Convert a Document

What is this page about?

This page describes the general workflow for converting documents between different formats and highlights key considerations for successful conversions.

The ability to easily and reliably convert documents from one format to another is one of the main feature areas of Aspose.Words. Such a conversion is nothing more than a combination of loading and saving operations.

What Is Document Conversion

Almost any task that you want to perform with Aspose.Words involves loading or saving a document in some format. As mentioned in previous sections, the LoadFormat enumeration specifies all load or import formats supported by Aspose.Words, and the SaveFormat enumeration specifies all save or export formats supported by Aspose.Words. Thus, Aspose.Words can convert a document from any supported load format into any supported save format. As a rule, such a conversion requires several stages of calculation. However from the user perspective conversion from a document format to another one is itself very simple, and can be accomplished with just two steps:

1. Load your document into a Document object using one of its constructors.
2. Invoke one of the Save methods on the Document object and specify the desired output format.

Try online

You can try the conversion functionality by using our Free online converter tool.

Popular Conversions

The current section describes popular conversions, as well as ideas for working with some combinations of formats when loading and saving. Using the examples of this section, you can understand that the conversion process itself is quite universal, and there is no point in describing all the possible options, since there are several hundred of them due to the large number of formats supported by Aspose.Words for .NET.

Please note that below are the most popular conversion combinations, and not every combination is linked to the definite page. This is the case because our articles do not have examples for every pair of conversions – almost all conversions are pretty similar. Make sure of this by studying the articles in the current section.

Convert Word to PDF

• Convert DOC to PDF
• Convert DOCX to PDF
• and others

Convert Image to PDF

• Convert JPG to PDF
• Convert TIFF to PDF
• and others

Convert Web to PDF

• Convert Markdown to PDF
• Convert HTML to PDF
• Convert MHT (MHTML) to PDF
• and others

Convert Other Formats to PDF

• Convert RTF to PDF
• Convert ODT to PDF
• Convert TXT to PDF
• Convert Mobi to PDF
• and others

Convert PDF to Word

• Convert PDF to DOCX
• Convert PDF to DOC
• and others

Convert PDF to Image

• Convert PDF to JPG
• Convert PDF to SVG
• and others

Convert PDF to Web

• Convert PDF to Markdown
• Convert PDF to HTML
• Convert PDF to EPUB
• and others

Convert PDF to Other Formats

• Convert PDF to RTF
• Convert PDF to XPS
• and others

Convert a Document to an Image

• Convert PDF to JPG
• Convert DOCX to JPG
• and others

Convert a Document to Markdown

• Convert a Document to Markdown
• Convert HTML to Markdown
• and others

Convert a Document to HTML

• Convert Word to HTML
• Convert Markdown to HTML
• Convert Mobi to EPUB
• and others

Work a Document in a Database

• Serialize and Work with a Document in a Database

Other Examples

• Convert a Document to MHTML and Send It by Email
• Convert DOCX to DOC
• Convert HTML to Word
• and others

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FAQ

1. Q: Do I need a license to convert documents with Aspose.Words for .NET?
   A: No, you can perform conversions using the free evaluation version, but the output will contain a watermark. To remove the watermark and unlock all features, apply a valid Aspose.Words license using License license = new License(); license.SetLicense("Aspose.Words.lic");.

2. Q: Which file formats can I load and save with Aspose.Words?
   A: Aspose.Words supports over 100 formats. Loading is governed by the LoadFormat enumeration (e.g., DOC, DOCX, ODT, RTF, HTML, MHTML, TXT, MD). Saving uses the SaveFormat enumeration (e.g., PDF, XPS, EPUB, HTML, MHTML, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, DOCX, DOC). See the Supported Document Formats page for the full list.

3. Q: How can I convert a document that is stored in a Stream?
   A: Use the Document constructor that accepts a Stream, then call Save with the desired format. Example:

   using (FileStream inputStream = File.OpenRead("input.docx"))
   {
       Document doc = new Document(inputStream);
       using (FileStream outputStream = File.Create("output.pdf"))
       {
           doc.Save(outputStream, SaveFormat.Pdf);
       }
   }
   

4. Q: How do I create a PDF that complies with PDF/A or PDF/UA standards?
   A: Use PdfSaveOptions and set the appropriate compliance property before saving. Example:

   Document doc = new Document("input.docx");
   PdfSaveOptions options = new PdfSaveOptions();
   options.Compliance = PdfCompliance.PdfA1b;   // or PdfCompliance.PdfUa
   doc.Save("output.pdf", options);