Easily Convert Your PDF to Images in C#

Exporting PDF document pages as images can often be a challenging task. To simplify this process, we’ve developed our Syncfusion PdfToImageConverter, which uses PDFium to convert PDF documents into images. PDFium, the same engine used in Google Chrome for rendering PDF files, provides accurate and robust PDF rendering.

In this blog, we’ll guide you through the steps to easily export PDF pages as images across Windows-specific and cross-platforms.

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Supported frameworks and platforms

The following table displays the supported frameworks and platforms and the corresponding Syncfusion PdfToImageConverter NuGet packages they support.

Frameworks	Platforms	Windows-specific / Cross-Platforms	NuGet Package
net8.0-windows7.0 / net9.0-windows7.0 / net462	WinForms	Windows-specific	Syncfusion.PdfToImageConverter.WinForms
	WPF	Windows-specific	Syncfusion.PdfToImageConverter.WPF
net45	ASP.NET MVC	Windows-specific	Syncfusion.PdfToImageConverter.AspNet.Mvc5
net8.0 / net9.0 / netstandard2.0	ASP.NET Core , Blazor	Cross-Platforms	Syncfusion.PdfToImageConverter.Net

Getting started with PdfToImageConverter

This section explains how to create an application in ASP.NetCore(Cross-Platforms) and WPF (Windows-specific) for converting the PDF to Images.

Note: For more details, refer to PDF to image conversion in C# documentation.

Convert PDF document to images in ASP.NET Core (Cross-Platforms)

Follow these steps to convert your PDF document into images in an ASP.NET Core app:

1. First, create a new C# ASP.NET Core web application project.
2. Install the Syncfusion.PdfToImageConverter.Net NuGet package as a reference to your .NET Standard apps from the NuGet Gallery.

   Note: If you want to use the PdfToImageConverter in the Linux environment, you need to install the SkiaSharp.NativeAssets.Linux v2.88.6 NuGet package as a reference to your app from NuGet Gallery.

3. A default file named HomeController.cs gets added when creating the ASP.NET Core project. Now, include the following namespace in the HomeController.cs file.

   using Syncfusion.PdfToImageConverter;

4. Let’s add a new button to convert the PDF document to images in the index.cshtml file, as shown below.

   @{Html.BeginForm("ExportToImage", "Home", FormMethod.Post);
       {
           <div>
            <input type="submit" value="Convert Image" style="width:150px;height:27px" />
           </div>
       }
       Html.EndForm();
   }

5. Add a new action method named ExportToImage in the HomeController.cs file and include the following code example to convert PDF documents to images using the Convert method in the PdfToImageConverter class.
   

   //Initialize the PDF to Image converter.
   PdfToImageConverter imageConverter = new PdfToImageConverter();
   
   //Load the PDF document as a stream.
   FileStream inputStream = new FileStream("Input.pdf", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.ReadWrite);
   imageConverter.Load(inputStream);
   
   //Convert PDF to image.
   Stream outputStream = imageConverter.Convert(0, false, false);
   MemoryStream stream = outputStream as MemoryStream;
   byte[] bytes = stream.ToArray();
   
   using (FileStream output = new FileStream("output.png", FileMode.OpenOrCreate, FileAccess.ReadWrite))
   {
       output.Write(bytes, 0, bytes. Length);
   }

   After executing the above code examples, we’ll get the following output.

Also, refer to refer to the example on GitHub for converting PDF to images in an ASP.NET Core app.

Similarly, we can use the PdfToImageConverter.Net NuGet to convert a PDF to images in a Blazor app.

Note: The PdfToImageConverter.Net relies on the Pdfium assembly. However, it is not supported in the Blazor WebAssembly due to the framework’s restrictions on accessing assemblies.

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Convert PDF document to images in WPF (Windows-specific)

Follow these steps to convert your PDF document into images in a WPF app:

1. Create a new WPF app project.
2. Install the Syncfusion.PdfToImageConverter.WPF NuGet package as a reference to your WPF app from NuGet Gallery.
3. Include the following namespaces in the MainWindow.xaml.cs file.

   using Syncfusion.PdfToImageConverter;
   using System.Drawing;
   using System.IO;
   using System.Windows;

4. Add a new button in the MainWindow.xaml file to convert a PDF to images.

   <Grid HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="0,0,0,-0.333" Width="793">
    <Button Content="Convert PDF to Image" HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="318,210,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="166" Click=" btnCreate_Click " Height="19"/>
    <TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="222,177,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" VerticalAlignment="Top" Height="17"/>
    <TextBlock HorizontalAlignment="Left" Margin="291,175,0,0" TextWrapping="Wrap" Text="Click the button to convert PDF to Image." VerticalAlignment="Top"/>
   </Grid>

5. Add the following code in the btnCreate_Click event to convert a PDF document to images using the Convert method in the PdfToImageConverter class.

   //Initialize the PDF to Image converter.
   PdfToImageConverter imageConverter = new PdfToImageConverter();
   
   //Load the PDF document as a stream.
   FileStream inputStream = new FileStream("Input.pdf", FileMode.Open,FileAccess.ReadWrite);
   imageConverter.Load(inputStream);
   
   //Convert PDF to image.
   Stream outputStream = imageConverter.Convert(0, false, false);
   Bitmap image = new Bitmap(outputStream);
   image. Save("sample.png");

Note: For reference, refer to the example on GitHub for converting a PDF to images in a WPF app.

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Conclusion

Thanks for reading! In this blog, we’ve seen how to convert a PDF document to images using the Syncfusion PDFtoImageConverter and C# across in various supported platforms. Try out the steps in this blog and provide your feedback in the comments below!

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