverterProperties()
		HtmlConverter.ConvertToPdf(htmlSource, pdfDest, converterProperties)
	End Using
	End Using
End Sub

using IronPdf;
using System;

// Open an Encrypted File, alternatively create a new PDF from Html
var pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("encrypted.pdf", "password");

// Edit file metadata
pdf.MetaData.Author = "Satoshi Nakamoto";
pdf.MetaData.Keywords = "SEO, Friendly";
pdf.MetaData.ModifiedDate = DateTime.Now;

// Edit file security settings
// The following code makes a PDF read only and will disallow copy & paste and printing
pdf.SecuritySettings.RemovePasswordsAndEncryption();
pdf.SecuritySettings.MakePdfDocumentReadOnly("secret-key");
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserAnnotations = false;
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserCopyPasteContent = false;
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserFormData = false;
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserPrinting = IronPdf.Security.PdfPrintSecurity.FullPrintRights;

// change or set the document encryption password
pdf.Password = "my-password";
pdf.SaveAs("secured.pdf");

Imports IronPdf
Imports System

' Open an Encrypted File, alternatively create a new PDF from Html
Private pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("encrypted.pdf", "password")

' Edit file metadata
pdf.MetaData.Author = "Satoshi Nakamoto"
pdf.MetaData.Keywords = "SEO, Friendly"
pdf.MetaData.ModifiedDate = DateTime.Now

' Edit file security settings
' The following code makes a PDF read only and will disallow copy & paste and printing
pdf.SecuritySettings.RemovePasswordsAndEncryption()
pdf.SecuritySettings.MakePdfDocumentReadOnly("secret-key")
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserAnnotations = False
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserCopyPasteContent = False
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserFormData = False
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserPrinting = IronPdf.Security.PdfPrintSecurity.FullPrintRights

' change or set the document encryption password
pdf.Password = "my-password"
pdf.SaveAs("secured.pdf")

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using iText.Kernel.Pdf;

public class EncryptPdf
    {
        public static readonly String DEST = "results/sandbox/security/encrypt_pdf.pdf";
        public static readonly String SRC = "../../../resources/pdfs/hello.pdf";

        public static readonly String OWNER_PASSWORD = "World";
        public static readonly String USER_PASSWORD = "Hello";

        public static void Main(String[] args)
        {
            FileInfo file = new FileInfo(DEST);
            file.Directory.Create();

            new EncryptPdf().ManipulatePdf(DEST);
        }

        protected void ManipulatePdf(String dest)
        {
            PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument(new PdfReader(SRC), new PdfWriter(dest,
                new WriterProperties().SetStandardEncryption(
                    Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(USER_PASSWORD),
                    Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(OWNER_PASSWORD),
                    EncryptionConstants.ALLOW_PRINTING,
                    EncryptionConstants.ENCRYPTION_AES_128 
 EncryptionConstants.DO_NOT_ENCRYPT_METADATA
                )));
            document.Close();
        }
    }

IRON VB CONVERTER ERROR developers@ironsoftware.com

using IronPdf;

PdfDocument pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("novel.pdf");

// Redact 'are' phrase from all pages
pdf.RedactTextOnAllPages("are");

pdf.SaveAs("redacted.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

Private pdf As PdfDocument = PdfDocument.FromFile("novel.pdf")

' Redact 'are' phrase from all pages
pdf.RedactTextOnAllPages("are")

pdf.SaveAs("redacted.pdf")

using System;
using System.IO;
using iText.Kernel.Pdf;
using iText.Layout;
using iText.Layout.Element;
using iText.Layout.Properties;
using iText.Kernel.Colors;

string src = "input.pdf";
string dest = "output_redacted.pdf";

using (PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src))
            {
                using (PdfWriter writer = new PdfWriter(dest))
                {
                    using (PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(reader, writer))
                    {
                        // Iterate through each page
                        for (int pageNum = 1; pageNum <= pdfDoc.GetNumberOfPages(); pageNum++)
                        {
                            PdfPage page = pdfDoc.GetPage(pageNum);
                            PdfCanvas canvas = new PdfCanvas(page);
                            Rectangle[] rectanglesToRedact = { new Rectangle(100, 100, 200, 50) }; // Example: Define rectangles to redact

                            // Overlay black rectangles to simulate redaction
                            foreach (Rectangle rect in rectanglesToRedact)
                            {
                                canvas.SetFillColor(ColorConstants.BLACK)
                                    .Rectangle(rect.GetX(), rect.GetY(), rect.GetWidth(), rect.GetHeight())
                                    .Fill();
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports iText.Kernel.Pdf
Imports iText.Layout
Imports iText.Layout.Element
Imports iText.Layout.Properties
Imports iText.Kernel.Colors

Private src As String = "input.pdf"
Private dest As String = "output_redacted.pdf"

Using reader As New PdfReader(src)
				Using writer As New PdfWriter(dest)
					Using pdfDoc As New PdfDocument(reader, writer)
						' Iterate through each page
						Dim pageNum As Integer = 1
						Do While pageNum <= pdfDoc.GetNumberOfPages()
							Dim page As PdfPage = pdfDoc.GetPage(pageNum)
							Dim canvas As New PdfCanvas(page)
							Dim rectanglesToRedact() As Rectangle = { New Rectangle(100, 100, 200, 50) } ' Example: Define rectangles to redact

							' Overlay black rectangles to simulate redaction
							For Each rect As Rectangle In rectanglesToRedact
								canvas.SetFillColor(ColorConstants.BLACK).Rectangle(rect.GetX(), rect.GetY(), rect.GetWidth(), rect.GetHeight()).Fill()
							Next rect
							pageNum += 1
						Loop
					End Using
				End Using

using IronPdf;
using IronPdf.Signing;
using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;

// Create X509Certificate2 object with X509KeyStorageFlags set to Exportable
X509Certificate2 cert = new X509Certificate2("IronSoftware.pfx", "123456", X509KeyStorageFlags.Exportable);

// Create PdfSignature object
var sig = new PdfSignature(cert);

// Sign PDF document
PdfDocument pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("document.pdf");
pdf.Sign(sig);
pdf.SaveAs("signed.pdf");

Imports IronPdf
Imports IronPdf.Signing
Imports System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates

' Create X509Certificate2 object with X509KeyStorageFlags set to Exportable
Private cert As New X509Certificate2("IronSoftware.pfx", "123456", X509KeyStorageFlags.Exportable)

' Create PdfSignature object
Private sig = New PdfSignature(cert)

' Sign PDF document
Private pdf As PdfDocument = PdfDocument.FromFile("document.pdf")
pdf.Sign(sig)
pdf.SaveAs("signed.pdf")

using System;
using System.IO;
using iText.Kernel.Pdf;
using iText.Signatures;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Pkcs;
using Org.BouncyCastle.X509;

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string src = "input.pdf";
        string dest = "output_signed.pdf";
        string pfxFile = "your_certificate.pfx";
        string pfxPassword = "your_password";

        try
        {
            // Load your certificate
            Pkcs12Store ks = new Pkcs12Store(new FileStream(pfxFile, FileMode.Open), pfxPassword.ToCharArray());
            string alias = null;
            foreach (string al in ks.Aliases)
            {
                if (ks.IsKeyEntry(al))
                {
                    alias = al;
                    break;
                }
            }
            ICipherParameters pk = ks.GetKey(alias).Key;
            X509CertificateEntry[] chain = ks.GetCertificateChain(alias);
            X509Certificate2 cert = new X509Certificate2(chain[0].Certificate.GetEncoded());

            // Create output PDF with signed content
            using (PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src))
            {
                using (PdfWriter writer = new PdfWriter(dest))
                {
                    using (PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(reader, writer))
                    {
                        // Create the signer
                        PdfSigner signer = new PdfSigner(pdfDoc, writer, new StampingProperties().UseAppendMode());

                        // Configure signature appearance
                        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = signer.GetSignatureAppearance();
                        appearance.SetReason("Digital Signature");
                        appearance.SetLocation("Your Location");
                        appearance.SetContact("Your Contact");

                        // Create signature
                        IExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, "SHA-256");
                        signer.SignDetached(pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, PdfSigner.CryptoStandard.CMS);
                    }
                }
            }
            Console.WriteLine($"PDF digitally signed successfully: {dest}");
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Error signing PDF: {ex.Message}");
        }
    }
}

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports iText.Kernel.Pdf
Imports iText.Signatures
Imports Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto
Imports Org.BouncyCastle.Pkcs
Imports Org.BouncyCastle.X509

Friend Class Program
	Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
		Dim src As String = "input.pdf"
		Dim dest As String = "output_signed.pdf"
		Dim pfxFile As String = "your_certificate.pfx"
		Dim pfxPassword As String = "your_password"

		Try
			' Load your certificate
			Dim ks As New Pkcs12Store(New FileStream(pfxFile, FileMode.Open), pfxPassword.ToCharArray())
			Dim [alias] As String = Nothing
			For Each al As String In ks.Aliases
				If ks.IsKeyEntry(al) Then
					[alias] = al
					Exit For
				End If
			Next al
			Dim pk As ICipherParameters = ks.GetKey([alias]).Key
			Dim chain() As X509CertificateEntry = ks.GetCertificateChain([alias])
			Dim cert As New X509Certificate2(chain(0).Certificate.GetEncoded())

			' Create output PDF with signed content
			Using reader As New PdfReader(src)
				Using writer As New PdfWriter(dest)
					Using pdfDoc As New PdfDocument(reader, writer)
						' Create the signer
						Dim signer As New PdfSigner(pdfDoc, writer, (New StampingProperties()).UseAppendMode())

						' Configure signature appearance
						Dim appearance As PdfSignatureAppearance = signer.GetSignatureAppearance()
						appearance.SetReason("Digital Signature")
						appearance.SetLocation("Your Location")
						appearance.SetContact("Your Contact")

						' Create signature
						Dim pks As IExternalSignature = New PrivateKeySignature(pk, "SHA-256")
						signer.SignDetached(pks, chain, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, 0, PdfSigner.CryptoStandard.CMS)
					End Using
				End Using
			End Using
			Console.WriteLine($"PDF digitally signed successfully: {dest}")
		Catch ex As Exception
			Console.WriteLine($"Error signing PDF: {ex.Message}")
		End Try
	End Sub
End Class

using IronPdf;

// Stamps a Watermark onto a new or existing PDF
var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

var pdf = renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("https://www.nuget.org/packages/IronPdf");
pdf.ApplyWatermark("<h2 style='color:red'>SAMPLE</h2>", 30, IronPdf.Editing.VerticalAlignment.Middle, IronPdf.Editing.HorizontalAlignment.Center);
pdf.SaveAs(@"C:\Path\To\Watermarked.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

' Stamps a Watermark onto a new or existing PDF
Private renderer = New ChromePdfRenderer()

Private pdf = renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("https://www.nuget.org/packages/IronPdf")
pdf.ApplyWatermark("<h2 style='color:red'>SAMPLE</h2>", 30, IronPdf.Editing.VerticalAlignment.Middle, IronPdf.Editing.HorizontalAlignment.Center)
pdf.SaveAs("C:\Path\To\Watermarked.pdf")

using iText.IO.Font;
using iText.IO.Font.Constants;
using iText.Kernel.Colors;
using iText.Kernel.Font;
using iText.Kernel.Pdf;
using iText.Kernel.Pdf.Canvas;
using iText.Kernel.Pdf.Extgstate;
using iText.Layout;
using iText.Layout.Element;
using iText.Layout.Properties;

public class TransparentWatermark 
    {
        public static readonly String DEST = "results/sandbox/stamper/transparent_watermark.pdf";
        public static readonly String SRC = "../../../resources/pdfs/hero.pdf";

        public static void Main(String[] args) 
        {
            FileInfo file = new FileInfo(DEST);
            file.Directory.Create();

            new TransparentWatermark().ManipulatePdf(DEST);
        }

        protected void ManipulatePdf(String dest) 
        {
            PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfReader(SRC), new PdfWriter(dest));
            PdfCanvas under = new PdfCanvas(pdfDoc.GetFirstPage().NewContentStreamBefore(), new PdfResources(), pdfDoc);
            PdfFont font = PdfFontFactory.CreateFont(FontProgramFactory.CreateFont(StandardFonts.HELVETICA));
            Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph("This watermark is added UNDER the existing content")
                    .SetFont(font)
                    .SetFontSize(15);

            Canvas canvasWatermark1 = new Canvas(under, pdfDoc.GetDefaultPageSize())
                    .ShowTextAligned(paragraph, 297, 550, 1, TextAlignment.CENTER, VerticalAlignment.TOP, 0);
            canvasWatermark1.Close();
            PdfCanvas over = new PdfCanvas(pdfDoc.GetFirstPage());
            over.SetFillColor(ColorConstants.BLACK);
            paragraph = new Paragraph("This watermark is added ON TOP OF the existing content")
                    .SetFont(font)
                    .SetFontSize(15);

            Canvas canvasWatermark2 = new Canvas(over, pdfDoc.GetDefaultPageSize())
                    .ShowTextAligned(paragraph, 297, 500, 1, TextAlignment.CENTER, VerticalAlignment.TOP, 0);
            canvasWatermark2.Close();
            paragraph = new Paragraph("This TRANSPARENT watermark is added ON TOP OF the existing content")
                    .SetFont(font)
                    .SetFontSize(15);
            over.SaveState();

            // Creating a dictionary that maps resource names to graphics state parameter dictionaries
            PdfExtGState gs1 = new PdfExtGState();
            gs1.SetFillOpacity(0.5f);
            over.SetExtGState(gs1);
            Canvas canvasWatermark3 = new Canvas(over, pdfDoc.GetDefaultPageSize())
                    .ShowTextAligned(paragraph, 297, 450, 1, TextAlignment.CENTER, VerticalAlignment.TOP, 0);
            canvasWatermark3.Close();
            over.RestoreState();

            pdfDoc.Close();
        }
    }

Imports iText.IO.Font
Imports iText.IO.Font.Constants
Imports iText.Kernel.Colors
Imports iText.Kernel.Font
Imports iText.Kernel.Pdf
Imports iText.Kernel.Pdf.Canvas
Imports iText.Kernel.Pdf.Extgstate
Imports iText.Layout
Imports iText.Layout.Element
Imports iText.Layout.Properties

Public Class TransparentWatermark
		Public Shared ReadOnly DEST As String = "results/sandbox/stamper/transparent_watermark.pdf"
		Public Shared ReadOnly SRC As String = "../../../resources/pdfs/hero.pdf"

		Public Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
			Dim file As New FileInfo(DEST)
			file.Directory.Create()

			Call (New TransparentWatermark()).ManipulatePdf(DEST)
		End Sub

		Protected Sub ManipulatePdf(ByVal dest As String)
			Dim pdfDoc As New PdfDocument(New PdfReader(SRC), New PdfWriter(dest))
			Dim under As New PdfCanvas(pdfDoc.GetFirstPage().NewContentStreamBefore(), New PdfResources(), pdfDoc)
			Dim font As PdfFont = PdfFontFactory.CreateFont(FontProgramFactory.CreateFont(StandardFonts.HELVETICA))
			Dim paragraph As Paragraph = (New Paragraph("This watermark is added UNDER the existing content")).SetFont(font).SetFontSize(15)

			Dim canvasWatermark1 As Canvas = (New Canvas(under, pdfDoc.GetDefaultPageSize())).ShowTextAligned(paragraph, 297, 550, 1, TextAlignment.CENTER, VerticalAlignment.TOP, 0)
			canvasWatermark1.Close()
			Dim over As New PdfCanvas(pdfDoc.GetFirstPage())
			over.SetFillColor(ColorConstants.BLACK)
			paragraph = (New Paragraph("This watermark is added ON TOP OF the existing content")).SetFont(font).SetFontSize(15)

			Dim canvasWatermark2 As Canvas = (New Canvas(over, pdfDoc.GetDefaultPageSize())).ShowTextAligned(paragraph, 297, 500, 1, TextAlignment.CENTER, VerticalAlignment.TOP, 0)
			canvasWatermark2.Close()
			paragraph = (New Paragraph("This TRANSPARENT watermark is added ON TOP OF the existing content")).SetFont(font).SetFontSize(15)
			over.SaveState()

			' Creating a dictionary that maps resource names to graphics state parameter dictionaries
			Dim gs1 As New PdfExtGState()
			gs1.SetFillOpacity(0.5F)
			over.SetExtGState(gs1)
			Dim canvasWatermark3 As Canvas = (New Canvas(over, pdfDoc.GetDefaultPageSize())).ShowTextAligned(paragraph, 297, 450, 1, TextAlignment.CENTER, VerticalAlignment.TOP, 0)
			canvasWatermark3.Close()
			over.RestoreState()

			pdfDoc.Close()
		End Sub
End Class

using IronPdf;
using IronPdf.Editing;

ChromePdfRenderer renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

PdfDocument pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Example HTML Document!</h1>");

// Create text stamper
TextStamper textStamper = new TextStamper()
{
    Text = "Text Stamper!",
    FontFamily = "Bungee Spice",
    UseGoogleFont = true,
    FontSize = 30,
    IsBold = true,
    IsItalic = true,
    VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top,
};

// Stamp the text stamper
pdf.ApplyStamp(textStamper);
pdf.SaveAs("stampText.pdf");

// Create image stamper
ImageStamper imageStamper = new ImageStamper(new Uri("https://ironpdf.com/img/svgs/iron-pdf-logo.svg"))
{
    VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top,
};

// Stamp the image stamper
pdf.ApplyStamp(imageStamper, 0);
pdf.SaveAs("stampImage.pdf");

Imports IronPdf
Imports IronPdf.Editing

Private renderer As New ChromePdfRenderer()

Private pdf As PdfDocument = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Example HTML Document!</h1>")

' Create text stamper
Private textStamper As New TextStamper() With {
	.Text = "Text Stamper!",
	.FontFamily = "Bungee Spice",
	.UseGoogleFont = True,
	.FontSize = 30,
	.IsBold = True,
	.IsItalic = True,
	.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top
}

' Stamp the text stamper
pdf.ApplyStamp(textStamper)
pdf.SaveAs("stampText.pdf")

' Create image stamper
Dim imageStamper As New ImageStamper(New Uri("https://ironpdf.com/img/svgs/iron-pdf-logo.svg")) With {.VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top}

' Stamp the image stamper
pdf.ApplyStamp(imageStamper, 0)
pdf.SaveAs("stampImage.pdf")

using iText.Kernel.Pdf;
using iText.Layout;
using iText.Layout.Element;

public void StampPDF(string inputPdfPath, string outputPdfPath, string stampText)
{
    PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfReader(inputPdfPath), new PdfWriter(outputPdfPath));

    var document = new Document(pdfDoc);

By quickly glancing at the code, you can see that IronPDF is pragmatic, based on common end-user requirements.

iText is a lower-level library that focuses on a drawing API where we add objects, shapes, and text to pages.

iTextSharp.dll uses a primarily programmatic model to render PDFs. When using the iTextSharp PDF library, each piece of PDF text, graphic, table, or line is “plotted” or drawn onto a PDF. The API appears low-level and is focused on the PDF document standard. This model allows precision but may require developers to learn a little about how PDFs work. Closely matching an existing design style or web assets may take some iteration and reading the [iTextSharp documentation](https://itextpdf.com/en/resources/api-documentation). In keeping with its heritage, the methodology and programmatic interface have a distinct Java flavor.

In contrast, IronPDF uses a full embedded web browser renderer to [convert HTML to PDF](/tutorials/html-to-pdf/). Following short (1- and 2-line) [C# code examples for HTML to PDF conversion](/examples/using-html-to-create-a-pdf/), developers can generate PDFs from existing or new HTML, images, and CSS. This allows developers to work closely with existing web assets and also work in parallel with designers during a project. iText does include **HTML to PDF** functionality for C# .NET, though it is not, apparently, the library's dominant feature.

Read on for more comparative details on the different ways that IronPDF and iTextSharp can help developers achieve the following goals:

- [Create a PDF from an Existing URL](/examples/converting-a-url-to-a-pdf/)
- [Create a PDF Document from an HTML input string](/tutorials/html-to-pdf/#anchor-create-a-pdf-with-an-html-string-in-net-c)
- [Convert ASPX Pages to PDF](/how-to/aspx-to-pdf/)
- [Convert XML to PDF](/how-to/xml-to-pdf/)
- Live Data (chart)

## 1. Licensing

Licensing options are also an important factor in developer projects. iTextSharp is Open Source under the AGPL license agreement. When licensed under AGLP, anyone who uses any part of an application that contains iTextSharp (even across a company network or the internet) may be entitled to a full copy of the app's full source code. This is excellent for academic work. If we wish to use iTextSharp in commercial applications it is best practice to contact iText and [ask them for a quote on the pricing for iText commercial usage](https://itextpdf.com/en/how-buy).

IronPDF is [free for development](/#download-modal), and can then be [licensed for commercial deployment](/licensing/) at publicly published, reasonable prices starting at $749.

<h2>IronPDF and iTextSharp</h2>

This is how the two libraries stack up:

<div class="content-table itextsharp-table">
    <table>
        <tbody>
            <tr class="tr-head">
                <th class="tcol1"><img src="/img/svgs/iron-pdf-logo.svg" alt="IronPDF" class="iron-pdf"></th>
                <th class="tcol2"><img src="/img/svgs/i-text-sharp.svg" alt="iTextSharp" class="iron-pdf"></th>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td><i class="fa fa-check"></i>Convert HTML to PDF via a full built-in web browser</td>
                <td><i class="fa fa-times"></i>Basic HTML to PDF via a pdfHTML add-on </td>
            </tr>

            <tr>
                <td><i class="fa fa-check"></i>Rendering focus: Embedded web browser</td>
                <td><i class="fa fa-check"></i>Rendering focus: Programmatic drawing model</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td><i class="fa fa-check"></i>IronPDF has explicit licenses with published prices</td>
                <td><i class="fa fa-times"></i>AGPL! Commercial use pricing not published.</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td><i class="fa fa-check"></i> Easy to Code with .NET First Design</td>
                <td><i class="fa fa-times"></i>Based on a Java API</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td><i class="fa fa-times"></i> Not suited to academic assignments and coursework </td>
                <td><i class="fa fa-check"></i> Excellent for academic assignments and research </td>
            </tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>
</div>

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<h4 class="tutorial-segment-title">Key Differences</h4>

<h2>Generate PDF from HTML using IronPDF</h2>

IronPDF enables .NET and .NET Core developers to generate, merge, split, edit, and extract PDF content easily in C#, F#, and VB.NET for .NET Core and .NET Framework, as well as [create PDFs from HTML, ASPX, CSS, JS, and image files](/blog/using-ironpdf/csharp-create-pdf-tutorial/).

It makes use of a fully embedded web browser to convert HTML to PDF. This allows developers to generate PDFs from HTML, images, and CSS, and to work closely with existing web assets and also work in parallel with designers during a project.

### 2. IronPDF Features ###

IronPDF really focuses on developer productivity. The library simplifies many common complex PDF code tasks into convenient C# methods to extract text and images, sign PDFs, edit PDFs with new HTML, and more, without the developer needing to study the PDF document standard to understand how to achieve their best result.

- Generating PDF documents from HTML, images, and ASPX files
- Reading PDF text
- Extracting data and images from PDFs
- Merging PDF documents
- Splitting PDFs
- Manipulating PDFs

<h3>2. iTextSharp Documentation Features</h3>

The [iTextSharp.dll](https://github.com/itext/itextsharp/releases) uses a primarily programmatic model to render PDFs, and it has advanced PDF manipulation APIs that are powerful and follow the PDF standard closely.

- AGLP strict open source licensing
- Programmatic drawing model
- Edit and Read PDFs
- Solid functionality for PDF manipulation
- Based on a Java library

Let's compare by creating an example project utilizing both libraries: 

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<h4 class="tutorial-segment-title">Example Project</h4>
<h2>Create an ASP.NET Project</h2>

Make use of the following steps to create an ASP.NET website:

1. Open Visual Studio
2. Click File > New Project
3. Select Web under Visual C# in the Project type listbox
4. Select ASP.NET Web Application

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    <div class="center-image-wrapper">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="/img/faq/itextsharp/new-project.png" target="_blank"><img src="/img/faq/itextsharp/new-project.png" alt="" class="img-responsive add-shadow"></a>
        <p><strong>Figure 1</strong> – <em>New Project</em></p>
    </div>
</div>

- Click OK
- On the next screen, select Web Forms as shown in Figure 2 underneath

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    <div class="center-image-wrapper">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="/img/faq/itextsharp/web-form.png" target="_blank"><img src="/img/faq/itextsharp/web-form.png" alt="" class="img-responsive add-shadow"></a>
        <p><strong>Figure 2</strong> – <em>Web Forms</em></p>
    </div>
</div>

- Click OK

Now we have something to work with. Let’s Install IronPDF.

<hr class="separator">
<h4 class="tutorial-segment-title">Get Started</h4>

## 3. IronPDF Library Installation ##

In order to make use of IronPDF, you first need to install it (free). There are two options:

- NuGet
- Download the library

Let’s have a closer look.


	

	

		

			

				
			
			

				
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### 3.1. Install using NuGet ###

There are three ways to install the IronPDF NuGet package:

1. Visual Studio
2. Developer Command Prompt
3. Download the NuGet Package directly

Let’s do them one-by-one.

### 3.2. Visual Studio ###

Visual Studio provides the NuGet Package Manager for you to install NuGet packages in your projects. You can access it via the Project Menu, or by right-clicking your project in the Solution Explorer. Both these options are shown below in Figures 3 and 4

<div class="content-img-align-center">
    <div class="center-image-wrapper">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="/img/faq/itextsharp/project-menu.png" target="_blank"><img src="/img/faq/itextsharp/project-menu.png" alt="" class="img-responsive add-shadow"></a>
        <p><strong>Figure 3</strong> – <em>Project menu</em></p>
    </div>
</div>

<div class="content-img-align-center">
    <div class="center-image-wrapper">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="/img/faq/itextsharp/solution-explorer.png" target="_blank"><img src="/img/faq/itextsharp/solution-explorer.png" alt="" class="img-responsive add-shadow"></a>
        <p><strong>Figure 4</strong> – <em>Right-click Solution Explorer</em></p>
    </div>
</div>

After you have clicked Manage NuGet Packages from either option, Browse for the IronPDF package and install it as shown in Figure 5.

<div class="content-img-align-center">
    <div class="center-image-wrapper">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="/img/faq/itextsharp/install-ironpdf-nuget-package.png" target="_blank"><img src="/img/faq/itextsharp/install-ironpdf-nuget-package.png" alt="" class="img-responsive add-shadow"></a>
        <p><strong>Figure 5</strong> – <em>Install IronPDF NuGet Package</em></p>
    </div>
</div>

### 3.3. Developer Command Prompt ###

The following steps open the Developer Command Prompt and installs the **IronPDF NuGet** package

1. Search for your **Developer Command Prompt** – it is usually under your Visual Studio folder
2. Type in the following command: *PM > Install-Package IronPdf*
3. Press Enter
4. The package will be installed
5. Reload your Visual Studio project

### 3.4. Download the NuGet Package directly ###

In order to download the NuGet package:

1. Navigate to [https://www.nuget.org/packages/IronPdf/](https://www.nuget.org/packages/IronPdf/)
2. Click on Download Package
3. After the package has downloaded, double click it
4. Reload your Visual Studio project

### 3.5. Download the .DLL Library ###

The second way to install IronPDF is by [direct download](/#download-modal).

<div class="content-img-align-center">
    <div class="center-image-wrapper">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="/img/faq/itextsharp/download-ironpdf-library.png" target="_blank"><img src="/img/faq/itextsharp/download-ironpdf-library.png" alt="" class="img-responsive add-shadow"></a>
        <p><strong>Figure 6</strong> – <em>Download IronPDF library</em></p>
    </div>
</div>

Reference the Library in your project by using the next steps:

1. Right-click the Solution in the Solution Explorer
2. Select References
3. Browse for the IronPDF.dll library
4. Click OK

Now that you’re set up, we can start playing with the awesome features in the IronPDF library after the setup for iTextSharp.

<h3>Install iTextSharp by using NuGet</h3>

There are three ways to [install the iTextSharp NuGet package](https://www.nuget.org/packages/iTextSharp/), they are:

- Visual Studio
- Developer Command Prompt
- Download the NuGet Package directly

Let’s do them one-by-one.

For Visual Studio, search for iText and install the relevant packages, as shown next.

<div class="content-img-align-center">
    <div class="center-image-wrapper">
        <a rel="nofollow" href="/img/faq/itextsharp/itext.png" target="_blank"><img src="/img/faq/itextsharp/itext.png" alt="" class="img-responsive add-shadow"></a>
        <p><strong>Figure 7</strong> – <em>iText</em></p>
    </div>
</div>

Or, in the Developer Command Prompt (as shown previously, enter the following command)

- *PM > Install-Package itext7*

Or, download [iText 7](https://itextpdf.com/en/products/itext-7) directly from their website.

Now that you have created the necessary projects, let’s compare these two libraries in code.

<hr class="separator">
<h4 class="tutorial-segment-title">Compare the Code</h4>

## 4. Create a PDF from an Existing URL ##

The following code downloads a webpage and converts it to a PDF document.

### 4.1. IronPDF Website to PDF ###

The following code uses IronPDF to create a PDF document directly from a website address. Custom Headers and Footers are also included.

```cs
/**
IronPDF URL to PDF
anchor-ironpdf-website-to-pdf
**/
private void ExistingWebURL()
{
    // Create a PDF from any existing web page
    var Renderer = new IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer();

    // Create a PDF from an existing HTML
    Renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginTop = 50;  //millimetres
    Renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginBottom = 50;
    Renderer.RenderingOptions.CssMediaType = IronPdf.Rendering.PdfCssMediaType.Print;
    Renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader = new TextHeaderFooter()
    {
        CenterText = "{pdf-title}",
        DrawDividerLine = true,
        FontSize = 16
    };
    Renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter = new TextHeaderFooter()
    {
        LeftText = "{date} {time}",
        RightText = "Page {page} of {total-pages}",
        DrawDividerLine = true,
        FontSize = 14
    };

    Renderer.RenderingOptions.CssMediaType = IronPdf.Rendering.PdfCssMediaType.Print;

    Renderer.RenderingOptions.EnableJavaScript = true;
    Renderer.RenderingOptions.RenderDelay = 500; //milliseconds

    using var PDF = Renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format");

    PDF.SaveAs("wikipedia.pdf");
}

Imports iText.Kernel.Pdf
Imports iText.Layout
Imports iText.Layout.Element

Public Sub StampPDF(ByVal inputPdfPath As String, ByVal outputPdfPath As String, ByVal stampText As String)
	Dim pdfDoc As New PdfDocument(New PdfReader(inputPdfPath), New PdfWriter(outputPdfPath))

	Dim document As New Document(pdfDoc)

## 1. Licensing
### 2. IronPDF Features ###
## 3. IronPDF Library Installation ##
### 3.1. Install using NuGet ###
### 3.2. Visual Studio ###
### 3.3. Developer Command Prompt ###
### 3.4. Download the NuGet Package directly ###
### 3.5. Download the .DLL Library ###
## 4. Create a PDF from an Existing URL ##
### 4.1. IronPDF Website to PDF ###
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'By quickly glancing at the code, you can see that IronPDF is pragmatic, based on common @end-user requirements.iText is a lower-level library that focuses on a drawing API where we add objects, shapes, @and text @to pages.iTextSharp.dll uses a primarily programmatic model @to render PDFs.@When using the iTextSharp PDF library, @each piece @of PDF text, graphic, table, @or line is "plotted” or drawn onto a PDF. The API appears low-level and is focused on the PDF document standard. This model allows precision but may require developers to learn a little about how PDFs work. Closely matching an existing design style or web assets may take some iteration and reading the [iTextSharp documentation](https://itextpdf.com/en/resources/api-documentation). In keeping with its heritage, the methodology and programmatic interface have a distinct Java flavor. In contrast, IronPDF uses a full embedded web browser renderer to [convert HTML to PDF](/tutorials/html-to-pdf/). Following short (1- and 2-line) [C# code examples for HTML to PDF conversion](/examples/using-html-to-create-a-pdf/), developers can generate PDFs from existing or new HTML, images, and CSS. This allows developers to work closely with existing web assets and also work in parallel with designers during a project. iText does include **HTML to PDF** functionality for C# .NET, though it is not, apparently, the library's dominant feature. Read on for more comparative details on the different ways that IronPDF and iTextSharp can help developers achieve the following goals: - [Create a PDF from an Existing URL](/examples/converting-a-url-to-a-pdf/) - [Create a PDF Document from an HTML input string](/tutorials/html-to-pdf/#anchor-create-a-pdf-with-an-html-string-in-net-c) - [Convert ASPX Pages to PDF](/how-to/aspx-to-pdf/) - [Convert XML to PDF](/how-to/xml-to-pdf/) - Live Data (chart) Licensing options are also an important factor in developer projects. iTextSharp is Open Source under the AGPL license agreement. When licensed under AGLP, anyone who uses any part of an application that contains iTextSharp (even across a company network or the internet) may be entitled to a full copy of the app's full source code. This is excellent for academic work. If we wish to use iTextSharp in commercial applications it is best practice to contact iText and [ask them for a quote on the pricing for iText commercial usage](https: IronPDF is [free for development](/#download-modal), and can then be [licensed for commercial deployment](/licensing/) at publicly published, reasonable prices starting at $749. <h2>IronPDF and iTextSharp</h2> This is how the two libraries stack up: <div class="content-table itextsharp-table"> <table> <tbody> <tr class="tr-head"> <th class="tcol1"><img src="/img/svgs/iron-pdf-logo.svg" alt="IronPDF" class="iron-pdf"></th> <th class="tcol2"><img src="/img/svgs/i-text-sharp.svg" alt="iTextSharp" class="iron-pdf"></th> </tr> <tr> <td><i class="fa fa-check"></i>Convert HTML to PDF via a full built-in web browser</td> <td><i class="fa fa-times"></i>Basic HTML to PDF via a pdfHTML add-on </td> </tr> <tr> <td><i class="fa fa-check"></i>Rendering focus: Embedded web browser</td> <td><i class="fa fa-check"></i>Rendering focus: Programmatic drawing model</td> </tr> <tr> <td><i class="fa fa-check"></i>IronPDF has explicit licenses with published prices</td> <td><i class="fa fa-times"></i>AGPL! Commercial use pricing not published.</td> </tr> <tr> <td><i class="fa fa-check"></i> Easy to Code with .NET First Design</td> <td><i class="fa fa-times"></i>Based on a Java API</td> </tr> <tr> <td><i class="fa fa-times"></i> Not suited to academic assignments and coursework </td> <td><i class="fa fa-check"></i> Excellent for academic assignments and research </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <hr class="separator"> <h4 class="tutorial-segment-title">Key Differences</h4> <h2>Generate PDF from HTML using IronPDF</h2> IronPDF enables .NET and .NET Core developers to generate, merge, split, edit, and extract PDF content easily in C#, F#, and VB.NET for .NET Core and .NET Framework, as well as [create PDFs from HTML, ASPX, CSS, JS, and image files](/blog/using-ironpdf/csharp-create-pdf-tutorial/). It makes use of a fully embedded web browser to convert HTML to PDF. This allows developers to generate PDFs from HTML, images, and CSS, and to work closely with existing web assets and also work in parallel with designers during a project. IronPDF really focuses on developer productivity. The library simplifies many common complex PDF code tasks into convenient C# methods to extract text and images, sign PDFs, edit PDFs with new HTML, and more, without the developer needing to study the PDF document standard to understand how to achieve their best result. - Generating PDF documents from HTML, images, and ASPX files - Reading PDF text - Extracting data and images from PDFs - Merging PDF documents - Splitting PDFs - Manipulating PDFs <h3>2. iTextSharp Documentation Features</h3> The [iTextSharp.dll](https: - AGLP strict open source licensing - Programmatic drawing model - Edit and Read PDFs - Solid functionality for PDF manipulation - Based on a Java library Let's compare by creating an example project utilizing both libraries: <hr class="separator"> <h4 class="tutorial-segment-title">Example Project</h4> <h2>Create an ASP.NET Project</h2> Make use of the following steps to create an ASP.NET website: 1. Open Visual Studio 2. Click File > New Project 3. Select Web under Visual C# in the Project type listbox 4. Select ASP.NET Web Application <div class="content-img-align-center"> <div class="center-image-wrapper"> <a rel="nofollow" href="/img/faq/itextsharp/New-project.png" target="_blank"><img src="/img/faq/itextsharp/New-project.png" alt="" class="img-responsive add-shadow"></a> <p><strong>Figure 1</strong> – <em>New Project</em></p> </div> </div> - Click OK - On the next screen, select Web Forms as shown in Figure 2 underneath <div class="content-img-align-center"> <div class="center-image-wrapper"> <a rel="nofollow" href="/img/faq/itextsharp/web-form.png" target="_blank"><img src="/img/faq/itextsharp/web-form.png" alt="" class="img-responsive add-shadow"></a> <p><strong>Figure 2</strong> – <em>Web Forms</em></p> </div> </div> - Click OK Now we have something to work with. Let's Install IronPDF. <hr class="separator"> <h4 class="tutorial-segment-title">Get Started</h4> In order to make use of IronPDF, you first need to install it (free). There are two options: - NuGet - Download the library Let's have a closer look. 

	

	

		

			

				
			
			

				
Installer avec NuGet
			
			

				

				
Install-Package IronPdf
				

					
					
					
				
			
		
		
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Install-Package IronPdf
				

					
					
					
				
			
		
		
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				 Télécharger la DLL
				
Installation manuelle dans votre projet
			
		
	
	


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Install-Package IronPdf
				

					
						
					
				
			
		
	



	

		Télécharger la DLL
		
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 There are three ways to install the IronPDF NuGet package: 1. Visual Studio 2. Developer Command Prompt 3. Download the NuGet Package directly Let's do them one-by-one. Visual Studio provides the NuGet Package Manager for you to install NuGet packages in your projects. You can access it via the Project Menu, or by right-clicking your project in the Solution Explorer. Both these options are shown below in Figures 3 and 4 <div class="content-img-align-center"> <div class="center-image-wrapper"> <a rel="nofollow" href="/img/faq/itextsharp/project-menu.png" target="_blank"><img src="/img/faq/itextsharp/project-menu.png" alt="" class="img-responsive add-shadow"></a> <p><strong>Figure 3</strong> – <em>Project menu</em></p> </div> </div> <div class="content-img-align-center"> <div class="center-image-wrapper"> <a rel="nofollow" href="/img/faq/itextsharp/solution-explorer.png" target="_blank"><img src="/img/faq/itextsharp/solution-explorer.png" alt="" class="img-responsive add-shadow"></a> <p><strong>Figure 4</strong> – <em>Right-click Solution Explorer</em></p> </div> </div> After you have clicked Manage NuGet Packages from either option, Browse for the IronPDF package and install it as shown in Figure 5. <div class="content-img-align-center"> <div class="center-image-wrapper"> <a rel="nofollow" href="/img/faq/itextsharp/install-ironpdf-nuget-package.png" target="_blank"><img src="/img/faq/itextsharp/install-ironpdf-nuget-package.png" alt="" class="img-responsive add-shadow"></a> <p><strong>Figure 5</strong> – <em>Install IronPDF NuGet Package</em></p> </div> </div> The following steps open the Developer Command Prompt and installs the **IronPDF NuGet** package 1. Search for your **Developer Command Prompt** – it is usually under your Visual Studio folder 2. Type in the following command: *PM > Install-Package IronPdf* 3. Press Enter 4. The package will be installed 5. Reload your Visual Studio project In order to download the NuGet package: 1. Navigate to [https: 2. Click on Download Package 3. After the package has downloaded, double click it 4. Reload your Visual Studio project The second way to install IronPDF is by [direct download](/#download-modal). <div class="content-img-align-center"> <div class="center-image-wrapper"> <a rel="nofollow" href="/img/faq/itextsharp/download-ironpdf-library.png" target="_blank"><img src="/img/faq/itextsharp/download-ironpdf-library.png" alt="" class="img-responsive add-shadow"></a> <p><strong>Figure 6</strong> – <em>Download IronPDF library</em></p> </div> </div> Reference the Library in your project by using the next steps: 1. Right-click the Solution in the Solution Explorer 2. Select References 3. Browse for the IronPDF.dll library 4. Click OK Now that you're set up, we can start playing with the awesome features in the IronPDF library after the setup for iTextSharp. <h3>Install iTextSharp by using NuGet</h3> There are three ways to [install the iTextSharp NuGet package](https: - Visual Studio - Developer Command Prompt - Download the NuGet Package directly Let's do them one-by-one. For Visual Studio, search for iText and install the relevant packages, as shown next. <div class="content-img-align-center"> <div class="center-image-wrapper"> <a rel="nofollow" href="/img/faq/itextsharp/itext.png" target="_blank"><img src="/img/faq/itextsharp/itext.png" alt="" class="img-responsive add-shadow"></a> <p><strong>Figure 7</strong> – <em>iText</em></p> </div> </div> Or, in the Developer Command Prompt (as shown previously, enter the following command) - *PM > Install-Package itext7* Or, download [iText 7](https: Now that you have created the necessary projects, let's compare these two libraries in code. <hr class="separator"> <h4 class="tutorial-segment-title">Compare the Code</h4> The following code downloads a webpage and converts it to a PDF document. The following code uses IronPDF to create a PDF document directly from a website address. Custom Headers and Footers are also included. ```cs private void ExistingWebURL() { var Renderer = new IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer(); Renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginTop = 50; Renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginBottom = 50; Renderer.RenderingOptions.CssMediaType = IronPdf.Rendering.PdfCssMediaType.Print; Renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader = new TextHeaderFooter() { CenterText = "
'{
'	pdf-title
'}
'INSTANT VB TODO TASK: Local functions are not converted by Instant VB:
'", DrawDividerLine = true, FontSize = 16 }; Renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter = new TextHeaderFooter() { LeftText = "
'{
'	@date
'}
If True Then
	time
End If
'INSTANT VB TODO TASK: Local functions are not converted by Instant VB:
'", RightText = "Page
'{
'	page
'}
[of]
If True Then
	total-pages
End If
'INSTANT VB TODO TASK: The following line uses invalid syntax:
'", DrawDividerLine = true, FontSize = 14 }; Renderer.RenderingOptions.CssMediaType = IronPdf.Rendering.PdfCssMediaType.Print; Renderer.RenderingOptions.EnableJavaScript = true; Renderer.RenderingOptions.RenderDelay = 500; var PDF = Renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format"); PDF.SaveAs("wikipedia.pdf"); }

using IronPdf;

// Instantiate Renderer
DocxToPdfRenderer renderer = new DocxToPdfRenderer();

// Render from DOCX file
PdfDocument pdf = renderer.RenderDocxAsPdf("Modern-chronological-resume.docx");

// Save the PDF
pdf.SaveAs("pdfFromDocx.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

' Instantiate Renderer
Private renderer As New DocxToPdfRenderer()

' Render from DOCX file
Private pdf As PdfDocument = renderer.RenderDocxAsPdf("Modern-chronological-resume.docx")

' Save the PDF
pdf.SaveAs("pdfFromDocx.pdf")