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PDFsharp

PDFsharp is an open source .NET library for processing PDF files. It is written in C#. The library can be used to create, render, print, split, merge, modify, and extract text and meta-data of PDF files.

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PDFsharp is an open source1 .NET library for processing PDF files. It is written in C#. The library can be used to create, render, print, split, merge, modify, and extract text and meta-data of PDF files.234

Features include images with transparency (color mask, monochrome mask, alpha mask), font embedding and subsetting, and graphical implementation based either on GDI+ or WPF.

PDFsharp
Developerempira Software GmbH
Stable release
6.2.0 / May 19, 2025 (2025-05-19)
Written inC#
Operating systemCross-platform
TypePortable Document Format (PDF), Library
LicenseMIT License5
Websitehttp://docs.pdfsharp.net
Repositorygithub.com/empira/PDFsharp
See also

See also

Notes

Notes

  • PDFsharp is a registered trademark of empira Software GmbH, Kirchstraße 19, 53840 Troisdorf, Germany.
References

References

  1. [1] GitHub Project Repository
  2. Tim Leung; Yann Duran (26 March 2012). Pro Visual Studio LightSwitch 2011 Development. Apress. pp. 520–. ISBN 978-1-4302-4008-2.
  3. [2] MSDN Code - "Pdf writer pipelinecomponent for BizTalk"
  4. [3] c-sharpcorner.com How To Merge Multiple PDF Files With Page Number Using PdfSharp...
  5. [4] PDFsharp License