Open PDF files in UWP

Open PDFs from a number of input sources, including a StorageFile, URI, IBuffer, and custom data providers. Opened PDFs can be rendered in the viewer, annotated, and edited.

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Key capabilities

• StorageFile or Uri — Open files that are stored anywhere

• Input data types — Load from IBuffer or custom data providers

• Secured PDFs — Open password-protected files

• Extendable — Add annotation, signing, editing, and more

Guides for opening a document

Open from a StorageFile
How to open a PDF document from a StorageFile

Open from a URI
How to open a PDF document from a URI

Open from an IBuffer
How to open a PDF represented as a buffer

Open from a custom data provider
How to write your own custom data provider and use it to open PDFs

Open password-protected PDFs
How to open password-protected PDFs programmatically or with the UI