VellumPdf.Layout 2.2.0

.NET 10.0 This package targets .NET 10.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package VellumPdf.Layout --version 2.2.0
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package VellumPdf.Layout -Version 2.2.0
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="VellumPdf.Layout" Version="2.2.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="VellumPdf.Layout" Version="2.2.0" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="VellumPdf.Layout" />
                    


                            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 VellumPdf.Layout --version 2.2.0
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: VellumPdf.Layout, 2.2.0"
#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 VellumPdf.Layout@2.2.0
#: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=VellumPdf.Layout&version=2.2.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=VellumPdf.Layout&version=2.2.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

VellumPdf.Layout

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The high-level document builder of VellumPdf, a dependency-free PDF library for .NET 10 implemented clean-room from ISO 32000. It pulls in VellumPdf.Kernel, so for most applications this is the only package you need to add.

  • Paragraphs, headings, lists, tables, images, pie charts, header/footer bands, and bookmarks.
  • Automatic pagination and tagged content for accessible, archival output.
  • PDF/A-2b/2u/2a conformance, CI-validated with veraPDF.

Install

dotnet add package VellumPdf.Layout

Usage

using VellumPdf.Fonts;             // Standard14
using VellumPdf.Layout;            // Document
using VellumPdf.Layout.Core;       // TextStyle
using VellumPdf.Layout.Elements;   // Heading, Paragraph

using var doc = new Document();
doc.SetDefaultFont(new TextStyle { Font = Standard14.Helvetica, FontSize = 11 });
doc.Add(new Heading("Hello, world!"));
doc.Add(new Paragraph("Generated with VellumPdf — no native dependencies."));
doc.Save("hello.pdf");

Need precise, low-level drawing instead? Use the VellumPdf.Kernel canvas directly.

Documentation

Quick start and examples: https://github.com/Tim81/VellumPDF#quick-start

The VellumPdf family

Package Status Summary
VellumPdf.Kernel Stable Low-level PDF object model, canvas, fonts, images, encryption.
VellumPdf.Fonts.Standard14 Stable Embeddable standard-14 font substitutes for PDF/A text.
VellumPdf.Layout (this package) Stable High-level document builder: paragraphs, tables, images, pagination.
VellumPdf.Signing Stable PAdES / PKCS#7 digital signatures with timestamps and LTV.
VellumPdf.Reader Preview Opens existing PDFs, encrypted ones given their password; exposes catalog and signatures.
VellumPdf.Conformance Stable In-process PDF/A and PDF/UA preflight validation.
VellumPdf.Cli Stable vellum-preflight command-line PDF/A and PDF/UA validator.
VellumPdf.Barcodes Stable QR, Data Matrix, Aztec, PDF417, Code 128/GS1-128, Code 39, EAN/UPC, and ITF-14 as vectors.

Roadmap

Milestone Scope
2.0 — Breaking changes Strong-named assemblies (#53), an async I/O surface for Save/Sign/loaders (#54), and an external-signer API for cloud KMS and remote HSM signing (#165). Each changes assembly identity or the public contract, so they waited for a major version.
2.1 — PDF reader (structural) VellumPdf.Reader reads classic tables, cross-reference and object streams, and hybrid-reference files, and opens encrypted documents given their password (#97) — the Standard security handler at /V 1, 2, 4 and 5, proven against a committed fixture corpus and third-party files (Epic #100).
2.2 — Encryption and parser hardening (this release) An empty owner password no longer produces a document anyone opens at owner privilege (#211), and building a very large dictionary is no longer quadratic on the path that runs before a password is checked (#208). Carries a documented breaking change, so it is a minor rather than a patch release.
2.3 — PDF content extraction Text and image extraction on top of the reader. Writing a decrypted copy (#186), reader fuzzing (#99), and graduating VellumPdf.Reader from Preview (#187) ride along.
2.4 — PDF/A-1 profile A full PDF/A-1 (ISO 19005-1) rule set, which unblocks recursive validation of embedded PDF/A-1 files (#140).
3.0 — Read-modify-write A unified round-trip document model that supersedes the write-once PdfDocument, so existing PDFs can be opened, edited, and saved back (Epic #101).

License

Apache-2.0. Source and issues: https://github.com/Tim81/VellumPDF

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net10.0 is compatible.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
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NuGet packages (2)

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VellumPdf.Signing

Optional digital-signature add-on for VellumPdf: PAdES/PKCS#7 detached CMS signatures over VellumPdf.Kernel.PdfDocument and VellumPdf.Layout.Document. References System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs; keeps the core zero-dependency.
VellumPdf.Barcodes

Optional barcode add-on for VellumPdf: QR (incl. GS1-mode QR and GS1 Digital Link), Micro QR, PDF417, Code 128 (incl. GS1-128), Code 39, EAN-13/EAN-8/UPC-A/UPC-E with EAN-2/EAN-5 add-ons, ITF-14, Data Matrix (incl. GS1 Data Matrix), and Aztec Code, rendered as vector rectangles over VellumPdf.Kernel.PdfCanvas and VellumPdf.Layout.Document.

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See https://github.com/Tim81/VellumPDF/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md for release notes.