using IronPdf;

// Disable local disk access or cross-origin requests
Installation.EnableWebSecurity = true;

// Instantiate Renderer
var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

// Create a PDF from a HTML string using C#
var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Hello World</h1>");

// Export to a file or Stream
pdf.SaveAs("output.pdf");

// Advanced Example with HTML Assets
// Load external html assets: Images, CSS and JavaScript.
// An optional BasePath 'C:\site\assets\' is set as the file location to load assets from
var myAdvancedPdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<img src='icons/iron.png'>", @"C:\site\assets\");
myAdvancedPdf.SaveAs("html-with-assets.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

' Disable local disk access or cross-origin requests
Installation.EnableWebSecurity = True

' Instantiate Renderer
Dim renderer = New ChromePdfRenderer()

' Create a PDF from a HTML string using C#
Dim pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Hello World</h1>")

' Export to a file or Stream
pdf.SaveAs("output.pdf")

' Advanced Example with HTML Assets
' Load external html assets: Images, CSS and JavaScript.
' An optional BasePath 'C:\site\assets\' is set as the file location to load assets from
Dim myAdvancedPdf = renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<img src='icons/iron.png'>", "C:\site\assets\")
myAdvancedPdf.SaveAs("html-with-assets.pdf")

using IronPdf;

// Instantiate Renderer
var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

// Create a PDF from a URL or local file path
var pdf = renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("https://ironpdf.com/");

// Export to a file or Stream
pdf.SaveAs("url.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

' Instantiate Renderer
Private renderer = New ChromePdfRenderer()

' Create a PDF from a URL or local file path
Private pdf = renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("https://ironpdf.com/")

' Export to a file or Stream
pdf.SaveAs("url.pdf")

using IronPdf;
using IronPdf.Engines.Chrome;

// Instantiate Renderer
var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

// Many rendering options to use to customize!
renderer.RenderingOptions.SetCustomPaperSizeInInches(12.5, 20);
renderer.RenderingOptions.PrintHtmlBackgrounds = true;
renderer.RenderingOptions.PaperOrientation = IronPdf.Rendering.PdfPaperOrientation.Landscape;
renderer.RenderingOptions.Title = "My PDF Document Name";
renderer.RenderingOptions.EnableJavaScript = true;
renderer.RenderingOptions.WaitFor.RenderDelay(50); // in milliseconds
renderer.RenderingOptions.CssMediaType = IronPdf.Rendering.PdfCssMediaType.Screen;
renderer.RenderingOptions.FitToPaperMode = FitToPaperModes.Zoom;
renderer.RenderingOptions.Zoom = 100;
renderer.RenderingOptions.CreatePdfFormsFromHtml = true;

// Supports margin customization!
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginTop = 40; //millimeters
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginLeft = 20; //millimeters
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginRight = 20; //millimeters
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginBottom = 40; //millimeters

// Can set FirstPageNumber if you have a cover page
renderer.RenderingOptions.FirstPageNumber = 1; // use 2 if a cover page will be appended

// Settings have been set, we can render:
renderer.RenderHtmlFileAsPdf("assets/wikipedia.html").SaveAs("output/my-content.pdf");

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using IronPdf;

// Instantiate Renderer
var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

// Create a PDF from an existing HTML file using C#
var pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlFileAsPdf("example.html");

// Export to a file or Stream
pdf.SaveAs("output.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

' Instantiate Renderer
Private renderer = New ChromePdfRenderer()

' Create a PDF from an existing HTML file using C#
Private pdf = renderer.RenderHtmlFileAsPdf("example.html")

' Export to a file or Stream
pdf.SaveAs("output.pdf")

using IronPdf;

var PdfOptions = new IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderOptions()
{
    CreatePdfFormsFromHtml = true,
    EnableJavaScript = false,
    Title = "My ASPX Page Rendered as a PDF"
    //.. many more options available
};

AspxToPdf.RenderThisPageAsPdf(AspxToPdf.FileBehavior.Attachment, "MyPdfFile.pdf", PdfOptions);

Imports IronPdf

Private PdfOptions = New IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderOptions() With {
	.CreatePdfFormsFromHtml = True,
	.EnableJavaScript = False,
	.Title = "My ASPX Page Rendered as a PDF"
}

AspxToPdf.RenderThisPageAsPdf(AspxToPdf.FileBehavior.Attachment, "MyPdfFile.pdf", PdfOptions)

using IronPdf;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;

// One or more images as IEnumerable. This example selects all JPEG images in a specific 'assets' folder.
var imageFiles = Directory.EnumerateFiles("assets").Where(f => f.EndsWith(".jpg") || f.EndsWith(".jpeg"));

// Converts the images to a PDF and save it.
ImageToPdfConverter.ImageToPdf(imageFiles).SaveAs("composite.pdf");

// Also see PdfDocument.RasterizeToImageFiles() method to flatten a PDF to images or thumbnails

Imports IronPdf
Imports System.IO
Imports System.Linq

' One or more images as IEnumerable. This example selects all JPEG images in a specific 'assets' folder.
Private imageFiles = Directory.EnumerateFiles("assets").Where(Function(f) f.EndsWith(".jpg") OrElse f.EndsWith(".jpeg"))

' Converts the images to a PDF and save it.
ImageToPdfConverter.ImageToPdf(imageFiles).SaveAs("composite.pdf")

' Also see PdfDocument.RasterizeToImageFiles() method to flatten a PDF to images or thumbnails

using IronPdf;

// Initiate PDF Renderer
var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

// Add a header to every page easily
renderer.RenderingOptions.FirstPageNumber = 1; // use 2 if a cover page  will be appended
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader.DrawDividerLine = true;
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader.CenterText = "{url}";
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader.Font = IronSoftware.Drawing.FontTypes.Helvetica;
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader.FontSize = 12;
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginTop = 25; //create 25mm space for header

// Add a footer too
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.DrawDividerLine = true;
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.Font = IronSoftware.Drawing.FontTypes.Arial;
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.FontSize = 10;
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.LeftText = "{date} {time}";
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.RightText = "{page} of {total-pages}";
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginTop = 25; //create 25mm space for footer

// Mergeable fields are:
// {page} {total-pages} {url} {date} {time} {html-title} & {pdf-title}

Imports IronPdf

' Initiate PDF Renderer
Private renderer = New ChromePdfRenderer()

' Add a header to every page easily
renderer.RenderingOptions.FirstPageNumber = 1 ' use 2 if a cover page  will be appended
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader.DrawDividerLine = True
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader.CenterText = "{url}"
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader.Font = IronSoftware.Drawing.FontTypes.Helvetica
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextHeader.FontSize = 12
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginTop = 25 'create 25mm space for header

' Add a footer too
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.DrawDividerLine = True
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.Font = IronSoftware.Drawing.FontTypes.Arial
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.FontSize = 10
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.LeftText = "{date} {time}"
renderer.RenderingOptions.TextFooter.RightText = "{page} of {total-pages}"
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginTop = 25 'create 25mm space for footer

' Mergeable fields are:
' {page} {total-pages} {url} {date} {time} {html-title} & {pdf-title}

using IronPdf;
using System;

// Instantiate Renderer
var renderer = new IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer();


// Build a footer using html to style the text
// mergeable fields are:
// {page} {total-pages} {url} {date} {time} {html-title} & {pdf-title}
renderer.RenderingOptions.HtmlFooter = new HtmlHeaderFooter()
{
    MaxHeight = 15, //millimeters
    HtmlFragment = "<center><i>{page} of {total-pages}<i></center>",
    DrawDividerLine = true
};

// Use sufficient MarginBottom to ensure that the HtmlFooter does not overlap with the main PDF page content.
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginBottom = 25; //mm


// Build a header using an image asset
// Note the use of BaseUrl to set a relative path to the assets
renderer.RenderingOptions.HtmlHeader = new HtmlHeaderFooter()
{
    MaxHeight = 20, //millimeters
    HtmlFragment = "<img src='logo.png'>",
    BaseUrl = new Uri(@"C:\assets\images\").AbsoluteUri
};

// Use sufficient MarginTop to ensure that the HtmlHeader does not overlap with the main PDF page content.
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginTop = 25; //mm

Imports IronPdf
Imports System

' Instantiate Renderer
Private renderer = New IronPdf.ChromePdfRenderer()


' Build a footer using html to style the text
' mergeable fields are:
' {page} {total-pages} {url} {date} {time} {html-title} & {pdf-title}
renderer.RenderingOptions.HtmlFooter = New HtmlHeaderFooter() With {
	.MaxHeight = 15,
	.HtmlFragment = "<center><i>{page} of {total-pages}<i></center>",
	.DrawDividerLine = True
}

' Use sufficient MarginBottom to ensure that the HtmlFooter does not overlap with the main PDF page content.
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginBottom = 25 'mm


' Build a header using an image asset
' Note the use of BaseUrl to set a relative path to the assets
renderer.RenderingOptions.HtmlHeader = New HtmlHeaderFooter() With {
	.MaxHeight = 20,
	.HtmlFragment = "<img src='logo.png'>",
	.BaseUrl = (New Uri("C:\assets\images\")).AbsoluteUri
}

' Use sufficient MarginTop to ensure that the HtmlHeader does not overlap with the main PDF page content.
renderer.RenderingOptions.MarginTop = 25 'mm

using IronPdf;
using System;

// Step 1.  Creating a PDF with editable forms from HTML using form and input tags
// Radio Button and Checkbox can also be implemented with input type 'radio' and 'checkbox'
const string formHtml = @"
    <html>
        <body>
            <h2>Editable PDF  Form</h2>
            <form>
              First name: <br> <input type='text' name='firstname' value=''> <br>
              Last name: <br> <input type='text' name='lastname' value=''> <br>
              <br>
              <p>Please specify your gender:</p>
              <input type='radio' id='female' name='gender' value= 'Female'>
                <label for='female'>Female</label> <br>
                <br>
              <input type='radio' id='male' name='gender' value='Male'>
                <label for='male'>Male</label> <br>
                <br>
              <input type='radio' id='non-binary/other' name='gender' value='Non-Binary / Other'>
                <label for='non-binary/other'>Non-Binary / Other</label>
              <br>

              <p>Please select all medical conditions that apply:</p>
              <input type='checkbox' id='condition1' name='Hypertension' value='Hypertension'>
              <label for='condition1'> Hypertension</label><br>
              <input type='checkbox' id='condition2' name='Heart Disease' value='Heart Disease'>
              <label for='condition2'> Heart Disease</label><br>
              <input type='checkbox' id='condition3' name='Stoke' value='Stoke'>
              <label for='condition3'> Stoke</label><br>
              <input type='checkbox' id='condition4' name='Diabetes' value='Diabetes'>
              <label for='condition4'> Diabetes</label><br>
              <input type='checkbox' id='condition5' name='Kidney Disease' value='Kidney Disease'>
              <label for='condition5'> Kidney Disease</label><br>
            </form>
        </body>
    </html>";

// Instantiate Renderer
var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
renderer.RenderingOptions.CreatePdfFormsFromHtml = true;
renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(formHtml).SaveAs("BasicForm.pdf");

// Step 2. Reading and Writing PDF form values.
var FormDocument = PdfDocument.FromFile("BasicForm.pdf");

// Set and Read the value of the "firstname" field
var FirstNameField = FormDocument.Form.FindFormField("firstname");
FirstNameField.Value = "Minnie";
Console.WriteLine("FirstNameField value: {0}", FirstNameField.Value);

// Set and Read the value of the "lastname" field
var LastNameField = FormDocument.Form.FindFormField("lastname");
LastNameField.Value = "Mouse";
Console.WriteLine("LastNameField value: {0}", LastNameField.Value);

FormDocument.SaveAs("FilledForm.pdf");

Imports IronPdf
Imports System

' Step 1.  Creating a PDF with editable forms from HTML using form and input tags
' Radio Button and Checkbox can also be implemented with input type 'radio' and 'checkbox'
Private Const formHtml As String = "
    <html>
        <body>
            <h2>Editable PDF  Form</h2>
            <form>
              First name: <br> <input type='text' name='firstname' value=''> <br>
              Last name: <br> <input type='text' name='lastname' value=''> <br>
              <br>
              <p>Please specify your gender:</p>
              <input type='radio' id='female' name='gender' value= 'Female'>
                <label for='female'>Female</label> <br>
                <br>
              <input type='radio' id='male' name='gender' value='Male'>
                <label for='male'>Male</label> <br>
                <br>
              <input type='radio' id='non-binary/other' name='gender' value='Non-Binary / Other'>
                <label for='non-binary/other'>Non-Binary / Other</label>
              <br>

              <p>Please select all medical conditions that apply:</p>
              <input type='checkbox' id='condition1' name='Hypertension' value='Hypertension'>
              <label for='condition1'> Hypertension</label><br>
              <input type='checkbox' id='condition2' name='Heart Disease' value='Heart Disease'>
              <label for='condition2'> Heart Disease</label><br>
              <input type='checkbox' id='condition3' name='Stoke' value='Stoke'>
              <label for='condition3'> Stoke</label><br>
              <input type='checkbox' id='condition4' name='Diabetes' value='Diabetes'>
              <label for='condition4'> Diabetes</label><br>
              <input type='checkbox' id='condition5' name='Kidney Disease' value='Kidney Disease'>
              <label for='condition5'> Kidney Disease</label><br>
            </form>
        </body>
    </html>"

' Instantiate Renderer
Private renderer = New ChromePdfRenderer()
renderer.RenderingOptions.CreatePdfFormsFromHtml = True
renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf(formHtml).SaveAs("BasicForm.pdf")

' Step 2. Reading and Writing PDF form values.
Dim FormDocument = PdfDocument.FromFile("BasicForm.pdf")

' Set and Read the value of the "firstname" field
Dim FirstNameField = FormDocument.Form.FindFormField("firstname")
FirstNameField.Value = "Minnie"
Console.WriteLine("FirstNameField value: {0}", FirstNameField.Value)

' Set and Read the value of the "lastname" field
Dim LastNameField = FormDocument.Form.FindFormField("lastname")
LastNameField.Value = "Mouse"
Console.WriteLine("LastNameField value: {0}", LastNameField.Value)

FormDocument.SaveAs("FilledForm.pdf")

using IronPdf;
using IronSoftware.Drawing;

var pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("Example.pdf");

// Extract all pages to a folder as image files
pdf.RasterizeToImageFiles(@"C:\image\folder\*.png");

// Dimensions and page ranges may be specified
pdf.RasterizeToImageFiles(@"C:\image\folder\example_pdf_image_*.jpg", 100, 80);

// Extract all pages as AnyBitmap objects
AnyBitmap[] pdfBitmaps = pdf.ToBitmap();

Imports IronPdf
Imports IronSoftware.Drawing

Private pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("Example.pdf")

' Extract all pages to a folder as image files
pdf.RasterizeToImageFiles("C:\image\folder\*.png")

' Dimensions and page ranges may be specified
pdf.RasterizeToImageFiles("C:\image\folder\example_pdf_image_*.jpg", 100, 80)

' Extract all pages as AnyBitmap objects
Dim pdfBitmaps() As AnyBitmap = pdf.ToBitmap()

using IronPdf;
using System.Collections.Generic;

// Instantiate Renderer
var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

// Join Multiple Existing PDFs into a single document
var pdfs = new List<PdfDocument>();
pdfs.Add(PdfDocument.FromFile("A.pdf"));
pdfs.Add(PdfDocument.FromFile("B.pdf"));
pdfs.Add(PdfDocument.FromFile("C.pdf"));
var pdf = PdfDocument.Merge(pdfs);
pdf.SaveAs("merged.pdf");

// Add a cover page
pdf.PrependPdf(renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Cover Page</h1><hr>"));

// Remove the last page from the PDF and save again
pdf.RemovePage(pdf.PageCount - 1);
pdf.SaveAs("merged.pdf");

// Copy pages 5-7 and save them as a new document.
pdf.CopyPages(4, 6).SaveAs("excerpt.pdf");

foreach (var eachPdf in pdfs)
{
    eachPdf.Dispose();
}

Imports IronPdf
Imports System.Collections.Generic

' Instantiate Renderer
Private renderer = New ChromePdfRenderer()

' Join Multiple Existing PDFs into a single document
Private pdfs = New List(Of PdfDocument)()
pdfs.Add(PdfDocument.FromFile("A.pdf"))
pdfs.Add(PdfDocument.FromFile("B.pdf"))
pdfs.Add(PdfDocument.FromFile("C.pdf"))
Dim pdf = PdfDocument.Merge(pdfs)
pdf.SaveAs("merged.pdf")

' Add a cover page
pdf.PrependPdf(renderer.RenderHtmlAsPdf("<h1>Cover Page</h1><hr>"))

' Remove the last page from the PDF and save again
pdf.RemovePage(pdf.PageCount - 1)
pdf.SaveAs("merged.pdf")

' Copy pages 5-7 and save them as a new document.
pdf.CopyPages(4, 6).SaveAs("excerpt.pdf")

For Each eachPdf In pdfs
	eachPdf.Dispose()
Next eachPdf

using IronPdf;

// Open an Encrypted File, alternatively create a new PDF from Html
var pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("encrypted.pdf", "password");

// Get file metadata
System.Collections.Generic.List<string> metadatakeys = pdf.MetaData.Keys(); // returns {"Title", "Creator", ...}

// Remove file metadata
pdf.MetaData.RemoveMetaDataKey("Title");
metadatakeys = pdf.MetaData.Keys(); // return {"Creator", ...} // title was deleted

// Edit file metadata
pdf.MetaData.Author = "Satoshi Nakamoto";
pdf.MetaData.Keywords = "SEO, Friendly";
pdf.MetaData.ModifiedDate = System.DateTime.Now;

// The following code makes a PDF read only and will disallow copy & paste and printing
pdf.SecuritySettings.RemovePasswordsAndEncryption();
pdf.SecuritySettings.MakePdfDocumentReadOnly("secret-key");
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserAnnotations = false;
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserCopyPasteContent = false;
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserFormData = false;
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserPrinting = IronPdf.Security.PdfPrintSecurity.FullPrintRights;

// Change or set the document encryption password
pdf.SecuritySettings.OwnerPassword = "top-secret"; // password to edit the pdf
pdf.SecuritySettings.UserPassword = "sharable"; // password to open the pdf
pdf.SaveAs("secured.pdf");

Imports System
Imports IronPdf

' Open an Encrypted File, alternatively create a new PDF from Html
Private pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("encrypted.pdf", "password")

' Get file metadata
Private metadatakeys As System.Collections.Generic.List(Of String) = pdf.MetaData.Keys() ' returns {"Title", "Creator", ...}

' Remove file metadata
pdf.MetaData.RemoveMetaDataKey("Title")
metadatakeys = pdf.MetaData.Keys() ' return {"Creator", ...} // title was deleted

' Edit file metadata
pdf.MetaData.Author = "Satoshi Nakamoto"
pdf.MetaData.Keywords = "SEO, Friendly"
pdf.MetaData.ModifiedDate = DateTime.Now

' The following code makes a PDF read only and will disallow copy & paste and printing
pdf.SecuritySettings.RemovePasswordsAndEncryption()
pdf.SecuritySettings.MakePdfDocumentReadOnly("secret-key")
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserAnnotations = False
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserCopyPasteContent = False
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserFormData = False
pdf.SecuritySettings.AllowUserPrinting = IronPdf.Security.PdfPrintSecurity.FullPrintRights

' Change or set the document encryption password
pdf.SecuritySettings.OwnerPassword = "top-secret" ' password to edit the pdf
pdf.SecuritySettings.UserPassword = "sharable" ' password to open the pdf
pdf.SaveAs("secured.pdf")

using IronPdf;

// Stamps a Watermark onto a new or existing PDF
var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();

var pdf = renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("https://www.nuget.org/packages/IronPdf");
pdf.ApplyWatermark("<h2 style='color:red'>SAMPLE</h2>", 30, IronPdf.Editing.VerticalAlignment.Middle, IronPdf.Editing.HorizontalAlignment.Center);
pdf.SaveAs("watermarked.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

' Stamps a Watermark onto a new or existing PDF
Private renderer = New ChromePdfRenderer()

Private pdf = renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("https://www.nuget.org/packages/IronPdf")
pdf.ApplyWatermark("<h2 style='color:red'>SAMPLE</h2>", 30, IronPdf.Editing.VerticalAlignment.Middle, IronPdf.Editing.HorizontalAlignment.Center)
pdf.SaveAs("watermarked.pdf")

using IronPdf;

// With IronPDF, we can easily merge 2 PDF files using one as a background or foreground
var renderer = new ChromePdfRenderer();
var pdf = renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("https://www.nuget.org/packages/IronPdf");
pdf.AddBackgroundPdf(@"MyBackground.pdf");
pdf.AddForegroundOverlayPdfToPage(0, @"MyForeground.pdf", 0);
pdf.SaveAs("complete.pdf");

Imports IronPdf

' With IronPDF, we can easily merge 2 PDF files using one as a background or foreground
Private renderer = New ChromePdfRenderer()
Private pdf = renderer.RenderUrlAsPdf("https://www.nuget.org/packages/IronPdf")
pdf.AddBackgroundPdf("MyBackground.pdf")
pdf.AddForegroundOverlayPdfToPage(0, "MyForeground.pdf", 0)
pdf.SaveAs("complete.pdf")