Open a PDF document in MAUI

Open PDFs and images in your MAUI application from a number of input sources, including local storage, remote URLs, Base64, and more. Opened files can be rendered in the viewer, annotated, and edited.

Key capabilities

• Local storage or remote URL — Open files that are stored anywhere
• Input data types — Load from an array buffer or Base64
• Secured PDFs — Open encrypted or password-protected files
• Extendable — Add annotation, signing, editing, forms, and more

Guides for opening a document

Open from application assets
How to open a document from application assets

Open from a remote URL
How to open a PDF document from a remote URL

Open from an array buffer
How to open a PDF document from an array buffer

Open from local storage
How to open a PDF document from local storage

Open from Base64 data
How to open a PDF document from Base64 data