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  3. Adding IronPDF to a software program installer

How to Add IronPDF to Installers

Publishing Methods: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/core/deploying/#publish-self-contained

  • Self-contained: includes the .NET runtime and libraries, and your application and its dependencies. Users of the application can run it on a machine that doesn't have the .NET runtime installed.
  • Framework-dependant: includes only your application itself and its dependencies. Users of the application have to separately install the .NET runtime.

Type Command

framework-dependent executable for the current platform.

dotnet publish

framework-dependent executable for a specific platform.

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

framework-dependent binary.

dotnet publish

self-contained executable.

dotnet publish -r <RID>

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

IronPDF Installer

For Windows:

For Linux:

For MacOs:

For MacOs.ARM:

Licensing:

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

You should apply the license key using IronPdf.License.LicenseKey = 'KEY';