yeasin90 / html-renderer

Cross framework (WinForms/WPF/PDF/Metro/Mono/etc.), Multipurpose (UI Controls / Image generation / PDF generation / etc.), 100% managed (C#), High performance HTML Rendering library.

HTML Renderer

Help Wanted

• Looking for a contributor(s) to take this project forward as I'm unable to continue supporting it.
• Contribute directly to the repository and update nuget packages.

Documentation, Discussion and Issue tracking is on CodePlex.

Cross framework (WinForms/WPF/PDF/Metro/Mono/etc.), Multipurpose (UI Controls / Image generation / PDF generation / etc.), 100% managed (C#), High performance HTML Rendering library.

The library is 100% managed C# code without any external dependencies (no WebBrowser control, ActiveX / COM or MSHTML dll), the only requirement is .NET 2.0 or higher.

Download the Demo application to explore HTML Renderer capabilities.

Features and Benefits

• Extensive HTML 4.01 and CSS level 2 specifications support.
• Support separating CSS from HTML by loading stylesheet code separately.
• Support text selection, copy-paste and context menu.
• WinForms controls: HtmlPanel, HtmlLabel and HtmlToolTip.
• WPF controls: HtmlPanel and HtmlLabel.
• Works on Mono.
• Create images/PDFs from HTML snippets.
• Handles "real world" malformed HTML, it doesn't have to be XHTML.
• 100% managed code and no external dependencies.
• Supports .NET 2.0 or higher including Client Profile.
• Lightweight, just two DLLs (~300K).
• High performance and low memory footprint.
• Extendable and configurable.
• Powerful Demo application to explore and learn the library.

WinForms/WPF controls

• HtmlPanel - The full power of HTML control build to replace WebBrowser control, accepts HTML, text selection, scrollbars, link click intercept, image load intercept and much more.
• HtmlLabel - As WinForms label but accepts HTML, text selection, auto-size capabilities, transparent background and more.
• HtmlToolTip - As WinForms ToolTip control but accepts HTML and ability to handle links (WinForms only).

Sample application's

• Render HTML content generated by rich web editors like forums, blogs, etc.
• Render Office documents converted to HTML.
• Create WinForms UI that requires text selection with clipboard support.
• Create images from HTML code snippets.
• Create PDF document from HTML code snippets.

NuGet packages

• HtmlRenderer.WinForms
• HtmlRenderer.WPF
• HtmlRenderer.Mono
• HtmlRenderer.PdfSharp
• HtmlRenderer.Core

HTML Renderer on my blog

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