Assemblies Required to work with PDF

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The following assemblies need to be referenced in your application based on the platform.

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Platform(s)	Assembly
WPF , Windows Forms , ASP. NET and ASP.NET MVC	Syncfusion.Pdf.Base Syncfusion.Compression.Base
Windows Forms and WPF (Client Profile)	Syncfusion.Pdf.ClientProfile Syncfusion.Compression.Base
Universal Windows Platform	Syncfusion.Pdf.UWP
Xamarin	Syncfusion.Pdf.Portable Syncfusion.Compression.Portable
Blazor , .NET Core and .NET Platforms	Syncfusion.Compression.Portable.dll Syncfusion.Pdf.Portable.dll
Windows UI library (WinUI) .NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI)	Syncfusion.Pdf.NET.dll Syncfusion.Compression.NET.dll

Platform(s)	Assembly
WinRT (Windows Store applications)	Syncfusion.Pdf.winrt
Windows Phone 8	Syncfusion.Pdf.WP8 Syncfusion.Compression.WP8
Windows Phone 8.1 Silverlight	Syncfusion.Pdf.WPSilverlight Syncfusion.Compression.WPSilverlight
Windows Phone 8.1 WinRT	Syncfusion.Pdf.WP Syncfusion.Compression.WP
ASP.NET (Classic)	Syncfusion.Pdf.Web Syncfusion.Compression.Base
ASP.NET MVC (Classic)	Syncfusion.Pdf.MVC Syncfusion.Compression.Base

N> The .NET Standard assemblies can be found in the following Essential Studio installation path {Installed directory}\Syncfusion\Essential Studio\{Product version}\precompiledassemblies\{Product version}\.NET Standard 1.2\

N> Starting with v16.2.0.x, if you reference Syncfusion assemblies from trial setup or from the NuGet feed, you also have to include a license key in your projects. Please refer to this [link](https://help.syncfusion.com/common/essential-studio/licensing/overview) to know about registering Syncfusion license key in your application to use our components.

## Converting HTML to PDF Get the following required assemblies by downloading the HTML converter installer. Download and install the HTML converter for [Windows](https://help.syncfusion.com/document-processing/pdf/conversions/html-to-pdf/net/advanced-installation#windows), [Linux](https://help.syncfusion.com/document-processing/pdf/conversions/html-to-pdf/net/advanced-installation#linux), and [Mac](https://help.syncfusion.com/document-processing/pdf/conversions/html-to-pdf/net/advanced-installation#mac) respectively. Please refer to the [advanced installation](https://help.syncfusion.com/document-processing/pdf/conversions/html-to-pdf/net/advanced-installation) steps for more details.

Platforms	Assemblies
WinForms WPF ASP.NET ASP.NET MVC	Syncfusion.Compression.Base.dll Syncfusion.Pdf.Base.dll Syncfusion.HtmlConverter.Base.dll Newtonsoft.Json package (v13.0.1 or above)
.NET/.NET Core Blazor	Syncfusion.Compression.Portable.dll Syncfusion.Pdf.Portable.dll Syncfusion.HtmlConverter.Portable.dll Newtonsoft.Json package (v13.0.1 or above)

N> HTML to PDF conversion is not supported in Silverlight, Windows Phone, WinRT, Universal, Xamarin and UWP applications ## Converting Word document to PDF For converting a Word document to PDF, the following assemblies need to be referenced in your application

Platform(s)	Assembly
WPF, Windows Forms, ASP. NET, and ASP.NET MVC	Syncfusion.DocIO.Base Syncfusion.Compression.Base Syncfusion.OfficeChart.Base Syncfusion.Pdf.Base Syncfusion.DocToPdfConverter.Base
Windows Forms and WPF (Client Profile)	Syncfusion.DocIO.ClientProfile Syncfusion.Compression.Base Syncfusion.OfficeChart.Base Syncfusion.Pdf.ClientProfile Syncfusion.DocToPdfConverter.ClientProfile
ASP.NET Core, Xamarin and Blazor	Syncfusion.DocIO.Portable Syncfusion.Compression.Portable Syncfusion.OfficeChart.Portable Syncfusion.Pdf.Portable Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.Portable SkiaSharp.HarfBuzz Syncfusion.SkiaSharpHelper.Portable
Windows UI Library (WinUI) .NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI)	Syncfusion.DocIO.NET Syncfusion.Compression.NET Syncfusion.OfficeChart.NET Syncfusion.Pdf.NET Syncfusion.DocIORenderer.NET SkiaSharp Syncfusion.SkiaSharpHelper.NET

N> 1. Word to PDF conversion is supported in ASP.NET Core and Xamarin from 2018 Volume 1 release (v16.1.0.24) using SkiaSharp graphics library. N> 2. Word to PDF conversion is not supported in Silverlight, Windows Phone, WinRT, Universal applications. N> 3. Starting with v17.1.0.x, if you reference "Syncfusion.DocIORenderer", you also have to add "Syncfusion.SkiaSharpHelper" assembly reference in your projects to perform Word to PDF conversion. ## Converting Excel document to PDF For converting an Excel document to PDF, the following assemblies need to be referenced in your application.

Platform(s)	Assembly
WPF, Windows Forms, ASP. NET and ASP.NET MVC	Syncfusion.XlsIO.Base Syncfusion.Compression.Base Syncfusion.Pdf.Base Syncfusion.ExcelToPDFConverter.Base
Windows Forms and WPF (Client Profile)	Syncfusion.XlsIO.ClientProfile Syncfusion.Compression.Base Syncfusion.Pdf.ClientProfile Syncfusion.ExcelToPDFConverter.ClientProfile
UWP, .NET Core, Xamarin, and Blazor (Server-Side)	Syncfusion.Compression.Portable Syncfusion.XlsIO.Portable Syncfusion.Pdf.Portable Syncfusion.SkiaSharpHelper.Portable Syncfusion.XlsIORenderer.Portable
WinUI and .NET MAUI	Syncfusion.Compression.NET Syncfusion.XlsIO.NET Syncfusion.Pdf.NET Syncfusion.SkiaSharpHelper.NET Syncfusion.XlsIORenderer.NET

N> Excel to PDF conversion is supported from .NET Framework 2.0 and .NET Standard 1.4 onwards. ## Converting PowerPoint Presentation to PDF For converting a PowerPoint Presentation to PDF, the following assemblies needed to be referenced in your application

Platform(s)	Assembly
WPF, Windows Forms, ASP. NET and ASP.NET MVC	Syncfusion.Presentation.Base Syncfusion.Compression.Base Syncfusion.OfficeChart.Base Syncfusion.Pdf.Base Syncfusion.PresentationToPDFConverter.Base
ASP.NET Core, Xamarin and Blazor	Syncfusion.Presentation.Portable Syncfusion.Compression.Portable Syncfusion.OfficeChart.Portable Syncfusion.Pdf.Portable Syncfusion.PresentationRenderer.Portable Syncfusion.SkiaSharpHelper.Portable Skiasharp
Windows UI Library (WinUI) and .NET Multi-platform App UI (.NET MAUI)	Syncfusion.Presentation.NET Syncfusion.Compression.NET Syncfusion.OfficeChart.NET Syncfusion.PresentationRenderer.NET Syncfusion.SkiaSharpHelper.NET Skiasharp

The following assemblies are required to be referred in addition to the above mentioned assemblies for converting the chart present in the PowerPoint Presentation into PDF.

Platform(s)	Assembly
WPF, Windows Forms, ASP. NET and ASP.NET MVC	Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.WPF Syncfusion.SfChart.WPF

N> The "Syncfusion.OfficeChartToImageConverter.WPF" assembly is supported from .NET Framework 4.0 onwards.