PdfForge 1.1.4

PdfForge

PdfForge is a library for rendering PDF documents into PNG images. It supports both saving pages to files and converting pages into byte arrays, making it a flexible solution for applications that need to work with PDF files in raster format.

Features

• Open PDF documents from a file.
• Render PDF pages to PNG images.
• Save pages as PNG files.
• Get pages as byte arrays (PNG format).
• Supports scaling when rendering pages.

Installation

Install via NuGet by adding a reference to the PdfForge package:

dotnet add package PdfForge

Usage

Opening Document

To work with a PDF document, create an instance of the PdfForgeDocument class and provide the file path:

using PdfForge;

var pdfDocument = new PdfForgeDocument("sample.pdf");
Console.WriteLine($"Total Pages: {pdfDocument.TotalPages}");

Saving a Page as a PNG File

You can save a specific PDF page as a PNG file by specifying the page number and output file path:

pdfDocument.SavePageToPngFile(1, "page1.png");

Getting a Page as a Byte Array

You can also retrieve a PDF page as a byte array (in PNG format), useful for handling images in memory:

byte[] pageBytes = pdfDocument.GetPageBytes(1);

Releasing Resources

It's important to release resources when the document is no longer needed. You can call Dispose manually or use using to automatically release resources:

pdfDocument.Dispose();

Or with using:

using var pdfDocument = new PdfForgeDocument("sample.pdf");

Requirements

• .NET 8.0 or later.

License

This project is licensed under the GPL-3.0 license.