C# IronPDF Support for macOS with .NET Core

IronPDF supports macOS for .NET Standard Libraries, Core applications, and .NET 8, 7, 6, & 5 projects without dependencies. Create PDFs on Mac and deploy cross-platform to Windows, Linux, and Mac environments. This native support enables HTML to PDF conversion directly on macOS without platform-specific modifications.

Quickstart: Set Up IronPDF on macOS

1. Identify your Mac processor type (Intel or Apple Silicon)
2. Install the appropriate NuGet package:
   • Intel Macs: Install-Package IronPdf.MacOs
   • Apple Silicon: Install-Package IronPdf.MacOs.ARM
   • Both: Install both packages
3. Start using IronPDF without code changes
4. Deploy to any platform (Windows, Linux, Mac)

```cs :title=Program.cs using IronPdf;

// Create a PDF from HTML on macOS var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer(); var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(""); pdf.SaveAs("macos-example.pdf");

// Convert a URL to PDF var urlPdf = renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("https://example.com"); urlPdf.SaveAs("website.pdf");

.NET Framework projects on macOS are not supported as they use Xamarin implementations rather than official .NET runtime releases. Use [.NET Core or .NET 5+ projects](https://ironpdf.com/get-started/installation-overview/) for modern development.

IronPDF supports all macOS versions out-of-the-box as of January 2020 without dependencies. Start immediately with [creating PDFs from HTML strings](https://ironpdf.com/how-to/html-string-to-pdf/), [converting URLs to PDFs](https://ironpdf.com/how-to/url-to-pdf/), or working with existing PDF documents.

No code changes are required to support Apple users or developers. Deploy Mac-developed projects to Windows, Linux, and Mac environments by adding appropriate binaries for each platform. See our guides for [Windows deployment](https://ironpdf.com/get-started/windows/) or [Linux deployment](https://ironpdf.com/get-started/linux/).

On macOS, multithreaded PDF rendering support cannot yet be implemented due to Chromium Embedded Framework limitations. For concurrent PDF generation needs, see our [async PDF generation guide](https://ironpdf.com/how-to/async/) for alternative approaches.

Many .NET developers prefer developing on macOS using *Visual Studio for Mac* and *JetBrains Rider*, making cross-platform support essential for modern .NET development.

## How Do I Configure IronPDF for My Mac's Processor Type?

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Apple used Intel processors until 2020, when they began launching Macs with Apple Silicon processors. IronPDF provides optimized packages for both architectures.

- For Intel Macs, install the [IronPDF for macOS on Intel](https://www.nuget.org/packages/IronPdf.MacOs) NuGet package.
- For Apple Silicon Macs, install the [IronPDF for macOS on Apple Silicon](https://www.nuget.org/packages/IronPdf.MacOs.ARM) NuGet package.
- To support both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs, install both the [IronPDF for macOS on Intel](https://www.nuget.org/packages/IronPdf.MacOs) and [IronPDF for macOS on Apple Silicon](https://www.nuget.org/packages/IronPdf.MacOs.ARM) NuGet packages.

```cs
// Example .csproj configuration for universal Mac support
<ItemGroup>
  <PackageReference Include="IronPdf" Version="*" />
  <PackageReference Include="IronPdf.MacOs" Version="*" />
  <PackageReference Include="IronPdf.MacOs.ARM" Version="*" />
</ItemGroup>