Exis.PdfEditor Demo Suite

A comprehensive demo solution showcasing the full capabilities of Exis.PdfEditor — a high-performance .NET library for creating, editing, and processing PDF documents.

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What's Inside

Project	Type	Description
Console Demo	CLI	11 interactive demos covering every feature
WPF Demo	Desktop	Modern MVVM app with tabbed interface
WinForms Demo	Desktop	Drag-and-drop UI with batch processing

Features Demonstrated

Feature	Description
Find & Replace	Single, batch, regex replacements with TextFitting and page ranges
Merge & Split	Combine PDFs, split by page count, extract specific pages
PDF Builder	Create documents from scratch with text, shapes, and images
Report Generator	Auto-layout multi-page business reports with tables and branding
Form Filling	Read, fill, and flatten PDF form fields
Redaction	Text, regex, and area-based redaction with replacement options
Optimization	Reduce file size with default or aggressive compression profiles
Text Extraction	Simple and structured text extraction with layout preservation
PDF/A Compliance	Validate and convert documents to PDF/A-1b, 2b, or 3b
Digital Signatures	Sign with certificates, verify single and batch signatures

Quick Start

# Clone
git clone https://github.com/AkisExis/ExisPdfDemoApps.git
cd ExisPdfDemoApps

# Build all projects
dotnet build ExisPdfDemoApps.slnx

# Run the Console demo
dotnet run --project src/Exis.PdfEditor.Demo.Console

Code Examples

Find & Replace with Template Filling

using var editor = await PdfEditor.OpenAsync("template.pdf");

editor.FindReplace(new Dictionary<string, string>
{
    ["{{NAME}}"]    = "Acme Corporation",
    ["{{DATE}}"]    = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd"),
    ["{{AMOUNT}}"]  = "$1,250.00"
});

await editor.SaveAsync("filled.pdf");

Build a PDF from Scratch

using var builder = new PdfBuilder();

builder.AddPage()
    .SetFont("Helvetica", 24)
    .DrawText("Hello, World!", 50, 750)
    .SetFillColor(37, 99, 235)
    .DrawRectangle(50, 700, 200, 2);

await builder.SaveAsync("created.pdf");

Merge Multiple PDFs

await PdfEditor.MergeAsync(
    new[] { "report.pdf", "appendix.pdf", "cover.pdf" },
    "combined.pdf"
);

Optimize File Size

using var editor = await PdfEditor.OpenAsync("large-file.pdf");
await editor.OptimizeAsync(OptimizationProfile.Aggressive);
await editor.SaveAsync("optimized.pdf");
// Typical reduction: 40-70%

Sign a Document

using var editor = await PdfEditor.OpenAsync("contract.pdf");
await editor.SignAsync(new SignatureOptions
{
    CertificatePath = "cert.pfx",
    CertificatePassword = "password",
    Reason = "Approval"
});
await editor.SaveAsync("signed.pdf");

Requirements

• .NET 8.0 SDK or later
• Windows 10/11 for WPF and WinForms projects
• Console project runs on Windows, Linux, and macOS

Project Structure

ExisPdfDemoApps/
├── ExisPdfDemoApps.slnx
├── src/
│   ├── Exis.PdfEditor.Demo.Console/    # 11 interactive CLI demos
│   ├── Exis.PdfEditor.Demo.Wpf/        # Modern MVVM desktop app
│   └── Exis.PdfEditor.Demo.WinForms/   # Classic desktop with drag-drop
├── docs/
│   ├── GETTING_STARTED.md
│   ├── API_QUICK_REFERENCE.md
│   └── FEATURE_COMPARISON.md
└── samples/                             # Place your test PDFs here

Documentation

• Getting Started — Setup, build, and run instructions
• API Quick Reference — Key classes and methods at a glance
• Feature Comparison — What each demo project covers

License

This demo solution is licensed under the MIT License.

Exis.PdfEditor is a commercial library. Evaluation mode is fully functional with a small watermark on output. Visit the NuGet page for licensing options.

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Built with Exis.PdfEditor v1.5.2