Getting Started with Markdown to PDF Converter

The Markdown to PDF Converter component of the library allows you to convert Markdown documents to PDF. You can set PDF page size, orientation and margins of the generated PDF document. Additionally, you can add HTML headers and footers with page numbering to the generated PDF file or generate a table of contents based on headings.

You can either enter a Markdown file URL (which can also be a local URL using the file:// prefix when running the demo on your machine), or enter a Markdown string.

Images are reduced to the width of the page, long code lines are wrapped and Markdown tables take the width of the page. For a document with an HTML block of a fixed width wider than the page, the Fit Wide Content to Page option scales the whole content down to show that block entirely; to see the difference, replace Markdown_Document.md with Markdown_Document_Wide_Content.md in the file URL below.

Convert URL or Local File

Convert Markdown String

Enter Markdown File URL

Enter Markdown String to Convert

# Winnovative PDF Next Library for .NET (Multi-platform)

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[Winnovative PDF Next for .NET](https://www.winnovative-software.com/winnovative-pdf-next-dotnet) |
[Winnovative Next HTML to PDF for .NET](https://www.winnovative-software.com/winnovative-pdf-next-html-to-pdf-dotnet) |
[Winnovative Software](https://www.winnovative-software.com) |
[Free Trial](https://www.winnovative-software.com/download) |
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[Support](https://www.winnovative-software.com/contact)

## Overview

Winnovative PDF Next for .NET can be integrated into your applications to create, edit and merge PDF documents, convert HTML to PDF or images, convert Word, Excel, RTF and Markdown to PDF, extract text and images from PDFs, search text in PDFs and convert PDF pages to images.

The library targets .NET Standard 2.0 and can be used in .NET Core and .NET Framework applications deployed on Windows and Linux platforms, including Azure App Service, Azure Functions and Docker.

## Package structure

Winnovative PDF Next for .NET has a modular architecture, with separate NuGet packages for each major component to prevent unnecessary files from being included in your applications.

This package is a multi-platform metapackage that references both the Windows x64 and Linux x64 Winnovative PDF Next runtimes. It is ideal when developing on one operating system and deploying to multiple runtime environments.

If you need a single platform package, use 
[Winnovative.Pdf.Next.Windows](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.Windows)
or
[Winnovative.Pdf.Next.Linux](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.Linux)
.

## Compatibility

The compatibility list of this multi-platform metapackage package includes the following platforms:

* Windows 10, 11 and Windows Server 2016 to 2025
* Linux x64 distributions
* .NET 10.0, 9.0, 8.0, 7.0, 6.0 and .NET Standard 2.0
* .NET Framework 4.6.2 to 4.8.1
* Azure App Service and Azure Functions
* Virtual Machines
* Docker containers
* Web, Console and Desktop applications

## Main Features

* Create, edit and merge PDF documents
* Apply HTML stamps, headers and footers to PDFs
* Generate password-protected and digitally signed PDFs
* Convert HTML with CSS, web fonts and JavaScript to PDF
* Convert HTML to JPEG, PNG and WebP images
* Convert SVG to PDF
* Convert Word DOCX to PDF
* Convert Excel XLSX to PDF
* Convert RTF to PDF
* Convert Markdown to PDF
* Convert PDF to text
* Search text in PDF documents
* Convert PDF pages to images
* Extract images from PDF pages

## Installation

On Windows platforms, the runtime generally does not require the installation of additional dependencies.

On Linux platforms, the HTML to PDF, Word to PDF, Excel to PDF, RTF to PDF and Markdown to PDF converter components may require the installation of additional system dependencies, depending on the Linux distribution and version used.

Detailed instructions for installing Linux dependencies are available in the online documentation, in the Getting Started and Publish guides.

The other components of the Winnovative PDF Next library generally do not require the installation of additional dependencies.

Install the package using your preferred NuGet package manager.

## Related packages

### Full library metapackages

* **Winnovative.Pdf.Next** (Multi-platform) 
 [https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next)

* **Winnovative.Pdf.Next.Windows** (Windows x64) 
 [https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.Windows](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.Windows)

* **Winnovative.Pdf.Next.Linux** (Linux x64) 
 [https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.Linux](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.Linux)

### Other Winnovative.Pdf.Next component packages

* **Core PDF API** (create, edit, merge and secure PDF documents) 
 [https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.Core](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.Core)

* **HTML to PDF** 
 [https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.HtmlToPdf](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.HtmlToPdf)

* **Word to PDF** 
 [https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.WordToPdf](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.WordToPdf)

* **Excel to PDF** 
 [https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.ExcelToPdf](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.ExcelToPdf)

* **RTF to PDF** 
 [https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.RtfToPdf](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.RtfToPdf)

* **Markdown to PDF** 
 [https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.MarkdownToPdf](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.MarkdownToPdf)

* **PDF Processor** (PDF to text, PDF to images, extract images) 
 [https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.PdfProcessor](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Winnovative.Pdf.Next.PdfProcessor)

## Winnovative.Pdf.Next namespace

All components of the Winnovative PDF Next for .NET library share the same namespace **Winnovative.Pdf.Next** and can be used together in the same application.

To use the library in your own code, add the following using directive at the top of your C# source file:

```csharp
using Winnovative.Pdf.Next;
```

## Getting Started

For documentation and code samples, please visit:
[https://www.winnovative-software.com/winnovative-pdf-next-dotnet](https://www.winnovative-software.com/winnovative-pdf-next-dotnet)

You can copy the C# code lines from the section below to create a PDF document from a web page or from an HTML string and save the resulting PDF to a memory buffer for further processing, to a PDF file or send it to the browser for download in ASP.NET applications.

### C# Code Samples

To convert a HTML string or an URL to a PDF file you can use the C# code below.

```csharp
// create the converter object in your code where you want to run conversion
HtmlToPdfConverter converter = new HtmlToPdfConverter();

// convert the HTML string to a PDF file
converter.ConvertHtmlToFile("Hello World from Winnovative !", null, "HtmlToFile.pdf");

// convert HTML page from URL to a PDF file
string htmlPageURL = "https://www.winnovative-software.com";
converter.ConvertUrlToFile(htmlPageURL, "UrlToFile.pdf");
```

To convert a HTML string or an URL to a PDF document in a memory buffer and then save it to a file you can use the C# code below.

```csharp
// create the converter object in your code where you want to run conversion
HtmlToPdfConverter converter = new HtmlToPdfConverter();

// convert a HTML string to a memory buffer
byte[] htmlToPdfBuffer = converter.ConvertHtml("Hello World from Winnovative !", null);

// write the memory buffer to a PDF file
System.IO.File.WriteAllBytes("HtmlToMemory.pdf", htmlToPdfBuffer);

// convert an URL to a memory buffer
string htmlPageURL = "https://www.winnovative-software.com";
byte[] urlToPdfBuffer = converter.ConvertUrl(htmlPageURL);

// write the memory buffer to a PDF file
System.IO.File.WriteAllBytes("UrlToMemory.pdf", urlToPdfBuffer);
```

To convert in your ASP.NET Core applications a HTML string or an URL to a PDF document in a memory buffer and then send it for download to browser you can use the C# code below.

```csharp
// create the converter object in your code where you want to run conversion
HtmlToPdfConverter converter = new HtmlToPdfConverter();

// convert a HTML string to a memory buffer
byte[] htmlToPdfBuffer = converter.ConvertHtml("Hello World from Winnovative !", null);

FileResult fileResult = new FileContentResult(htmlToPdfBuffer, "application/pdf");
fileResult.FileDownloadName = "HtmlToPdf.pdf";
return fileResult;
```

## Free Trial

You can download the Winnovative PDF Next for .NET evaluation package from [Winnovative Downloads](https://www.winnovative-software.com/download) page of the website.

The evaluation package contains a demo ASP.NET application with full C# code for all features of the library.

You can evaluate the library for free as long as it is needed to ensure that the solution fits your application needs.

## Licensing

The Winnovative Software licenses are perpetual which means they never expire for a version of the product and include free maintenance for the first year. You can find [more details about licensing](https://www.winnovative-software.com/buy) on the website.

## Support

For technical and sales questions or for general inquiries about our software and company you can contact us using the email addresses from the [contact page](https://www.winnovative-software.com/contact) of the website.

Base URL

Markdown Stylesheet

PDF Page Options

Size:

Orientation:

Zoom:

Margins:

Left:

Right:

Top:

Bottom:

PDF Table of Contents

Generate Table of Contents

Content Wider than the Page

Fit Wide Content to Page

PDF Header and Footer Options

Add Header

Add Footer

Conversion Information

Add a Page with the Conversion Information at the End of the Document