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 .NET. 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 .NET, 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 .NET?

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

How do I make a PDF editable in C#?

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

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

Convert Word, PDF, Web documents in C#

High-speed .NET library for converting office documents to a variety of file formats

Use our document conversion API to develop high-level, platform independent software for .NET and .NET Core platforms. This is a powerful software solution to import and export Word, PDF, Web documents using C#, F#, VB.NET and any other CLI/CLS compliant programming language.

Convert documents between various formats using C#

Need to convert a document from one format to another programmatically? With Aspose.Words for .NET 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

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dotnet add package Aspose.Words

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using Aspose.Words;

var doc = new Document("Input.docx");
doc.Save("Output.pdf");

							using Aspose.Words;

var doc = new Document("Input.docx");
doc.Save("Output.pdf");
 
							using Aspose.Words;

var doc = new Document("Input.docx");

var saveOptions = new ImageSaveOptions(SaveFormat.pdf);
for (int page = 0; page < doc.PageCount; page++)
{
    saveOptions.PageSet = new PageSet(page);
    doc.Save($"Output_{page + 1}.pdf", saveOptions);
} 
							using Aspose.Words;

var doc = new Document();
var builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

builder.InsertImage("Input.docx");

doc.Save("Output.pdf");
 
							using Aspose.Words;

var doc = new Document();
var builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

var shape = builder.InsertImage("Input.docx");
shape.GetShapeRenderer().Save("Output.pdf", new ImageSaveOptions(SaveFormat.pdf));
 
			

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

Install Aspose.Words for .NET.
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 alternative options to install "Aspose.Words for .NET" onto your system. 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

Our product is fully cross-platform and supports all major .NET implementations:

.NET ≥ 5.0
.NET Core ≥ 2.0
.NET Standard ≥ 2.0
.NET Framework ≥ 3.5
MonoMac
MonoAndroid
Xamarin

As far as .NET code doesn't depend on the underlying hardware or operating system, but only on a Virtual Machine, you are free to develop any kind of software for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and Linux. Just make sure you have installed the corresponding version of .NET Framework, .NET Core, Windows Azure, Mono or Xamarin.

We recommend using Microsoft Visual Studio, Xamarin, and MonoDevelop integrated development environments to create C#, F#, VB.NET applications.

Fore more details please refer to Product Documentation.