Why convert file formats in C++?

Documents are encoded in many ways, and some files may be incompatible with the software you use. To open and read such files, just convert them to appropriate file formats. Install Aspose.Words for C++. Add a library reference (import the library) to your C++ project. Open the source file in C++. Call the Save() method, passing an output filename with required extension. Get the result of conversion as a separate file.

What file formats can I convert with your C++ library?

We support a variety of file formats for conversion using Aspose.Words for C++, including PDF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, RTF, HTML, Markdown, XML, PNG, JPG, TIFF, WPS, TXT and many more.

What is the maximum allowed file size for conversion using Aspose.Words for C++?

There are no file size limits for format conversions using Aspose.Words for C++.

How do I make a PDF editable in C++?

Just convert your PDF to Word format using Aspose.Words for C++.

Convert Word, PDF And Many Other File Formats Using C++

Convert documents between various formats using C++

Need to convert a document from one format to another programmatically? With Aspose.Words for C++ any developer can convert files with just a few lines of C++ code.

Powerful C++ library allows converting documents to many popular formats with professional quality:

Microsoft Word: DOC, DOCX, RTF, DOT, DOTX, DOTM, DOCM
OpenOffice: ODT, OTT
Fixed Layout: PDF, XPS, OpenXPS, PostScript
Pictures: JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, SVG, EMF, GIF
Web: HTML, MHTML
Others: EPUB, MOBI, Xaml, PCL, etc.

The following example demonstrates how to convert a document in C++. Load a file from the local drive, then simply save it, specifying the required file format in extension. For both input and output files you can use fully qualified filenames. The output content and formatting will be identical to the original document.

Code example in C++ to convert document formats

Input file

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Output format

Select the target format from the list

dotnet add package Aspose.Words.Cpp

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using namespace Aspose::Words;

auto doc = MakeObject<Document>(u"Input.docx");
doc->Save(u"Output.pdf");

                            using namespace Aspose::Words;

auto doc = MakeObject<Document>(u"Input.docx");
doc->Save(u"Output.pdf");

                            using namespace Aspose::Words;

auto doc = MakeObject<Document>(u"Input.docx");

auto saveOptions = MakeObject<ImageSaveOptions>(SaveFormat::Png);
for (int page = 0; page < doc->get_PageCount(); page++) 
{
    saveOptions->set_PageSet(MakeObject<PageSet>(page));
    doc->Save(String::Format(u"Output_{0}.pdf", page + 1), saveOptions);
}
                            using namespace Aspose::Words;

auto doc = MakeObject<Document>();
auto builder = MakeObject<DocumentBuilder>(doc);

builder->InsertImage(u"Input.docx");

doc->Save(u"Output.pdf");

                            using namespace Aspose::Words;

auto doc = MakeObject<Document>();
auto builder = MakeObject<DocumentBuilder>(doc);

auto shape = builder->InsertImage(u"Input.docx");        
shape->GetShapeRenderer()->Save(u"Output.pdf", MakeObject<ImageSaveOptions>(SaveFormat::Svg));
            

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How to convert PDF, Word, JPG and other file formats in C++

Install Aspose.Words for C++.
Add a library reference (import the library) to your C++ project.
Open the source file in C++.
Call the Save() method, passing an output filename with required extension.
Get the result of conversion as a separate file.

C++ library to convert files

There are three options to install Aspose.Words for C++ to your developer environment. Please choose one that resembles your needs and follow the step-by-step instructions:

Install a NuGet Package. See Documentation
Install the library using Package Manager Console within Visual Studio IDE
Install the library manually using Windows Installer

System Requirements

You can use this C++ library to develop software on Microsoft Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems:

GCC >= 6.3.0 and Clang >= 3.9.1 are required for Linux
Xcode >= 12.5.1, Clang and libc++ are required for macOS

If you develop software for Linux or macOS, please check information on additional library dependencies (fontconfig and mesa-glu open-source packages) in Product Documentation.