Converting XAML to PDF in C# MAUI

Quickstart: Convert XAML to PDF with IronPDF in .NET MAUI

Convert your XAML pages to PDF in .NET MAUI using IronPDF. With just a few lines of code, you can change your MAUI application's content into professional-quality PDF documents. This guide provides a straightforward example to get you started quickly, using IronPDF's efficient rendering capabilities. Follow along to integrate PDF generation smoothly into your desktop and web applications.

var pdf = new IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer().RenderContentPageToPdf<MainPage,App>().SaveAs("page.pdf");

var pdf = new IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer().RenderContentPageToPdf<MainPage,App>().SaveAs("page.pdf");

What Extension Package Do I Need for IronPDF with MAUI?

The IronPdf.Extensions.Maui package is the extension of the IronPdf main package. Since it is an extension, the IronPDF main package is still needed to render the content page of a MAUI application to a PDF document. This extension package specifically bridges the gap between MAUI's XAML-based UI framework and IronPDF's PDF generation capabilities.

The extension package handles the conversion of MAUI ContentPage objects into HTML that can be rendered as PDF. It preserves the layout and styling of your MAUI pages while providing access to all of IronPDF's advanced features like custom margins, custom paper sizes, and PDF compression.

Install-Package IronPdf.Extensions.Maui

Install-Package IronPdf.Extensions.Maui

After installing the extension package, you'll gain access to the RenderContentPageToPdf method, which is the key to converting your MAUI pages. This method is optimized for performance and maintains the visual fidelity of your XAML layouts during the conversion process.

How Do I Render a MAUI Page to PDF?

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using IronPdf.Extensions.Maui;

namespace mauiSample;

public partial class MainPage : ContentPage
{
    public MainPage()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private void PrintToPdf(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        ChromePdfRenderer renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

        // Apply HTML header
        renderer.RenderingOptions.HtmlHeader = new HtmlHeaderFooter()
        {
            HtmlFragment = "<h1>Header</h1>",
        };

        // Render PDF from Maui Page
        PdfDocument pdf = renderer.RenderContentPageToPdf<MainPage, App>().Result;

        pdf.SaveAs(@"C:\Users\lyty1\Downloads\contentPageToPdf.pdf");
    }
}

<Button
    x:Name="PrintToPdfBtn"
    Text="Print to pdf"
    SemanticProperties.Hint="Click to print page as PDF"
    Clicked="PrintToPdf"
    HorizontalOptions="Center" />

<Button
    x:Name="PrintToPdfBtn"
    Text="Print to pdf"
    SemanticProperties.Hint="Click to print page as PDF"
    Clicked="PrintToPdf"
    HorizontalOptions="Center" />

Where Can I Download a Complete MAUI Sample Project?

You can download the complete code for this guide. It comes as a zipped file that you can open in Visual Studio as a .NET MAUI App project. The sample project includes all the necessary dependencies and demonstrates best practices for integrating IronPDF into your MAUI applications.

The sample project is configured to work on both Windows and macOS desktop platforms, showcasing the cross-platform capabilities of both MAUI and IronPDF. It includes examples of various PDF generation scenarios and demonstrates how to handle different page layouts and content types.

Download the Full MAUI Sample Project

Explore more possibilities with our tutorial page here: Convert PDFs. You might also be interested in exploring our guides on PDF compression to improve your generated PDFs for web distribution, or learn about creating PDFs in Blazor Servers for web-based PDF generation scenarios.