GroupDocs.Parser 26.6.1

GroupDocs.Parser for .NET

GroupDocs.Parser is a high-performance .NET API for extracting text, metadata, and images from PDFs, Office files, and emails across platforms. This package automatically selects the correct runtime assemblies for your target framework.

Quick Start

using (Parser parser = new Parser("sample.pdf"))
{
	string text = parser.GetText();
	Console.WriteLine(text);
}

Runtime Selection (TFM Split)

GroupDocs.Parser is a lightweight router (metapackage). When you install it, NuGet pulls exactly one runtime package matching your project’s target framework.

Available Runtime Packages

You can also install a specific runtime package directly if you want full control.

Links

• Product Page
• Documentation
• API Reference
• Releases
• Free Support

Examples

Extracting text from a PDF document

This code loads a PDF file (sample.pdf) and extracts its text content using the GetText() method. The extracted text is then displayed in the console.

using GroupDocs.Parser;
using GroupDocs.Parser.Options;

// Load the PDF document
using (Parser parser = new Parser("sample.pdf"))
{
	// Extract text from the document
	string text = parser.GetText();
	
	// Output the extracted text
	Console.WriteLine(text);
}

Extracting images from a Word document

This code loads a Word document (sample.docx) and extracts all images found within the document. Each image is saved as a separate PNG file.

using GroupDocs.Parser;
using GroupDocs.Parser.Data;

// Load the Word document
using (Parser parser = new Parser("sample.docx"))
{
	// Get images from the document
	IEnumerable<PageImageArea> images = parser.GetImages();
	
	// Save each image to a file
	int imageNumber = 1;
	foreach (PageImageArea image in images)
	{
		image.Save($"image{imageNumber++}.png");
	}
}

Parsing metadata from an Excel spreadsheet

This code loads an Excel spreadsheet (sample.xlsx) and extracts its metadata, such as author, title, and creation date. The metadata is then displayed in the console.

using GroupDocs.Parser;
using GroupDocs.Parser.Data;

// Load the Excel spreadsheet
using (Parser parser = new Parser("sample.xlsx"))
{
	// Get document's metadata
	IEnumerable<MetadataItem> metadata = parser.GetMetadata();
	
	// Output the metadata
	foreach (var item in metadata)
	{
		Console.WriteLine($"{item.Name}: {item.Value}");
	}
}

Features

• Extract text
• Extract images
• Extract tables
• Extract hyperlinks
• Extract data from email attachments and archives
• Scan QR codes
• Parse PDF forms
• Parse data by templates
• Search text in documents

Supported Formats (high level)

This API supports a broad set of document formats, including:

• Word Processing: DOC, DOCX, DOCM, RTF, ODT
• Spreadsheets: XLS, XLSX, XLSM, ODS, CSV
• Presentations: PPT, PPTX, PPS, PPSX
• PDF: PDF
• Images: JPG, BMP, PNG, TIFF, GIF
• Archives: ZIP, TAR, 7Z
• Web: HTML, MHTML
• e-Books: CHM, EPUB, FB2, MOBI

For the full list, see the product documentation.