What is DocX?

DocX is a .NET library that allows developers to manipulate Word files, in an easy and intuitive manner. DocX is fast, lightweight and best of all it does not require Microsoft Word or Office to be installed.

NOTE: There is a new Master branch as of Oct. 3, 2017. Please read about the Classic branch if you were using this project before the change.

DocX is the free, open source version of Xceed Words for .NET. Originally written by Cathal Coffey, and maintained by Przemyslaw Klys, it is now maintained by Xceed. Starting at v1.5.0, this free and open source product is provided under the Xceed Community License agreement(for non-commercial use).

What are the main features of DocX?

Create new Word documents 

Modify Word documents

Supports .DOCX from Word 2007 and up

Modify multiple documents in parallel for better performance 

Apply a template to a Word document

Join documents, recreate portions from one to another 

Supports document protection with or without password

Set document margins and page size 

Set line spacing, indentation, text direction, text alignment 

Manage fonts and font sizes 

Set text color, bold, underline, italic, strikethrough, highlighting  

Set page numbering 

Create sections