Create or Generate a PDF file in a Console application

20 Dec 20244 minutes to read

The Syncfusion® .NET PDF library is used to create, read, and edit PDF documents. This library also offers functionality to merge, split, stamp, form, and secure PDF files.

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Create a simple PDF document using .NET Core

The following steps illustrate creating a simple Hello World PDF document in a console application using .NET Core.

Step 1: Create a new C# Console Application project.

Step 2: Name the project.

Step 3: Install the Syncfusion.Pdf.Net.Core NuGet package as reference to your .NET Standard applications from NuGet.org.

NOTE

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Step 4: Include the following namespaces in the Program.cs file.

C#

using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics;
using Syncfusion.Pdf;
using Syncfusion.Drawing;

Step 5: Include the below code snippet in Program.cs to create an PDF file.

C# [Cross-platform]

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Set the standard font.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 20);
//Draw the text.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!!!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new PointF(0, 0));
//Create a fileStream.
FileStream fileStream = new FileStream("Output.pdf", FileMode.CreateNew, FileAccess.ReadWrite);
//Save and close the PDF document.
document.Save(fileStream);
document.Close(true);

You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.

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

Create a simple PDF document using .NET Framework

The following steps illustrates creating a simple Hello world PDF document in console application using .NET Framework.

Step 1: Create a new C# Console Application (.NET Framework) project.

Step 2: Name the project.

Step 3: Install the Syncfusion.Pdf.WinForms NuGet package as reference to your .NET Standard applications from NuGet.org.

NOTE

The Syncfusion.Pdf.WinForms NuGet package is dependent package for Syncfusion® Windows Forms GUI controls, so named with suffix “WinForms”. It has a platform-independent .NET framework (4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.6) assemblies of the PDF library and doesn’t contain any Windows Forms-related references or code. Hence, we recommend this package for the .NET framework Console application.

Step 4: Include the following namespaces in the Program.cs.

C#

using Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics;
using Syncfusion.Pdf;
using System.Drawing;

Step 5: Include the following code sample in Program.cs to create a PDF file.

C#

//Create a new PDF document. 
using (PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument()) {
    //Add a page to the document.
    PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
    //Create PDF graphics for a page.
    PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
    //Set the standard font.
    PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 20);
    //Draw the text.
    graphics.DrawString("Hello World!!!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new PointF(0, 0));
    //Save the document.
    document.Save("Output.pdf");
}

You can download a complete working sample from GitHub.

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

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