Supported and Unsupported Features
The following table shows the various features available in the Essential PDF and their availability in different platforms.
|
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Drawing Text |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Text Formatting |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Multilingual Support |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Drawing RTL text |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Drawing complex script text |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Text Extraction |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
|
Unicode |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Pagination |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Graphics:
|
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pen and Brush |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Layers |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Transparent Graphics |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Color Spaces |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Image Extraction |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Enhanced Printing Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Barcode |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Document–level Operations :
|
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Merge Documents |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Split Document |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Overlay Documents |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Import Pages |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Stamp |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Booklet |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Document Settings :
|
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Custom Metadata |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Document Properties |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Page Orientation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Page Sizes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Viewer Preferences |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Tagged PDF with section 508 compliant |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Forms:
|
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fields |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Form Filling |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Flatten |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Import Form Data |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Form Export |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
XFA Forms:
|
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fields |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes* |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Form Filling |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes* |
Yes |
Yes |
*Supported on ASP.NET Core 2.0 and above
Document Conversion:
|
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TIFF to PDF |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes* |
No |
No |
|
HTML to PDF |
Yes |
No |
Yes* |
No |
Yes |
|
RTF To PDF |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
DOC To PDF |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Excel To PDF |
Yes |
Yes* |
Yes* |
No |
Yes |
|
PDF OCR |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
XPS to PDF |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
|
SVG to PDF |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
EMF to PDF |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
PDF to PDF/A-1b |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
*Supported on .NETStandard 2.0 and above
PDF Standards:
|
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PDF/ A-1b Compliance |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
PDF/ A-2b Compliance |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
PDF/ A-3b Compliance |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
PDF/x1a: 2001 Compliance |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
|
ZUGFeRD Invoice |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Fonts:
|
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Standard Fonts |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
CJK Fonts |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
TrueType Fonts |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Unicode TrueType |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Images:
|
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Scalar Images |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Soft Mask |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Vector Images |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Watermarks |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Tables:
|
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ADO.Net Tables Support |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
Cell / Row / Column Formatting |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Header |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Pagination |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Borders |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
RowSpan and ColumnSpan |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Nested table |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Cell Padding and Spacing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Page Level Operations:
|
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Headers and Footers |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Page Label |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Automatic Fields |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Interactive Elements:
|
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3D-Annotation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Measurement Annotations |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Action |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Attachment |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Bookmark |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Hyperlink |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Portfolio |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Import Annotation Data |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Export Annotation Data |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Security:
|
Features |
.NET Framework |
UWP |
Xamarin and .NET Core |
Blazor Client-Side |
Blazor Server-Side & Hosted Application |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Digital Signature |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Digital Signature with LTV |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Validate Digital Signature |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Encryption and Decryption |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Redaction |
Yes |
No |
Yes* |
No |
No |
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