GemBox.Pdf is a standalone .NET library Standalone .NET Library

Not dependent on Adobe Acrobat. 100% managed code (C#). Follows .NET class library design guidelines.

Fast performance Fast Performance

Read and write 1000 pages with less than 50MB RAM, or create 200 small files in less than a second.

Built-in security Security

Encrypt and digitally sign files with local, web or hardware based signatures.

Cross-Platform Support

.NET libraries running on .NET 6.0 through .NET 10, .NET Standard 2.0+, and .NET Framework 4.6.2+

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Main Library Features

Read, Write and Convert PDFs

Programmatically read, write, update, and convert PDF files. Work with a physical file or with an in-memory stream.

GemBox.Pdf enables reading, writing and updating PDFs as well as converting them to various image formats.
GemBox.Pdf enables extraction of images and text from PDFs programatically in C# and VB.NET.

Model Manipulation

Create and manipulate PDF elements programatically in C# or VB.NET with simple APIs.

Page Management

Programmatically concatenate pages, split PDF documents by page ranges or bookmarks (outlines). Work with large files with lazy loading.

Shapes, bookmarks, link annotations, watermarks, charts, and barcodes can be added to PDF documents with the GemBox.Pdf library.
Print, encrypt and password-protect PDF documents with GemBox.Pdf .NET library.

Print, Protect and Digitally Sign

High quality rendering and printing. Digitally sign and encrypt your PDF files.

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