SharpPdfGen - Modern PDF Generation for .NET

Why Choose SharpPdfGen?

Built for modern .NET development with performance, ease of use, and flexibility in mind.

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High Performance

Optimized for speed and low memory usage. Generate large PDFs efficiently with minimal resource consumption.

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Fully Async

Complete async/await support for all operations. Never block your application threads.

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Cross-Platform

Works seamlessly on Windows, Linux, and macOS. Deploy anywhere your .NET apps run.

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Easy to Use

Intuitive API design that makes PDF generation simple and enjoyable for developers.

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Thread-Safe

Safe for concurrent operations. Use in multi-threaded applications without worrying about race conditions.

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Free & Open

MIT licensed with no restrictions. Use it commercially without licensing fees or limitations.

Simple Yet Powerful

See how easy it is to create professional PDFs with just a few lines of code.

Basic PDF Creation

using SharpPdfGen;
using SharpPdfGen.Core;

// Create a new PDF document
using var document = PdfGenerator.CreateDocument(
    title: "My First PDF",
    author: "John Doe"
);

// Add a page
var page = document.AddPage(PageSize.A4);

// Add content
await page.AddHeaderAsync("Welcome!");
await page.AddTextAsync("Hello, World!", 50, 120, 
    TextStyle.Heading);

// Save the document
await document.SaveAsync("my-first-pdf.pdf");

Advanced Features

// Create a table
var table = new Table();
table.ColumnWidths.AddRange(new[] { 150.0, 200.0, 100.0 });
table.AddRow("Product", "Description", "Price");
table.AddRow("SharpPdfGen Pro", "Advanced features", "$49.99");

// Add styled table to page
await page.AddTableAsync(table, 50, 200);

// Add an image
var imageData = await File.ReadAllBytesAsync("logo.png");
await page.AddImageAsync(imageData, 50, 350, 200, 100);

// Merge multiple documents
var docs = new[] { doc1, doc2, doc3 };
using var merged = await PdfGenerator
    .MergeDocumentsAsync(docs);

HTML to PDF

var html = @"



    


    HTML to PDF
    Convert HTML 
       directly to PDF!

";

// Convert HTML to PDF
using var document = await PdfGenerator
    .FromHtmlAsync(html, PageSize.A4);

Parallel Processing

// Generate multiple PDFs in parallel
var tasks = Enumerable.Range(1, 10).Select(async i =>
{
    using var doc = PdfGenerator.CreateDocument($"Doc {i}");
    var page = doc.AddPage();
    await page.AddTextAsync($"Document {i}", 50, 100);
    await doc.SaveAsync($"document-{i}.pdf");
});

// Wait for all documents to be generated
await Task.WhenAll(tasks);

// Extract text from existing PDFs
var text = await document.ExtractTextAsync();
Console.WriteLine($"Extracted: {text}");

How We Compare

See how SharpPdfGen stacks up against other popular PDF libraries.

Feature	SharpPdfGen	PdfSharp	iText7	QuestPDF
Open Source	✅ MIT	✅ MIT	❌ AGPL*	✅ MIT
Async Support	✅ Full	❌ None	⚠️ Limited	❌ None
Performance	✅ High	✅ High	⚠️ Medium	✅ High
HTML to PDF	✅ Yes	⚠️ Limited	✅ Yes	❌ No
Learning Curve	✅ Easy	⚠️ Medium	❌ Hard	✅ Easy

* iText7 requires a commercial license for commercial use

Get Started Today

Install SharpPdfGen and start generating PDFs in minutes.

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1. Install

dotnet add package SharpPdfGen

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2. Code

using SharpPdfGen;
var doc = PdfGenerator
.CreateDocument();

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3. Generate

await doc.SaveAsync
("output.pdf");

📚 Documentation 📝 Examples 📦 NuGet