DocX on NuGet

What is DocX?

DocX is a .NET library that allows developers to manipulate Word 2007/2010/2013 files, in an easy and intuitive manner. DocX is fast, lightweight and best of all it does not require Microsoft Word or Office to be installed.

NOTE: There is a new Master branch as of Oct. 3, 2017. Please read about the Classic branch if you were using this project before the change.

DocX is the free, open source version of Xceed Words for .NET. Originally written by Cathal Coffey, and maintained by Przemyslaw Klys, it is now maintained by Xceed. Starting at v1.5.0, this free and open source product is provided under the Xceed Community License agreement(for non-commercial use).

Currently, the differences between DocX and Xceed Words for .NET, is that Xceed Words for .NET :

can convert a Word document to PDF
adds properties to wrap text around Pictures/Tables/Shapes
adds Picture cropping
adds Shapes (rectangles for now)
adds TextBoxes or Shapes containing Text
gets Shapes from Paragraphs
gets Charts from Paragraphs and can modify their categories/values
More properties in Charts configuration like axis Label position and series width
is at least two versions ahead of the DocX version
has professional technical support included in the subscription
can automatically update fields from a document
Insert html/rtf text (with tags), or html/rtf document, to a Word document
Clone lists or tables
Add or modify checkboxes
Set transparency in pictures
Create formatted hyperlinks based on a referenced hyperlinks
Joining 2 documents gives the opportunity to choose the headers/footers of doc1, doc2 or both of them in the resulting document.
Automatic hyphenations and configurable hyphenations
Digital signatures can be added to documents in the .NET Framework environment
Add footnotes and endnotes
ListOptions for List level configurations
Modify Chart's Series Marker and DataPoint styles
Insert a document at a specific point in another document
Wrap text around Charts
Format Charts Axis' title

What else do I need?

All that you need to install in order to use DocX is the .NET framework 4.0 or .NET5+ and Visual Studio 2010 or later, both of which are free.

What are the main features of DocX?

Edition	DocX	Xceed Words for .NET
Price	Free	$599.95
License	Xceed Community License	Proprietary
Email support		YES
Create new Word documents	YES	YES
Modify Word documents	YES	YES
Create new PDF documents		YES
Convert Word to PDF		YES
Supports .DOCX from Word 2007 and up	YES	YES
Modify multiple documents in parallel for better performance	YES	YES
Apply a template to a Word document	YES	YES
Join documents, recreate portions from one to another	YES	YES
Supports document protection with or without password	YES	YES
Set document margins and page size	YES	YES
Set line spacing, indentation, text direction, text alignment	YES	YES
Wrap text around pictures		YES
Pictures with cropping		YES
Manage fonts and font sizes	YES	YES
Set text color, bold, underline, italic, strikethrough, highlighting	YES	YES
Set page numbering	YES	YES
Create sections	YES	YES
Available on .net 5 for .net 5/6 applications	YES	YES
Update document fields (ex: a table of contents) by calling only one method		YES
Wrap text around tables		YES
Wrap text around shapes		YES
Create shapes (rectangles for now)		YES
Create textboxes or shapes containing text		YES
Get shapes from paragraphs		YES
Get charts from paragraphs and modify their categories/values		YES
Update document fields with 1 method call		YES
Insert html/rtf text (with tags), or html/rtf document, to a Word document		YES
Clone lists or tables		YES
Add or modify checkboxes		YES
Set transparency in pictures		YES
Create formatted hyperlinks based on a referenced hyperlinks		YES
Joining 2 documents gives the opportunity to choose which headers/footers to use		YES
More properties to configure Charts		YES
Automatic Hyphenations and configurable hyphenations		YES
Digital signatures in .NET Framework		YES
Add footnotes and endnotes		YES
ListOptions for List level configurations		YES
Modify Chart's Series Marker and DataPoint styles		YES
Insert a document at a specific point in another document		YES
Wrap text around Charts		YES
Format Charts Axis' title		YES
Get release ahead		YES

Supported Word document elements

Add headers or footers which can be the same on all pages, or unique for the first page, or unique for odd/even pages. Can contain images, hyperlinks and more.
Insert/Modify paragraphs.
Insert/Modify numbered or bulleted lists.
Insert/Modify images. Flip, rotate, copy, modify, resize.
Insert/Modify tables. Insert/Remove rows, columns, change direction, column width, row height, borders, merge/delete cells.
Insert/Modify formatted equations or formulas.
Insert/Modify bookmarks.
Insert/Modify hyperlinks.
Insert/Modify horizontal lines.
Insert/Modify charts (bar, line, pie, 3D chart). Set colors, titles, legend, etc.
Find, remove or replace text. Supports case sensitivity and regular expressions.
Insert/Modify core or custom properties, such as author, address, subject, title, etc.
Insert a Table Of Contents. Set title, change formatting.