Best Server-side .NET PDF editing library [closed]

Answer 1

I don't know if it's the best, but I use PDF-Writer.NET, for which I paid $89. I have used it in several production applications. I like it because it's easy to set up and use, and it doesn't require a lot of coding, which makes it easier for new developers to ramp up on it.

Before that I was hacking together PDFs using an open source library and the Acrobat interop DLLs. That was rough.

Answer 2

Check out Aspose.Pdf for .NET. It has a nice API, is well documented and has a light footprint.

Answer 3

I've researched quite a few tools that aren't offered specifically by Adobe, and the two that come to mind right away are Atalasoft's DotImage and LEADTools. They are both rather pricy, but provide server licensing and use the ultra-fast C++ GDI libraries.

There's a freeware .Net library called PDFSharp that uses .Net native GDI+, so it's slower and memory intensive. But then again, it's free.

Answer 4

Not sure about the PDF part but Aspose has a library for PDF. I've used their word library for generating word documents. their documentation is very decent in my opinion.

http://www.aspose.com/categories/file-format-components/aspose.pdf-for-.net-and-java/default.aspx

Answer 5

webSupergoo have a super PDF library for .NET

Their ABCpdf product is designed for use with web servers. The documentation is clear and the installation is accompanied by an example website project.

If you visit their website you should see a link to the live demonstration:

http://www.websupergoo.com/abcpdf-1.htm

ABCpdf 7 is the current version. The performance and reliability is excellent. The standard version costs $329 USD, but sometimes an installation can be obtained for free. The download size is about 30 MB. Supports both 32 and 64-bit servers.

Answer 6

I've used http://www.tallcomponents.com/ mainly to fill in pdf forms and then flatten the pdf. Seems to work fine. I haven't had any issues.