Free tool to convert HTML to PDF file using .NET

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I'd need to create a pdf version of my HTML pages using .NET 4.0. Is there any good free tool I can use?

I've seen some commercial tools but not any good free ones; ITextSharp doesn't seem to be performing well or able to handle table formats, etc.

Did you check http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4804295/free-pdf-library ? — Jake1164, Jun 11 '12 at 13:59
possible duplicate of [Convert HTML to PDF in .NET](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/564650/convert-html-to-pdf-in-net) — Daniel A. White, Jun 11 '12 at 14:03

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 11 '12 at 14:02

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We did extensive research (and testing) on this for a project in September 2011 and concluded that there were no tools that were both good (i.e. consistent, reliable rendering) and free.

answered Jun 11 '12 at 14:02

avesse

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kind of expected result I would say :-) – Bobrovsky Jun 11 '12 at 18:13

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 11 '12 at 13:59

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http://code.google.com/p/wkhtmltopdf/ It's a console utility that'll do it for you.

answered Jun 11 '12 at 13:59

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You can use Process class from System.Diagnostics to execute it. – Fedor Hajdu Jun 11 '12 at 14:04
@TheLight - you can use [Process.Start](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.diagnostics.process.start%28v=vs.110%29.aspx) to call an external program. – 48klocs Jun 11 '12 at 14:04
I'd need to install the tool separately on the server which is not easily possible... I'm looking for a .NET library so that I can add it to my application. thanks – The Light Jun 11 '12 at 14:30

yms · Answer 3 · 2012-11-26T16:11:17.873

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Maybe you could try Amyuni WebkitPDF. It is free for personal and commercial use and it provides bindings for C# and C++.

Here is a screen capture of this page using this library: enter image description here

Usual disclaimer applies

edited Nov 26 '12 at 16:11

answered Jun 15 '12 at 13:51

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 30 '20 at 07:52

Aspose.Words Cloud SDK for .NET is a commercial product but its free trial plan provides 150 free monthly API calls. Maybe it suits your requirement. Its conversion is reliable and consistent.

// Get App Key and App SID from https://dashboard.aspose.cloud/
WordsApi wordsApi = new WordsApi(MyAppSid, MyAppKey);

var request = new ConvertDocumentRequest(
    document: File.OpenRead("C:/Temp/Test.html"),
    format: "pdf"
);

var result = wordsApi.ConvertDocument(request);
var fileStream = System.IO.File.Create("C:/Temp/Test.pdf");
result.CopyTo(fileStream);
fileStream.Close();

P.S: I'm developer evangelist at Aspose.

Free tool to convert HTML to PDF file using .NET

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