Supported and Unsupported Features
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The following table shows the various features available in the Essential® PDF and their availability in different platforms.
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin |
.NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
WinUI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin |
.NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
WinUI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Enhanced Printing Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Barcode |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Document–level Operations:
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin |
.NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
WinUI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin |
.NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
WinUI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin |
.NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
WinUI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin |
.NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
WinUI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fields |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Form Filling |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Document Conversion:
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin |
.NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
WinUI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TIFF to PDF |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
HTML to PDF |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
RTF To PDF |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
DOC To PDF |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Excel To PDF |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
PDF OCR |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
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 |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
PDF to PDF/A-1b |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
PDF Standards:
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
WinUI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PDF/ A-1b Compliance |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
PDF/ A-2b Compliance |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
PDF/ A-3b Compliance |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
PDF/x1a: 2001 Compliance |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
ZUGFeRD Invoice |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Fonts:
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
WinUi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Standard Fonts |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
CJK Fonts |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
TrueType Fonts |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unicode TrueType |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Images:
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
WinUI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scalar Images |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Soft Mask |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Vector Images |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Watermarks |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Tables:
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
WinUI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ADO.Net Tables Support |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Cell / Row / Column Formatting |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Header |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Pagination |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Borders |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
RowSpan and ColumnSpan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Nested table |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Cell Padding and Spacing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Page Level Operations:
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
WinUI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Headers and Footers |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Page Label |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Automatic Fields |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Interactive Elements:
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
WinUI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3D-Annotation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Measurement Annotations |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Action |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Attachment |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Bookmark |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Hyperlink |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Portfolio |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Import Annotation Data |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Export Annotation Data |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Security:
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin |
.NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
WinUI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
No |
Yes |
Yes |