Convert Word document to PDF on macOS

20 Feb 202511 minutes to read

Syncfusion^® DocIO is a .NET Core Word library used to create, read, edit, and convert Word documents programmatically without Microsoft Word or interop dependencies. Using this library, you can convert a Word document to PDF in .NET Core application on macOS.

Steps to convert Word document to PDF in .NET Core application on macOS

Prerequisites:

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

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

Create .NET Core console application in Visual Studio

Step 2: Select the project version.

Select Project version

Step 3: Install the Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.Net.Core NuGet package as a reference to your project from NuGet.org.Install the Nuget Package on Mac please refer this Link.

NOTE

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 4: Include the following Namespaces in the Program.cs file.

C#
using Syncfusion.DocIO;
using Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS;
using Syncfusion.DocIORenderer;
using Syncfusion.Pdf;

Step 5: Add the following code snippet in Program.cs file.

C#
using (FileStream docStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"../../../Data/Template.docx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
{
    //Loads file stream into Word document
    using (WordDocument wordDocument = new WordDocument(docStream, FormatType.Docx))
    {
        //Instantiation of DocIORenderer for Word to PDF conversion
        using (DocIORenderer render = new DocIORenderer())
        {
            //Converts Word document into PDF document
            using (PdfDocument pdfDocument = render.ConvertToPDF(wordDocument))
            {
                //Saves the PDF document to MemoryStream.
                MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
                pdfDocument.Save(stream);
                stream.Position = 0;

                //Save the PDF document in local machine
                Stream file = File.Create("Sample.pdf");
                stream.CopyTo(file);
                file.Close();
            }
        }
    }
}

Step 6: Build the project.

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

Step 7: 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 document as follows. The output will be saved in bin folder.

Word to PDF in macOS

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.

Choose Console app from template

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

Step 2: To convert a Word document to PDF in console app, install Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.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.DocIORenderer.NET.Core to install the NuGet package.

Add Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.NET.Core NuGet package

NOTE

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 the Program.cs file.

C#
using Syncfusion.DocIO;
using Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS;
using Syncfusion.DocIORenderer;
using Syncfusion.Pdf;

Step 4: Add the following code snippet in Program.cs file.

C#
using (FileStream docStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"../../../Data/Template.docx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
{
    //Loads file stream into Word document
    using (WordDocument wordDocument = new WordDocument(docStream, FormatType.Docx))
    {
        //Instantiation of DocIORenderer for Word to PDF conversion
        using (DocIORenderer render = new DocIORenderer())
        {
            //Converts Word document into PDF document
            using (PdfDocument pdfDocument = render.ConvertToPDF(wordDocument))
            {
                //Saves the PDF document to MemoryStream.
                MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
                pdfDocument.Save(stream);
                stream.Position = 0;

                //Save the PDF document in local machine
                Stream file = File.Create("Sample.pdf");
                stream.CopyTo(file);
                file.Close();
            }
        }
    }
}

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 document as follows. The output will be saved in bin folder.

Word to PDF in macOS

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.

Launch JetBrains Rider

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

Creating a new .NET MAUI App in JetBrains Rider

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

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

Select the Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.Net.Core NuGet package

Click the Install button to complete the installation.

Install the Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.Net.Core NuGet package

NOTE

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 the Program.cs file.

C#
using Syncfusion.DocIO;
using Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS;
using Syncfusion.DocIORenderer;
using Syncfusion.Pdf;

Step 4: Add the following code snippet in Program.cs file.

C#
using (FileStream docStream = new FileStream(Path.GetFullPath(@"../../../Data/Template.docx"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read))
{
    //Loads file stream into Word document
    using (WordDocument wordDocument = new WordDocument(docStream, FormatType.Docx))
    {
        //Instantiation of DocIORenderer for Word to PDF conversion
        using (DocIORenderer render = new DocIORenderer())
        {
            //Converts Word document into PDF document
            using (PdfDocument pdfDocument = render.ConvertToPDF(wordDocument))
            {
                //Saves the PDF document to MemoryStream.
                MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
                pdfDocument.Save(stream);
                stream.Position = 0;

                //Save the PDF document in local machine
                Stream file = File.Create("Sample.pdf");
                stream.CopyTo(file);
                file.Close();
            }
        }
    }
}

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 document as follows. The output will be saved in bin folder.

Word to PDF in macOS

Click here to explore the rich set of Syncfusion^® Word library (DocIO) features.

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