PdfBox.Net.SystemDrawing

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.