IronPDF vs iTextPdf: Complete .NET PDF Library Comparison

using IronPdf;

// Instantiate the renderer
var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

// Create a PDF from an HTML string
var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Hello World</h1>");
pdf.SaveAs("output.pdf");

// Advanced example with external assets
var myAdvancedPdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<img src='icons/iron.png'>", @"C:\site\assets\");
myAdvancedPdf.SaveAs("html-with-assets.pdf");

// Render with custom options
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginTop = 50;
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginBottom = 50;
renderer.RenderingOptions.CssMediaType = IronPdf.Rendering.PdfCssMediaType.Print;
var customPdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Custom Settings</h1>");
customPdf.SaveAs("custom-settings.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

' Instantiate the renderer
Dim renderer As New ChromePdfRenderer()

' Create a PDF from an HTML string
Dim pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Hello World</h1>")
pdf.SaveAs("output.pdf")

' Advanced example with external assets
Dim myAdvancedPdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<img src='icons/iron.png'>", "C:\site\assets\")
myAdvancedPdf.SaveAs("html-with-assets.pdf")

' Render with custom options
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginTop = 50
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginBottom = 50
renderer.RenderingOptions.CssMediaType = IronPdf.Rendering.PdfCssMediaType.Print
Dim customPdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Custom Settings</h1>")
customPdf.SaveAs("custom-settings.pdf")

using iText.Html2pdf;
using System.IO;

public class HtmlToPdf
{
    public static void ConvertHtmlToPdf()
    {
        using (FileStream htmlSource = File.Open("input.html", FileMode.Open))
        using (FileStream pdfDest = File.Open("output.pdf", FileMode.Create))
        {
            ConverterProperties converterProperties = new ConverterProperties();
            HtmlConverter.ConvertToPdf(htmlSource, pdfDest, converterProperties);
        }
    }
}

Imports iText.Html2pdf
Imports System.IO

Public Class HtmlToPdf
	Public Shared Sub ConvertHtmlToPdf()
		Using htmlSource As FileStream = File.Open("input.html", FileMode.Open)
		Using pdfDest As FileStream = File.Open("output.pdf", FileMode.Create)
			Dim converterProperties As New ConverterProperties()
			HtmlConverter.ConvertToPdf(htmlSource, pdfDest, converterProperties)
		End Using
		End Using
	End Sub
End Class

using IronPdf;

// Load an encrypted PDF or create a new one
var pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("encrypted.pdf", "password");

// Set document security settings
pdf.SecuritySettings.MakePdfDocumentReadOnly("secret-key");
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserCopyPasteContent = false;
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserAnnotations = false;
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserPrinting = IronPdf.Security.PdfPrintSecurity.NoPrint;
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserFormData = false;
pdf.Password = "my-password";

// Set owner password for administrative access
pdf.SecuritySettings.OwnerPassword = "owner-password";

// Save with encryption
pdf.SaveAs("secured.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

' Load an encrypted PDF or create a new one
Dim pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("encrypted.pdf", "password")

' Set document security settings
pdf.SecuritySettings.MakePdfDocumentReadOnly("secret-key")
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserCopyPasteContent = False
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserAnnotations = False
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserPrinting = IronPdf.Security.PdfPrintSecurity.NoPrint
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserFormData = False
pdf.Password = "my-password"

' Set owner password for administrative access
pdf.SecuritySettings.OwnerPassword = "owner-password"

' Save with encryption
pdf.SaveAs("secured.pdf")

using iText.Kernel.Pdf;
using System.Text;

public class EncryptPdf
{
    public static readonly string DEST = "encrypt_pdf.pdf";
    public static readonly string OWNER_PASSWORD = "World";
    public static readonly string USER_PASSWORD = "Hello";

    protected void ManipulatePdf(string dest)
    {
        PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument(new PdfReader("input.pdf"), new PdfWriter(dest,
            new WriterProperties().SetStandardEncryption(
                Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(USER_PASSWORD),
                Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(OWNER_PASSWORD),
                EncryptionConstants.ALLOW_PRINTING,
                EncryptionConstants.ENCRYPTION_AES_128)));
        document.Close();
    }
}

Imports iText.Kernel.Pdf
Imports System.Text

Public Class EncryptPdf
	Public Shared ReadOnly DEST As String = "encrypt_pdf.pdf"
	Public Shared ReadOnly OWNER_PASSWORD As String = "World"
	Public Shared ReadOnly USER_PASSWORD As String = "Hello"

	Protected Sub ManipulatePdf(ByVal dest As String)
		Dim document As New PdfDocument(New PdfReader("input.pdf"), New PdfWriter(dest, (New WriterProperties()).SetStandardEncryption(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(USER_PASSWORD), Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(OWNER_PASSWORD), EncryptionConstants.ALLOW_PRINTING, EncryptionConstants.ENCRYPTION_AES_128)))
		document.Close()
	End Sub
End Class

using IronPdf;

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

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

// Redact specific text on specific pages
pdf.RedactTextOnPage(0, "confidential");

// Use regular expressions for pattern matching
pdf.RedactTextOnAllPages(@"\b\d{3}-\d{2}-\d{4}\b"); // Redact SSN pattern

pdf.SaveAs("redacted.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

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

' Redact 'are' from all pages
pdf.RedactTextOnAllPages("are")

' Redact specific text on specific pages
pdf.RedactTextOnPage(0, "confidential")

' Use regular expressions for pattern matching
pdf.RedactTextOnAllPages("\b\d{3}-\d{2}-\d{4}\b") ' Redact SSN pattern

pdf.SaveAs("redacted.pdf")

using iText.Kernel.Pdf;
using iText.Kernel.Colors;

// Define areas to redact on each page
Rectangle[] rectanglesToRedact = { new Rectangle(100, 100, 200, 50) };

// Draw black rectangles to cover sensitive areas
using (PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfReader("input.pdf"), new PdfWriter("output_redacted.pdf")))
{
    for (int pageNum = 1; pageNum <= pdfDoc.GetNumberOfPages(); pageNum++)
    {
        PdfPage page = pdfDoc.GetPage(pageNum);
        PdfCanvas canvas = new PdfCanvas(page);
        foreach (Rectangle rect in rectanglesToRedact)
        {
            canvas.SetFillColor(ColorConstants.BLACK)
                  .Rectangle(rect.GetX(), rect.GetY(), rect.GetWidth(), rect.GetHeight())
                  .Fill();
        }
    }
}

Imports iText.Kernel.Pdf
Imports iText.Kernel.Colors

' Define areas to redact on each page
Private rectanglesToRedact() As Rectangle = { New Rectangle(100, 100, 200, 50) }

' Draw black rectangles to cover sensitive areas
Using pdfDoc As New PdfDocument(New PdfReader("input.pdf"), New PdfWriter("output_redacted.pdf"))
	Dim pageNum As Integer = 1
	Do While pageNum <= pdfDoc.GetNumberOfPages()
		Dim page As PdfPage = pdfDoc.GetPage(pageNum)
		Dim canvas As New PdfCanvas(page)
		For Each rect As Rectangle In rectanglesToRedact
			canvas.SetFillColor(ColorConstants.BLACK).Rectangle(rect.GetX(), rect.GetY(), rect.GetWidth(), rect.GetHeight()).Fill()
		Next rect
		pageNum += 1
	Loop
End Using

using IronPdf;
using IronPdf.Signing;
using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;

// Create X509Certificate2 object with X509KeyStorageFlags set to Exportable
X509Certificate2 cert = new X509Certificate2("IronSoftware.pfx", "123456", X509KeyStorageFlags.Exportable);

// Create PdfSignature object
var sig = new PdfSignature(cert)
{
    SigningContact = "support@ironsoftware.com",
    SigningLocation = "Chicago, USA",
    SigningReason = "Document Approval"
};

// Sign PDF document
PdfDocument pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("document.pdf");
pdf.Sign(sig);

// Apply timestamp
var timestampedSig = new PdfSignature(cert)
{
    TimestampHashAlgorithm = TimestampHashAlgorithm.SHA256,
    TimeStampUrl = "___PROTECTED_URL_245___"
};

pdf.SaveAs("signed.pdf");

Imports IronPdf
Imports IronPdf.Signing
Imports System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates

' Create X509Certificate2 object with X509KeyStorageFlags set to Exportable
Dim cert As New X509Certificate2("IronSoftware.pfx", "123456", X509KeyStorageFlags.Exportable)

' Create PdfSignature object
Dim sig As New PdfSignature(cert) With {
    .SigningContact = "support@ironsoftware.com",
    .SigningLocation = "Chicago, USA",
    .SigningReason = "Document Approval"
}

' Sign PDF document
Dim pdf As PdfDocument = PdfDocument.FromFile("document.pdf")
pdf.Sign(sig)

' Apply timestamp
Dim timestampedSig As New PdfSignature(cert) With {
    .TimestampHashAlgorithm = TimestampHashAlgorithm.SHA256,
    .TimeStampUrl = "___PROTECTED_URL_245___"
}

pdf.SaveAs("signed.pdf")

using System;
using System.IO;
using iText.Kernel.Pdf;
using iText.Signatures;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Pkcs;
using Org.BouncyCastle.X509;

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        string src = "input.pdf";
        string dest = "output_signed.pdf";
        string pfxFile = "your_certificate.pfx";
        string pfxPassword = "your_password";

        try
        {
            // Load your certificate
            Pkcs12Store ks = new Pkcs12Store(new FileStream(pfxFile, FileMode.Open), pfxPassword.ToCharArray());
            string alias = null;
            foreach (string al in ks.Aliases)
            {
                if (ks.IsKeyEntry(al))
                {
                    alias = al;
                    break;
                }
            }
            ICipherParameters pk = ks.GetKey(alias).Key;
            X509CertificateEntry[] chain = ks.GetCertificateChain(alias);
            X509Certificate2 cert = new X509Certificate2(chain[0].Certificate.GetEncoded());

            // Create output PDF with signed content
            using (PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src))
            {
                using (PdfWriter writer = new PdfWriter(dest))
                {
                    using (PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(reader, writer))
                    {
                        // Create the signer
                        PdfSigner signer = new PdfSigner(pdfDoc, writer, new StampingProperties().UseAppendMode());

                        // Configure signature appearance
                        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = signer.GetSignatureAppearance();
                        appearance.SetReason("Digital Signature");
                        appearance.SetLocation("Your Location");
                        appearance.SetContact("Your Contact");

                        // Create signature
                        IExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, "SHA-256");
                        signer.SignDetached(pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, PdfSigner.CryptoStandard.CMS);
                    }
                }
            }
            Console.WriteLine($"PDF digitally signed successfully: {dest}");
        }
        catch (Exception ex)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Error signing PDF: {ex.Message}");
        }
    }
}

Imports System
Imports System.IO
Imports iText.Kernel.Pdf
Imports iText.Signatures
Imports Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto
Imports Org.BouncyCastle.Pkcs
Imports Org.BouncyCastle.X509

Friend Class Program
	Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
		Dim src As String = "input.pdf"
		Dim dest As String = "output_signed.pdf"
		Dim pfxFile As String = "your_certificate.pfx"
		Dim pfxPassword As String = "your_password"

		Try
			' Load your certificate
			Dim ks As New Pkcs12Store(New FileStream(pfxFile, FileMode.Open), pfxPassword.ToCharArray())
			Dim [alias] As String = Nothing
			For Each al As String In ks.Aliases
				If ks.IsKeyEntry(al) Then
					[alias] = al
					Exit For
				End If
			Next al
			Dim pk As ICipherParameters = ks.GetKey([alias]).Key
			Dim chain() As X509CertificateEntry = ks.GetCertificateChain([alias])
			Dim cert As New X509Certificate2(chain(0).Certificate.GetEncoded())

			' Create output PDF with signed content
			Using reader As New PdfReader(src)
				Using writer As New PdfWriter(dest)
					Using pdfDoc As New PdfDocument(reader, writer)
						' Create the signer
						Dim signer As New PdfSigner(pdfDoc, writer, (New StampingProperties()).UseAppendMode())

						' Configure signature appearance
						Dim appearance As PdfSignatureAppearance = signer.GetSignatureAppearance()
						appearance.SetReason("Digital Signature")
						appearance.SetLocation("Your Location")
						appearance.SetContact("Your Contact")

						' Create signature
						Dim pks As IExternalSignature = New PrivateKeySignature(pk, "SHA-256")
						signer.SignDetached(pks, chain, Nothing, Nothing, Nothing, 0, PdfSigner.CryptoStandard.CMS)
					End Using
				End Using
			End Using
			Console.WriteLine($"PDF digitally signed successfully: {dest}")
		Catch ex As Exception
			Console.WriteLine($"Error signing PDF: {ex.Message}")
		End Try
	End Sub
End Class

using IronPdf;

// Stamps a Watermark onto a new or existing PDF
var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

var pdf = renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("___PROTECTED_URL_246___");

// Add text watermark
pdf.ApplyWatermark("<h2 style='color:red'>SAMPLE</h2>", 30, IronPdf.Editing.VerticalAlignment.Middle, IronPdf.Editing.HorizontalAlignment.Center);

// Add image watermark
pdf.ApplyWatermark("<img src='logo.png' style='width:200px'>", 45, IronPdf.Editing.VerticalAlignment.Bottom, IronPdf.Editing.HorizontalAlignment.Right);

// Add complex HTML watermark with transparency
string watermarkHtml = @"
<div style='font-size:80px; color:rgba(255,0,0,0.3); font-family:Arial; transform:rotate(-45deg);'>
    CONFIDENTIAL
</div>";
pdf.ApplyWatermark(watermarkHtml, 0, IronPdf.Editing.VerticalAlignment.Middle, IronPdf.Editing.HorizontalAlignment.Center);

pdf.SaveAs(@"C:\Path\To\Watermarked.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

' Stamps a Watermark onto a new or existing PDF
Dim renderer As New ChromePdfRenderer()

Dim pdf = renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("___PROTECTED_URL_246___")

' Add text watermark
pdf.ApplyWatermark("<h2 style='color:red'>SAMPLE</h2>", 30, IronPdf.Editing.VerticalAlignment.Middle, IronPdf.Editing.HorizontalAlignment.Center)

' Add image watermark
pdf.ApplyWatermark("<img src='logo.png' style='width:200px'>", 45, IronPdf.Editing.VerticalAlignment.Bottom, IronPdf.Editing.HorizontalAlignment.Right)

' Add complex HTML watermark with transparency
Dim watermarkHtml As String = "
<div style='font-size:80px; color:rgba(255,0,0,0.3); font-family:Arial; transform:rotate(-45deg);'>
    CONFIDENTIAL
</div>"
pdf.ApplyWatermark(watermarkHtml, 0, IronPdf.Editing.VerticalAlignment.Middle, IronPdf.Editing.HorizontalAlignment.Center)

pdf.SaveAs("C:\Path\To\Watermarked.pdf")

using iText.IO.Font;
using iText.IO.Font.Constants;
using iText.Kernel.Colors;
using iText.Kernel.Font;
using iText.Kernel.Pdf;
using iText.Kernel.Pdf.Canvas;
using iText.Kernel.Pdf.Extgstate;
using iText.Layout;
using iText.Layout.Element;
using iText.Layout.Properties;

public class TransparentWatermark 
{
    public static readonly string DEST = "results/sandbox/stamper/transparent_watermark.pdf";
    public static readonly string SRC = "../../../resources/pdfs/hero.pdf";

    public static void Main(string[] args) 
    {
        FileInfo file = new FileInfo(DEST);
        file.Directory.Create();

        new TransparentWatermark().ManipulatePdf(DEST);
    }

    protected void ManipulatePdf(string dest) 
    {
        PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfReader(SRC), new PdfWriter(dest));
        PdfCanvas under = new PdfCanvas(pdfDoc.GetFirstPage().NewContentStreamBefore(), new PdfResources(), pdfDoc);
        PdfFont font = PdfFontFactory.CreateFont(FontProgramFactory.CreateFont(StandardFonts.HELVETICA));
        Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph("This watermark is added UNDER the existing content")
                .SetFont(font)
                .SetFontSize(15);

        Canvas canvasWatermark1 = new Canvas(under, pdfDoc.GetDefaultPageSize())
                .ShowTextAligned(paragraph, 297, 550, 1, TextAlignment.CENTER, VerticalAlignment.TOP, 0);
        canvasWatermark1.Close();
        PdfCanvas over = new PdfCanvas(pdfDoc.GetFirstPage());
        over.SetFillColor(ColorConstants.BLACK);
        paragraph = new Paragraph("This watermark is added ON TOP OF the existing content")
                .SetFont(font)
                .SetFontSize(15);

        Canvas canvasWatermark2 = new Canvas(over, pdfDoc.GetDefaultPageSize())
                .ShowTextAligned(paragraph, 297, 500, 1, TextAlignment.CENTER, VerticalAlignment.TOP, 0);
        canvasWatermark2.Close();
        paragraph = new Paragraph("This TRANSPARENT watermark is added ON TOP OF the existing content")
                .SetFont(font)
                .SetFontSize(15);
        over.SaveState();

        PdfExtGState gs1 = new PdfExtGState();
        gs1.SetFillOpacity(0.5f);
        over.SetExtGState(gs1);
        Canvas canvasWatermark3 = new Canvas(over, pdfDoc.GetDefaultPageSize())
                .ShowTextAligned(paragraph, 297, 450, 1, TextAlignment.CENTER, VerticalAlignment.TOP, 0);
        canvasWatermark3.Close();
        over.RestoreState();

        pdfDoc.Close();
    }
}

Imports iText.IO.Font
Imports iText.IO.Font.Constants
Imports iText.Kernel.Colors
Imports iText.Kernel.Font
Imports iText.Kernel.Pdf
Imports iText.Kernel.Pdf.Canvas
Imports iText.Kernel.Pdf.Extgstate
Imports iText.Layout
Imports iText.Layout.Element
Imports iText.Layout.Properties

Public Class TransparentWatermark
	Public Shared ReadOnly DEST As String = "results/sandbox/stamper/transparent_watermark.pdf"
	Public Shared ReadOnly SRC As String = "../../../resources/pdfs/hero.pdf"

	Public Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
		Dim file As New FileInfo(DEST)
		file.Directory.Create()

		Call (New TransparentWatermark()).ManipulatePdf(DEST)
	End Sub

	Protected Sub ManipulatePdf(ByVal dest As String)
		Dim pdfDoc As New PdfDocument(New PdfReader(SRC), New PdfWriter(dest))
		Dim under As New PdfCanvas(pdfDoc.GetFirstPage().NewContentStreamBefore(), New PdfResources(), pdfDoc)
		Dim font As PdfFont = PdfFontFactory.CreateFont(FontProgramFactory.CreateFont(StandardFonts.HELVETICA))
		Dim paragraph As Paragraph = (New Paragraph("This watermark is added UNDER the existing content")).SetFont(font).SetFontSize(15)

		Dim canvasWatermark1 As Canvas = (New Canvas(under, pdfDoc.GetDefaultPageSize())).ShowTextAligned(paragraph, 297, 550, 1, TextAlignment.CENTER, VerticalAlignment.TOP, 0)
		canvasWatermark1.Close()
		Dim over As New PdfCanvas(pdfDoc.GetFirstPage())
		over.SetFillColor(ColorConstants.BLACK)
		paragraph = (New Paragraph("This watermark is added ON TOP OF the existing content")).SetFont(font).SetFontSize(15)

		Dim canvasWatermark2 As Canvas = (New Canvas(over, pdfDoc.GetDefaultPageSize())).ShowTextAligned(paragraph, 297, 500, 1, TextAlignment.CENTER, VerticalAlignment.TOP, 0)
		canvasWatermark2.Close()
		paragraph = (New Paragraph("This TRANSPARENT watermark is added ON TOP OF the existing content")).SetFont(font).SetFontSize(15)
		over.SaveState()

		Dim gs1 As New PdfExtGState()
		gs1.SetFillOpacity(0.5F)
		over.SetExtGState(gs1)
		Dim canvasWatermark3 As Canvas = (New Canvas(over, pdfDoc.GetDefaultPageSize())).ShowTextAligned(paragraph, 297, 450, 1, TextAlignment.CENTER, VerticalAlignment.TOP, 0)
		canvasWatermark3.Close()
		over.RestoreState()

		pdfDoc.Close()
	End Sub
End Class

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,
    HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center,
    Opacity = 50,
    Rotation = -45
};

// Stamp the text stamper on all pages
pdf.ApplyStamp(textStamper);

// Create HTML stamper for complex layouts
HtmlStamper htmlStamper = new HtmlStamper()
{
    Html = @"<div style='border:2px solid red; padding:10px;'>
             <h3>APPROVED</h3>
             <p>Date: " + DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString() + @"</p>
             </div>",
    VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Bottom,
    HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Right,
    Width = 200,
    Height = 100
};

pdf.ApplyStamp(htmlStamper);

// Create image stamper
ImageStamper imageStamper = new ImageStamper(new Uri("___PROTECTED_URL_247___"))
{
    VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top,
    HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left,
    MaxWidth = new Length(150),
    MaxHeight = new Length(150)
};

// Stamp the image stamper on specific pages
pdf.ApplyStamp(imageStamper, new[] { 0, 2, 4 });

pdf.SaveAs("stamped.pdf");

Imports IronPdf
Imports IronPdf.Editing

Dim renderer As New ChromePdfRenderer()

Dim pdf As PdfDocument = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Example HTML Document!</h1>")

' Create text stamper
Dim textStamper As New TextStamper() With {
    .Text = "Text Stamper!",
    .FontFamily = "Bungee Spice",
    .UseGoogleFont = True,
    .FontSize = 30,
    .IsBold = True,
    .IsItalic = True,
    .VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top,
    .HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Center,
    .Opacity = 50,
    .Rotation = -45
}

' Stamp the text stamper on all pages
pdf.ApplyStamp(textStamper)

' Create HTML stamper for complex layouts
Dim htmlStamper As New HtmlStamper() With {
    .Html = "<div style='border:2px solid red; padding:10px;'>" &
            "<h3>APPROVED</h3>" &
            "<p>Date: " & DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString() & "</p>" &
            "</div>",
    .VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Bottom,
    .HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Right,
    .Width = 200,
    .Height = 100
}

pdf.ApplyStamp(htmlStamper)

' Create image stamper
Dim imageStamper As New ImageStamper(New Uri("___PROTECTED_URL_247___")) With {
    .VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Top,
    .HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.Left,
    .MaxWidth = New Length(150),
    .MaxHeight = New Length(150)
}

' Stamp the image stamper on specific pages
pdf.ApplyStamp(imageStamper, {0, 2, 4})

pdf.SaveAs("stamped.pdf")

using iText.Kernel.Pdf;
using iText.Layout;
using iText.Layout.Element;

public void StampPDF(string inputPdfPath, string outputPdfPath, string stampText)
{
    PdfDocument pdfDoc = new PdfDocument(new PdfReader(inputPdfPath), new PdfWriter(outputPdfPath));

    Document doc = new Document(pdfDoc);

    // Add stamp (text) to each page
    int numPages = pdfDoc.GetNumberOfPages();
    for (int i = 1; i <= numPages; i++)
    {
        doc.ShowTextAligned(new Paragraph(stampText),
                            36, 36, i, iText.Layout.Properties.TextAlignment.LEFT,
                            iText.Layout.Properties.VerticalAlignment.TOP, 0);
    }

    doc.Close();
}

Imports iText.Kernel.Pdf
Imports iText.Layout
Imports iText.Layout.Element

Public Sub StampPDF(ByVal inputPdfPath As String, ByVal outputPdfPath As String, ByVal stampText As String)
	Dim pdfDoc As New PdfDocument(New PdfReader(inputPdfPath), New PdfWriter(outputPdfPath))

	Dim doc As New Document(pdfDoc)

	' Add stamp (text) to each page
	Dim numPages As Integer = pdfDoc.GetNumberOfPages()
	For i As Integer = 1 To numPages
		doc.ShowTextAligned(New Paragraph(stampText), 36, 36, i, iText.Layout.Properties.TextAlignment.LEFT, iText.Layout.Properties.VerticalAlignment.TOP, 0)
	Next i

	doc.Close()
End Sub

using IronPdf;

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

// Render from DOCX file
PdfDocument pdf = renderer.RenderDocxAsPdf("Modern-chronological-resume.docx");

// Advanced rendering with options
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginTop = 50;
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginBottom = 50;

// Handle mail merge
var mergeFields = new Dictionary<string, string>
{
    ["Name"] = "John Doe",
    ["Date"] = DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString()
};
PdfDocument mergedPdf = renderer.RenderDocxAsPdf("template.docx", mergeFields);

// Save the PDF
pdf.SaveAs("pdfFromDocx.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

' Instantiate Renderer
Dim renderer As New DocxToPdfRenderer()

' Render from DOCX file
Dim pdf As PdfDocument = renderer.RenderDocxAsPdf("Modern-chronological-resume.docx")

' Advanced rendering with options
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginTop = 50
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginBottom = 50

' Handle mail merge
Dim mergeFields As New Dictionary(Of String, String) From {
    {"Name", "John Doe"},
    {"Date", DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString()}
}
Dim mergedPdf As PdfDocument = renderer.RenderDocxAsPdf("template.docx", mergeFields)

' Save the PDF
pdf.SaveAs("pdfFromDocx.pdf")