Simple HTML to PDF is a lightweight NuGet package that provides a simple HTML to PDF converter library for .NET projects. It allows you to easily convert HTML content to PDF documents using the wkhtmltopdf command-line tool.
You can install the Simple HTML to PDF package via NuGet Package Manager or by using the .NET CLI.
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Open the NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio.
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Search for "SimpleHtmlToPdf" and select the package.
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Click on the "Install" button to install the package into your project.
Execute the following command in the terminal:
dotnet add package SimpleHtmlToPdfTo use the Simple HTML to PDF library in your project, follow these steps:
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Install the Simple HTML to PDF package (as described in the Installation section).
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Add a reference to the library in your project:
using SimpleHtmlToPdf.Interfaces; using SimpleHtmlToPdf.Settings; using SimpleHtmlToPdf.Settings.Enums; using SimpleHtmlToPdf.UnmanagedHandler;
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Ask for an instance of the
IConverterclass from the system's IoC:public HomeController(IConverter converter) { ... }
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Convert an HTML string to a PDF document:
// Define the HTML-to-PDF request input var doc = new HtmlToPdfDocument() { GlobalSettings = { // Color mode of the output file ColorMode = ColorMode.Color, // Orientation of the output file Orientation = Orientation.Landscape, // Paper size of the output file PaperSize = PaperKind.A4Plus, }, Objects = { new ObjectSettings() { // HTML content to convert HtmlContent = "<html><body>Test</body></html>", // The default encoding used. WebSettings = { DefaultEncoding = "utf-8" }, }, } }; // Convert our HTML document to a PDF document var pdf = Converter.Convert(doc);
Replace
HtmlContentwith the actual HTML content you want to convert. -
Send the PDF file to the browser:
return File(pdf, "application/pdf", "Test.pdf");
Customize based on your requirements.
Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to contribute to this project, please follow these steps:
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Fork the repository.
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Create a new branch:
git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name
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Make your changes and commit them:
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Push your changes to your forked repository:
git push origin feature/your-feature-name
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Open a pull request in this repository, and provide a detailed description of your changes.
This project is licensed under the Apache 2 License.
- The
wkhtmltopdftool, which enables HTML to PDF conversion. - The DinkToPDF library, which provided the initial code.