PdfBox.Net.SystemDrawing 4.0.0-preview.5

.NET 10.0 This package targets .NET 10.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
This is a prerelease version of PdfBox.Net.SystemDrawing. 
dotnet add package PdfBox.Net.SystemDrawing --version 4.0.0-preview.5
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package PdfBox.Net.SystemDrawing -Version 4.0.0-preview.5
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="PdfBox.Net.SystemDrawing" Version="4.0.0-preview.5" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="PdfBox.Net.SystemDrawing" Version="4.0.0-preview.5" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="PdfBox.Net.SystemDrawing" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add PdfBox.Net.SystemDrawing --version 4.0.0-preview.5
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: PdfBox.Net.SystemDrawing, 4.0.0-preview.5"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package PdfBox.Net.SystemDrawing@4.0.0-preview.5
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=PdfBox.Net.SystemDrawing&version=4.0.0-preview.5&prerelease
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=PdfBox.Net.SystemDrawing&version=4.0.0-preview.5&prerelease
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

PdfBox.Net.SystemDrawing

Optional Windows-only rendering backend that proves the core Java AWT/ImageIO proxy layer can be backed by more than one concrete graphics implementation.

This package currently implements:

  • BufferedImage pixel storage through System.Drawing.Bitmap
  • Graphics2D basic clear, image draw, and transform operations through System.Drawing.Graphics
  • Image decode/encode for PNG and JPEG through System.Drawing.Image
  • Windows print-spooler integration for PDFPrinter through System.Drawing.Printing

It intentionally does not yet implement a full PageDrawer equivalent. Calling PDF page rendering with this backend throws a clear NotSupportedException. PdfBox.Net.SkiaSharp remains the complete cross-platform rendering backend.

Install:

dotnet add package PdfBox.Net.SystemDrawing

Printing is split into two concerns:

  • page rasterization/rendering, supplied by the currently registered RenderingBackend (use PdfBox.Net.SkiaSharp for full page rendering today)
  • printer submission, supplied by SystemDrawingPrintBackend.Register()

For Windows printing with the current complete renderer:

SkiaRenderingBackend.Register();
SystemDrawingPrintBackend.Register();
new PDFPrinter(document).Print();

On non-Windows platforms the System.Drawing print backend throws a clear PlatformNotSupportedException. Core PdfBox.Net remains available without a platform print dependency and can be paired with other future print backends.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net10.0-windows7.0 is compatible. 
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Version Downloads Last Updated
4.0.0-preview.5 31 7/15/2026
4.0.0-preview.4 35 7/15/2026
4.0.0-preview.3 40 7/14/2026
4.0.0-preview.2 62 7/7/2026
4.0.0-preview.1 50 7/2/2026
3.0.8-preview.1 51 7/2/2026

Tracks Apache PDFBox apache/pdfbox trunk (4.0.0-SNAPSHOT).