Remove Background from PDF using C#

This article describes how to remove background from PDF using C#. It has the details to set the development environment, a list of steps for writing the application, and a sample code to develop a PDF file background remover using C#. You will learn to remove backgrounds and other artifacts on a page.

Steps to Remove Background of PDF using C#

  1. Set the IDE to use Aspose.PDF for .NET to remove the background
  2. Load the source PDF file using the Document class for clearing background
  3. Select the target page having a background image
  4. Iterate through all the artifacts on the selected page
  5. Select the ArtifactSubtype.Background type artifacts
  6. Call the Delete method for the background artifacts to remove it
  7. Save the output PDF file

These steps summarize how to clear PDF background using C#. Load the target PDF file into the Document object, select the desired page, and iterate through all the artifacts in it to search the Background artifacts. Call the Delete() method in the Artifacts collection class to remove the background and save the output PDF file.

Code to Clean PDF Background using C#

This code demonstrates how to remove background from PDF file using C#. You can delete the header/footer and watermark using the ArtifactSubtype enumerator. To eliminate the background from the whole PDF, perform this step on each page in the document.

This quick tutorial has taught us how to develop a PDF background eraser. If you want the imposition in a PDF file, refer to the article on impose PDF using C#.

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