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There are already a couple of free or paid libraries in the .NET ecosystem that can be used to generate PDF files. The way how QuestPDF differs is simple: instead of relying on an HTML-to-PDF conversion, it implements its own layouting engine that renders the full content using the SkiaSharp library (a Skia port for .NET, used in Chrome, Android, MAUI, etc.).
Try out the sample project to see how easy it is to create an invoice 📊,
That's correct. Personally, I haven't tested SVG rendering but I know that others have incorporated Skia-related libraries with great success, e.g. when integrating charts with the Microcharts library. At some point, I should add an article in the documentation about it 😁
I was mostly wondering about the charting library itself, in isolation of QuestPDF. ScottPlot is the other one I was considering besides microcharts. Since you mentioned using QuestPDF in production for reporting, I was wondering if perhaps you also used any of the OSS charting libraries in building those reports and if you have any insights you can share. Docs and demos are a good start when picking one, but lived experience is very valuable.
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