A visual designer in your editor
Double-click a .pdfx and the designer opens as a tab in Visual Studio or VS Code: drag blocks, bind your DTO's fields and see the real PDF while you design. No need to run your app.
For .NET developers
Invoices, tickets and reports in PDF, designed visually and generated in milliseconds.
Design inside Visual Studio or VS Code, and generate from your code with its own engine on SkiaSharp. With PDF/A, digital signatures and the e-invoice XML inside the same PDF.
$ dotnet add package XtudioPdf.AspNetCore
Andes Trading LLCTax ID 84-1234567 · Miami, FL
Invoice FE-100110/19/2026
DescriptionQtyTotal
Software license1$2,400.00
Training (hours)6$720.00
Monthly support3$1,050.00
Subtotal $4,170.00 · Tax 7% $291.90
Total $4,461.90
FOUR THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE DOLLARS AND 90/100
PDF/A-3u
Signed
FE-1001.xml attached
~4 msper 30-line invoice
0.6 sa 5,000-row table with groups and subtotals (210 pages)
~400 PDF/sin parallel, on just 2 cores
No capon company revenue to use the free version
The hard parts of a business PDF, already solved
A simple PDF is easy. Making a 200-page invoice not break, pass archival validation and look the same on your Linux server is what really costs. That's XtudioPdf.
E-invoices with their XML
The printable invoice with its QR code and the XML attached inside the same PDF (PDF/A-3), declared in the template with a field from your model.
Digital signature and timestamp
PAdES signature with your .p12 certificate, visible in a box on the template, and an RFC 3161 timestamp so it stays verifiable for years.
Validated PDF/A
PDF/A-2b, 2u, 3b and 3u for long-term archiving, tested with veraPDF, the reference validator, also when signed and with attachments.
Tables that hold up
Thousands of rows across pages, with carried-forward totals, groups with subtotals, repeating headers and a table of contents with page numbers.
Built for Latin America
Amounts in words, 80 and 58 mm thermal tickets, per-country currency formats and a designer in English and Spanish.
The same on any server
Your fonts travel inside the app and the ✓ ★ ☐ symbols are included: the PDF looks the same on Windows, Linux or Docker, even with no fonts installed.
Errors before production
At build time, XtudioPdf checks every template field against your DTO and points to the exact line if one doesn't exist.
Three lines in your code
The .pdfx template is embedded at build time. Your report takes the DTO and returns the PDF: no manual positions, no HTML in between and no browser on the server.
Works with .NET 8 and .NET 10. Step-by-step guide →
// Program.cs
builder.Services.AddPdfReports();
builder.Services.AddXtudioPdf(); // optional: the designer at /xtudiopdf, Development only
app.MapGet("/invoices/{id}.pdf", async (int id, InvoiceReport report) =>
Results.File(await report.GenerateAsync(id), "application/pdf"));
// Invoice.pdfx: the XML goes inside the PDF
"pdfA": "a3u",
"attachments": [{ "name": "{{Number}}.xml", "source": "{{InvoiceXml}}" }]
Pay once. It's yours forever.
A perpetual license with one year of updates. If you don't renew, you keep using your version with no time limit; if you renew, you get new versions for another year.
Community
To try it out and for simple documents
US$0forever
- A4, Letter and other page sizes
- Text, tables, images and core blocks
- The full visual designer
- Up to 2 templates per project
- Commercial use, no revenue cap
Freelancer
1 developer
US$99one-time
Optional renewal: US$39 per year
- Everything in Community
- Unlimited templates
- QR codes, charts, amount in words and watermark
- 80 and 58 mm thermal tickets
- Digital signature, PDF/A and attached XML
- Export to C# code
Team Recommended
Up to 5 developers
US$300one-time
Optional renewal: US$119 per year
- Everything in Freelancer
- One key for the whole team
- Use it in every company project
- Priority email support
Company
Unlimited developers, one company
US$999one-time
Optional renewal: US$399 per year
- Everything in Team
- Every developer in the company
- Invoice in the company's name
- Onboarding help
Prices in US dollars, before taxes. By buying you accept the License Agreement and the Terms of Service. 14-day refunds, no questions asked.
Want to try everything first? Get a 30-day Pro trial license: when it ends, your project goes back to Community on its own, without breaking anything.
Frequently asked questions
Which package do I install?
Only one. XtudioPdf.AspNetCore for ASP.NET Core apps and APIs; XtudioPdf.Core for everything else (worker services, console, desktop, Azure Functions). AspNetCore already includes Core.
Do I have to run my app to design?
No. With the Visual Studio or VS Code extension, the designer opens in a tab when you double-click the .pdfx. In production there is no designer or browser: the template is embedded in your DLL and your code generates the PDF.
What happens if I don't renew?
You keep using XtudioPdf forever, with every version released during your year of updates. You just stop getting new ones.
Does the free version have a revenue or commercial-use limit?
No. Community can be used in commercial products, by any company, no matter its revenue. Only the Pro features need a license.
Does it work for e-invoicing?
XtudioPdf generates the printable version of the invoice, with its QR code, and can carry the XML inside the PDF. The XML comes from your system or your e-invoicing provider; XtudioPdf doesn't validate it with the tax authority.
Does it work on Linux and Docker?
Yes. Your project's fonts are embedded at build time and the symbols are included, so the PDF comes out the same even if the container has no fonts installed.
Does license validation need an internet connection?
No. The key is validated offline, on your server. We never send your documents' data anywhere.
How do I get my license?
After you pay, the key arrives by email with its PDF certificate. You can always find it in My licenses, where you can also renew it.
Can I pay by bank transfer or with a local invoice?
Write to support@xtudiopdf.com and we'll issue your license once the payment is confirmed.