How to Add IronPDF to Installers

Curtis Chau

Updated:June 10, 2025

Publishing Methods: Learn more about .NET deployment

Self-contained: Includes the .NET runtime and libraries, as well as your application and its dependencies. Users of the application can run it on a machine that doesn't have the .NET runtime installed.
Framework-dependent: Includes only your application and its dependencies. Users of the application need to separately install the .NET runtime.

Publish Commands

Framework-dependent executable for the current platform:

dotnet publish

dotnet publish

SHELL

Framework-dependent executable for a specific platform:

dotnet publish -r <RID> --self-contained false

dotnet publish -r <RID> --self-contained false

SHELL

TipsReplace <RID> with the Runtime Identifier of your target platform. For example, win-x64 for Windows 64-bit.

Framework-dependent binary:

dotnet publish

dotnet publish

SHELL

Self-contained executable:

dotnet publish -r <RID>

dotnet publish -r <RID>

SHELL

TipsAgain, replace <RID> with the specific Runtime Identifier for your target platform.

For more details, see .NET dotnet publish command and .NET fundamentals Single-file deployment and executable.

IronPDF Installer

For Windows: Include the Visual C++ redistributable with your installer if you intend to target older operating systems before Windows 10.
For Linux: Add the package IronPdf.Native.Chrome.Linux.
For MacOS: Include IronPdf.Native.Chrome.MacOS.
For MacOS ARM: Include IronPdf.Native.Chrome.MacOS.ARM.

Licensing

Distribution of your project requires a license including SAAS/OEM Redistribution.

You should apply the license key in your code as follows:

// Apply your license for IronPDF
IronPdf.License.LicenseKey = "YOUR_LICENSE_KEY";

// Apply your license for IronPDF
IronPdf.License.LicenseKey = "YOUR_LICENSE_KEY";

' Apply your license for IronPDF
IronPdf.License.LicenseKey = "YOUR_LICENSE_KEY"

$vbLabelText $csharpLabel

TipsReplace "YOUR_LICENSE_KEY" with your actual IronPDF license key.

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Curtis Chau holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (Carleton University) and specializes in front-end development with expertise in Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, and React. Passionate about crafting intuitive and aesthetically pleasing user interfaces, Curtis enjoys working with modern frameworks and creating well-structured, visually appealing manuals.

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