How to Edit PDFs in C

using IronPdf;
using System.Linq;

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

// Create a PDF from a URL
PdfDocument pdf = renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("https://ironpdf.com/");

// Access DOM Objects
var objects = pdf.Pages.First().ObjectModel;

Imports IronPdf
Imports System.Linq

' Instantiate Renderer
Private renderer As New ChromePdfRenderer()

' Create a PDF from a URL
Private pdf As PdfDocument = renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("https://ironpdf.com/")

' Access DOM Objects
Private objects = pdf.Pages.First().ObjectModel

using IronPdf;
using System.IO;

// Read PDF file as stream
var fileByte = File.ReadAllBytes("sample.pdf");

// Instantiate PDF object from stream
PdfDocument pdf = new PdfDocument(fileByte);

Imports IronPdf
Imports System.IO

' Read PDF file as stream
Private fileByte = File.ReadAllBytes("sample.pdf")

' Instantiate PDF object from stream
Private pdf As New PdfDocument(fileByte)

using IronPdf;
using System.IO;

var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

// Convert the URL into PDF
PdfDocument pdf = renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("https://ironpdf.com/");

// Export PDF as Stream
MemoryStream pdfAsStream = pdf.Stream;

// Export PDF as Byte Array
byte[] pdfAsByte = pdf.BinaryData;

Imports IronPdf
Imports System.IO

Private renderer = New ChromePdfRenderer()

' Convert the URL into PDF
Private pdf As PdfDocument = renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("https://ironpdf.com/")

' Export PDF as Stream
Private pdfAsStream As MemoryStream = pdf.Stream

' Export PDF as Byte Array
Private pdfAsByte() As Byte = pdf.BinaryData

using IronPdf;

// Select the desired PDF File
PdfDocument pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("sample.pdf");

// Extract all text from an pdf
string allText = pdf.ExtractAllText();

// Extract all text from page 1
string page1Text = pdf.ExtractTextFromPage(0);

Imports IronPdf

' Select the desired PDF File
Private pdf As PdfDocument = PdfDocument.FromFile("sample.pdf")

' Extract all text from an pdf
Private allText As String = pdf.ExtractAllText()

' Extract all text from page 1
Private page1Text As String = pdf.ExtractTextFromPage(0)

using IronPdf;

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

// Extract images
var images = pdf.ExtractAllImages();

for(int i = 0; i < images.Count; i++)
{
    // Export the extracted images
    images[i].SaveAs($"images/image{i}.png");
}

Imports IronPdf

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

' Extract images
Private images = pdf.ExtractAllImages()

For i As Integer = 0 To images.Count - 1
	' Export the extracted images
	images(i).SaveAs($"images/image{i}.png")
Next i

using IronPdf;

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

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

pdf.SaveAs("redacted.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

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

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

pdf.SaveAs("redacted.pdf")

using IronPdf;

ChromePdfRenderer renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

PdfDocument pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>.NET6</h1>");

string oldText = ".NET6";
string newText = ".NET7";

// Replace text on all pages
pdf.ReplaceTextOnAllPages(oldText, newText);

pdf.SaveAs("replaceText.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

Private renderer As New ChromePdfRenderer()

Private pdf As PdfDocument = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>.NET6</h1>")

Private oldText As String = ".NET6"
Private newText As String = ".NET7"

' Replace text on all pages
pdf.ReplaceTextOnAllPages(oldText, newText)

pdf.SaveAs("replaceText.pdf")

using IronPdf;
using IronPdf.Annotations;

ChromePdfRenderer renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
PdfDocument pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Annotation</h1>");

// Create a PDF annotation object on a specified page index
TextAnnotation annotation = new TextAnnotation(0)
{
    Title = "This is the title",
    Contents = "This is the long 'sticky note' comment content...",
    X = 50,
    Y = 700,
};

// Add the annotation
pdf.Annotations.Add(annotation);
pdf.SaveAs("annotation.pdf");

Imports IronPdf
Imports IronPdf.Annotations

Dim renderer As New ChromePdfRenderer()
Dim pdf As PdfDocument = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Annotation</h1>")

' Create a PDF annotation object on a specified page index
Dim annotation As New TextAnnotation(0) With {
    .Title = "This is the title",
    .Contents = "This is the long 'sticky note' comment content...",
    .X = 50,
    .Y = 700
}

' Add the annotation
pdf.Annotations.Add(annotation)
pdf.SaveAs("annotation.pdf")

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");

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")

using IronPdf;

string watermarkHtml = @"
<img src='https://ironsoftware.com/img/products/ironpdf-logo-text-dotnet.svg'>
<h1>Iron Software</h1>";

ChromePdfRenderer renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

PdfDocument pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Watermark</h1>");

// Apply watermark
pdf.ApplyWatermark(watermarkHtml);

pdf.SaveAs("watermark.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

Private watermarkHtml As String = "
<img src='https://ironsoftware.com/img/products/ironpdf-logo-text-dotnet.svg'>
<h1>Iron Software</h1>"

Private renderer As New ChromePdfRenderer()

Private pdf As PdfDocument = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Watermark</h1>")

' Apply watermark
pdf.ApplyWatermark(watermarkHtml)

pdf.SaveAs("watermark.pdf")

using IronPdf;

ChromePdfRenderer renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

PdfDocument pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Main HTML content</h1>");

// Render background
PdfDocument background = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<body style='background-color: cyan;'></body>");

// Add background
pdf.AddBackgroundPdf(background);

pdf.SaveAs("addBackground.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

Private renderer As New ChromePdfRenderer()

Private pdf As PdfDocument = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Main HTML content</h1>")

' Render background
Private background As PdfDocument = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<body style='background-color: cyan;'></body>")

' Add background
pdf.AddBackgroundPdf(background)

pdf.SaveAs("addBackground.pdf")

using IronPdf;
using IronSoftware.Drawing;

ChromePdfRenderer renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
PdfDocument pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>testing</h1>");

// Draw text on PDF
pdf.DrawText("Some text", FontTypes.TimesNewRoman.Name, FontSize: 12, PageIndex: 0, X: 100, Y: 100, Color.Black, Rotation: 0);

pdf.SaveAs("drawText.pdf");

Imports IronPdf
Imports IronSoftware.Drawing

Dim renderer As New ChromePdfRenderer()
Dim pdf As PdfDocument = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>testing</h1>")

' Draw text on PDF
pdf.DrawText("Some text", FontTypes.TimesNewRoman.Name, FontSize:=12, PageIndex:=0, X:=100, Y:=100, Color.Black, Rotation:=0)

pdf.SaveAs("drawText.pdf")

using IronPdf;

ChromePdfRenderer renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
PdfDocument pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>testing</h1>");

// Configure the required parameters
int pageIndex = 0;
var start = new IronSoftware.Drawing.PointF(200,150);
var end = new IronSoftware.Drawing.PointF(1000,150);
int width = 10;
var color = new IronSoftware.Drawing.Color("#000000");

// Draw line on PDF
pdf.DrawLine(pageIndex, start, end, width, color);

pdf.SaveAs("drawLine.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

Private renderer As New ChromePdfRenderer()
Private pdf As PdfDocument = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>testing</h1>")

' Configure the required parameters
Private pageIndex As Integer = 0
Private start = New IronSoftware.Drawing.PointF(200,150)
Private [end] = New IronSoftware.Drawing.PointF(1000,150)
Private width As Integer = 10
Private color = New IronSoftware.Drawing.Color("#000000")

' Draw line on PDF
pdf.DrawLine(pageIndex, start, [end], width, color)

pdf.SaveAs("drawLine.pdf")

using IronPdf;
using IronPdf.Rendering;
using System.Linq;

// Import PDF
PdfDocument pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("multi-page.pdf");

// Set rotation for a single page
pdf.SetPageRotation(0, PdfPageRotation.Clockwise90);

// Set rotation for multiple pages
pdf.SetPageRotations(Enumerable.Range(1,3), PdfPageRotation.Clockwise270);

// Set rotation for the entire document
pdf.SetAllPageRotations(PdfPageRotation.Clockwise180);

pdf.SaveAs("rotated.pdf");

Imports IronPdf
Imports IronPdf.Rendering
Imports System.Linq

' Import PDF
Private pdf As PdfDocument = PdfDocument.FromFile("multi-page.pdf")

' Set rotation for a single page
pdf.SetPageRotation(0, PdfPageRotation.Clockwise90)

' Set rotation for multiple pages
pdf.SetPageRotations(Enumerable.Range(1,3), PdfPageRotation.Clockwise270)

' Set rotation for the entire document
pdf.SetAllPageRotations(PdfPageRotation.Clockwise180)

pdf.SaveAs("rotated.pdf")

using IronPdf;

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

pdf.Pages[0].Transform(50, 50, 0.8, 0.8);

pdf.SaveAs("transformPage.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

Dim pdf As PdfDocument = PdfDocument.FromFile("basic.pdf")

pdf.Pages(0).Transform(50, 50, 0.8, 0.8)

pdf.SaveAs("transformPage.pdf")