System Compatibility for .NET Library

This guide provides an overview of system compatibility for GdPicture.NET.

Development

Currently, you can only develop applications using GdPicture.NET on Windows systems.

Deployment

GdPicture.NET assemblies are available for the following frameworks:

• .NET 6.0

• .NET 4.6.2

• .NET Core 3.1

• COM/ActiveX

Using different GdPicture.NET assemblies, you can deploy the application you build to various operating systems, as outlined in the table below.

* The .NET 6.0 assembly on Linux requires GLIBC 2.28 or newer.

All GdPicture.NET versions are compiled using the AnyCPU platform target.

For more information on these frameworks, see the Microsoft documentation.

Cross-Platform Assembly

It’s recommended to use the .NET 6.0 assembly that supports deployment to multiple platforms.

Limitations of the Cross-Platform Assembly

The cross-platform assembly is a subset of GdPicture.NET. It doesn’t include the following functionalities:

• WinForms and WPF user controls

• Printing support

• TWAIN and WIA acquisition support

• Other minor Windows-specific functionalities

Cross-Platform Types

In the cross-platform assembly, the following Windows-specific types are mapped to new types: