Convert Word to PDF in Azure Platform

21 Jul 20261 minute to read

Syncfusion® Essential® DocIO is a .NET Word library used to create, read, edit, and convert Word documents programmatically without Microsoft Word or interop dependencies. Use this library to convert Word documents to PDF in Azure services.

NOTE

This page is an index of the available Azure deployment guides. If this is your first time working with Azure, refer to the Azure development resources. The dedicated guides linked below explain how to convert Word documents to PDF in C# using the .NET Word (DocIO) library in Azure.

Prerequisites

  • An active Microsoft Azure subscription is required. If you don’t have one, please create a free account before starting.
  • Install the .NET SDK 8.0 or later (download).
  • Install an IDE such as Visual Studio 2022 or later or Visual Studio Code (download).

Azure Services

Azure Services
 NuGet package name

App Service (Windows)

Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.Net.Core

App Service (Linux)

Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.Net.Core


SkiaSharp.NativeAssets.Linux v3.119.1


HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.Linux v8.3.1.2

Azure Functions v1

Syncfusion.DocToPDFConverter.AspNet

Azure Functions v4

Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.Net.Core

NOTE

The SkiaSharp.NativeAssets.Linux and HarfBuzzSharp.NativeAssets.Linux packages are only required when deploying to Azure App Service (Linux) or other Linux-based Azure hosts. On Windows hosts, the required native assets are bundled with the Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.Net.Core NuGet package.

See Also