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# Step 1: Integrate Apryse SDK for Xamarin.iOS
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Welcome to Apryse. This guide will show you how to integrate a free trial of the Apryse Xamarin SDK into your Xamarin.iOS application. You can either integrate the Apryse packages automatically through the Nuget manager, or install them manually by downloading the SDK. Pick whichever option you prefer, but integrating with Nuget is the recommended approach. Your free trial includes unlimited trial usage and support from solution engineers.
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## Integrate With Nuget
## Prerequisites
* Latest version of Visual Studio
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The trial of Apryse Mobile SDK does not require a trial key. A commercial license key is required for use in a production environment. Please [contact sales](https://apryse.com/form/contact-sales) to purchase a commercial key or if you need any other license key assistance.
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## Integrate
To integrate Apryse libraries into one of your own projects, here are a few simple steps to prepare your Visual Studio project.
1. If you do not already have an existing application, create a new Visual Studio `Multiplatform` -> `Blank Native App` project called `myapp`:
1. Open the NuGet package manager by right clicking on **Packages** > **Add Packages...**:
1. Search for `Apryse` and add these packages:
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## Next step
View a documentAdd an Apryse license key
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## Manual Integration
## Prerequisites
* Latest version of Visual Studio
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First, download the SDK:
## Download
Download the SDK
[download Xamarin.Android.zip](https://pdftron.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/PDFNetXamarin.Android.zip)
Download the SDK
[download Xamarin.iOS.zip](https://pdftron.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/PDFNetXamarin.iOS.zip)
## Integrate
If you do not already have an existing application, create a new Visual Studio `Multiplatform App` project with `Blank Native App`.
1. Add the new NuGet source to where the Apryse for Xamarin.iOS download package's `lib/ios` folder is as described in [Adding Package Sources](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/mac/nuget-walkthrough#adding-package-sources).
2. Then right click your project and open the **Add** -> **Add Packages** window. Switch the source to the newly added source. You will see the packages:
1. Select `PDFTron.iOS` and click `Add Package`.
2. Select `PDFTron.iOS.Tools` and click `Add Package`.
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## Next step
View a documentAdd an Apryse license key
## SDK overview
Apryse for Xamarin contains the following key files and folders:
| File/Folder Name | Description |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Common | Folder containing Apryse Xamarin source code |
| custom (Xamarin.iOS package only) | Folder containing helper project to build `PDFNetHelper.framework` |
| lib | Folder containing the Apryse NuGet packages and the source files to the binding projects |
| projectSrc | Folder containing Visual Studio solution files for Apryse Xamarin source code |
| samples | Folder containing the sample projects CompleteReader, PDFViewCtrl UI and MiscellaneousSamples |
| legal.txt | Legal and copyright information |
| License | Link to Apryse Software License agreement |
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