IronSoftware.System.Drawing 2026.8.2

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.NET 6.0 This package targets .NET 6.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Standard 2.0 This package targets .NET Standard 2.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package IronSoftware.System.Drawing --version 2026.8.2
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package IronSoftware.System.Drawing -Version 2026.8.2
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="IronSoftware.System.Drawing" Version="2026.8.2" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="IronSoftware.System.Drawing" Version="2026.8.2" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="IronSoftware.System.Drawing" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add IronSoftware.System.Drawing --version 2026.8.2
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: IronSoftware.System.Drawing, 2026.8.2"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package IronSoftware.System.Drawing@2026.8.2
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=IronSoftware.System.Drawing&version=2026.8.2
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=IronSoftware.System.Drawing&version=2026.8.2
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

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IronSoftware.Drawing - Image, Color, Rectangle, Font, Point, and Size classes for .NET Applications

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

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
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.NET Core netcoreapp2.0 was computed.  netcoreapp2.1 was computed.  netcoreapp2.2 was computed.  netcoreapp3.0 was computed.  netcoreapp3.1 was computed. 
.NET Standard netstandard2.0 is compatible.  netstandard2.1 was computed. 
.NET Framework net461 was computed.  net462 was computed.  net463 was computed.  net47 was computed.  net471 was computed.  net472 was computed.  net48 was computed.  net481 was computed. 
MonoAndroid monoandroid was computed. 
MonoMac monomac was computed. 
MonoTouch monotouch was computed. 
Tizen tizen40 was computed.  tizen60 was computed. 
Xamarin.iOS xamarinios was computed. 
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Xamarin.TVOS xamarintvos was computed. 
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