Convert PowerPoint to PDF in Console application

28 Jul 202611 minutes to read

Syncfusion^® PowerPoint is a .NET PowerPoint library used to create, read, edit and convert PowerPoint presentation programmatically without Microsoft PowerPoint or interop dependencies. Using this library, you can convert a PowerPoint to PDF in Console application.

Convert PowerPoint to PDF using .NET Core and Latest

• Visual Studio
• Visual Studio Code
• JetBrains Rider

Prerequisites:

• Visual Studio 2022.
• Install .NET 8 SDK or later.

Step 1: Create a new .NET Core console application project.

Step 2: Install the Syncfusion.PresentationRenderer.Net.Core NuGet package as a reference to your project from NuGet.org.

1. If you’re deploying the application in a Linux environment, refer to the documentation for the required additional NuGet packages.
2. Starting with v16.2.0.x, if you reference Syncfusion^® assemblies from trial setup or from the NuGet feed, you also have to add “Syncfusion.Licensing” assembly reference and include a license key in your projects. Please refer to this link to know about registering Syncfusion^® license key in your application to use our components.

Step 3: Include the following namespaces in Program.cs file.

C#

using Syncfusion.Presentation;
using Syncfusion.PresentationRenderer;
using Syncfusion.Pdf;

Step 4: Include the below code snippet in Program.cs to convert PowerPoint to PDF.

C#

//Open the existing PowerPoint presentation.
using (IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open(Path.GetFullPath("Data/Input.pptx")))
{
    //Convert the PowerPoint presentation to PDF document.
    using (PdfDocument pdfDocument = PresentationToPdfConverter.Convert(pptxDoc))
    {
        //Save the PDF document to the file system.
        pdfDocument.Save("Sample.pdf");
    }
}

Step 5: Build the project.

Click on Build → Build Solution or press Ctrl+Shift+B to build the project.

Step 6: Run the project.

Click the Start button (green arrow) or press F5 to run the app.

You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.

By executing the program, you will get the PDF as follows.

Prerequisites:

• Visual Studio Code.
• Install .NET 8 SDK or later.
• Open Visual Studio Code and install the C# for Visual Studio Code extension from the Extensions Marketplace.

Step 1: Create a new .NET Core console application project.

• Open the command palette by pressing Ctrl+Shift+P and type .NET:New Project and enter.
• Choose the Console App template.

• Select the project location, type the project name and press enter.
• Then choose Create project.

Step 2: To convert a PowerPoint document to PDF in console app, install Syncfusion.PresentationRenderer.Net.Core to the project.

• Press Ctrl + ` (backtick) to open the integrated terminal in Visual Studio Code.
• Ensure you’re in the project root directory where your .csproj file is located.
• Run the command dotnet add package Syncfusion.PresentationRenderer.Net.Core to install the NuGet package.

1. If you’re deploying the application in a Linux environment, refer to the documentation for the required additional NuGet packages.
2. Starting with v16.2.0.x, if you reference Syncfusion^® assemblies from trial setup or from the NuGet feed, you also have to add “Syncfusion.Licensing” assembly reference and include a license key in your projects. Please refer to this link to know about registering Syncfusion^® license key in your application to use our components.

Step 3: Include the following namespaces in Program.cs file.

C#

using Syncfusion.Presentation;
using Syncfusion.PresentationRenderer;
using Syncfusion.Pdf;

Step 4: Include the below code snippet in Program.cs to convert PowerPoint to PDF.

C#

//Open the existing PowerPoint presentation.
using (IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open(Path.GetFullPath("Data/Input.pptx")))
{
    //Convert the PowerPoint presentation to PDF document.
    using (PdfDocument pdfDocument = PresentationToPdfConverter.Convert(pptxDoc))
    {
        //Save the PDF document to the file system.
        pdfDocument.Save("Sample.pdf");
    }
}

Step 5: Build the project.

Run the following command in terminal to build the project.

dotnet build

Step 6: Run the project.

Run the following command in terminal to run the project.

dotnet run

You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.

By executing the program, you will get the PDF as follows.

Prerequisites:

• JetBrains Rider.
• Install .NET 8 SDK or later.

Step 1. Open JetBrains Rider and create a new .NET Core console application project.

• Launch JetBrains Rider.
• Click new solution on the welcome screen.

• In the new Solution dialog, select Project Type as Console.
• Enter a project name and specify the location.
• Select the target framework (e.g., .NET 8.0, .NET 9.0).
• Click create.

Step 2: Install the NuGet package from NuGet.org.

• Click the NuGet icon in the Rider toolbar and type Syncfusion.PresentationRenderer.Net.Core in the search bar.
• Ensure that “nuget.org” is selected as the package source.
• Select the latest Syncfusion.PresentationRenderer.Net.Core NuGet package from the list.
• Click the + (Add) button to add the package.

• Click the Install button to complete the installation.

1. If you’re deploying the application in a Linux environment, refer to the documentation for the required additional NuGet packages.
2. Starting with v16.2.0.x, if you reference Syncfusion^® assemblies from trial setup or from the NuGet feed, you also have to add “Syncfusion.Licensing” assembly reference and include a license key in your projects. Please refer to this link to know about registering Syncfusion^® license key in your application to use our components.

Step 3: Include the following namespaces in Program.cs file.

C#

using Syncfusion.Presentation;
using Syncfusion.PresentationRenderer;
using Syncfusion.Pdf;

Step 4: Include the below code snippet in Program.cs to convert PowerPoint to PDF.

C#

//Open the existing PowerPoint presentation.
using (IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open(Path.GetFullPath("Data/Input.pptx")))
{
    //Convert the PowerPoint presentation to PDF document.
    using (PdfDocument pdfDocument = PresentationToPdfConverter.Convert(pptxDoc))
    {
        //Save the PDF document to the file system.
        pdfDocument.Save("Sample.pdf");
    }
}

Step 5: Build the project.

Click the Build button in the toolbar or press Ctrl+Shift+B to build the project.

Step 6: Run the project.

Click the Run button (green arrow) in the toolbar or press F5 to run the app.

You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.

By executing the program, you will get the PDF as follows.

Convert PowerPoint to PDF in .NET Framework

• Visual Studio
• JetBrains Rider

Prerequisites:

• Visual Studio 2022.
• Install .NET desktop development workload with necessary .NET Framework SDK.

Step 1: Create a new .NET FrameWork console application project.

Step 2: Install Syncfusion.PresentationToPdfConverter.WinForms NuGet package as a reference to your Windows Forms application from the NuGet.org.

1. The Syncfusion.PresentationToPdfConverter.WinForms is a dependency for Syncfusion^® Windows Forms GUI controls and is named with the suffix “WinForms”. It contains platform-independent .NET Framework assemblies (compatible with versions 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, and 4.6) for the PowerPoint library and does not include any Windows Forms-related references or code. Therefore, we recommend using this package for .NET Framework Console applications.
2. Starting with v16.2.0.x, if you reference Syncfusion^® assemblies from trial setup or from the NuGet feed, you also have to add “Syncfusion.Licensing” assembly reference and include a license key in your projects. Please refer to this link to know about registering Syncfusion^® license key in your application to use our components.

Step 3: Include the following namespaces in Program.cs file.

C#

using Syncfusion.Pdf;
using Syncfusion.Presentation;
using Syncfusion.PresentationToPdfConverter;

Step 4: Include the below code snippet in Program.cs to convert PowerPoint to PDF.

C#

//Open a PowerPoint Presentation.
using (IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open("Data/Input.pptx"))
{
    //Convert the PowerPoint Presentation into PDF document.
    using (PdfDocument pdfDocument = PresentationToPdfConverter.Convert(pptxDoc))
    {
        //Save the PDF document.
        pdfDocument.Save("Sample.pdf");
    }
}

Step 5: Build the project.

Click on Build → Build Solution or press Ctrl+Shift+B to build the project.

Step 6: Run the project.

Click the Start button (green arrow) or press F5 to run the app.

You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.

By executing the program, you will get the PDF as follows.

Prerequisites:

• JetBrains Rider.
• Install .NET Framework Developer Pack.

Step 1. Open JetBrains Rider and create a new .NET Framework console application project.

• Launch JetBrains Rider.
• Click new solution on the welcome screen.

• In the new Solution dialog, select Project Type as Console.
• Enter a project name and specify the location.
• Select the target framework as Full Framework and choose the desired version.
• Click create.

Step 2: Install the NuGet package from NuGet.org.

• Click the NuGet icon in the Rider toolbar and type Syncfusion.PresentationToPdfConverter.WinForms in the search bar.
• Ensure that “nuget.org” is selected as the package source.
• Select the latest Syncfusion.PresentationToPdfConverter.WinForms NuGet package from the list.
• Click the + (Add) button to add the package.

• Click the Install button to complete the installation.

Starting with v16.2.0.x, if you reference Syncfusion^® assemblies from trial setup or from the NuGet feed, you also have to add “Syncfusion.Licensing” assembly reference and include a license key in your projects. Please refer to this link to know about registering Syncfusion^® license key in your application to use our components.

Step 3: Include the following namespaces in Program.cs file.

C#

using Syncfusion.Pdf;
using Syncfusion.Presentation;
using Syncfusion.PresentationToPdfConverter;

Step 4: Include the below code snippet in Program.cs to convert PowerPoint to PDF.

C#

//Open a PowerPoint Presentation.
using (IPresentation pptxDoc = Presentation.Open("Data/Input.pptx"))
{
    //Convert the PowerPoint Presentation into PDF document.
    using (PdfDocument pdfDocument = PresentationToPdfConverter.Convert(pptxDoc))
    {
        //Save the PDF document.
        pdfDocument.Save("Sample.pdf");
    }
}

Step 5: Build the project.

Click the Build button in the toolbar or press Ctrl+Shift+B to build the project.

Step 6: Run the project.

Click the Run button (green arrow) in the toolbar or press F5 to run the app.

You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.

By executing the program, you will get the PDF as follows.