IronSoftware.System.Drawing

IronSoftware.System.Drawing (henceforth referred to as "IronSoftware.Drawing" or "IronDrawing") is an open-source library originally developed by Iron Software that helps C# Software Engineers to replace `System.Drawing.Common in .NET projects on Windows, macOS and Linux platforms in .NET 5 and above.

IronDrawing features an intdduuitive API for instances of and conversion of bitmaps (called AnyBitmap), rectangles (called CropRectangle), colors (called Color), and fonts (called Fonts).

There is a quick-start guide at https://ironsoftware.com/open-source/csharp/drawing/docs/

Compatibility

IronSoftware.Drawing has cross platform support compatibility with:

  • .NET 9, .NET 8, .NET 7, .NET 6, .NET 5, and .NET Core, Standard, and Framework 4.6.2+
  • Windows, macOS, Linux, Docker, Azure, and AWS
  • Converts between all of the old and new graphics libraries. For Bitmap, Color, Rectangle, and Font Inputs and Outputs can be of only one type that supports ALL of the new standards. Internally, you can continue to do what you like.

To Install

Add IronSoftware.System.Drawing from the official NuGet website or use:

# Package Manager Console
Install-Package IronSoftware.System.Drawing

# .NET Command Line Interface (CLI)
dotnet add package IronSoftware.System.Drawing