IronPDF Advanced Installation

As of IronPDF Release v2022.1 and above, users have some advanced tools to install IronPDF for specific platforms.

Instead of installing the IronPDF NuGet Package, we can search NuGet for other IronPDF packages specific to our use case. The API remains the same, but they deploy differently.

Interestingly, even if we load a specific package such as IronPdf.Linux for a Linux-optimized deployment, you can still develop for it on your normal OS such as Windows with Visual Studio!

IronPdf NuGet Package

Most commonly used. Configured to get you up and running in Visual Studio as quickly as possible. Suitable for most projects.

Install IronPdf NuGet Package

Contains IronPdf.Slim
Contains Windows-specific dependencies for Chrome (default) renderer
Default package which will download Windows-specific dependencies at runtime
Defaults to Chrome renderer
Supports ALL platforms, but Windows platform will work without any additional downloads
Useful for Windows users or default users
OK TO USE ON ALL PLATFORMS

IronPdf.Slim NuGet Package

Ideal for the smallest disk footprint or applications which may be distributed to many different operating system targets. The precise Chromium / WebKit rendering engine for your application will be downloaded on demand at runtime on the target machine.

Install IronPdf.Slim NuGet Package

ALL other packages reference this package
Contains the actual IronPdf.dll
Does NOT include Windows, Linux, or macOS-specific dependencies
Windows, Linux, or macOS dependencies will be downloaded at run-time
Defaults to Chrome renderer on all platforms unless otherwise specified
Useful for cross-platform solutions which want to download platform-specific dependencies at run-time
Supports ALL platforms, but platform-specific dependencies will be downloaded the first time the program is run
Requires internet access and disk access at runtime if used stand-alone.
Useful for highly portable applications where the target platform is unknown

IronPdf.Linux NuGet Package

Ideal for Deploying IronPdf on Linux. Designed with the cloud in mind. Works very well for AWS & Lambda, Azure Functions and WebApps in Linux mode.

Install IronPdf.Linux NuGet Package

Contains IronPdf.Slim
Contain Linux-specific dependencies for Chrome (default) renderer
Defaults to Chrome renderer
Supports ALL platforms, but Linux platform will work without any additional downloads
Useful for Linux power-users, specifically docker and cloud users

IronPdf.MacOs & IronPdf.MacOs.ARM NuGet Packages

NuGet Packages available for specific deployments for IronPdf Compatibility on macOS

Install IronPdf.MacOs NuGet Package

Install IronPdf.MacOsARM NuGet Package

Contains IronPdf.Slim
Contains Mac-specific dependencies for Chrome (default) renderer
Defaults to Chrome renderer
Useful for macOS developers

IronPdf.Classic NuGet Package

Useful for Legacy customers using IronPDF before August 2021 who wish their existing HtmlToPdf rendering to go unchanged. Uses our 2020-2021 WebKit renderer.

Install IronPdf.Classic NuGet Package

Contains IronPdf.Slim and IronPdf.Native.WebKit.
Contains Windows, Linux, and Mac dependencies for the (legacy) WebKit "HTML to PDF" renderer
Will use legacy WebKit renderer by default