| title | Convert a PDF file to Image file in Windows-Forms | Syncfusion |
|---|---|
| description | Learn how to convert a PDF document to Image file in Windows-Forms with easy steps using System Drawing library. |
| platform | file-formats |
| control | PDF to image |
| documentation | UG |
| keywords | Assemblies |
The Syncfusion® PDF to Image converter is a .NET library used to convert PDF document to image in WPF application.
Step 1: Create a new Windows Forms application project.
In project configuration window, name your project and select Create.
Step 2: Install the Syncfusion.PdfToImageConverter.WinForms NuGet package as a reference to your WinForms application NuGet.org.
Step 3: Add the following namespaces into Form1.Designer.cs file.
{% highlight c# tabtitle="C#" %}
using System; using System.Windows.Forms;
{% endhighlight %}
Step 4: Add a new button in Form1.Designer.cs to convert PDF document to Image as follows.
{% highlight c# tabtitle="C#" %}
private Button btnCreate; private Label label; private void InitializeComponent() { btnCreate = new Button(); label = new Label();
//Label label.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 40); label.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(426, 35); label.Text = "Click the button to convert PDF file to Image"; label.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
//Button btnCreate.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(180, 110); btnCreate.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(85, 26); btnCreate.Text = "Convert PDF to Image"; btnCreate.Click += new EventHandler(btnCreate_Click);
//Create PDF ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(450, 150); Controls.Add(label); Controls.Add(btnCreate); Text = "Convert PDF to Image"; }
{% endhighlight %}
Step 5: Include the following namespaces in the Form1.cs file.
{% highlight c# tabtitle="C#" %}
using Syncfusion.PdfToImageConverter; using System.Drawing;
{% endhighlight %}
Step 6: Create the btnCreate_Click event and add the following code in btnCreate_Click to convert PDF document to Image using Convert method in PdfToImageConverter class.
{% highlight c# tabtitle="C#" %}
//Initialize 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"); {% endhighlight %}
By executing the program, you will get the PDF document as follows.
