PDF generation in .NET has always been a bit of a pain – absolute positioning, manual pagination, fiddly styling calculations. QuestPDF takes a different approach with a layout-based system and a fluent API that feels natural to C# developers. This guide walks through how QuestPDF handles PDF creation, from basic setup to building a full invoice with QR codes.
For .NET developers, programmatically generating and modifying PDFs comes up in a lot of business applications. PDFsharp is a well-established .NET library that makes creating complex, multi-page documents easy and accessible. This guide covers everything you need to know about generating PDFs using PDFsharp in C# and .NET applications.
This guide shows you how to use Microsoft Playwright for .NET and C# to generate high-quality PDFs from HTML. You'll build a complete solution that combines Scriban templates with Playwright's browser automation to produce accurate, print-ready documents. The step-by-step tutorial covers everything from project setup to invoice generation, with all the code you need to add PDF generation to your .NET applications.
Generating PDFs from HTML in C# applications is a common requirement for invoices, reports, and business documents. This guide walks you through iText 7 HTML to PDF conversion in .NET – the modern, redesigned successor to iTextSharp – combined with Razor templating for dynamic document generation. You'll set up the project from scratch, build a working invoice generator with precise layout control, and get ready-to-use code examples using iText 7's pdfhtml module.
Looking for a reliable way to convert HTML to PDF in C# and .NET? This guide shows you how to use PuppeteerSharp, the .NET port of the Node.js Puppeteer library, to generate PDFs from dynamic HTML content. Whether you're building invoices, reports, or print-ready web pages, PuppeteerSharp gives you full control over headless Chromium rendering, enabling pixel-perfect PDF output using modern HTML and CSS. This guide covers setting up a C#/.NET project, using a template engine for dynamic content, and exporting an invoice PDF as the final result.
Creating accessible PDF documents is both a best practice and an increasingly common legal requirement. While PDFs remain the standard format for sharing official documents, they often create significant barriers for users with disabilities. This guide covers the process of creating WCAG-compliant PDF documents that work for everyone, regardless of ability.
If your Node.js app needs to generate or modify PDFs, pdf-lib is worth a look. It is one of several Node.js PDF libraries, each with different trade-offs. PDF‑lib is a pure JavaScript library for creating and modifying PDF documents. Unlike many alternatives, PDF-lib doesn't rely on native dependencies, making it lightweight and easy to integrate into any Node.js project. This guide covers PDF generation with PDF-lib in Node.js – from basic documents to invoices and forms.
The Portable Document Format – commonly known as PDF – is everywhere: job applications, business proposals, legal contracts, government forms. Since 1993, the format has become the default for sharing documents that need to look the same on every device. But what makes PDF so durable, and why has it stayed relevant for over three decades?
PDFKit is a JavaScript library that generates PDF documents programmatically in Node.js. It works without converting HTML – you build documents from scratch using a canvas-like API for vector graphics, text, images, and tables. This guide covers PDFKit setup, text styling, custom fonts, colors, images, tables, invoice generation, Express.js integration, and document security.
Many server-side applications need to generate PDFs – invoices, reports, statements, certificates. PDFMake is one of the most popular Node.js PDF generation libraries: it works without native dependencies, uses a declarative JSON syntax for document definitions, and runs in both browser and server environments.
This guide covers PDFMake setup in Node.js, document structure, tables, images, watermarks, Express.js integration, and a full invoice example.