Xamarin free HTML or DOC to PDF Conversion

Question

I\'m currently searching for a library or a way to convert HTML OR DOCX files into PDF on the phone/tab, primarily I\'am searching for a way on Android or iOS idk if its a PCL o

Answer 1

Frustrated with the existing solutions, I've built some extension methods (OpenSource, MIT Licensed) that convert HTML or the content of a Xamarin.Forms.WebView to a PDF file. Sample usage for WebView to PDF:

        async void ShareButton_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (Forms9Patch.ToPdfService.IsAvailable)
            {
                if (await webView.ToPdfAsync("output.pdf") is ToFileResult pdfResult)
                {
                    if (pdfResult.IsError)
                        using (Toast.Create("PDF Failure", pdfResult.Result)) { }
                    else
                    {
                        var collection = new Forms9Patch.MimeItemCollection();
                        collection.AddBytesFromFile("application/pdf", pdfResult.Result);
                        Forms9Patch.Sharing.Share(collection, shareButton);
                    }
                }
            }
            else
                using (Toast.Create(null, "PDF Export is not available on this device")) { }
        }
    }

For a more complete explanation of how to use it, here's a short article: https://medium.com/@ben_12456/share-xamarin-forms-webview-as-a-pdf-a877542e824a?