How to view the pdf file from MAUI?

Question

I need to view the pdf file in my MAUI application.

Dedicated popup page to view my pdf file with Zoom, pan controls

Target platform - Windows

Answer 1

Hello,

You can use webview to show the pdf file.

Firstly, you can copy pdf file to Resources\Raw\ path and make sure pdf file's Build action is MauiAsset

Then, you can use the following code to show your pdf file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<toolkit:Popup  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2021/maui"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
               xmlns:toolkit="http://schemas.microsoft.com/dotnet/2022/maui/toolkit"
             x:Class="MauiShowPDF.SimplePopup"
             >

       <Grid >
            
            <WebView Grid.Row="1" HorizontalOptions="Fill" VerticalOptions="Fill" Source="maui.pdf" />
        </Grid>
            
</toolkit:Popup>

Best Regards,

Leon Lu

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