Assemblies Required to work with PDF

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The following assemblies need to be referenced in your application based on the platform.

</table> ## RETIRED PRODUCTS
Platform(s) Assembly

WPF

,

Windows Forms

,

ASP. NET

and

ASP.NET MVC


Syncfusion.Pdf.Base
Syncfusion.Compression.Base

Windows Forms

and

WPF (Client Profile)


Syncfusion.Pdf.ClientProfile
Syncfusion.Compression.Base

Universal Windows Platform


Syncfusion.Pdf.UWP

Xamarin


Syncfusion.Pdf.Portable
Syncfusion.Compression.Portable

Blazor

,

.NET Core

and

.NET Platforms


Syncfusion.Compression.Portable.dll
Syncfusion.Pdf.Portable.dll

Windows UI library (WinUI)


.NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI)

Syncfusion.Pdf.NET.dll
Syncfusion.Compression.NET.dll
Platform(s) Assembly
WinRT (Windows Store applications)
Syncfusion.Pdf.winrt
Windows Phone 8
Syncfusion.Pdf.WP8
Syncfusion.Compression.WP8
Windows Phone 8.1 Silverlight
Syncfusion.Pdf.WPSilverlight
Syncfusion.Compression.WPSilverlight
Windows Phone 8.1 WinRT
Syncfusion.Pdf.WP
Syncfusion.Compression.WP

ASP.NET (Classic)


Syncfusion.Pdf.Web
Syncfusion.Compression.Base

ASP.NET MVC (Classic)


Syncfusion.Pdf.MVC
Syncfusion.Compression.Base


N> The .NET Standard assemblies can be found in the following Essential Studio installation path {Installed directory}\Syncfusion\Essential Studio\{Product version}\precompiledassemblies\{Product version}\.NET Standard 1.2\

N> Starting with v16.2.0.x, if you reference Syncfusion assemblies from trial setup or from the NuGet feed, you also have to include a license key in your projects. Please refer to this [link](https://help.syncfusion.com/common/essential-studio/licensing/overview) to know about registering Syncfusion license key in your application to use our components.

## Converting HTML to PDF Get the following required assemblies by downloading the HTML converter installer. Download and install the HTML converter for [Windows](https://help.syncfusion.com/document-processing/pdf/conversions/html-to-pdf/net/advanced-installation#windows), [Linux](https://help.syncfusion.com/document-processing/pdf/conversions/html-to-pdf/net/advanced-installation#linux), and [Mac](https://help.syncfusion.com/document-processing/pdf/conversions/html-to-pdf/net/advanced-installation#mac) respectively. Please refer to the [advanced installation](https://help.syncfusion.com/document-processing/pdf/conversions/html-to-pdf/net/advanced-installation) steps for more details.
Platforms Assemblies
WinForms WPF ASP.NET ASP.NET MVC
  • Syncfusion.Compression.Base.dll
  • Syncfusion.Pdf.Base.dll
  • Syncfusion.HtmlConverter.Base.dll
  • Newtonsoft.Json package (v13.0.1 or above)
.NET/.NET Core
Blazor
  • Syncfusion.Compression.Portable.dll
  • Syncfusion.Pdf.Portable.dll
  • Syncfusion.HtmlConverter.Portable.dll
  • Newtonsoft.Json package (v13.0.1 or above)
N> HTML to PDF conversion is not supported in Silverlight, Windows Phone, WinRT, Universal, Xamarin and UWP applications ## Converting Word document to PDF For converting a Word document to PDF, the following assemblies need to be referenced in your application
Platform(s)
Assembly
WPF, Windows Forms, ASP. NET, and ASP.NET MVC
Syncfusion.DocIO.Base
Syncfusion.Compression.Base
Syncfusion.OfficeChart.Base
Syncfusion.Pdf.Base
Syncfusion.DocToPdfConverter.Base
Windows Forms and WPF (Client Profile)
Syncfusion.DocIO.ClientProfile
Syncfusion.Compression.Base
Syncfusion.OfficeChart.Base
Syncfusion.Pdf.ClientProfile
Syncfusion.DocToPdfConverter.ClientProfile
ASP.NET Core, Xamarin and Blazor
Syncfusion.DocIO.Portable
Syncfusion.Compression.Portable
Syncfusion.OfficeChart.Portable
Syncfusion.Pdf.Portable
Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.Portable
SkiaSharp.HarfBuzz
Syncfusion.SkiaSharpHelper.Portable
Windows UI Library (WinUI)
.NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI)
Syncfusion.DocIO.NET
Syncfusion.Compression.NET
Syncfusion.OfficeChart.NET
Syncfusion.Pdf.NET
Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.NET
SkiaSharp
Syncfusion.SkiaSharpHelper.NET
N> 1. Word to PDF conversion is supported in ASP.NET Core and Xamarin from 2018 Volume 1 release (v16.1.0.24) using SkiaSharp graphics library. N> 2. Word to PDF conversion is not supported in Silverlight, Windows Phone, WinRT, Universal applications. N> 3. Starting with v17.1.0.x, if you reference "Syncfusion.DocIORenderer", you also have to add "Syncfusion.SkiaSharpHelper" assembly reference in your projects to perform Word to PDF conversion. ## Converting Excel document to PDF For converting an Excel document to PDF, the following assemblies need to be referenced in your application.
Platform(s) Assembly
WPF, Windows Forms, ASP. NET and ASP.NET MVC Syncfusion.XlsIO.Base
Syncfusion.Compression.Base
Syncfusion.Pdf.Base
Syncfusion.ExcelToPDFConverter.Base
Windows Forms and WPF (Client Profile) Syncfusion.XlsIO.ClientProfile
Syncfusion.Compression.Base
Syncfusion.Pdf.ClientProfile
Syncfusion.ExcelToPDFConverter.ClientProfile
UWP, .NET Core, Xamarin, and Blazor (Server-Side) Syncfusion.Compression.Portable
Syncfusion.XlsIO.Portable
Syncfusion.Pdf.Portable
Syncfusion.SkiaSharpHelper.Portable
Syncfusion.XlsIORenderer.Portable
WinUI and .NET MAUI Syncfusion.Compression.NET
Syncfusion.XlsIO.NET
Syncfusion.Pdf.NET
Syncfusion.SkiaSharpHelper.NET
Syncfusion.XlsIORenderer.NET
N> Excel to PDF conversion is supported from .NET Framework 2.0 and .NET Standard 1.4 onwards. ## Converting PowerPoint Presentation to PDF For converting a PowerPoint Presentation to PDF, the following assemblies needed to be referenced in your application
Platform(s) Assembly
WPF, Windows Forms, ASP. NET and ASP.NET MVC
Syncfusion.Presentation.Base
Syncfusion.Compression.Base
Syncfusion.OfficeChart.Base
Syncfusion.Pdf.Base
Syncfusion.PresentationToPDFConverter.Base
ASP.NET Core, Xamarin and Blazor
Syncfusion.Presentation.Portable
Syncfusion.Compression.Portable
Syncfusion.OfficeChart.Portable
Syncfusion.Pdf.Portable
Syncfusion.PresentationRenderer.Portable
Syncfusion.SkiaSharpHelper.Portable
Skiasharp
Windows UI Library (WinUI) and .NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI)
Syncfusion.Presentation.NET
Syncfusion.Compression.NET
Syncfusion.OfficeChart.NET
Syncfusion.PresentationRenderer.NET
Syncfusion.SkiaSharpHelper.NET
Skiasharp
The following assemblies are required to be referred in addition to the above mentioned assemblies for converting the chart present in the PowerPoint Presentation into PDF.
Platform(s) Assembly
WPF, Windows Forms, ASP. NET and ASP.NET MVC
Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.WPF
Syncfusion.SfChart.WPF
N> The "Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.WPF" assembly is supported from .NET Framework 4.0 onwards.