Convert HTML to PDF in C# using 5 Popular Libraries (Updated 2024)

By Manoj Ahirwar
June 20, 2024

Created At: November 23, 2023

Most real-world applications face the need to generate PDFs from various content sources. This task often involves creating PDFs from custom HTML or directly from website URLs.

Earlier, you had to write lots of code to do this and it took a lot of time. But now, there are many good libraries and tools that let you do this easily with just a few lines of code.

In this article, we will look into 5 different popular C# libraries such as PuppeteerSharp, HtmlRenderer.PdfSharp, iTextSharp, PlayWright and wkhtmltopdf that we can take to generate PDFs from HTML using C#.

The second part of the article, we will introduce APITemplate.ios’s cloud-based PDF generation services.

Lets get started now!

1. Why using HTML for PDF conversion

i. Open and Mature Technology: HTML is an open standard, ensuring that the tools and technologies developed around it are widely available and well-understood. Its maturity signifies that most challenges and peculiarities have been thoroughly documented, making troubleshooting easier.

ii. Cost-effective: A wide range of tools, libraries, and APIs (both free and paid) are available to convert HTML to PDF. This diminishes the need for specialized PDF creation software.

iii. Embed Multimedia: HTML facilitates embedding multimedia elements like images, videos, and audios. Although not all these elements can be directly converted to PDF, using HTML as a source offers opportunities to create documents enriched with multimedia.

iv. Styling with CSS: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) offer robust styling capabilities for HTML content. This enables effective branding, theming, and visual consistency, which are then mirrored in the resultant PDF.

v. Easy to Learn and Use: Learning the basics of HTML is straightforward, making it accessible for many users to generate content.

In summary, converting HTML to PDF combines the best aspects of both formats: the flexibility, accessibility, and interactivity of HTML with the portability and standardization of PDFs.

2. Converting HTML to PDF using C# Popular Libraries

i. PuppeteerSharp

PuppeteerSharp is a .NET port of Puppeteer that provides a high-level API to control headless browsers. PuppeteerSharp is used to scrape web content, automate testing, generate PDFs, or take screenshots of websites. With PuppeteerSharp, you can easily convert HTML to PDF or website to PDF.

Generate PDF from a website URL

using System.Threading.Tasks;
using PuppeteerSharp;

class Program
{
    public static async Task Main()
    {
        await new BrowserFetcher().DownloadAsync();
        using var browser = await Puppeteer.LaunchAsync(new LaunchOptions { Headless = true });
        var page = await browser.NewPageAsync();
        await page.GoToAsync("http://www.google.com");
        await page.PdfAsync("website.pdf");
    }
}

In the above code, we are doing the following:

The BrowserFetcher downloads the required version of Chromium.
Puppeteer.LaunchAsync starts a headless browser instance where we pass our website URL.
NewPageAsync creates a new tab.
We use GoToAsync to navigate to our website URL.
Finally, PdfAsync generates the PDF from the website’s current state.

Generate PDF from Custom HTML content

using System.Threading.Tasks;
using PuppeteerSharp;

class Program
{
    public static async Task Main()
    {
        await new BrowserFetcher().DownloadAsync();
        using var browser = await Puppeteer.LaunchAsync(new LaunchOptions { Headless = true });
        using var page = await browser.NewPageAsync();
        await page.SetContentAsync("<div>My Custom Content</div>");
        await page.PdfAsync("customContent.pdf");
    }
}

In the above code, we are generating PDFs from custom HTML content:

BrowserFetcher downloads a new instance of Chromium.
We then launch this instance as a headless browser.
A new page is created in our headless browser with NewPageAsync, where we set our custom HTML content.
Finally, PdfAsync is used to generate the PDF from the custom HTML content set on the page.

ii. HtmlRenderer.PdfSharp

HtmlRenderer.PdfSharp is a C# library used to generate PDFs. This library enables the creation of PDF documents from HTML snippets using static rendering code.

While HtmlRenderer.PdfSharp doesn’t support generating PDFs directly from website URLs by default, we can first extract the website content and then utilize the library for PDF generation.

Convert Website to PDF

using System;
using System.Net;
using PdfSharp;
using TheArtOfDev.HtmlRenderer.PdfSharp;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        using (var client = new WebClient())
        {
            string htmlCode = client.DownloadString("http://example.com");
            PdfDocument pdf = PdfGenerator.GeneratePdf(htmlCode, PageSize.A4);
            pdf.Save("url_to_pdf.pdf");
        }
    }
}

In the above code, we are performing the following steps to generate a PDF:

Since this library does not support direct URL content fetching, we use WebClient to get the content from the website URL.
We extract the website content from the URL using client.DownloadString.
Using PdfGenerator.GeneratePdf, we generate the PDF with the extracted content.
Finally, we download the content.

Generate PDF from Custom HTML content

using System;
using PdfSharp;
using TheArtOfDev.HtmlRenderer.PdfSharp;

namespace html_to_pdf
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string htmlString = "<h1>Document</h1> <p>This is an HTML document which is converted to a pdf file.</p>";
            PdfDocument pdfDocument = PdfGenerator.GeneratePdf(htmlString, PageSize.A4);
            pdfDocument.Save("html_to_pdf.pdf");
        }
    }
}

To generate PDFs from custom HTML content, we follow a similar approach. The only difference is that we now use our custom HTML content as the extracted content.

iii. iTextSharp

iTextSharp is a widely-used .NET library for creating and manipulating PDF documents. It allows developers to generate PDFs from different sources, including HTML content.

However, iTextSharp does not automatically fetch HTML content from URLs. its main function is to convert provided HTML content into PDFs.

Convert Website to PDF

using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Net;
using iTextSharp.text;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;
using iTextSharp.text.html.simpleparser;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        string htmlContent;
        using (var client = new WebClient())
        {
            htmlContent = client.DownloadString("http://example.com");
        }

        using (var memoryStream = new MemoryStream())
        {
            using (var document = new Document())
            {
                PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, memoryStream);
                document.Open();
                using (var stringReader = new StringReader(htmlContent))
                {
                    HTMLWorker htmlParser = new HTMLWorker(document);
                    htmlParser.Parse(stringReader);
                }
                document.Close();
            }

            // Save PDF to file
            File.WriteAllBytes("website.pdf", memoryStream.ToArray());
        }
    }
}

iTextSharp does not support generating PDFs directly from URLs out of the box.

First, we extract the website content using WebClient.
We then use HTMLWorker to insert the content into a PDF instance created by PdfWriter.
Finally, we download the generated PDF.

Generate PDF from Custom HTML content

using System;
using System.IO;
using iTextSharp.text;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;
using iTextSharp.text.html.simpleparser;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        string htmlContent = "<h1>Hello World</h1><p>This is a test HTML string.</p>";
        using (var memoryStream = new MemoryStream())
        {
            using (var document = new Document())
            {
                PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, memoryStream);
                document.Open();
                using (var stringReader = new StringReader(htmlContent))
                {
                    HTMLWorker htmlParser = new HTMLWorker(document);
                    htmlParser.Parse(stringReader);
                }
                document.Close();
            }

            File.WriteAllBytes("customHtmlContent.pdf", memoryStream.ToArray());
        }
    }
}

Generating PDFs from custom HTML is similar to generating them from website content. In this case, we directly obtain the HTML content without using WebClient. We then follow similar steps to create the PDFs.

iv. PlayWright

Playwright is a modern automation library that provides capabilities for running browser instances programmatically.

Originally designed for testing web applications, Playwright‘s functionality extends well beyond testing, offering tools for web scraping, automation, and, notably, PDF generation. In C#,

Playwright can be used to control a browser, navigate to web pages, or render HTML content, and capture it as a PDF file. This capability is especially useful for generating reports, receipts, or any web content that needs to be presented in a document format.

To begin using Playwright in C#, you need to install the Playwright library along with the necessary browser binaries.

This setup involves adding the Playwright NuGet package and running a simple installation command which ensures all required components are properly set up. Here’s how you can prepare your environment:

dotnet add package Microsoft.Playwright

You might run into issues, please following the instructions to install the necessary browsers

After setting up, you can write C# code to automate the browser and generate a PDF from any accessible webpage.

Convert Website to PDF

Below is an example of how you can use Playwright to capture a webpage as a PDF:

using Microsoft.Playwright;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class Program
{
    static async Task Main()
    {
        using var playwright = await Playwright.CreateAsync();
        var browser = await playwright.Chromium.LaunchAsync(new BrowserTypeLaunchOptions
        {
            Headless = true // Run browser in headless mode
        });

        var page = await browser.NewPageAsync();
        await page.GotoAsync("http://example.com");

        // Save the page as a PDF file
        await page.PdfAsync(new PagePdfOptions
        {
            Path = "website_to_pdf.pdf",
            Format = "A4"
        });

        await browser.CloseAsync();
    }
}

Initialize Playwright: Launch the Playwright environment and start a headless browser instance. Headless browsers do not have a GUI, making them faster and more suitable for automated tasks.
Navigate to the Webpage: Open a new page and go to the desired URL.
Generate and Save PDF: Convert the current page into a PDF with the specified format and save it locally.
Clean Up: Close the browser to free up resources.

Generate PDF from Custom HTML Content

You can also use Playwright to render custom HTML content into a PDF without needing an existing webpage. This is particularly useful for generating dynamic documents based on user data or application state:

using Microsoft.Playwright;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

class Program
{
    static async Task Main()
    {
        using var playwright = await Playwright.CreateAsync();
        var browser = await playwright.Chromium.LaunchAsync(new BrowserTypeLaunchOptions
        {
            Headless = true // Run browser in headless mode
        });

        var page = await browser.NewPageAsync();
        await page.SetContentAsync("<h1>Document</h1> <p>This is a custom HTML content which is converted to a PDF file.</p>");

        // Save the custom HTML page as a PDF file
        await page.PdfAsync(new PagePdfOptions
        {
            Path = "html_to_pdf.pdf",
            Format = "A4"
        });

        await browser.CloseAsync();
    }
}

To generate PDFs from custom HTML content, we follow a similar approach but utilize SetContentAsync to load custom HTML directly into the page.

In both cases, Playwright offers a seamless integration with browser environments, enabling dynamic content rendering and PDF generation with high fidelity, making it a powerful tool for C# developers looking to automate document creation from web content.

v. wkhtmltopdf

wkhtmltopdf is a command line tool that converts HTML into PDF using the Qt WebKit rendering engine. This tool allows the rendering of HTML content in PDF format with high fidelity, making it a popular choice for generating PDFs in C#.

To use wkhtmltopdf in C#, you can wrap it in a system process call within your .NET application. This approach involves calling the wkhtmltopdf executable from your C# code, passing HTML content or URL directly to it.

Convert Website to PDF

To convert a website URL to a PDF using wkhtmltopdf in C#, you’ll leverage the command-line interface of wkhtmltopdf.

The process involves running the wkhtmltopdf executable with appropriate arguments. Here’s how to do it step by step:

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        // Specify the URL to convert
        string url = "http://example.com";
        // Define the output path for the PDF file
        string outputPath = "url_to_pdf.pdf";

        // Configure the ProcessStartInfo for wkhtmltopdf
        ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
        {
            FileName = "wkhtmltopdf",
            Arguments = $"\"{url}\" \"{outputPath}\"",
            UseShellExecute = false
        };

        // Create and start the process
        using (Process process = new Process { StartInfo = startInfo })
        {
            process.Start();
            process.WaitForExit();  // Wait for the process to complete
        }
    }
}

ProcessStartInfo Configuration: Sets up the necessary parameters to run wkhtmltopdf. The FileName property specifies the executable name, and Arguments are constructed with the URL and the desired output file path.
Process Execution: Initiates the wkhtmltopdf process, which reads the specified URL, renders the HTML content, and saves it to a PDF file at the specified location.
WaitForExit: Ensures that the execution waits until the PDF conversion is complete before moving on or ending the program.

Generate PDF from Custom HTML Content

Generating a PDF from custom HTML content involves creating a temporary file to store the HTML, which wkhtmltopdf can then process. Here’s a detailed breakdown:

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        // Define your custom HTML content
        string htmlContent = "<h1>Title</h1><p>This is an HTML snippet converted to a PDF file.</p>";
        // Create a temporary file and write the HTML content to it
        string tempHtmlPath = Path.GetTempFileName();
        File.WriteAllText(tempHtmlPath, htmlContent);

        // Define the output path for the PDF file
        string outputPath = "html_to_pdf.pdf";

        // Set up the ProcessStartInfo for wkhtmltopdf
        ProcessStartInfo startInfo = new ProcessStartInfo
        {
            FileName = "wkhtmltopdf",
            Arguments = $"\"{tempHtmlPath}\" \"{outputPath}\"",
            UseShellExecute = false
        };

        // Run the process to convert the HTML to PDF
        using (Process process = new Process { StartInfo = startInfo })
        {
            process.Start();
            process.WaitForExit();  // Ensure the process completes
        }

        // Clean up: Delete the temporary HTML file
        File.Delete(tempHtmlPath);
    }
}

Temporary HTML File: Stores the HTML content in a temporary file. This file acts as the source for wkhtmltopdf.
ProcessStartInfo and Process: Configures and runs wkhtmltopdf similar to the URL conversion, but this time it uses the path to the temporary HTML file.
Cleanup: Deletes the temporary file to avoid leaving residual files on the filesystem.

These detailed steps ensure that both URLs and custom HTML content can be converted to PDF files in a .NET environment using wkhtmltopdf, providing a robust method for PDF generation in business applications or content management systems.

3. Comparison of All Five C# Libraries for PDF Generation

Generating PDF documents is a common requirement for many applications in the .NET environment. This article presents a comprehensive comparison of three popular libraries used in C# for PDF generation: PuppeteerSharp, HtmlRenderer.PdfSharp, iTextSharp, PlayWright, and wkhtmltopdf

This comparison aims to provide an overview of these libraries to help developers choose the right tool for their specific requirements.

Feature	PuppeteerSharp	HtmlRenderer.PdfSharp	iTextSharp	PlayWright	wkhtmltopdf
Language/Platform	C# (.NET)	C# (.NET)	C# (.NET)	Multiple (C#, JavaScript and others)	Command Line (Cross-platform)
Main Use Case	Web page to PDF	HTML/CSS to PDF	PDF Creation & Manipulation	Web page to PDF	HTML to PDF
Rendering Engine	Chromium (via Puppeteer)	Custom PDF renderer	N/A	Chromium (via Playwright)	WebKit/Qt
Support for JavaScript	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
CSS Support	Full	Limited	N/A	Full	Full
Ease of Use	Moderate	Easy	Moderate to Complex	Moderate	Moderate
Performance	High	Moderate	High	High	Moderate to High
Documentation & Community	Good	Moderate	Excellent	Good	Good
License	MIT	Apache License 2.0	AGPL	MIT	LGPL

For developers working within the .NET ecosystem, PuppeteerSharp and PlayWright offer robust solutions for rendering web pages as PDFs with full JavaScript and CSS support.

HtmlRenderer.PdfSharp, while limited in its CSS capabilities, is an excellent choice for straightforward HTML to PDF conversions.

iTextSharp stands out for its comprehensive PDF manipulation features, suitable for applications that require detailed customization of PDF documents.

Lastly, wkhtmltopdf provides a command-line solution that leverages web rendering engines, making it versatile for various environments.

By understanding the strengths and limitations of each library, developers can make informed decisions that best suit their project requirements.

4. Converting HTML to PDF using APITemplate.io

The examples above demonstrate how we can use various libraries to convert HTML and web pages to PDFs in C#. However, the process becomes more complex when generating PDFs using templates or monitoring generated PDFs. We need a system to track the PDFs we create.

Additionally, if we wish to use specific templates, like those for generating invoices, we also have to develop and maintain these templates ourselves. This extra work involves creating our own PDF generator tracker and managing template designs.

APITemplate.io is an API-based PDF generation platform that offers the perfect solution for all of the above use cases.

Let’s see how we can use APITemplate.io to generate PDFs.

i. Generate Template-Based PDF

APITemplate.io allows you to manage your templates. Go to “Manage Templates” from the dashboard.

From Manage Template, you can create your own templates. The following is a sample invoice template. There are many templates available that you can choose from and customize based on your requirements.

To start using APITemplate.io APIs, you need to obtain your API Key, which can be obtained from the API Integration tab.

Now that you have your APITemplate account ready, let’s take some action and integrate it with our application. We will use the template to generate PDFs.

using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Newtonsoft.Json;

class Program
{
    static async Task Main(string[] args)
    {
        // API URL
        string url = "https://rest.apitemplate.io/v2/create-pdf?template_id=YOUR_TEMPLATE_ID";

        // Payload data
        var payload = new
        {
            date = "15/05/2022",
            invoice_no = "435568799",
            sender_address1 = "3244 Jurong Drive",
            sender_address2 = "Falmouth Maine 1703",
            sender_phone = "255-781-6789",
            sender_email = "[email protected]",
            rece_addess1 = "2354 Lakeside Drive",
            rece_addess2 = "New York 234562",
            rece_phone = "34333-84-223",
            rece_email = "[email protected]",
            items = new[]
            {
                new { item_name = "Oil", unit = 1, unit_price = 100, total = 100 },
                new { item_name = "Rice", unit = 2, unit_price = 200, total = 400 },
                // ... Add other items here
            },
            total = "total",
            footer_email = "[email protected]",
        };

        string jsonPayload = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(payload);

        using (var client = new HttpClient())
        {
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("X-API-KEY", "YOUR_API_KEY");
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));

            try
            {
                var content = new StringContent(jsonPayload, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
                var response = await client.PostAsync(url, content);

                string responseString = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

                Console.WriteLine(responseString);
            }
            catch (HttpRequestException e)
            {
                Console.Error.WriteLine($"Error: {e.Message}");
            }
        }
    }
}

And if we check the response_string, we have the following:

{
    "download_url":"PDF_URL",
    "transaction_ref":"8cd2aced-b2a2-40fb-bd45-392c777d6f6",
    "status":"success",
    "template_id":"YOUR_TEMPLATE_ID"
}

In the above code, it’s very easy to use ApiTemplate to convert HTML to PDF because we don’t need to install any other library. We just need to call one simple API and use our data as a request body, and that’s it!

You can use the download_url from the response to download or distribute the generated PDF.

ii. Convert Website to PDF using API Template

ApiTemplate also supports generating PDFs from website URLs.

using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Newtonsoft.Json;

class Program
{
    static async Task Main()
    {
        const string apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";
        const string templateId = "YOUR_TEMPLATE_ID";

        var data = new
        {
            url = "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sceloporus_malachiticus",
            settings = new
            {
                paper_size = "A4",
                orientation = "1",
                header_font_size = "9px",
                margin_top = "40",
                margin_right = "10",
                margin_bottom = "40",
                margin_left = "10",
                print_background = "1",
                displayHeaderFooter = true,
                custom_header = @"<style>#header, #footer { padding: 0 !important; }</style>
                    <table style='width: 100%; padding: 0px 5px;margin: 0px!important;font-size: 15px'>
                        <tr>
                            <td style='text-align:left; width:30%!important;'><span class='date'></span></td>
                            <td style='text-align:center; width:30%!important;'><span class='pageNumber'></span></td>
                            <td style='text-align:right; width:30%!important;'><span class='totalPages'></span></td>
                        </tr>
                    </table>",
                custom_footer = @"<style>#header, #footer { padding: 0 !important; }</style>
                    <table style='width: 100%; padding: 0px 5px;margin: 0px!important;font-size: 15px'>
                        <tr>
                            <td style='text-align:left; width:30%!important;'><span class='date'></span></td>
                            <td style='text-align:center; width:30%!important;'><span class='pageNumber'></span></td>
                            <td style='text-align:right; width:30%!important;'><span class='totalPages'></span></td>
                        </tr>
                    </table>"
            }
        };

        var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(data);

        using (var client = new HttpClient())
        {
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("X-API-KEY", apiKey);

            try
            {
                var content = new StringContent(json, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
                var response = await client.PostAsync("https://rest.apitemplate.io/v2/create-pdf-from-url", content);
                var responseString = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
                Console.WriteLine("PDF generated successfully: " + responseString);
            }
            catch (HttpRequestException e)
            {
                Console.Error.WriteLine("Error: " + e.Message);
            }
        }
    }
}

In the above code, we can provide the URL in the request body along with the settings for the PDF. APITemplate will use this request body to generate a PDF and return a download URL for your PDF.

iii. Generate PDF from custom HTML content

If you want to generate PDFs using your own custom HTML content, ApiTemplate also supports that.

using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using Newtonsoft.Json;

class Program
{
    static async Task Main()
    {
        const string apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";
        const string templateId = "YOUR_TEMPLATE_ID";

        var data = new
        {
            body = "<h1> hello world {{name}} </h1>",
            css = "<style>.bg{background: red};</style>",
            data = new
            {
                name = "This is a title"
            },
            settings = new
            {
                paper_size = "A4",
                orientation = "1",
                header_font_size = "9px",
                margin_top = "40",
                margin_right = "10",
                margin_bottom = "40",
                margin_left = "10",
                print_background = "1",
                displayHeaderFooter = true,
                custom_header = @"<style>#header, #footer { padding: 0 !important; }</style>
                    <table style='width: 100%; padding: 0px 5px;margin: 0px!important;font-size: 15px'>
                        <tr>
                            <td style='text-align:left; width:30%!important;'><span class='date'></span></td>
                            <td style='text-align:center; width:30%!important;'><span class='pageNumber'></span></td>
                            <td style='text-align:right; width:30%!important;'><span class='totalPages'></span></td>
                        </tr>
                    </table>",
                custom_footer = @"<style>#header, #footer { padding: 0 !important; }</style>
                    <table style='width: 100%; padding: 0px 5px;margin: 0px!important;font-size: 15px'>
                        <tr>
                            <td style='text-align:left; width:30%!important;'><span class='date'></span></td>
                            <td style='text-align:center; width:30%!important;'><span class='pageNumber'></span></td>
                            <td style='text-align:right; width:30%!important;'><span class='totalPages'></span></td>
                        </tr>
                    </table>"
            }
        };

        var json = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(data);

        using (var client = new HttpClient())
        {
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("X-API-KEY", apiKey);

            try
            {
                var content = new StringContent(json, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
                var response = await client.PostAsync("https://rest.apitemplate.io/v2/create-pdf-from-html", content);
                var responseString = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
                Console.WriteLine("PDF generated successfully: " + responseString);
            }
            catch (HttpRequestException e)
            {
                Console.Error.WriteLine("Error: " + e.Message);
            }
        }
    }
}

Similar to generating a PDF from a website URL, the API request above takes the body and CSS as part of the payload to generate a PDF.

5. Performance Considerations

Open source third-party libraries are generally effective for most needs. Yet, for generating PDFs from HTML on a large scale, managing scaling and various edge cases becomes your responsibility.

With APITemplate.io, these concerns about performance and scaling are taken care of for you. APITemplate.io also handles error situations, providing a more streamlined and reliable solution for large-scale PDF generation.

6. Conclusion

PDF generation has become an essential feature in modern business applications. We’ve explored using third-party libraries for simple PDF generation tasks.

However, for more complex scenarios, like managing templates, APITemplate.io offers a tailored solution through straightforward API calls. This approach simplifies handling intricate use cases, providing a user-friendly alternative for complex PDF generation requirements.

Sign up for a free account with us now and start automating your PDF generation.

Manoj Ahirwar

Hi, I'm Manoj. I am building SaaS products. I love writing about my journey as well as writing on technical stuff. I am also trying to travel to as many countries as I can :)

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Convert HTML to PDF in C# using 5 Popular Libraries (Updated 2024)

1. Why using HTML for PDF conversion

2. Converting HTML to PDF using C# Popular Libraries

i. PuppeteerSharp

ii. HtmlRenderer.PdfSharp

iii. iTextSharp

iv. PlayWright

v. wkhtmltopdf

3. Comparison of All Five C# Libraries for PDF Generation

4. Converting HTML to PDF using APITemplate.io

i. Generate Template-Based PDF

ii. Convert Website to PDF using API Template

iii. Generate PDF from custom HTML content

5. Performance Considerations

6. Conclusion

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