How to Convert HTML to Word Using C#

NateBennett
2 min readJun 30, 2023

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There are many situations where you may need to convert HTML to Word. For example, you may want to convert an Html file containing important information to a more professional format to share with others. Or, you may need to convert website content to a Word document for offline use. This article will provide a comprehensive guide on how to convert HTML to Word in C# using a free .NET library.

Installation

To get started, we’ll need to download the library Free Spire.Doc for .NET via the below link or install it directly via Nuget.

https://www.e-iceblue.com/Download/download-word-for-net-free.html

The free word API is totally free for both commercial and personal use, but it has certain page limitations. For more information, you can refer to:

Convert HTML to Word in C#

After you have installed Free Spire.Doc for .NET, you can use the below three lines of code to convert an Html file to a Word document.

using System;
using Spire.Doc;
using Spire.Doc.Documents;

namespace ConvertHTMLtoWord
{
internal class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Create an instance of Document
Document document = new Document();

//Load an HTML file form disk
document.LoadFromFile("input.html");


//Save the HTML file as Word
document.SaveToFile("HtmltoWord.docx", FileFormat.Docx2013);
}
}
}

Other Word Document Processing Features

Free Spire.Doc for .NET offers a range of other features that make it a powerful tool for developers to manipulate Word documents. These include:

- Create Word Documents in C#/VB.NET

- Add Images, Tables, Watermarks, Hyperlinks to Word in C#/ VB.NET

- Encrypt/Password Protect or Set Read-only for Word Documents

- Convert Word to PDF, RTF, Image formats in C#/ VB.NET

- Print Word Documents in .NET

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