Windows PDF library documentation

Apryse's Server SDK - PDF library for Windows comes in a variety of versions including .NET 2.0 and .NET 4.x (with WPF) libraries that allow you to develop in any language that targets the .NET runtime.

If you are developing on Linux or macOS platform, or need to support multiple platforms, we provide a native C/C++ library, as well as .NET Core and Java wrappers over the native library.

Get started

• .NET development with WPF/WinForms support: Apryse SDK using .NET Framework
• Native C/C++ development guide: For native applications on Windows, C++ would be a good starting point.
• More step-by-step guides:

  • .NET Core: Get started with the Apryse SDK using .NET Core.
  • Electron: Get started with the Apryse Web SDK using Electron.
  • Java: Get started with the Apryse SDK using Java.
  • Python: Get started with the Apryse SDK using Python.
  • C interface binding: Get started with the Apryse SDK using C interface binding.

SDK overview

Our Windows PDF library contains the following files and folders in it. See What is Apryse SDK? for more about PDF internals.

• Lib - The folder containing Apryse libraries/components.
• CosEdit - An evaluation version of CosEdit, a stand-alone, low-level PDF editor. You can use CosEdit to inspect the low-level structure and contents of PDF documents.
• Doc - A folder containing Apryse API Reference Manual as a WinHelp file.
• Samples - Folder containing Apryse sample projects.
• legal.txt - Legal and copyright information.
• license.pdf - CPU license agreement and warranty for this product.

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