IronSoftware.Drawing is an free and open-source library originally developed by Iron Software that replaces System.Drawing.Common in .NET projects.

If you would like to contribute to this open-source project, please visit the public GitHub and open a branch here.

Cross platform support compatibility with:

• .NET 9, .NET 8, .NET 7, .NET 6, .NET 5, .NET Core, Standard, and Framework
• Windows, macOS, Linux, Docker, Azure, and AWS

IronSoftware.Drawing Features:

• AnyBitmap: A universally compatible Bitmap class. Implicit casting between IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap and the following supported:
  • System.Drawing.Bitmap
  • System.Drawing.Image
  • SkiaSharp.SKBitmap
  • SkiaSharp.SKImage
  • SixLabors.ImageSharp
  • Microsoft.Maui.Graphics.Platform.PlatformImage
• Color: A universally compatible Color class. Implicit casting between IronSoftware.Drawing.Color and the following supported:
  • System.Drawing.Color
  • SkiaSharp.SKColor
  • SixLabors.ImageSharp.Color
  • SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats
• Rectangle and RectangleF: A universally compatible Rectangle class. Implicit casting between IronSoftware.Drawing.Rectangleand IronSoftware.Drawing.RectangleF and the following supported:
  • System.Drawing.Rectangle
  • System.Drawing.RectangleF
  • SkiaSharp.SKRect
  • SkiaSharp.SKRectI
  • SixLabors.ImageSharp.Rectangle
  • SixLabors.ImageSharp.RectangleF
• Size and SizeF: A universally compatible Size class. Implicit casting between IronSoftware.Drawing.Size and IronSoftware.Drawing.SizeF and the following supported:
  • System.Drawing.Size
  • System.Drawing.SizeF
  • SkiaSharp.SKSize
  • SkiaSharp.SKSizeI
  • SixLabors.ImageSharp.Size
  • SixLabors.ImageSharp.SizeF
  • Microsoft.Maui.Graphics.Size
  • Microsoft.Maui.Graphics.SizeF
• Font: A universally compatible Font class. Implicit casting between IronSoftware.Drawing.Font and the following supported:
  • System.Drawing.Font
  • SkiaSharp.SKFont
  • SixLabors.Fonts.Font
  • IronPdf.Font.FontTypes
• Point and PointF: Universally compatible Point classes. Implicit casting between IronSoftware.Drawing.Point and IronSoftware.Drawing.PointF and the following supported:
  • System.Drawing.Point
  • SixLabors.ImageSharp.Point
  • SixLabors.ImageSharp.PointF
  • Microsoft.Maui.Graphics.Point
  • Microsoft.Maui.Graphics.PointF
  • SkiaSharp.SKPoint
  • SkiaSharp.SKPointI

Code Samples

A full list of code examples can be found on our Get Started on GitHub.

Support Available

To report an issue with IronSoftware.System.Drawing please raise them on the GitHub Issues Page.

For more information about Iron Software please visit our website: https://ironsoftware.com/

For general support and technical inquiries, please email us at: support@ironsoftware.com