PDF Features in .NET PDF Library
20 Aug 20261 minute to read
The following tables list the features available in Essential® PDF and their availability across different platforms.
| Features | Desktop/Windows Technologies | Cross-Platform/Web Technologies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Framework | UWP | WinUI | .NET Core | .NET MAUI | Blazor Server-Side | Blazor Client-Side | |
| Drawing Text | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Text Formatting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Multilingual Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Drawing RTL text | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Drawing complex script text | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Text Extraction | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Unicode | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pagination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Graphics:
| Features | Desktop/Windows Technologies | Cross-Platform/Web Technologies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Framework | UWP | WinUI | .NET Core | .NET MAUI | Blazor Server-Side | Blazor Client-Side | |
| Pen and Brush | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Layers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Transparent Graphics | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Color Spaces | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Image Extraction | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Enhanced Printing Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Barcode | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Document-level Operations:
| Features | Desktop/Windows Technologies | Cross-Platform/Web Technologies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Framework | UWP | WinUI | .NET Core | .NET MAUI | Blazor Server-Side | Blazor Client-Side | |
| Merge Documents | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Split Document | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Overlay Documents | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Import Pages | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Stamp | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Booklet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Document Settings :
| Features | Desktop/Windows Technologies | Cross-Platform/Web Technologies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Framework | UWP | WinUI | .NET Core | .NET MAUI | Blazor Server-Side | Blazor Client-Side | |
| Custom Metadata | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Document Properties | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Page Orientation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Page Sizes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Viewer Preferences | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tagged PDF with section 508 compliant | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Forms:
| Features | Desktop/Windows Technologies | Cross-Platform/Web Technologies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Framework | UWP | WinUI | .NET Core | .NET MAUI | Blazor Server-Side | Blazor Client-Side | |
| Fields | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Form Filling | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Flatten | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Import Form Data | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Form Export | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
XFA Forms:
| Features | Desktop/Windows Technologies | Cross-Platform/Web Technologies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Framework | UWP | WinUI | .NET Core | .NET MAUI | Blazor Server-Side | Blazor Client-Side | |
| Fields | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Form Filling | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Document Conversion:
| Features | Desktop/Windows Technologies | Cross-Platform/Web Technologies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Framework | UWP | WinUI | .NET Core | .NET MAUI | Blazor Server-Side | Blazor Client-Side | |
| TIFF to PDF | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| HTML to PDF | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| RTF To PDF | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| DOC To PDF | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Excel To PDF | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDF OCR | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| XPS to PDF | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No |
| SVG to PDF | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| EMF to PDF | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| JPEG to PDF | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDF to JPEG | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| PDF to PDF/A-1b | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
PDF Standards:
| Features | Desktop/Windows Technologies | Cross-Platform/Web Technologies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Framework | UWP | WinUI | .NET Core | .NET MAUI | Blazor Server-Side | Blazor Client-Side | |
| PDF/ A-1b Compliance | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDF/ A-2b Compliance | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDF/ A-3b Compliance | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PDF/x1a: 2001 Compliance | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ZUGFeRD Invoice | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Fonts:
| Features | Desktop/Windows Technologies | Cross-Platform/Web Technologies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Framework | UWP | WinUI | .NET Core | .NET MAUI | Blazor Server-Side | Blazor Client-Side | |
| Standard Fonts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| CJK Fonts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| TrueType Fonts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Unicode TrueType | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Images:
| Features | Desktop/Windows Technologies | Cross-Platform/Web Technologies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Framework | UWP | WinUI | .NET Core | .NET MAUI | Blazor Server-Side | Blazor Client-Side | |
| Scalar Images | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Soft Mask | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Vector Images | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Watermarks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Tables:
| Features | Desktop/Windows Technologies | Cross-Platform/Web Technologies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Framework | UWP | WinUI | .NET Core | .NET MAUI | Blazor Server-Side | Blazor Client-Side | |
| ADO.Net Tables Support | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Cell / Row / Column Formatting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Header | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pagination | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Borders | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RowSpan and ColumnSpan | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Nested table | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cell Padding and Spacing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Page Level Operations:
| Features | Desktop/Windows Technologies | Cross-Platform/Web Technologies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Framework | UWP | WinUI | .NET Core | .NET MAUI | Blazor Server-Side | Blazor Client-Side | |
| Headers and Footers | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Page Label | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic Fields | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Interactive Elements:
| Features | Desktop/Windows Technologies | Cross-Platform/Web Technologies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Framework | UWP | WinUI | .NET Core | .NET MAUI | Blazor Server-Side | Blazor Client-Side | |
| 3D-Annotation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Measurement Annotations | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Action | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Attachment | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bookmark | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hyperlink | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Portfolio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Import Annotation Data | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export Annotation Data | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Security:
| Features | Desktop/Windows Technologies | Cross-Platform/Web Technologies | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .NET Framework | UWP | WinUI | .NET Core | .NET MAUI | Blazor Server-Side | Blazor Client-Side | |
| Digital Signature | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Digital Signature with LTV | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Validate Digital Signature | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Encryption and Decryption | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Redaction | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |