How to show pdf in windows form and add annotation

[ermengard]

How to show pdf in windows form and add annotation.

[mario.gembox]

Hi Jason,

To view PDF in Windows Forms application, you could convert its pages to images and display them using PictureBox control. See the conversion example:

Convert PDF files to image formats in C# and VB.NET

Or you could use WPF controls inside your Windows Forms application.
Here is how to display PDF file using DocumentViewer control and using Image control:

Export PDF files to XpsDocument from WPF application

Both of these approaches are also showcased in our printing examples as a way to create a print preview:

Print PDF files in C# and VB.NET

I hope this helps.

Regards,
Mario